Similarly in Bury, I spent time in HMV looking at their vinyl, with an increasing stock they now put it out in crates across the shop floor. I knelt down rummaging and I noticed a young lad with two companions looking at one of the albums. He then said to the girls "this is why I have to get myself a record player". When he'd gone I saw he'd been looking at "Muddy Waters at Newport".
Our show included a couple of things to mark the deaths of Mickey Champion and Little Joe Washington. Mickey was a one of the breed of glamourous r&b vocalists often out front for a big orchestra (she was discovered by Johnny Otis). Still working with regular club bookings in and around Oakland, with albums into this century, she will be much missed. Joe was one of far too many bluesmen who knew homelessness first hand. He was a distinctive figure with his bicycle on the Houston blues circuit, by reputation he was both ornery and marvellous in equal measure. His first recordings were on Federal (which I haven't found yet) and he did two top notch projects for Eddie Stout on the Dialtone label. I read somewhere Joe was revered in Japan and you're urged to dig out the cover piece on him in Living Blues magazine.
Our first hour flew past as we briefly dipped into new product by Billy Boy Arnold, Linsey Alexander and Eric Bibb; Chicago-born Douglas Watson made his debut on STAR BLUES after mightily impressing Lady Blue with his singing. The title "Soul Brothers" has graced dozens of lesser projects over the years; the new pairing of Otis Clay and Johnny Rawls is an entirely different league Otis has never sung better and Rawls playing is elegantly crafted as always. John Mayall has just had his 81st birthday - he's just played at the Corn Exchange here in Cambridge - we celebrated with a rarity off an e/p/ he did with Paul Butterfield. Our gospel spot had a piece from Sunday Wilde who has never been featured in the genre before.
Our vinyl hour covered several decades: from Memphis Minnie through to Phillip Walker. Depending on your base reference Minnie was married or not to Casey Bill Weldon. Lillian Offit has been in these parts before, Miss Janice hasn't. I only found her again after a prod from Facebook, as well as earthy passion in vox, there's agressive guitar too on her single on Proverbs. Houston Stackhouse and Houston Boines were promised and delivered, some unexpected bonus running time came our way so no better excuse than to indulge B. B. King and Elmore James. The holiday excursion for the year now seems far away but with some top notch treasure to add to my list of possibilities ready to bring back round your place. All being well we're up for another session on Sunday at 10pm (GMT) until then take care of yourselves and take care of those than take care of you
| track.title | track.artistsort | index | album.title | album.artistsort | label |
| Ridin' On The L & N | John Mayall | 20 | A Hard Road | John Mayall | DECCA |
| Call My Wife | Linsey Alexander | 5 | Come Back Baby | Linsey Alexander | DELMARK |
| my baby told me | Joe 'Guitar' Hughes | 1-4 | rounder revue | various artists | BULLSEYE BLUES |
| when you got a heartache | douglass watson | 2 | broken hearted man (e.p) | douglas watson | |
| Alley Cat Boogie | Mississippi Heat | 1 | Warning Shot | Mississippi Heat | DELMARK |
| I Heard the Angels Singin' | Eric Bibb Featuring Jean-Jacques Milteau and Blind Boys of a | 8 | Blues People | Eric Bibb | STONY PLAIN |
| Good For Nothin' Man | Mickey Champion | 10 | No More Doggin': The Rpm Records Story Volume 1 1950-53 | Various Artists | ACE |
| Bam-A-Lam | Mickey Champion | 26 | Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |
| walk with me | sunday wilde | 13 | he digs me | sunday wilde | untouchable |
| She's in New Orleans | Little Joe Washington | 5 | Texas Fire Line | Little Joe Washington | DIALTONE |
| I Feel Alright | Lil Joe Washington | 3 | Houston Guitar Blues | Lil Joe Washington | Dialtone Records |
| yama yama pretty mama | richard berry | 2-10 | speak easy - rpm records story vol. 2 | various artists | ace |
| I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water | Billy Boy Arnold | 2 | The Blues Soul Of Billy Boy Arnold | Billy Boy Arnold | STONY PLAIN |
| Momma Didn't Raise No Fool | Otis Clay | 2 | Soul Brothers | Otis Clay & Johnny Rawls | Catfood |
| Hey, Hey, Baby's Gone | Phillip Walker | 9 | Bottom Of The Top / Blues | Phillip Walker | DEMON |
| Wine-O Baby Boogie | Big Joe Turner | 79 | All The Classic Hits | Big Joe Turner | JSP Records |
| Can't Go on (Excello 2139) | Lillian Offit | 13 | 45's Collection Prt 078 | Various Artists | |
| Down In Texas | Mari Jones & Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers | 20 | Blues Belles With Attitude | Various Artists | ACE |
| Scarred Knees (Proverb 1080) | Little Miss Janice | 3 | 45's Collection Prt 066 | Various Artists | |
| Come By Here | Paul Kelly | 4 | Best Of | Paul Kelly | WARNER BROS. |
| Backwater Blues (That Mean Old Twister) | Lightnin' Hopkins | 6 | Country Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | DOP |
| Where Is My Good Man At? | Memphis Minnie | 3 | The Essential | Memphis Minnie | ALLEGRO |
| Outskirts Of Town | Casey Bill Weldon | 8 | Roots Of Van Morrison | Various Artists | CATFISH |
| Cool Drink Of Water | Houston Stackhouse | 3 | The Devil's Music | Various Artists | INDIGO |
| Going Home | Houston Boines, | 7 | The Modern Downhome Blues Sessions Vol. 1 | Various Artists | ACE |
| boogie chillun | john lee hooker | 15 | Roots Of Van Morrison | Various Artists | CATFISH |
| hand in hand | elmore james | 20 | The Modern Downhome Blues Sessions Vol. 1 | Various Artists | ACE |
| you upset me baby | b. b. king | 1-11 | speak easy - rpm records story vol. 2 | various artists | ace |
| losing boy | eddy giles | 1 | southern soul brother | eddy giles | kent |
| a losing battle | johnny adams | 11 | ric and ron vol. 2 | various artists | ace |
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