STAR BLUES on International Women's Day at 22:00 marks 50 years sincethe first Selma freedom march ...

.. with some music from the soundtrack of the documentary. The reasons for the march half a century ago can be summed up by knowing over half the residents of the community at the time were African American, yet just 1 in 50 was registered to vote. The climax of the march was for Martin Luther King Jr. to speak.

track.title	track.artistsort	index	album.title	album.artistsort	label
On My Way To Memphis	Johnnie Marshall	2	Live For Today	Johnnie Marshall	JSP Records
Church Street Boogie	Kirk Fletcher	3	I'm Here And I'm Gone	Kirk Fletcher	JSP Records
You're Gonna Miss Me	Lowell Fulson	17	Trouble, Trouble: The Definitive Early Years Collection	Lowell Fulson	Fantastic Voyage
I've Got Papers On You Baby	B. B. King	1-14	blues in transition	B. B. King	jasmine
sixty minute man	dominoes	2-16	you got to give me some of it	various artists	jasmin
The Buzzard	Freddy Robinson Orchestra Featuring Paul Hankins At The Organ	8	Foxy R&b	Various Artists	ACE
Vine Street Blues	Pete Johnson	6	The Best Of Boogie Woogie	Various Artists	DOCUMENTS
Bear Cat Crawl	Meade Lux Lewis	15	The Best Of Boogie Woogie	Various Artists	DOCUMENTS
shout for joy	albert ammons	17	The Best Of Boogie Woogie	Various Artists	DOCUMENTS
tipitina	Dr John	9	gumbo	dr. john	atco
Next Door Neighbour	Jerry McCain	4	A Greyhound Bus And Ride - Moonshine Blp 117	Various Artists	moonshine
black mattie	robertt belfour	6	not the same (vol. 2)	Various Artists	fat possum
Wolf Call Boogie	Coy 'Hot Shot' Love	14	Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Memphis	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
i want my baby	St Louis Jimmy With Muddy Waters & His Blues Combo	3	King Of Chicago Blues - Esssential	Muddy Waters	INDIGO
hydromatic woman	joe hill louis	11	Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Memphis	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
Atomic Telephone	Spirit Of Memphis Quartet, The	23	Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Volume 2	Various Artists	CHROME
Ninety - Nine - And - A - Half Won't Do	Various Artists	21	Sing For Freedom	Various Artists	SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out	Odetta	6	Born In The Usa: The Great American Songbook, Vol. 1	Various Artists	MOJO MAGAZINE
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen	Mahalia Jackson	20	Just For A Day: The Apollo Records Story	Various Artists	one day
Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around	Various Artists	6	Sing For Freedom	Various Artists	SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
I Woke Up This Morning With My Mind On Freedom	Various Artists	7	Sing For Freedom	Various Artists	SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
Got The Water Boiling	Regals, The	10	Let The Boogie Woogie Rock'n'roll	Various Artists	ACE
king size papa	julia lee	2-7	you got to give me some of it	various artists	jasmin
Louisiana Hop	Pete 'Guitar' Lewis	9	Jivin' Jamboree 3	Various Artists	ACE
good rockin' daddy	etta james	1-5	miss etta james	etta james	ace
shake a hand	lavern baker	16	soul on fire	lavern baker	atlantic
daddy daddy	ruth brown	22	essential	ruth brown	indigo
kissing in the dark	memphis minnie	11	my girlish days	memphis minnie	blues encore
you gotta move	marie knight	12	let us get together	marie knight	m c records
midnight ramblin' tonight	h-bomb ferguson	22	jivin' jamboree 3	various artists	ace
let the good times roll	shirley and lee	9	let the good times roll	various artists	mojo magazine
call me big mama	big mama thornton	4	jivin' jamboree	various artists	ace
bumpo miss susie	big joe turner	11	Let The Boogie Woogie Rock'n'roll	Various Artists	ACE
hit git and split	young jessie	15	jivin' jamboree	various artists	ace
rollin and tumblin	elmore james	12	let's move	various artists	mojo magazine

Created: 08/03/2015 23:51:56

STAR BLUES - Another Oscar - there's a doctor in the house (1st March 2014 at 10:00pm)

because he'll be here in Cambridge just over a week from now. Quite the coolest blues pianist Lady Blue has ever seen: Dr. John. Our track had the equally cool both B. B. King and Gatemouth Brown in the hen house with the good doctor.

