STAR BLUES on 29th November 2015 at 22:00 marking Brownie McGhee

centenary on 30th, one of the blues finest players not afraid to add a tinge or two of jazz.

track.title	track.artistsort	index	album.title	album.artistsort	label	duration	writercredit
boy blues	Boo Boo Davis	4	old skool	Boo Boo Davis	BLACK & TAN	[ 4 mins 43 secs ]	Boo Boo Davis
I Hear Some Blues Downstairs	Fenton Robinson	12	Crucial Chicago Blues	Various Artists	Alligator	[ 4 mins 15 secs ]	Fenton Robinson
Red House	Jimi Hendrix	3	:blues	Jimi Hendrix	MCA	[ 3 mins 42 secs ]	Jimi Hendrix
My Rooster is King	Grady Champion	1	Dreamin'	Grady Champion	Grady Shady Music	[ 4 mins 19 secs ]	Grady Champion
juke joint on moses lane	fiona boyes	1	box and dice	fiona boyes	blue empress	[ 3 mins 33 secs ]	boyes
Bump Miss Susie	Joe TurnerVan 'Piano Man' Walls	11	Let the Boogie Woogie Rock'n'roll	Various Artists	ACE	[ 2 mins 23 secs ]	Joe TurnerVan 'Piano Man' Walls
Let the Boogie Woogie Roll	Clyde McPhatter	12	Let the Boogie Woogie Rock'n'roll	Various Artists	ACE	[ 2 mins 51 secs ]	Clyde McPhatter
You're Not the One	Smiley Lewis	14	It's Jamaica Jump Blues Time! Jamaican Sound System Classics 1941-1962	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage	[ 2 mins 31 secs ]	Smiley Lewis
crazy lady	john mayall	12	find a way to care	john mayall	forty below	[ 2 mins 52 secs ]	mayall
tore up	artie white	3	his best	artie white	ichiban	[ 4 mins 43 secs ]	Boo Boo Davis
Lie to Me	John & Sylvia Embry	5	After Work	John & Sylvia Embry	DELMARK	[ 3 mins 24 secs ]	John & Sylvia Embry
Pretty Girls	Big John Hamilton	2	How Much Can a Man Take 67-71	Big John Hamilton		[ 2 mins 56 secs ]	Big John Hamilton
Isn't That So	Shemekia Copeland	8	Outskirts of Love	Shemekia Copeland	Alligator Records	[ 3 mins 17 secs ]	Shemekia Copeland
Rock Awhile	Jimmy Burns	9	It Ain't Right	Jimmy Burns	DELMARK	[ 2 mins 32 secs ]	Jimmy Burns
Sweet Lovin' Mama	Johnny 'Guitar' Watson	20	Space Guitar	Johnny 'Guitar' Watson	CHARLY	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
Everybody Knows About My Good Thing Pt. 1	Little Johnny Taylor	5	Everybody Knows About My Good Thing and Open House at My Hou	Little Johnny Taylor	Westside Records	[ 3 mins 17 secs ]	Little Johnny Taylor
Kind Hearted Woman	Robert Lockwood Jr.	21	Roots of Rhythm and Blues : a Tribute to the Robert Johnson Era	Various Artists	SPV Blue	[ 3 mins 8 secs ]	Robert Lockwood Jr.
good morning blues	brownie mcghee	1	final sessions	brownie mcghee	westside
dealin with the devil	blind boy fuller #2 (brownie mcghee)	1-4	sportin life blues	brownie mcghee	proper
sporting life	brownie mcghee	2-3	cripple creek	brownie mcghee	not now
midnight special	sonny terry and brownie mcghee	6	midnight special	sonny tery and brownie mcghee	ace
Baby Please Don't Go	Big Joe Williams	11	The Blues Box	Various Artists	METRO	[ 3 mins 26 secs ]	Big Joe Williams
I Have Spent My Bonus	Robert Lee McCoy	12	Robert Lee Mccoy	Robert Lee McCoy	WOLF	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Robert Lee McCoy
didnt it rain	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	10	complete works vol. 3	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	document	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Further on Up the Road	George Harmonica Smith	2	West Coast Down Home Harmonica - El Segundo (1955-1979)	Various Artists		[ 2 mins 32 secs ]	George Harmonica Smith
Bradshaw Boogie	Tiny Bradshaw	5	Jivin' Jamboree 3	Various Artists	ACE	[ 2 mins 26 secs ]	Tiny Bradshaw
I Hear You Knocking	Smiley Lewis	8	Cosimo Matassa Story	Various Artists	Proper Box	[ 2 mins 17 secs ]	Smiley Lewis

