Sleepy John Estes had a wire thin voice and Honeyboy Edwards positively growled in comparison. John Lee Hooker's step-father did "Crawlin' Kingsnake" (though the date shown in the Living Blues list seemed later (1951) than the first cover attributed to the Hook? (1950))
The central theme for hour number one was the song "Walkin' Blues". It's best known since 1960 in its guise on Robert Johnson's big selling album "King of the Delta Blues Singers". That album had the 1936 version of something done six years earlier by Son House - though Robert did change some of the words. No matter because House inserted whole stanzas into his own re-interpretation in a band setting captured by Lomax and Work in 1941. The legendary Willie Brown got a name check at the session. Robert Lockwood Jr used the song to kick off his 1995 project on Verve, the time signature suited his jazz tinged playing.
Though Eric Clapton's Unplugged rendition easily out sold them all combined, our stellar piece was Muddy Waters' stinging slide he cut solo. We intended closing the show with Robert Johnson's version but technology conspred against us - at least it proves STAR BLUES is done live. as it will be again this upcoming Sunday when we review the 1964 AFBF tour that came to these shores exactly 50 years ago. 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 |
Low Down And Dirty | Luther Allison | 1 | Crucial Chicago Blues | Various Artists | Alligator |
Walkin' Blues | Eric Clapton | 9 | Mtv - Unplugged | Eric Clapton | REPRISE |
blues at sunrise | albert king | 3-6 | deep feeling | various artists | fantastic voyage |
Chicago Bound | Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith | 11 | Blues From The Heart | Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith | Juke Joint Records |
Damper | Johnnie Morisette | 1-11 | soul city - los angeles | Various Artists | fantastic voyage |
lookin back | Johnny guitar Watson | 2-6 | soul city - los angeles | Various Artists | fantastic voyage |
You Can Run But You Can't Hide | Solomon Burke | 8 | This Is It | Solomon Burke | SHOUT! |
i'm bamboozled | sister monica parker | 1 | live in europe | sister monica | |
i'm wise | mike sanchez | 10 | babes and buicks | mike sanchez | doopin |
Chic-A-Boo | Lloyd Glenn | 7 | Blues For The People | Various Artists | FATBOY |
Walkin' Blues | Muddy Waters | 27 | Baby Please Don't Go | Muddy Waters | INDIGO |
Walkin' Blues | Robert Lockwood Jr. | 1 | I Got To Find Me A Woman | Robert Lockwood Jr. | VERVE |
Rooster Blues | Lightnin' Slim | 13 | Rollin' Stone | Lightnin' Slim | FLYRIGHT |
Bad Luck And Trouble | Jimmy McCracklin | 5 | The Cava-Tone Story | Various Artists | |
Roomin' House Boogie | Amos Milburn | 16 | Booze Babes Blues And Boogie - Essential | Amos Milburn | INDIGO |
Working Man's Blues (Bonus Track) | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | 17 | Cripple Creek | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | NOT Music |
She-Wolf | Jessie Mae Hemphill | 5 | She-Wolf | Jessie Mae Hemphill | High Water Music |
Booga Bear | Bobby Rush | 2 | Lovin' A Big Fat Woman | Bobby Rush | WALDOXY |
Shaggy Hound | Jimmy "Duck" Holmes | 6 | Get Old Someday | Jimmy Duck Holmes | |
Bull Cow Blues | David 'Honeyboy' Edwards | 8 | Crawling Kingsnake | David 'Honeyboy' Edwards | |
Pony Blues | Sonny Boy Nelson | 37 | Mississippi Blues | Various Artists | CATFISH |
Bumble Bee | Memphis Minnie | 22 | Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Memphis | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |
Walking Blues (rec. 1941) | Son House | 5 | Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: [Son House] | Son House | Columbia Legacy |
Crawlin' King Snake | Tony Hollins | 35 | Down Home Blues Classics | Various Artists | BOULEVARD VINTAGE |
Diving Duck Blues | Sleepy John Estes | 12 | Drop Down Mama | Sleepy John Estes | ORBIS BLUES COLLECTION |
Bull Frog Blues | William Harris | 24 | Guitar Blues | Various Artists | ABM |
Black Panther | Johnny Shines Band, The | 9 | Masters of Modern Blues | Johnny Shines Band, The | Testament |
Monkey Tongue | Big Lucky Carter | 6 | Lucky 13 | Big Lucky Carter | WESTSIDE |
they call me lazy | lazy lester | 3 | lazy lester | lazy lester | flyright |
Walking Blues | robert johnson | 1 | Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: [Son House] | robert johnson | Columbia Legacy |
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