track.title	track.artistsort	index	album.title	album.artistsort	label
You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had	Mud Morganfield	11	Son Of The Seventh Son	Mud Morganfield	SEVERN
hen layin rooster	dr. john feat b. b. king	13	n'aw;linz dis dat d'udda	dr. john	parlophone
trying to make a living	demetria taylor	10	bad girl	demetria taylor	delmark
I Was Born In Memphis	Memphis Gold	10	Gator Gon' Bitechu!	Memphis Gold	Stackhouse Recording Co.
He Don't Know	Robert Cray	2	Back To The Streets : Music Of Don Covay	Various Artists	SHANACHIE
Too Many Ways	Robert Ealey	5	I Like Blues When I Party	Robert Ealey	BLACK TOP
can't do nothion' babe	little freddie king	5	louisiana swamp stomp	various artists	honeybee
Nine Below Zero	Brandon O. Bailey	13	Memphis Grooves	Brandon O. Bailey	APO
trouble in my way	Carey & Lurrie Bell	2	Second nature	Carey & Lurrie Bell	alligator
Woman's Got Ways	Johnnie Bassett	1	The Gentleman Is Back	Johnnie Bassett	Sly Dog Records
love mechanic	Albert King	12	the masters	Albert King	eagle
Thunder	Jimmy Witherspoon	15	Back To The Streets : Music Of Don Covay	Various Artists	SHANACHIE
rockin' the blues	Pee Wee Crayton	17	texas blues jumpin' in l.a.	pee wee crayton	ace
Flat Foot Sam	Tv Slim	24	Jiving Jamboree	Various Artists	ACE
rock this house	jimmy rogers	3-6	chicago bound	various artists	fantastic voyage
29 ways	willie dixon	1-16	chicago bound	various artists	fantastic voyage
something's goin wrong	eddie kirkland	9	Hastings Street grease	Various Artists	blue suit
have mercy mr. reed	harmonica shah	4	Hastings Street grease vol 2	Various Artists	blue suit
No Use To Worry	Lonesome Sundown	18	Genuine Excello R'n'b	Various Artists	ACE
Broken Yo-Yo	Texas Alexander	7	Story Of The Blues	Various Artists	Columbia Legacy
I Want To Live So That God Can Use Me	Brother Willie Eason	21	Rare And Red Hot Gospel	Various Artists	CATFISH
Broke And Hungry Blues	Peg Leg Howell	8	Story Of The Blues	Various Artists	Columbia Legacy
Lone Wolf Blues	Oscar Woods	10	20th Century Blues	Various Artists	CATFISH
here comes the blues	wynonie harris	19	California Blues	Various Artists	ACROBAT
No Voot No Boot	Dinah Washington	20	California Blues	Various Artists	ACROBAT
tonky boogie	forrest sykes	2-28	chicago bound	Various Artists	fantastic voyage
messed up	harold burrage	1-4	Double trouble - cobra	various artists	one day
mr commissioner	arbee stidham	2-29	chicago bound	Various Artists	fantastic voyage

Created: 01/03/2015 23:53:35 

STAR BLUES on 22nd February 2015 at 22:00 - a night at the Oscars

a world away from Hollywood our STAR BLUES had plenty to celebrate on your red carpet. Birthday book entries for Fats Domino and Corey Harris amongst others. Johnny Winter (somewhat predictably won a posthumous Grammy) and would have turned 71 tomorrow (Monday). His winning project was earthier than many of his later albums and the prize befits a player whose obituary ran two full pages in Living Blues magazine. We also marked the passing of Vernon Ray Harrington who came to play Castor Village Hall not so long back.

Recent positive feedback on pre-war sides gave us the spur to include singles from Blind Willie Johnson and Blind Willie McTell. At the recent end of the spectrum we also had a track from Bobby Rush's new one (we've said it before: what's he got to do to get a Grammy). Eddie Boyd and Otis Spann both did sessions for Mike Vernon and his Blue Horizon imprint ; we include one apiece into the STAR BLUES cornucopia.

Our Oscars were Woods and McLollie - about as polar opposite   as you could imagine; we could have had Moore or Brown (or even Junior Walker based on his given moniker). They sat neatly alongside big guns such as John Lee Hooker, Bukka White and Big Joe Turner. With Spann and Boyd on piano stool we added Frank Frost and George Smith on Mississippi sax.