STAR BLUES on 8th November 2015 at 22:00 (GMT) and the first 50 years of Bobby Rush records

... ahead of his birthday on Tuesday 10th. He is still making challenging blues using rap, zydeco and soul tinges - sometimes lush horn charts, others pared back. Our chosen handful of songs was intended to prompt you into delving further.

track.title	track.artistsort	index	album.title	album.artistsort	label	duration	writercredit
Country Girl	Otis Grand Anson Funderburgh & Debbie Davies	11	Grand Union	Otis Grand Anson Funderburgh & Debbie Davies	WESTSIDE	[ 6 mins 53 secs ]	Otis GrandAnson FunderburghDebbie Davies
i got the blues	Otis Rush	4	Any Place I'm Going	Otis Rush	HOUSE OF BLUES	[ 5 mins 0 secs ]	Otis Rush
What's Good for the Goose	Bobby Rush	5	The Essential Recordings - Vol.2	Bobby Rush	DEEP Rush	[ 4 mins 11 secs ]	Bobby Rush
Don't Throw Your Love on Me Too Strong	Johnnie Morisette	22	Sar Records Story 1959-1965	Various Artists	ABKCO	[ 2 mins 42 secs ]	Johnnie Morisette
Need My Baby	Walter Horton	17	Chicago Blues Harmonicas	Various Artists	FLYRIGHT	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Walter Horton
Now She's Gone	J.B. & His Hawks	15	Down Home Blues Classics - Chicago (1946-1954)	Various Artists	BOULEVARD VINTAGE	[ 3 mins 14 secs ]	J.B. & His Hawks
knockin' on lula mae's doot	john lee henley	8	Chicago Blues Harmonicas	Various Artists	FLYRIGHT	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Walter Horton
Richland Woman Blues	Bonnie Raitt	13	The Lost Broadcast: Philadelphia 1972	Bonnie Raitt	Left Field Media	[ 2 mins 56 secs ]	Bonnie Raitt
Cc Rider	Drink Small & Cootie Stark	58	Music Maker.org			[ 4 mins 21 secs ]	Drink Small & Cootie Stark
November Nights	Super Chikan	6	Sum' Mo Chikan	Super Chikan	Chikan Howse Records	[ 4 mins 48 secs ]	Super Chikan
show you a good time	Bobby Rush	1	show you a good time	Bobby Rush	DEEP Rush	[ 3 mins 1 secs ]	Bobby Rush
i'm tired	Bobby Rush	1	raw	Bobby Rush	DEEP Rush	[ 3 mins 1 secs ]	Bobby Rush
Hungry Man	Titus Turner	17	The Last Shout	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage	[ 2 mins 25 secs ]	Titus Turner
Shorty	Vernon Dilworth	18	Jukebox Jam!	Various Artists		[ 2 mins 23 secs ]	Vernon Dilworth
I Want to Live So That God Can Use Me	Brother Willie Eason	21	Rare and Red Hot Gospel	Various Artists	CATFISH	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Brother Willie Eason
Pleading Blues	Little Brother Montgomery	7	The Bluesville Years. Vol 4: in the Key of Blues	Various Artists	PRESTIGE	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Little Brother Montgomery
down the road	freddie slack	6	The Best of Boogie Woogie	Various Artists	DOCUMENTS	[ 2 mins 52 secs ]	Harlem Hamfats, The
Madison Blues	Elmore James	7	Chess Blues Classics 1957-1964	Various Artists	MCA/CHESS	[ 2 mins 25 secs ]	Elmore James
Now Darling	John Littleton & The Capistranos	1-17	I Pity the Fool - The Duke Records Story	Various Artists	One Day Music	[ 2 mins 19 secs ]	John Littleton & The Capistranos
annie get your yo-yo	little junior parker	2-1	I Pity the Fool - The Duke Records Story	Various Artists	One Day Music	[ 2 mins 19 secs ]	John Littleton & The Capistranos
Sonny Boy Williamson 13 Mr. Downchild	Sonny Boy Williamson	13	King Biscuit Time	Sonny Boy Williamson	ARHOOLIE	[ 2 mins 31 secs ]	Sonny Boy Williamson
Have You Ever Had the Blues	Adolphus Bell	90	Music Maker.org			[ 2 mins 12 secs ]	Adolphus Bell
Red's Ride	Red Boyd	24	The Modern Downhome Blues Sessions Vol. 1	Various Artists	ACE	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Red Boyd
Those Lonely, Lonely Nights	Vernon & Jewel	4	I Made My Own World	Vernon Garrett	Kent	[ 2 mins 55 secs ]	Vernon & Jewel
ninety nine	Bobby Rush	3	folk funk	Bobby Rush	DEEP Rush	[ 3 mins 14 secs ]	Bobby Rush
down in louisiana	Bobby Rush	1	deep in louisiana	Bobby Rush	deep rush	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Bobby Rush
Don't Answer the Door Prt 2 (Magnum 719)	Jimmy Johnson	6	45's Collection Prt 050	Various Artists		[ 2 mins 10 secs ]	Jimmy Johnson
Don't Make Me Cry	Frankie Lee	8	Where Southern Soul Began: 3 1957-1963	Various Artists	HISTORY OF SOUL	[ 2 mins 37 secs ]	Frankie Lee
if you love me	willie mays	8	Where Southern Soul Began: 3 1957-1963	Various Artists	HISTORY OF SOUL	[ 2 mins 35 secs ]	Joe Tex

