Some of Luther Allison's mid period work was rock music in a different cardigan but by crikey I miss his brio and attack The project he did twenty years ago which provided our opening salvo was a welcome return to focused energy and it took the distinctive guitar/amp combination of Robert Ward to partner Luther out of the traps. Kenny Neal moved the style onwards with his father Raful during their tribute to the music of Slim Harpo. Last week we had a cut from the sparkling new album by Snooky Pryor's son Rip Lee - and we had no hesitation coming back for more. Then in our vinyl hour Snooky took his own turn; an hour that also featured Willie Mabon, Jimmy Rogers, JB Lenoir, Muddy Waters and the under-appreciated genius of Johnny Young. Over in New York immediately post-war Sonny Terry marked out his turf and was a neat way to show the different strands of our music from those years alongside Jimmy T-99 Nelson and Louis Jordan.
Kent DuChaine is playing at the region's premier live blues venue on Sunday (25th) and the two selections we played are good indications of what you can expect at the Elme Hall, as well as evidence of his considerable pedigree.we don't play nearly enough Mance Lipscomb or Memphis Willie B both of whom benefited from the rediscovery programme prompted by the renewed interest of the Sixties blues boom. Calvin Jackson was a similar example from the blip thirty years later.
Joe Jones and Sugar Boy Crawfiord were down Louisianan way and Bobby Marchan would have been a much bigger star had he lived in slightly more enlightened times. Not sure how we did a STAR BLUES last time with no gospel offering, I trust the two we chose from erstwhile partners Sister Rosetta and Marie Knight were suitable recompense. Our show next week will include music from the BMA winners in 2014, which coincidentally matched our own STAR BLUES choices we picked at Christmas. 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 |
| Put Your Money Where Your Mouth is | Luther Allison | 4 | Bad Love | Luther Allison | Ruf |
| Yonder Goes My Baby | Robert Ward | 7 | Black Bottom | Robert Ward | BLACK TOP |
| Miami Strut | A. C. Reed | 4 | Solos, Sessions & Encores | Stevie Ray Vaughan | Epic Japan |
| worry worryin' | Kenny Neal + raful neal | 9 | tribute to slim harpo | Kenny Neal + raful neal | kingsnake |
| Pitch a Boogie Woogie | Rip Lee Pryor | 11 | Nobody But Me | Rip Lee Pryor | |
| Ride Til I Die | John Lee Hooker | 18 | Original Folk Blues ... Plus | John Lee Hooker | ACE |
| cajun queen | kent duchaine | ||||
| mean old world | kent duchaine | ||||
| Round and Round (Montel 1003) | Sugar Boy Crawford | 1 | R&b Humdingers Volume 11 | Various Artists | Vee-Tone Records |
| You Talk Too Much | Joe Jones | 22 | You Talk Too Much: The Ric & Ron Story Volume 1 | Various Artists | ACE |
| Half a Mind | Bobby Marchan | 14 | Get Down With It The Soul Sides 1963-67 | Bobby Marchan | Kent |
| Strange Things Happening Everyday | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | 11 | Gospel - The Ultimate Collection | Various Artists | RED Box |
| I Put My Trust in Thee | Marie Knight | 12 | Screaming Gospel Holy Rollers Vol. 1 | Various Artists | Vee-Tone Records |
| Milk and Butter Blues | Big Joe Turner | 20 | Have No Fear Big Joe Turner Is Here | Big Joe Turner | SAVOY |
| Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens | Louis Jordan | 4 | Good Rockin' Tonight | Various Artists | CHARLY |
| T' 99 Blues | Jimmie Nelson | 9 | The R'n'b Years 1951: 100 Hot Rhythm And Blues Tunes From 1951 | Various Artists | BOULEVARD VINTAGE |
| Waiting And Drinking | Calvin Boze | 1 | Wailin' Daddy | Maxwell Davis | Fantastic Voyage |
| Kokomo | Calvin Jackson & Mississippi Bound | 10 | Goin´ Down South | Calvin Jackson & Mississippi Bound | CROSSCUT |
| Ride and Roll | Sonny Terry | 20 | Let Me Tell You About The Blues: New York | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |
| Car Machine Blues | Memphis Willie B. | 12 | Hard Working Man Blues | Memphis Willie B. | ORIGINAL BLUES CLASSICS |
| captain captain | Mance Lipscomb | 2 | Captain, Captain: The Texas Songster | Mance Lipscomb | orbis blues collection |
| the pony blues | Son House | 19 | Preachin' The Blues | Son House | CATFISH |
| money takin' woman | johnny young | 1-1 | Down Home Blues Classics - Chicago (1946-1954) | Various Artists | BOULEVARD VINTAGE |
| Round About Boogie | Jimmy Rogers | 1-11 | Down Home Blues Classics - Chicago (1946-1954) | Various Artists | BOULEVARD VINTAGE |
| who's gonna be your sweet man | muddy waters | 4-10 | Down Home Blues Classics - Chicago (1946-1954) | Various Artists | BOULEVARD VINTAGE |
| crosstown blues | snooky pryor | 4-13 | Down Home Blues Classics - Chicago (1946-1954) | Various Artists | BOULEVARD VINTAGE |
| Lonely Blues | Willie Mabon | 14 | Willie's Blues - The Greatest Hits 1952 - 1957 | Willie Mabon | Jasmine Records |
| I Feel So Good (Take 21) | J. B. Lenoir | 20 | Mojo Boogie - An Essential Collection | J. B. Lenoir | FUEL 2000 |
| Chicken Shack Boogie | Amos Milburn | 1 | Good Rockin' Tonight | Various Artists | CHARLY |
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