Fats Domino will be 87 on Thursday and his joyous sound spread over several decades and could've yielded a whole show for his party. He sold more records in the 50's than Elvis Presley and you're urged to look for a 4-cd set on EMI called "the Fat Man": as they say all killer no filler. Mike Sanchez is a versatile pianist, guitarist, singer and writer - he also had a birthday and his jumpin' swing numbers never fail to please. Missy Anderson had a nice live feel to her recent album with nice ensemble playing with emphasis away from electric guitar noodling - she had a birthday too.

track.title	track.artistsort	index	album.title	album.artistsort	label
Going Back To Texas	Bob Kirkpatrick	1	Going Back To Texas	Bob Kirkpatrick	JSP Records
my baby's comin' home	James Wheeler	11	ready	Kenny Parker	delmark
Walking Thru' The Park	Johnny WinterMuddy Water	9	Nothin' But The Blues	Johnny Winter	BEAT GOES ON
Can't Hold Out (Talk to Me Baby) [Feat. Ben Harper]	Johnny Winter	2	Step Back	Johnny Winter
whole lotta nuthin	missy anderson	2	in the moment	missy anderson	main squeeze records
love of a woman	Blinddog Smokin', Bobby Rush	6	Decisions	Bobby Rush With Blinddog Smokin'
You Did Me Wrong	Vernon Ray Harrington	1	West Side Blues	Vernon Ray Harrington	ATOMIC-H2
strung out	Dave Thompson	7	Come On Down To The Delta (Plus)	Dave Thompson (Plus)	jsp
You Got To Move	Corey Harris	5	Fish Ain't Bitin'	Corey Harris	Alligator
All She Wants To Do Is Rock	Mike Sanchez	2	Women And Cadillacs	Mike Sanchez	DOOPIN
i hear you knockin	fats domino	5	fat man sings	fats domino	music for pleasure
don't blame it on me	fats domino	6	fat man sings	fats domino	music for pleasure
Mr. Lucky	John Lee Hooker	1	The Original Mr. Lucky	John Lee Hooker	BLUES ENCORE
your time is gonna come	henry oden	8	you're wrong for that	henry oden	n/a
T. V. Mama	Big Joe Turner	16	The Blues Boss	Big Joe Turner	BLUES ENCORE
The Honey Jump	Oscar McLollie	16	The R'n'b Years 1953: 100 Hot Rhythm And Blues Tunes From 1953	Various Artists	BOULEVARD VINTAGE
It’s Gettin’ Late	Al King	4	Together	Al KingArthur K. Adams	ACE
Strollin' With Bones	T-Bone Walker	64	The Original Source	T-Bone Walker	PROPER
Stop For The Red Light	Harold Burrage	13	Double Trouble The Cobra Records Story	Various Artists	One Day Music
Mr. McTell Got The Blues	Blind Willie McTell	10	Statesboro Blues	Blind Willie McTell	ORBIS BLUES COLLECTION
Hard Dallas Blues	Ramblin' Thomas	10	Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Texas	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine	Blind Willie Johnson	3	Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Texas	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
Got A Date At Half Past Eight	Jesse Fuller	14	Blues Roots	Various Artists	TOMATO
no more foolin	Otis Spann	1-10	blue horizon recordings	otis spann	blue horizon
you gotta reap	Eddie Boyd	3	blue horizon recordings	eddie boyd	blue horizon
Jelly Roll King	Frank Frost	15	Blues Upside Your Head	Various Artists	CHARLY
Times Won't Be Hard Always	George 'Harmonica' Smith	4	Now You Can Talk About Me	George 'Harmonica' Smith	BLIND PIG RECORDS
Going Down In Georgia On A Horn	John Jackson	3	American Masters Vol. 1 : Country Blues	Various Artists	Arhoolie Records
Shake Your Stuff	Richard Trice	5	Come On 'Round To My House, Baby	Richard Trice
The Panama Limited	Bukka White	23	Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Memphis	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
Goin' To Alabama	Al Smith	11	The Prestige/Bluesville Story	Various Artists	NOT NOW
T- Model Boogie	Rosco Gordon	19	Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Memphis	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage

Created: 22/02/2015 23:48:24

STAR BLUES on 15th February 2015 at 22:00 looking at the calendar for Magic Sam and Little Walter, the front cover for

.. RL Burnside and WC Clark as featured in the new issues of Blues and Rhythm and Living Blues magazines. Plenty of Chicago Blues too because Buddy Guy got a lifetime Grammy and we never need an excuse to play Otis Rush, Luther Allison or Jimmy Dawkins.

