STAR BLUES on 17th July 2011 at 22:00

The husband-wife team of Susan Tedeschi and Derek trucks have a joint project called "Revelation" and we gazumped Paul Jones with a track last night on STAR BLUES (he has them tonight). Ruthie Foster has a new live album out that shows what an engaging woman she is with a really responsive audience getting a treat. The Five Royales is a vocal group known in the worlds of blues, R&B and rock'n'roll - the Steve Cropper album called "dedicated" should by rights ensure the name gets far better known. He's enlisted the likes of BB King, Brian May (!!!), Steve Winwood, Bettye LaVette and Lucinda Williams in his quest, all thirteen tracks are little gems. John Bailey is a new name to me and his backing band play neatly and tidily with no flash or unnecessary hubris, the results are an album played by artists that love the genre.

Michael Roach has a very graceful guitar style and we balanced that with muscular Stevie Ray Vaughan in cameo mode for sax legend AC Reed. Meade Lux Lewis covered Jimmy Yancey but didn't quite get the off kilter signature ending. The Original Gospel Harmottes set up over in the gospel tent with a young sounding Dorothy Love Coates out front and centre.

Our 1001 blues feature is when we get chance to talk about some of the stories behind the blues or to mention songs or artists that sometimes slip under the radar first time round. We've had so many tales so far that we're well into the second volume now; last night it included the story of the dreadful fire at the Rhythm Blues Club in Natchez on 23rd April 1940 when over 200 people perished. You can review all of volume one on a special STAR BLUES next week (24th July).

I hope you be able to come along at 10pm (BST) next Sunday, until then take care of yourselves and take care of those that take care of you.

1	Midnight Rambler	Larry McCray	10	Paint It Blue : Songs Of The Rolling Stones
2	High Cost Of Living	Chris Beard	2	Born To Play The Blues
3	I'm Sorry	Lynwood Slim (Aka Richard Duran)	11	Last Call
4	I Don't Want To Do Wrong	Carol FranClarence Hollimon	11	See There
5	I'm Ready	Grady Champion	2	Back In Mississippi Live At The 930 Blues Cafe
6	I'm Shakin'	Little Willie John	2	King New Breed R'n'b
7	The Natchez Burning	Howlin' Wolf	10	Complete Recordings 1951-1969
8	Midnight Ramble Tonight	H-Bomb Ferguson	21	Mule Milk And Fire Water
9	Bound For Glory	Tedeschi Trucks Band	4	Revelator
10	You're The Boss	Lavern BakerJimmy Ricks	10	The Leiber & Stoller Story Volume 2; On The Horizon 1956 - 1965
11	Miami Strut	A. C. Reed	4	Solos, Sessions & Encores
12	Rock Me Mama	Buddy Guy, Junior Wells & Junior Mance	6	Buddy And The Juniors
13	High And Dry	John Bailey	2	One With The Blues
14	Messin' Up	Steve CropperSharon Jones	9	Dedicated: A Salute To The 5 Royales
15	Ridin' Home	leslie Lewis	14	Blues From The 50S
16	Georgia Jelly Roll	Guy Davis	1	Call Down The Thunder
17	Yesterday Is Gone	Jimmy McCracklin	15	Bluesville - Original Blues Classics Sampler
18	Yancey Special	Meade Lux Lewis	13	Boogie Woogie
19	Cypress Grove	Michael Roach	8	Cypress Grove
20	I'm Sealed	Original Gospel Harmonettes Feat. D. L. Coates, The	22	Good News
21	Stone Love	Ruthie Foster	1	Ruthie Foster Live At Antone's
22	Danger Zone	Johnny AdamsDuke Robiilard	14	It's Hard But Fair