As well as new albums from Ivan Appelrouth, Paul Cox and Jackson Sloan it is the resurgence in interest of the genre among young male African-Americans and corresponding audience: not lost to hip-hop or rap after all. For years it was thought the demographic regarded blues as either old-fashioned or the preserve of white boy plank-spankers. So it was that the Quintus McCormick Band found his way to"Album ofthe Month" in Blues&Rhythm magazine and onto our playlist - and so it was that the 19 year old Marquise Knox brought his lovely unhurried guitar skills not once but twice. With Robert Randolph as well as the Homemade Jamz band, the blues is now a credible voice again without using guitar to show off. More please, you'll hear it here thats a promise.
We chose Isaac Freeman's "Dont Drive Your Children Away" as our gospel spot as an appropriate message at this time of civil unrest. Ann Rabson has had health worries, we wish her bucketloads of good thoughts and celebrated one of her solo outings on Alligator. The classic song "House Of The Rising Sun" fell undere the gaze of our "1001Blues" feature with an insight as to where exactly the House was. I tried to get the influential Nina Simone version that inspired Alan Price and the Animals, got thrown a curve ball with a different version of hers but not the one from 1961 Colpix album.
Two hours just aint enough to fit it all in and the next batch of white tee shirts is stuck in Customs: the silk spun by the Javanese Antartic spider can only be imported in small quantities each month by royal decree. Any one got a spare monarch who loves blues that can do the honours? Back next Sunday with more tomfoolery, until then take care of yourselves and take care of those that take care of you
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| Sunrise | Tab Benoit | 2 | Medicine | Tab Benoit | TELARC |
| Tribute To Magic Sam | Ivan Appelrouth | 4 | Blue & Instrumental | Ivan Appelrouth | eller soul |
| That's What We Were born for | Paul Cox & Charlie Fabert | 10 | That's What We Were Born For | Paul Cox & Charlie Fabert | NOTE |
| Katie Mae Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5 | His Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | ACE |
| Broke And Hungry | Satan And Adam | 2 | Back In The Game | Satan And Adam | |
| That's All Right | Lightnin' Slim | 3 | Rock Me Mama | Lightnin' Slim | SPV Blue |
| The House Of The Rising Sun | Nina Simone | 15 | The Very Best Of Nina Simone - Volume 2 | Nina Simone | Sony/BMG |
| Jack Of All Trades | Eugene Church | 14 | New Breed R&b With Added Popcorn | Various Artists | Kent |
| Purple Wail | Red Prysock | 4 | The Very Best Of Burlesque | Various Artists | Not Now Music |
| Police Dog Blues | Hugh Laurie | 10 | Let Them Talk | Hugh Laurie | Warner Music |
| Icehouse Shuffle | Dicky James And The Blue Flames | 8 | Hard Rain | Dicky James And The Blue Flames | Unsigned |
| I_Put_A_Spell_On_You | Jeff BeckJoss Stone | 1 | A Taste Of Triple A | Various Artists | Various |
| Pack It Up | Michael Burks | 11 | Make It Rain | Michael Burks | Alligator |
| Two Can Play Your Game | Marquise Knox | 3 | Here I Am | Marquise Knox | APO Records |
| Put it on Me! | Quintus McCormick Blues Band | 10 | Put It On Me! | Quintus McCormick Blues Band | DELMARK |
| Can Your Body Shake Like Mine | Lady Bianca | 10 | Through A Woman's Eyes | Lady Bianca | MAGIC-O RECORDS |
| Music_makin_mama | Ann Rabson | 6 | Tracks From Music Makin' Mama Plus More...! | Ann Rabson | Alligator |
| Keep A-Knockin' | Louis Jordan | 5 | History Of Rhythm And Blues Part One | Various Artists | Rhythm and Blues Records |
| I've Just Seen The Rock Of Ages (With Levon Helm) | Holmes Brothers, The | 13 | State Of Grace | Holmes Brothers, The | Alligator |
| Don't Drive Your Children Away | Isaac Freeman | 4 | Beautiful Stars | Isaac Freeman | LOST HIGHWAY |
| Sunny Land Special | Robert Lockwood Jr. | 18 | Johnny Shines And Robert Lockwood | Johnny Shines W. Robert Lockwood Jr. | PAULA |
| Ugly Papa | Julia Lee | 5 | Snatch And Grab It - Essential Julia Lee (Vol. 1) | Julia Lee | INDIGO |
| Two Trains Running | Marquise Knox | 12 | Here I Am | Marquise Knox | APO Records |
| Take A Chance on me baby | Jackson Sloan | 2 | Saturday Clothes | Jackson Sloan | SHELLAC |