Otis Grand is for many a Marmite kinda blues player but there's no denying he's back to peak form with projects like Blues 65 where the lengthy solos have given way to concise crispness that recalls B. B. King in his hey day. His birthday on Valentine's Day has been shared with Magic Sam Maghett whose brief career produced such intense singing and playing which continues to be massively influential. Just last year Delmark put out some "lost" recordings Sam did in Milwaukee at the Avant Garde club, quite possibly the only essential live blues project. Our look at his work also went to an informal project Sam recorded at home - though the fidelity wasn't studio quality it was a terrific example of a master playing for himself with the same tone and presence as those early Cobra singles.

In the week there'd been birthdates for Little Johnny Taylor and Phillip Walker so we dipped into their finest for the playlist. The other major feature marked the death of Little Walter in 1968 reportedly following a fight outside a club. He played harp like Louis Jordan played sax with a flowing melodic grace and just about anything he did set the benchmark for other mortals.

Blues and Rhythm magazine has just put out issue #297 and is regularly producing top-notch research and opinion ten times each year. Not sure what the 300 plans are yet but for around 40 of the recent issues, Ray Templeton has written his "Rudiments" which survey the most significant recordings of the artists central to blues. This time out he has gone to the work of R.L. Burnside, considered as the architect of "Mississippi Hill Country" style blues. RL blends elements of Lightnin' Hopkins and John Lee Hooker but in a very different setting - his cover of "Wish I was In Heaven Sittin' Down" is credited to Mr. Traditional in the booklet but it's darn close to the song Mississippi Fred McDowell did for Alan Lomax in 1959.

It was a nice treat to hear the partnership of Mickey Champions vocals and guitarist/band leader Zac Harmon who put a new spin on an old chestnut; Carl Weathersby is one of the consistent current players who is somewhat under appreciated. Willie Brown is mentioned by name in the lyrics of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads Blues" and we paired him with James "Boodle-It" Wiggins for our pre-war spot.

Being deliberately different for a reason allows us the licence to play Saunders King and RL Burnside within an hour or so, just don't ask anyone to choose a favourite between them. In a trice we were packing up the tin trunk ready to regroup next Sunday at 10pm (GMT) round your place if you'll have us - 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
It Hurts Me Too	Zac HarmonMickey Champion	7	The Blues According To Zacariah	Zac Harmon	BLUESTONE RECORDS
In Your Backyard	Otis Grand	9	Blues '65	Otis Grand	MAINgate
You Don't Love Me Baby	Luther Allison	26	100 Blues Gems	Various Artists	CHESS
Singing Side	Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials	6	Blues And Soul Sessions	Various Artists	UNION SQUARE MUSIC
wish i was in heaven	r. l. burnside	4	wish i was in heaven	r. l. burnside	fat possum
Walking By Myself	Jimmy Rogers	12	Chicago Bound: Chess Blues, R&b And Rock 'N' Roll	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
Future Blues	Willie Brown	4	Guitar Blues	Various Artists	ABM
Corrine Corrina Blues	James 'Boodle-It' Wiggins	12	Pure Vintage Blues Vol. 3 : Future Blues	Various Artists	EMPRESS
C C Rider	Henry Butler	12	Blues After Sunset	Henry Butler	BLACK TOP / C.R.S
Bad Luck Blues	Magic Sam	7	Live At The Avant Garde 1968	Magic Sam	DELMARK
love me with a feeling	Magic Sam	4	west side guitar	magic sam	flyright
sweet little angel	Magic Sam	7	give me time	Magic Sam	DELMARK
all your love	Magic Sam	5	west side guitar	magic sam	flyright
Everything I Do	Carl Weathersby	9	Best Of Carl Weathersby	Carl Weathersby	EVIDENCE
I Can't Hold Out	Elmore James	5	Chicago Bound: Chess Blues, R&b And Rock 'N' Roll	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
As The Years Go Passing By	Fenton Robinson	5	I Pity The Fool - The Duke Records Story	Various Artists	One Day Music
mean old world	little walter	3	at his best	little walter	chess
Roller Coaster	Little Walter	13	Chicago Bound: Chess Blues, R&b And Rock 'N' Roll	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
mellow down easy	little walter	11	at his best	little walter	chess
First Class Love	Little Johnny Taylor	7	The Galaxy Years	Little Johnny Taylor	ACE
Further On Up The Road	Bobby 'Blue' Bland	26	It's My Life, Baby: The Singles - As & Bs, 1951-1960	Bobby 'Blue' Bland	Jasmine
Someday You'll Have These Blues	Phillip Walker	11	The Best Of Phillip Walker	Phillip Walker	HIGH TONE
You'll Need Another Favor	W. C. Clark	9	Texas Soul	W. C. Clark	BLACK TOP
get your hands out of my pocket	Otis Spann	1	otis spann's chicago blues	Otis Spann	Testament
Can't Last Too Long	Henry Gray	5	Swamp Blues	Various Artists	ACE
Love Me Mama	Lightnin' Slim	20	I'm A Rolling Stone Lightnin' Slim	Lightnin' Slim	Jasmine
Fool For You	Billy Boy Arnold	3	Sweet And Tough - The Blues From Chicago	Various Artists	MUSIC CLUB
write me a letter blues	Saunders King	2	Blues Around Midnight	Various Artists	ACE
good mornin little schoolgirl	Buddy Guy and junior wells	1	chicago blues bash	various artists	DELMARK
My Baby's A Good'Un	Otis Rush	2	Deep Feeling	Various Artists	Fantatsic Voyage
Trying To Get To You	Henry Oden	6	You're Wrong For That !	Henry Oden