Created: 08/11/2015 23:54:26

STAR BLUES on 1st November 2015 at 22:00 - still active bluesmen

in our first half an hour. It rarely gets better than Slam Allen, Omar Coleman and John Primer; not forgetting Cedell Davis, Syl Johnson, Zac Harmon ...

track.title	track.artistsort	index	album.title	album.artistsort	label	duration	writercredit
You're Wrong	Slam Allen	11	Feel These Blues	Slam Allen		[ 3 mins 58 secs ]	Slam Allen
Tell Me What You Want	Omar Coleman	12	Born & Raised	Omar Coleman	DELMARK	[ 3 mins 22 secs ]	Omar Coleman
Fine Little Mama	John Primer	11	Blue Steel (A Tribute To Elmore James)	John Primer	WOLF	[ 2 mins 37 secs ]	John Primer
Numbers Man	Andy T - Nick Nixon Band	5	Numbers Man	Andy T - Nick Nixon Band	Blind Pig	[ 4 mins 32 secs ]	Andy T - Nick Nixon Band
Train Fare Blues	Eddie Taylor Jr.	6	I Got to Make This Money, Baby	Eddie Taylor Jr.	WOLF	[ 3 mins 53 secs ]	Eddie Taylor Jr.
Right Man Right Now	Zac Harmon	5	Right Man Right Now	Zac Harmon	Blind Pig	[ 3 mins 33 secs ]	Zac Harmon
Half a Love	Syl JohnsonSyleena Johnson	3	Bridge to a Legacy	Syl Johnson	New West	[ 3 mins 46 secs ]	Syl JohnsonSyleena Johnson
Juke Joint on Moses Lane	Fiona Boyes	1	Box & Dice	Fiona Boyes	REference Recordings	[ 3 mins 32 secs ]	Fiona Boyes
Gamblin' Blues	Cedell DavisHerman Alexander	5	Highway 61	Cedell DavisHerman Alexander		[ 2 mins 27 secs ]	Cedell DavisHerman Alexander
John Henry	Big Bill Broonzy	1	Four Classic Albums - Plus!	Big Bill Broonzy	AVID	[ 3 mins 20 secs ]	Big Bill Broonzy
C C Rider	Michael Roach	12	Cypress Grove	Michael Roach	STELLA	[ 2 mins 23 secs ]	Michael Roach
Shake It, Baby	Jessie Mae Hemphill	8	Shake It Baby	Jessie Mae Hemphill		[ 3 mins 22 secs ]	Jessie Mae Hemphill
C C And O Blues	Pink Anderson	18	20th Century Blues	Various Artists	CATFISH	[ 3 mins 5 secs ]	Pink Anderson
Blue Baby	Sunnyland Slim	27	King Of Chicago Blues - Esssential	Muddy Waters	INDIGO	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Sunnyland Slim
Just A Closer Walk With Thee	Holmes Brothers, The	8	Jubilation	Holmes Brothers, The	REAL WORLD	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Holmes Brothers, The
