Our show in the main however took us into the songsheets written by Jerry Leiber and Jerry Ragavoy. Along the way we heard the originals of “Cry Baby” by Garnett Mimms though a hit for Janis Joplin, and “Time Is On My Side” by jazz trombonist Kai Winding and taken to the top of the charts on two continents by the Rolling Stones. Ruth Brown did “Lucky Lips” and Elvis did “Hound Dog”. Howard Tate and the Coasters came along too. Blues ladies were in evidence elsewhere: Camille Howard did “X-Temporaneous Boogie” for our piano spot and Jessie Mae Hemphill was raw and earthy on her Mississipi Delta blues classic song. Juke Blues has pianist Ernest Lane on the cover of the new issue, one of his earliest recordings for Moderns was on our STAR BLUES playlist. Joe Bonamassa has teamed with Beth Hart for a new project tha has her singing songs by Billie Holliday and Etta James while Joe provides fluid guitar support
Jimmy Reed’s music was described as akin to eating peanuts: “great but you can’t make do with just one”.We are also guilty of not giving him his props in his influence to so much of the British Blues boom in the early 60’s. Top end of the show, Leslie West covered the Beatles' "I Feel Fine", back end Bobby Powell did their "Hard Days Night" - couldn't be more different in approach.
There’s no Dark Side this Bank Holiday so until next Sunday at 10pm (BST), take care of yourselves and take care of those that take care of you.
| I Feel Fine | Leslie West | 8 | Unusual Suspects | Leslie West | MASCOT |
| Texas Trios | Buddy Whittington | 8 | Six String Svengali | Buddy Whittington | HatMan 2028 |
| Love Like I Wanna | Carey Bell | 1 | Bluesbuster | Carey Bell | |
| Hound Dog | Albert King | 6 | Best Of | Albert King | STAX |
| Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley | 19 | King Of Rock'n'roll : Complete 50's Masters | Elvis Presley | RCA |
| Motel Blues | Mike Zito | 6 | Greyhound | Mike Zito | Delta Groove |
| Long As I Can See The Light | Ted Hawkins | 10 | The Next Hundred Years | Ted Hawkins | GEFFEN |
| Time Is On My Side | Kai Winding | 4 | Time Is On My Side: The Jerry Ragovoy Story | Various Artists | ACE |
| Yakety Yak | Coasters, The | 6 | Greatest Hits - Plus! | Coasters, The | SEQUEL |
| Little Girl, Little Girl | Ernest Lane | 22 | The Modern Downhome Blues Sessions Vol. 1 | Various Artists | ACE |
| Standing In My Doorway Crying | Jessie Mae Hemphill | 10 | Mali To Memphis | Various Artists | Putumayo World Music |
| I'm Wonderin' And Wonderin' | Ray Charles | 10 | Blues Around Midnight | Various Artists | ACE |
| Lucky Lips | Ruth Brown | 4 | The Leiber & Stoller Story Volume 2; On The Horizon 1956 - 1965 | Various Artists | ACE |
| What Makes You So Tough | Jimmie Vaughan | 7 | Plays More Blues, Ballads And Favourites | Jimmie VaughanLou Ann Barton | PROPER |
| I Cried Last Night | Big Joe Louis & His Blues Kings | 7 | Big Joe Louis & His Blues Kings // The Stars In The Sky | Big Joe Louis & His Blues Kings | Tramp |
| I Could Hear My Name Ringin' | John Lee 'Sonny Boy' Williamson | 1 | Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook | Various Artists | Rounder |
| Alligator Wine | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | 7 | The Leiber & Stoller Story Volume 2; On The Horizon 1956 - 1965 | Various Artists | ACE |
| You Can't Love Them All | Solomon Burke | 1 | The Leiber & Stoller Story: Shake 'Em Up & Let 'Em Roll 1962-1969 | Various Artists | ACE |
| Cry Baby | Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters | 7 | Time Is On My Side: The Jerry Ragovoy Story | Various Artists | ACE |
| X-Temporaneous Boogie | Camille Howard | 13 | It's Spelt Specialty | Various Artists | Specialty |
| Number Forty Four Blues | Lee Green | 11 | Roll 'Em Pete : 25 Years Of Piano Blues And Boogie | Various Artists | INDIGO |
| S K Blues | Saunders King | 13 | Diggin' Gold - A Galaxy Of West Coast Blues | Various Artists | ACE |
| Too Close To Heaven | Professor Alex Bradford | 17 | The History Of Rhythm & Blues, Volume 3 - The Rocknroll Years | Various Artists | Rhythm and Blues Records |
| You're Looking Good | Howard Tate | 13 | Time Is On My Side: The Jerry Ragovoy Story | Various Artists | ACE |
| The Sun Is Shining | Jimmy Reed | 25 | The History Of Rhythm & Blues, Volume 3 - The Rocknroll Years | Various Artists | Rhythm and Blues Records |
| Searchin' | Alvin Robinson | 22 | The Leiber & Stoller Story Volume 2; On The Horizon 1956 - 1965 | Various Artists | ACE |
| Well, Well | Beth Hart, Joe Bonamassa | 9 | Don't Explain | Beth Hart, Joe Bonamassa | PROVOGUE |
| A Hard Day's Night | Bobby Powell | 2 | Into My Own Thing - The Jewel and Whit Recordings 1966-1971 | Bobby Powell | Westside Records |
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