Created: 15/02/2015 23:50:01

STAR BLUES on 8th February 2015 at 22:00 almost enirely vinyl

.. with tracks from Ace collections at the Bayou, the SAR recordings of the Valentinos and Soul Stirrers - plus - earliest outings by Lightnin' Slim and Little Milton now available via Jasmine.

Over in L.A. at the Grammys, Buddy Guy was honoured with a lifetime achievement statue - my only question would be about the wait for an artist who cut his first recordings six decades ago. He has always had a knockout one-two punch of voice and guitar and has been a huge influence outside blues. These days there's just one Blues award up for grabs and it';; most likely go to Charlie Musselwhite or to Johnny Winter. (Our choice is Bobby Rush who continues to stretch himself with each new project.

Marquise Knox turns 24 today and already has two fine albums to his credit, with Jerron Paxton and Brandon Bailey of similar vintage I've started telling folks there's never been a better time to discover our music. From years gone by our birthday book falls open at pages marking Lonnie Johnson, Johnny Guitar Watson, Eddie Burns and Floyd Dixon.

In mid-June there'll be a celebration of the music of Lead Belly at the Royal Albert Hall starring Van Morrison, Jools Holland and Joe Bonamassa. Josh White Jr is down the cast list and there's no good reason why Corey Harris and Guy Davis shouldn't have been in the frame? we had our own small preview of what made Huddie Ledbitter  special.

Via Abkco, the Ace label is adding the previously issued gems from Sam Cooke's SAR label to previously unissued songs and marvellous memorabilia. Everything from that era Soul Stirrers is within their two disc set and the Valentinos survey also has the the Womack Brothers material. Our gospel spot played host to both. Ace also has a tenth volume with a "Bayou" theme starting from the vaults of J. D. Miller. Tabby Thomas is a case in point and the Guitar Gable track found his own voice (his other sides often used outside singers).

Otis Hicks will have a centenary this year, he recorded using the name Lightnin' Slim and those earliest cuts are offered in vinyl single order of A and B side for the first time. He missed out on the wave of blues artists coming to Britain in the Sixties, though he was here just after for belated success. His set is on Jasmine, like that of Little Milton whose sides in his days before Checker had a raw edge even if his producers tried to fashion his playing after B. B. King.

