Little Joe Blue was lazily characterised in his early work as a copyist of B B King which was sad as he offered more than that. You will not easily find his work but what you do find is worthwhile. Duster Bennett and Roy Buchanan grew up with blues as soundtrack and celebrated it in their own ways. Roy's effort was a naked excuse for me to put some Jimmy Nolen into the show - I wont apologise for doing so. Fenton Robinson had an effective vocal style with graceful, precise playing style: Stevie Ray Vaughan heard Fenton's playing on "Texas Flood" and was inspired to take it to the mass consciousness - we did one of his Meteor sessions instead. Tiny Bradshaw had a big voice and a risque delivery that suited his upbeat jumpin style. Again we avoided the obvious choice "Train Kept A Rollin" later done over by the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.
Albert Ammons had a great left hand and was a founding father of boogie woogie piano. The mantle is now taken up by Deanna Bogart and others - her "Pianoland" project is gorgeous, especially among the usual fare of guitar led projects. She is on Blind Pig, as is the 75 year old Magic Slim and we took a track off his new "Bad Boy" album. He never disappoints.
Similar new stuff kept the quality bar way up high: Chris Thomas King pushing the envelope as youd expect, Maria Muldaur with a lovely tribute album to Memphis Minnie in the hands of Ruthie Foster (and I'm guessing Del Rey on guitar), and that astonishing album from Betyye Lavette which hits the shops today (Monday 24th). She reinvented a Savoy Brown song so it perfectly summed up the weariness of lifes travails. One internet listener - Dave - helps keep the playlists honest with his unerring suggestions, we had little hesitation in going to the well of recordinmgs on the Fire label he mentioned (even though I ran out of time for June Bateman). Mighty Joe Young was there with the Lefty Bates Orchestra.
We saved Ray Charles until the 1001 blues feature by cheating on three of his Atlantic sides from the Fifties. His autobiographies are candid about his weaknesses and addictions so it was difficult to find a tale to tell suitable for a family audience. I recounted the story of Bobby Womack's first plane trip with Ray having just joined the band. Ray Charles was known as the genius - no arguing from me, if anyone deserved that name it was Ray Charles, the more I listen the more I hear: vocalist, pianist, songwriter, performer, arranger, producer.
Then it was all done, one hundred eighteen short minutes of blues, trivia, tomfoolery and gossip. I am grateful for the feedback on our B B King show, I was very nervous coming round to your place with a few things you weren't expecting. Hopefully you'll be up for some more at ten (BST) next Sunday night 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 |
| Blues For Jimmy Nolen | Roy Buchanan | 6 | Deluxe Edition | Roy Buchanan | Alligator |
| Stuck In Greenville | Chris Thomas King | 6 | Bona Fide | Chris Thomas King | 21st Century Blues |
| Sweet Mama Janisse | Taj Mahal | 4 | Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal | Taj Mahal | COLUMBIA/LEGACY |
| Well Oh Well | Tiny Bradshaw | 13 | The History Of Rhythm And Blues Volume Two 1942-1952 | Various Artists | Rhythm and Blues Records |
| WHY BABY | Mighty Joe Young with Lefty Bates Orch | 9 | Best Of New York On Fire Vols. 1 And 2 | Various Artists | FIRE |
| Ride With Your Daddy Tonight | Duster Bennett | 10 | Bright Lights Big City | Duster Bennett | INDIGO |
| blackjack | Ray Charles | 4-1 | hiostory of rhythm and blues vol. 3 | Various Artists | rhythm and blues |
| Let The Good Times Roll | Ray Charles | 15 | Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974: Volume 4, 1957-1960 | Various Artists | Atlantic / Wea |
| i got a woman | Ray Charles | 16 | history of rhythm and blues vol 3 | Various Artists | rhythm and blues |
| 3220 Blues (Featuring Cassie Taylor) | Bluesmasters, The | 10 | The Bluesmasters Volume 2 | Bluesmasters, TheCassie TaylorHubert SumlinPinetop PerkinsMickey Thomas | REDEYE Records |
| keeP youR BiG Mouth Closed | Ruthie Foster | 13 | ... First There Was Memphis Minnie | Various Artists | STONY PLAIN |
| pleasures all mine | bobby long | 16 | Best Of New York On Fire Vols. 1 And 2 | Various Artists | FIRE |
| it aint right | charles walker | 17 | Best Of New York On Fire Vols. 1 And 2 | Various Artists | FIRE |
| How Much More Long | Magic Slim & The Teardrops | 7 | Bad Boy | Magic Slim & The Teardrops | Blind Pig |
| I'm Tired | bettye lavette | 9 | thankful n thoughtful | bettye lavette | anti |
| Boogie Woogie Boogie | Deanna Bogart | 3 | Pianoland | Deanna Bogart | Blind Pig |
| Chicago In My Mind | Albert Ammons | 4 | The Best Of Boogie Woogie | Various Artists | DOCUMENTS |
| Tennessee Woman | Fenton RobinsonDukes, The | 23 | The Complete Meteor: Blues, R&b, & Gospel Recordings | Various Artists | ACE |
| Don´t Leave Me No More | Jimmy Nolen | 13 | Scratchin'-Federal 52-56 | Pete 'Guitar' Lewis-Jimmy Nolen-Cal Green | charly R&B |
| jesus wash away my troubles | soul stirrers | 1-2 | gospel celebrities | various artists | fantastic voyage |
| Heartbreak Hotel | Mary Coughlan | 12 | The Whole Affair: The Very Best Of Mary Coughlan | Mary Coughlan | Hail Mary Records |
| right there where youleft it | Little Joe Blue | 3 | southern country boy | Little Joe Blue | jewel |
| Hydromatic Woman | Joe Hill Louis | 8 | Sun Blues Box : 1950-1958 | Various Artists | CHARLY |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out | Peter Green Splinter Group | 7 | Blue's Don't Change | Peter Green Splinter Group | ADA UK |
| I'm Too Far Gone To Turn Around | Bobby 'Blue' Bland | 18 | The Voice : Duke Recordings 1959-69 | Bobby 'Blue' Bland | ACE |
| cherry pie | ironing board sam | 1 | ninth wonder | ironong board sam | music maker |
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