Monday, 12 September 2011

STAR BLUES on 11th September 2011 at 22:00

Harp Maestro Bob Corritore is also a blues-dj and club owner: his Rhythm Room club is celebrating 20 years this upcoming Sunday - as tribute to the quality of blues acts playing there , often with award winning recordings, we had a preview on STAR BLUES last night. So it was Mojo Buford, Kim Wilson, Robert Lookwood Jr and Bob himself brought good stuff to our show. Robert Cray and Bob Margolin will there in Phoenix at  the weekend for sets during the celebrations.

Given yesterday's date it was fitting that our "1001 Blues" feature did Big Jack Johnson with his the title track off  his 1998 MC album "We Got To Stop This Killing". Our feature usually goes back at least twenty years but there seemed to be no good reason to ignore the sentiments of the guitarist known as the Oil Man.

Candye Kane was also on hand later in the show for her "Jesus and Mohammed" song that celebrates the similarities rather than seeks to perpetuate differences. She has not been well lately and is on the mend, her spirit has never been more spot on than in this keenly observed piece. The Kent label has a new anthology of Bobby Marchan's solo sides, he's known for his work  with Huey Piano Smith and for writing the b-side to Slade's first hit single, this new cd shows what a fine interpreter of soul ballads he became, as evidence we included his version of "Meet Me In Church" done first by Joe Tex.

During the week, I've been contacted with enquiries on Etta Baker and the Stones instrumental "2120 South Michigan Avenue" (the address of Chess Records building in Chicago). Mick and the boys closed the show and while I'll leave Ms Baker for another week, I put in a nice finger picking piece in the style of Mississippi John Hurt from Bernie Pearl.

There's more of the same but very different next Sunday at 10pm (BST), you were great company last night until next week take care of yourselves and take carre of those that take care of you





Gotta Boogie
John Lee Hooker
8
Gaz's Rockin' Blues
Various Artists
ACE
I'll Play The Blues For You
Geater Davis
24
Take Me To The River: A Southern Soul Story 1961-1977
Various Artists
Kent (U.K.)
Tool Bag Boogie
Duke Robillard Band, The
10
Low Down And Tore Up
Duke Robillard Band, The
STONY PLAIN
Let's Have A Natural Ball
Johnny Dyer
4
Jukin'
Johnny Dyer
Come On In
R. L. Burnside
8
Not The Same Old Blues Crap
Various Artists
FAT POSSUM
In My Younger Days
Mojo Buford
8
Rhythm Room Blues
Various Artists
HIGHTONE
Meet Me In Church
Bobby Marchan
1
Get Down Get With it
Bobby Marchan
Kent (U.K.)
We Got To Stop This Killin'
Big Jack Johnson & The Oilers
1
The Best Of M.C. Records
Various Artists
M.C. RECORDS
I Ain't Hurt (Bernie Pearl)
Bernie Pearl
13
Sittin' On The Right Side Of The Blues
Bernie Pearl
Major
Sundown San Diego
Bob Corritore, Tomcat Courtney, Eddie Taylor, Jr., Chris James, Patrick Rynn, Brian Fahey
8
Harmonica Blues
Bob Corritore
Delta Groove
Sitting On Top Of The World
Robert Cray Band
6
Cookin' In Mobile
Robert Cray Band
VANGUARD
Smokin' Joint
Kim Wilson
7
Smokin' Joint
Kim Wilson
MC RECORDS
Feel Like Blowin' My Horn
Robert Lockwood Jr.
2
The Legend Live
Robert Lockwood Jr.
M.C. RECORDS
Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On
Gaye Adegbalola
5
Gaye Without Shame
Gaye Adegbalola
Hot Toddy
Building a Home
Persuasions, The
1
Live At McCabe's Guitar Shop
Persuasions, The
Jesus And Mohammed
Candye KaneBob Brozman
10
Guitar'd And Feathered
Candye Kane
Ruf
Riverside Jump
Tiny Grimes
9
The R'n'b Years 1951: 100 Hot Rhythm And Blues Tunes From 1951
Various Artists
BOULEVARD VINTAGE
Johnny`s Thunderbird
Johnny Heartsman
18
Bay Area Blues Blasters
Various Artists
El Cerrito
Lucky, Lucky Man
Henry Gray
5
Lucky Lucky Man
Henry Gray
Blind Pig
Got to Get Back (To My Baby) - The Bo-Keys (Feat. Otis Clay)
Bo-Keys (Feat. Otis Clay), The
2
Got To Get Back!
Bo-Keys, The
Sad As A Man Can Be
Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm
17
Trail Blazer
Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm
CHARLY
All Along The Watchtower

Taj Mahal
9
Hanapepe Dream
Taj Mahal
2120 South Michigan Avenue
Rolling Stones, The
7
12 X 5
Rolling Stones, The
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