We're plotting further mischief, mayhem, trivia and tomfoolery to bring round yours on Sunday night at 10pm (GMT) if you'll have us - until then take care of yourselves and take care of those who take care of you

track.title	track.artistsort	index	album.title	album.artistsort	label
Hooker's Blues	Joe Louis Walker	9	$He's My Money Maker	Joe Louis Walker	JSP Records
Every Dog's Got His Day	Johnny Copeland	6	It's Me	Johnny Copeland	Kent
let me love you baby	buddy guy	11	stone crazy	buddy guy	orbis blues collection
let's have a ball	finis tasby	1	what my blues are all about	finis tasby	electro-fi
COMIN' FOR YOUR LOVIN;	Marquise knox	7	here i am	marquise knox	apo
Sweet Lovin' Mama	Johnny 'Guitar' Watson	12	Only Young Once: The King Records Story	Various Artists	One Day Music
Voodoo Voodoo	Lavern Baker	31	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
I Need's To Be Be'd With	Carol FranClarence Hollimon	7	Soul Sensation	Carol FranClarence Hollimon	BLACK TOP
Orange Driver	Eddie Burns	1	The Harvey Singles	Eddie Burns	HARVEY
mercy mercy	Don Covay	1	mercy mercy // see saw	Don Covay	RHINO
see saw	Don Covay	13	mercy mercy // see saw	Don Covay	RHINO
Key To The Highway	Don Covay	17	The Platinum Collection	Don Covay	RHINO
long distance operator	Little Milton	13	chicago blues ...	little milton	jasmine
i found me a new love	Little Milton	14	chicago blues ...	little milton	jasmine
Sweet Angel	Earl Hooker	70	Down Home Blues Classics	Various Artists	BOULEVARD VINTAGE
i'd love to tell	tabby thomas	3	mad dogs@ rhythm and bluesin by the bayou	various artists	ace
long way from home	guitar gable	5	mad dogs@ rhythm and bluesin by the bayou	various artists	ace
telephone blues	floyd dixon	2-5	complete aladdin recirdings	floyd dixon	capitol blues collection
I'm Living For You	Steve Gibson & The Redcaps	7	It's So Good	Steve Gibson & Red Caps	ACROBAT
Weasel Walk	Joe Morris	10	The R'n'b Years 1949: 100 Hot Rhythm And Blues Tunes From 1949	Various Artists	BOULEVARD VINTAGE
I'm A Pilgrim	Soul Stirrers, The	1	Joy In My Soul: The Complete SAR Recordings	Soul Stirrers, The	ACE
Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray	Womack Brothers	2	Lookin' For A Love: The Complete SAR Recordings	Various Artists	ACE
Packin' Trunk Blues	Lead Belly	1	Diggin' My Potatoes	Lead Belly	SPV
rock island line	Odetta	12	Lookin For A Home - Thanks To Lead Belly	Odetta	M.C.
take this hammer	Lead Belly	14	Diggin' My Potatoes	Lead Belly	SPV
Come On In My Kitchen	Josh White Jr.	8	Dealin' With The Devil	Various Artists	DELUGE
Lucky To Be Living	Frank Frost	3	Jelly Roll King	Frank Frost	CHARLY
Me And My Crazy Self	Lonnie Johnson	11	Why Should I Cry?	Lonnie Johnson	SPV
Bottleneck Blues	Weaver & Beasley	15	Broke Black And Blue	Various Artists	PROPER
Baby Please Don't Go	Big Joe Williams	11	The Blues Box	Various Artists	METRO
Mean Ole Lonesome Train	Lightnin' Slim	17	I'm A Rolling Stone Lightnin' Slim	Lightnin' Slim	Jasmine
Rooster Blues	Lightnin' Slim	7	I'm A Rolling Stone Lightnin' Slim	Lightnin' Slim	Jasmine
Dynamite At Midnight	King Curtis	7	Wail Man Wail!	King Curtis	Fantastic Voyage

Created: 08/02/2015 23:50:45

STAR BLUES on 1st February 2015 at 22:00 celebrating the art of piano blues

.. before it disappears from blues radio.I got involved in a conversation about favourite blues players - it struck me early on that I was the only one not pushing the case of one guitarist or another. We wanted to pass on birthday wishes to Jody Williams, Charlie Musselwhite and Bettye LaVette but it was going to be piano blues thereafter. Bettye is in a class of her own these days with a grainy world weariness that completely remade the Gnarls Barclay hit song.

We promised a round two dozen items and we could've easily done two dozen more in various styles including leading exponents of boogie-woogie and barrelhouse styles. However the finest piece you're likely to hear anytime anywhere ahead of next Sunday's show came courtesy of Charles Brown: classy skills interwoven with deft picking from Johnny Moore. Their collaboration was the exact opposite of rough and ready pounding from the bawdy houses of New Orleans. Cosimo Matassa ran J&M studios there and we chose a couple off a recent four-disc survey of his work (including the much missed and underrated Lee Dorsey).