Doggone My Good Luck Soul	Hattie Hudson	3	Roll 'Em Pete : 25 Years Of Piano Blues And Boogie	Various Artists	INDIGO	[ 3 mins 11 secs ]	Hattie Hudson
I Hate A Man Like You	Lizzie Miles With Jelly Roll Morton	8	Roll 'Em Pete : 25 Years Of Piano Blues And Boogie	Various Artists	INDIGO	[ 3 mins 44 secs ]	Lizzie Miles With Jelly Roll Morton
Pinetop's Blues	Pinetop Smith	23	Roll 'Em Pete : 25 Years Of Piano Blues And Boogie	Various Artists	INDIGO	[ 2 mins 53 secs ]	Pinetop Smith
Hard Times	Big Mama Thornton	19	Hound Dog - Essential Collection	Big Mama Thornton	HALF MOON	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Big Mama Thornton
I Want My Baby (When The Rooster Crows)	Big Joe Turner	111	All The Classic Hits	Big Joe Turner	JSP Records	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Big Joe Turner
The Hawk	Freddy Robinson Orchestra Featuring Paul Hankins At The Organ	12	Foxy R&b	Various Artists	ACE	[ 2 mins 18 secs ]	Freddy Robinson Orchestra Featuring Paul Hankins At The Organ
Hide And Go Seek, Pt. 1	Bunker Hill	11	Soul For Dancers	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage	[ 2 mins 24 secs ]	Bunker Hill
screamin' please
Hello Baby	Lee Shot Williams	2	Foxy R&b	Various Artists	ACE	[ 2 mins 53 secs ]	Lee Shot Williams
Little Baby	Howlin' Wolf	22	Soul For Dancers	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage	[ 2 mins 48 secs ]	Howlin' Wolf
Country Boy	Snooks Eaglin	22	The Sound Of The City - New Orleans	Various Artists	Emi Records Ltd	[ 2 mins 25 secs ]	Snooks Eaglin
When I Take My Vacation In Harlem	Tampa Red	1	The Sound Of The City - New York	Various Artists	Emi Records Ltd	[ 3 mins 10 secs ]	Tampa Red
Midnight Special	Lead Belly	1	Goodnight Irene	Leadbelly	MUSIC CLUB	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Lead Belly
Take It Easy Baby	Robert Night Hawk	16	And This Is Maxwell Street	Various Artists	CATFISH	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Robert Night Hawk
Cruisin' In A Cadillac	Carey Bell	27	And This Is Maxwell Street	Various Artists	CATFISH	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Carey Bell
Baby, Please	Mighty Joe Young	2	The Sonet Blues Story	Mighty Joe Young	SONET	[ 3 mins 22 secs ]	Mighty Joe Young

Created: 02/11/2015 16:21:35