After an enforced absence last week, it was so good to be able to get round to your place to share the new format. Not that its the only thing goin on? Precious Bryant and Chicago Bob Nelson died in the past week or so: we went to Bryant's fabulous fingered guitar styling on two different numbers while Bob was a fine harp player and singer.
We weren't in any hurry to update the obit section of next yerar's Gary Blue's Almanac but it is a neat reminder their music is still available. In the birthday lists, we marked both Etta James and Elmore James and sent out greetings to Bobby Bland and in advance to Charlie Musselwhite. The purists don't seem keen on him - perhaps he guest stars too easily and too thinly to keep within scope: he must have a great autobiography bursting to get out (as a boy he knew Elvis Presley and worked the clubs in Memphis). Johnnie Bassett was a dapper, gentle and a sublime player and the perfect way to launch in to the show this week.
Conventional wisdom is to keep your powder dry by holding back the new releases, no way when it involves a top-notch project from Sugar Ray Norcia. Little Walter was one of several genius blues artists in that vinyl forum, as were lee dorsey, Little Milton, Memphis Minnie, Tommy Brown and Jay McShann. I had both volumes of the reference books on "Blues & Gospel Records" on hand to double check on eligibility though in fairness we rarely needed either.
Incidentally, vol. one covering A-K is still in good shape despite constant use, yet its younger sibling on L-Z is a shambles: the binding just falls apart (really expected so much better at that price) Wouldn't be without them but they are intended to be used! We will have them next Sunday at 10pm - I'll be catching up on some of the new 2013 issues such as Mike Sanchez - Really hope you can be there right where you are until then take care of yourselves and take care of those that take care of you
| Track.Title | Track.ArtistSort | Index | Album.Title | Album.ArtistSort | Label |
| Meat On Them Bones | Johnnie Bassett | 7 | The Gentleman Is Back | Johnnie Bassett | Sly Dog Records |
| Money Taking Mama | Sugar Ray | 11 | My Life, My Friends, My Music | Sugar Ray | |
| see see baby | Jimmie Lee Robinson | 4 | remember me | Jimmie Lee Robinson | APO |
| Georgia Buck | Precious Bryant | 15 | Fool Me Good | Precious Bryant | TERMINUS |
| YOU CAN HAVE MY HUSBAND | Precious Bryant | 8 | TRUTH | Precious Bryant | TERMINUS |
| I'm Gonna Take What He's Got | Etta James | 24 | Have Mercy! The Songs Of Don Covay | Various Artists | ACE |
| HAPPY HOME | elmore james | 9 | lets Cut It | elmore james | ace |
| i pity the fool | bobby bland | 6 | two steps from the blues | bobby bland | b g o |
| Harpin' On A Riff | Charlie Musselwhite | 1 | Harpin' On A Riff | Charlie Musselwhite | MUSIC CLUB |
| Money Talk | Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith | 3 | Born In Arkansas | Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith | Big Eyes |
| mojo hand | Chicago Bob Nelson | 5 | tell me mama | chicago bob nelson | music maker |
| keep-a-driving | chuck willis feat king curtis | 3-2 | wail man wail | king curtis | fantastic voyage |
| Blind Man | Little Milton | 3 | Greatest Hits | Little Milton | MCA/CHESS |
| Hate To See You Go | Little Walter (Aka Marion Walter Jacobs) | 14 | His Best | Little Walter (Aka Marion Walter Jacobs) | MCA/CHESS |
| Ya Ya | Lee Dorsey | 25 | R&b Spotlight '61 | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |
| A Woman Named Trouble | Little Sonny | 23 | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 | Various Artists | STAX |
| Blood Done Signed My Name | Radio Four, The | 20 | Screamin' Gospel Holy Rollers Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Vee-Tone Records |
| Has Anyone Seen My Man ? | Memphis Minnie | 34 | Me And My Chauffeur | Memphis Minnie | PROPER |
| M And O Blues | Willie Brown | 4 | Pure Vintage Blues Vol. 3 : Future Blues | Various Artists | EMPRESS |
| V8 Baby | Tommy Brown | 18 | Jump 'N' Jive | Various Artists | METRO |
| vicks burg blues | little brother montgomery | 2-11 | history of rhythm and blues vol 1 | various artists | rhyth and blues |
| you belong to me | Earl Gaines | 14 | Lovin' Blues (The Starday King Years 1967-73) | Earl Gaines | WESTSIDE |
| Lazy Woman Blues Aka Lazy Women | Saunders King | 1 | Cool Blues, Jumps & Shuffles | Saunders King | ACE |
| confessin the blues | jay mcshann | 23 | best of history ofrhythm and blues | various artists | rhythm and blues |
| Have Mercy Baby | Dominoes, The | 2 | The History Of Rhythm & Blues, Volume 3 - The Rocknroll Years | Various Artists | Rhythm and Blues Records |
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