We're back next Sunday at 10pm if you'll have us, 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
Memphis	Lonnie Mack	30	Teen Beat: 30 Great Rockin' Instrumentals	Various Artists	ACE
You Left Me in the Dark	Jody Williams	1	You Left Me In The Dark	Jody Williams	EVIDENCE
Gallows Pole	Alvin Youngblood Hart	10	True Blues	Various Artists	TELARC
mr highway man	Howlin' Wolf	16	Sun Blues Box : 1950-1958	Various Artists	CHARLY
I'd Rather Go Blind	Etta James	2	The Best Of Etta James	Etta James	SPECTRUM
crazy	bettye lavette	6	tankful and thoughtful	bettye lavette	anti
blues overtook me	charlie musselwhite	4	comin home to the blues	various artists	music club
Treat Me Mean And Evil	Joe Hill Louis	5	The Sun Story - Vol.1	Various Artists	INSTANT
Every Day Every Night	Professor Longhair	12	Blues From The Heart	Various Artists	FAB-14
Two fisted Mama	Katie Webster	4	Two-Fisted Mama!	Katie Webster	Alligator
Real Gone	Amos Milburn	15	Blues Barrelhouse And Boogie - The Best Of	Amos Milburn	Capitol
Vicksburg Blues	Little Brother Montgomery	15	The Prestige/Bluesville Story	Various Artists	NOT NOW
At The Window	Jimmy Yancey	13	The Blues Box	Various Artists	METRO
do-re-mi	lee dorsey	24	Cosimo Matassa Story vol 2	Various Artists	Proper Box
Reeling And Rocking	Fats Domino	11	Cosimo Matassa Story	Various Artists	Proper Box
Junker Blues	Champion Jack Dupree	16	New Orleans Barrelhouse Boogie	Champion Jack Dupree	COLUMBIA
Everybody's Whalin'	Huey 'Piano' Smith	3	The Ace Story - Volume 3	Various Artists	ACE
Strut That Thing	'cripple' Clarence Lofton	12	Broke Black And Blue	Various Artists	PROPER
Johnny's Boogie	Charles Brown	8	Roll 'Em Pete : 25 Years Of Piano Blues And Boogie	Various Artists	INDIGO
Monday Woman	Willie Mabon	7	Willie's Blues - The Greatest Hits 1952 - 1957	Willie Mabon	Jasmine Records
You Got To Help Me Some	Memphis Slim	19	You Got To Help Me Some	Memphis Slim	BLUES ENCORE
fine and brown	roosevelt sykes	7	Roll 'Em Pete : 25 Years Of Piano Blues And Boogie	Various Artists	INDIGO
Climbin' And Screamin'	Pete Johnson	17	The Best Of Boogie Woogie	Various Artists	DOCUMENTS
Indiana Avenue Stomp	Montana Taylor	18	The Best Of Boogie Woogie	Various Artists	DOCUMENTS
parrish street jive	little brother montgomery	19	The Best Of Boogie Woogie	Various Artists	DOCUMENTS
boogie woogie blues	albert ammons	4	The Best Of Boogie Woogie	Various Artists	DOCUMENTS
Rehearsing The Boogie	Hadda Brooks	25	Modern Music: 1945	Various Artists	ACE
Midnight Steppers	Big Bill BroonzyJoshua Altheimer	16	The Southern Blues	Big Bill Broonzy	CHARLY
Tired Of Crying Over You	Morris Pejoe feat. Henry Gray	25	Chicago Bound: Chess Blues, R&b And Rock 'N' Roll	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
We're Gonna Rock	Gunter Lee Carr (Aka Cecil Gant)	21	Roll 'Em Pete : 25 Years Of Piano Blues And Boogie	Various Artists	INDIGO
kidman blues	big maceo	2	The Best Of Boogie Woogie	Various Artists	DOCUMENTS
cow cow boogie	cow cow davenport	4	The Best Of Boogie Woogie	Various Artists	DOCUMENTS

 Created: 01/02/2015 23:55:59  

STAR BLUES on 25th January 2015 at 22:00 - without essential blues artist Smokey Hogg

