Sunday 12 October 2014

STAR BLUES on 12th October 2014 at 22:00 Beware! Mississippi Critters on the trail

The newly delivered bumper sized edition of Living Blues has a list of a dozen blues themed on animals from Mississippi. As the entries covered a range of blues styles we put the selections at the heart of our vinyl hour. Pick of the crop was probably Sonny Boy Nelson's go at "Pony Blues" and as far as I'm aware we've never played anything by William Harris. Neither Jessie Mae Hemphill nor Big Lucky Carter get played enough hereabouts but we hope to put things right after their critters came out to play on STAR BLUES.

Sleepy John Estes had a wire thin voice and Honeyboy Edwards positively growled in comparison. John Lee Hooker's step-father did "Crawlin' Kingsnake" (though the date shown in the Living Blues list seemed later (1951) than the first cover attributed to the Hook? (1950))

The central theme for hour number one was the song "Walkin' Blues". It's best known since 1960 in its guise on Robert Johnson's big selling album "King of the Delta Blues Singers". That album had the 1936 version of something done six years earlier by Son House - though Robert did change some of the words. No matter because House inserted whole stanzas into his own re-interpretation in a band setting captured by Lomax and Work in 1941. The legendary Willie Brown got a name check at the session. Robert Lockwood Jr used the song to kick off his 1995 project on Verve, the time signature suited his jazz tinged playing.

Though Eric Clapton's Unplugged rendition easily out sold them all combined, our stellar piece was Muddy Waters' stinging slide he cut solo. We intended closing the show with Robert Johnson's version but technology conspred against us - at least it proves STAR BLUES is done live. as it will be again this upcoming Sunday when we review the 1964 AFBF tour that came to these shores exactly 50 years ago. Until then take care of yourselves and take care of those that take care of you.

track.titletrack.artistsortindexalbum.titlealbum.artistsortlabel
Low Down And DirtyLuther Allison1Crucial Chicago BluesVarious ArtistsAlligator
Walkin' BluesEric Clapton9Mtv - UnpluggedEric ClaptonREPRISE
blues at sunrisealbert king3-6deep feelingvarious artistsfantastic voyage
Chicago BoundWillie 'Big Eyes' Smith11Blues From The HeartWillie 'Big Eyes' SmithJuke Joint Records
DamperJohnnie Morisette1-11soul city - los angelesVarious Artistsfantastic voyage
lookin backJohnny guitar Watson2-6soul city - los angelesVarious Artistsfantastic voyage
You Can Run But You Can't HideSolomon Burke8This Is ItSolomon BurkeSHOUT!
i'm bamboozledsister monica parker1live in europesister monica
i'm wisemike sanchez10babes and buicksmike sanchezdoopin
Chic-A-BooLloyd Glenn7Blues For The PeopleVarious ArtistsFATBOY
Walkin' BluesMuddy Waters27Baby Please Don't GoMuddy WatersINDIGO
Walkin' BluesRobert Lockwood Jr.1I Got To Find Me A WomanRobert Lockwood Jr.VERVE
Rooster BluesLightnin' Slim13Rollin' StoneLightnin' SlimFLYRIGHT
Bad Luck And TroubleJimmy McCracklin5The Cava-Tone StoryVarious Artists
Roomin' House BoogieAmos Milburn16Booze Babes Blues And Boogie - EssentialAmos MilburnINDIGO
Working Man's Blues (Bonus Track)Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee17Cripple CreekSonny Terry & Brownie McGheeNOT Music
She-WolfJessie Mae Hemphill5She-WolfJessie Mae HemphillHigh Water Music
Booga BearBobby Rush2Lovin' A Big Fat WomanBobby RushWALDOXY
Shaggy HoundJimmy "Duck" Holmes6Get Old SomedayJimmy Duck Holmes
Bull Cow BluesDavid 'Honeyboy' Edwards8Crawling KingsnakeDavid 'Honeyboy' Edwards
Pony BluesSonny Boy Nelson37Mississippi BluesVarious ArtistsCATFISH
Bumble BeeMemphis Minnie22Let Me Tell You About The Blues: MemphisVarious ArtistsFantastic Voyage
Walking Blues (rec. 1941)Son House5Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: [Son House]Son HouseColumbia Legacy
Crawlin' King SnakeTony Hollins35Down Home Blues ClassicsVarious ArtistsBOULEVARD VINTAGE
Diving Duck BluesSleepy John Estes12Drop Down MamaSleepy John EstesORBIS BLUES COLLECTION
Bull Frog BluesWilliam Harris24Guitar BluesVarious ArtistsABM
Black PantherJohnny Shines Band, The9Masters of Modern BluesJohnny Shines Band, TheTestament
Monkey TongueBig Lucky Carter6Lucky 13Big Lucky CarterWESTSIDE
they call me lazylazy lester3lazy lesterlazy lesterflyright
Walking Bluesrobert johnson1Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: [Son House]robert johnsonColumbia Legacy
Created: 12/10/2014 23:52:23

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