.. who was a surprise inclusion - alongside the usual suspects - to a budget 2-cd set called "Essential Blues"

track.title	track.artistsort	index	album.title	album.artistsort	label
Days Of Old	Otis Grand	13	Nothing Else Matters	Otis Grand	SEQUEL
Crosscut Saw	Albert King	12	Ultimate Collection	Albert King	RHINO
She Hit Me From The Blind Side	Johnny B. Moore	3	Rockin' In The Same Old Boat	Johnny B. Moore	DELMARK
Loaded Down	Matthew 'Boogie Jake' Jacobs	1-1	Mr Joe's Jambalaya // Loaded Down With The Blues	Various Artists	CHARLY
Dalel03 I'm Tired	Larry Dale	3	Complete Larry Dale	Larry Dale
Saturday Night Dady	Little Esther	22	The R'n'b Hits Of 1952	Various Artists	INDIGO
ruler of my heart	irma thomas	2-11	Mr Joe's Jambalaya // Loaded Down With The Blues	Various Artists	CHARLY
she moves me	Muddy Waters	1	genesis - roots of rock'n'roll	various	CHESS
I Can't Hold Out	Elmore James	5	Chicago Bound: Chess Blues, R&b And Rock 'N' Roll	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
sweet black angel	robert nighthawk	12	genesis - roots of rock'n'roll	various	CHESS
romance without finance	big bill broonzy	8	genesis - roots of rock'n'roll	various	CHESS
My Jug And I	Persuasions	116	25 Years	Various Artists	Rounder
I Woke Up Screaming	Bland, Bobby "Blue"	23	Where Southern Soul Began 1954-1962	Various Artists	HISTORY OF SOUL
Hard To Handle	Otis Redding	1	100 Hits Legends - Otis Reading	Otis Redding	DEMON
You And Me Together	Vernon Garrett	13	New Breed R'n'b	Various Artists	Kent (U.K.)
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show	Big Maybelle	4	I Put A Spell On You: The Okeh Story	Various Artists	One Day Music
Black Boy	Roebuck 'Pop' Staples	25	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971	Various Artists	STAX
Going Down	Freddie King	18	Old Grey Whistle Test Blues	Various Artists	Wm UK
(Night Time Is) The Right Time	Smokey Wilson	11	Round Like An Apple: Big Town Sessions 1977-1978	Smokey Wilson	ACE
Walking Blues	Butterfield Blues Band, The	1	Butterfield Blues Band / East West	Butterfield Blues Band, The	ELEKTRA
somethings got a hold of me	Etta James	2-6	Chicago Bound: Chess Blues, R&b And Rock 'N' Roll	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
i just want to make love to you	Etta James	1-3	Chicago Bound: Chess Blues, R&b And Rock 'N' Roll	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
Tough Mary	Etta James	3-10	Chicago Bound: Chess Blues, R&b And Rock 'N' Roll	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage
Work Baby Work	Larry Darnell	21	Okeh R'n'b Story 1949-1957	Various Artists	COLUMBIA
Square Dance Boogie	Cliff 'King' Solomon	30	Okeh R'n'b Story 1949-1957	Various Artists	COLUMBIA
Saturday Night Fish Fry	Louis Jordan	1	Jiving Jamboree	Various Artists	ACE
Black Cat Bone	Jessie Mae Hemphill	19	Lucky Lucky Man	Henry Gray	Blind Pig
One Dime Blues	Etta Baker	36	25 Years	Various Artists	Rounder
Too Many Men	Ruth Brown	25	Teardrops From My Eyes : Introduction To Ruth Brown	Ruth Brown	PROPER
Let's Jump Tonight	Chuck Willis	12	Okeh R'n'b Story 1949-1957	Various Artists	COLUMBIA
Too Many Tears	Roy Lee Johnson	22	Where Southern Soul Began 1954-1962	Various Artists	HISTORY OF SOUL
East St. Louis Baby	Robert Boyd (Aka Professor Longhair)	22	Roll 'Em Pete : 25 Years Of Piano Blues And Boogie	Various Artists	INDIGO
The Way I Feel	Detroit Jr.	12	The Way I Feel	Various Artists	FLYRIGHT
Too Many Woman Blues	Willie Lane	14	Down Home Blues Classics	Various Artists	BOULEVARD VINTAGE
Say You're Leaving	Fenton Robinson	17	The Way I Feel	Various Artists	FLYRIGHT

Created: 25/01/2015 23:24:58