STAR BLUES on 19thJuly 2015 at 22:00

Our choice of guardian for the STAR BLUES socks wasn't a slam-dunk: we could have had BB King, Nick Holt, Jimmie Lee Robinson or Little Milton. We opted for the Golden Gate Quartet instead: the song "Noah" has timeless, fully rounded deep vocal lines. We were prompted to use it after having had a preview via Lisa Tarbuck's Radio2 show we found on our car radio travelling outside the area. She plyed her trade using a remix by two dj's known as Skeewiff. (They did a decent job but too far outside our remit here).

Slam Allen is a new favourite in the blues community with his album riding high in the charts, his tough punchy tunes are right on the money. Our Lurrie Bell track was inspired by the recent video performance of the song by Omar Coleman and John Primer which will hopefully get official release on vinyl soon. I have two versions of the song: one by it's writer Willie Dixon with the Chicago Blues Allstars. The other is the one by Lurrie Bell.

Ironing Board Sam had a birthday in the week and he brought something from an informal session cut with MusicMaker label owner Tim Duffy. Buddy Guy will have a new album out on his birthday at the end of the month, previews indicate it's a good'un so we got ourselves limbered up with one of his earliest Chess sides. Birthday boy Lil' Jimmy Reed has a new project just out, he's 79 and this is just the second album out in his name. His first went to the music of his namesake and we also had Lil' Wolf who conjured up the sounds of Howlin' Wolf. The mercurial James Harman was the last in our suite of brand new material.

On the reissue front, Ace continues its work Boppin' by the Bayou, the newest is mostly rock but our two cuts sat squarely in blues mould. The closing number from Little Walter has been remastered to the highest quality for the soon-to-be-released collection on Soul Jam. I doubt these tapes have ever sounded better.

Our theme from last week to bring you lesser well-known players continued and you'd be hard pressed to find nay-sayers when given Pete Mayes and Little Joe Blue. The ladies team had Anisteen Allen and Little Esther. Our BB King selection was intended to wrap up those by his mentors Lonnie Johnson, T-Bone Walker, Lowell Fulson and Louis Jordan. The broken clock in the studio made it a black art getting across the finish line even if I fleetingly thought I may get away with accidentally running into a third hour.

I'm already planning the next extravaganza in a family-size package I can bring round your place at 10pm next Sunday. 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	duration	writercredit
World Don't Stop Turning	Slam Allen	7	Feel These Blues	Slam Allen		[ 4 mins 19 secs ]	Slam Allen
i suffer with these blues	Buddy Guy	13	stone crazy	buddy guy	orbis	[ 2 mins 45 secs ]	Buddy Guy
One Room Country Shack	Nick Holt	5	You Better Watch Yourself	Nick Holt	WOLF	[ 5 mins 10 secs ]	Nick Holt
Early in the Mornin'	Lil Jimmy Reed	10	Blues in Paradise	Lil Jimmy Reed		[ 3 mins 50 secs ]	Lil Jimmy Reed
Key To The Highway	Luther Allison	6	Standing At The Crossroad	Luther Allison	Black & Blue France	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Luther Allison
Don't Leave Me Baby	Lowell Fulson	7	Aladdin Story	Various Artists	EMI	[ 3 mins 0 secs ]	Lowell Fulson
Cold, Cold Feeling	T-Bone Walker	2	You're My Best Poker Hand: The Definitive Collection	T-Bone Walker	Fantastic Voyage	[ 3 mins 13 secs ]	T-Bone Walker
Messy Bessie	Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five	5	Aladdin Story	Various Artists	EMI	[ 2 mins 41 secs ]	Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five
(Ain't That) Just Like A Woman	B. B. King	10	B. B. King The Crown Recordings: Disc 7 : More B. B.. King	B. B. King	ACE	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	B. B. King
noah	golden gaTE QUARTET	2-6	good news	various artists	properbox	trad
(I Ain't) The World's Badluckest Man	James Harman	2	Bonetime	James Harman	.	[ 2 mins 48 secs ]	James Harman
Chicago Is Loaded With The Blues	Lurrie Bell	33	Cuttin Heads - Lets Talk About Love - Blues In My Soul	Lurrie Bell		[ 6 mins 12 secs ]	Lurrie Bell
Black Gal Blues	Walter Horton	5	Reborn And Remastered	Muddy Waters	ROUGH GUIDES	[ 2 mins 58 secs ]	Walter Horton
I Hate to see	ironing board sam	5	music maker selection	ironing board sam	music maker	[ 3 mins 8 secs ]	Pete Mayes
Gamblin’ Man	Stick Horse Hammond	7	Down Home Blues Classics Texas 1946-1954	Various Artists	BOULEVARD ENTERTAINMENT	[ 2 mins 39 secs ]	Stick Horse Hammond
Drove From Home Blues	Wright Holmes	4	Alley Special	Various Artists	COLLECTABLES	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Wright Holmes
$1,000 Dollar Bill	Billy Boy Arnold	1	Billy Boy Sings Sonny Boy	Billy Boy Arnold	Electro-Fi	[ 3 mins 44 secs ]	Billy Boy Arnold
Can't Rest For Worry	Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith	11	Born In Arkansas	Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith	Big Eyes	[ 5 mins 15 secs ]	Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
angry lover	Jimmie Lee Robinson	1	Chicago Jump	Jimmie Lee Robinson		[ 4 mins 50 secs ]	Jimmie Lee Robinson
I'm Ready	Pete Mayes	4	Pete Mayes - I'm Ready (Double Trouble Tx-3013)	Pete Mayes		[ 3 mins 8 secs ]	Pete Mayes
Same Old Blues	Little Milton	18	Chicago Blues And Soul Via Memphis And St. Louis, His Early Years 1953 - 1962	Little Milton	Jasmine Records	[ 2 mins 39 secs ]	Little Milton
every girl i see	little wolf	5	sings the blues	Little wolf	n/a	[ 3 mins 29 secs ]	wolf
Can't Sleep At Night	judge davis	2	The Flash Records Story	Various Artists	ACE	[ 3 mins 0 secs ]	davis
me and my woman	little joe blue	21	complete	little joe blue	n/a	[ 2 mins 30 secs ]	valery
Hound Dog	Little Esther	3-6	Ain't Gonna Hush: The Queens Of Rhythm & Blues	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage	[ 2 mins 36 secs ]	Little Esther
g'won bout your business	anisteen allen	2-1	Ain't Gonna Hush: The Queens Of Rhythm & Blues	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage	[ 2 mins 36 secs ]	Little Esther
To Do This You Got To Know How	Lonnie Johnson	4	Let Me Tell You About The Blues: New York	Various Artists	Fantastic Voyage	[ 3 mins 9 secs ]	Lonnie Johnson
bad luck	danny	6	rock me mamma: boppin by the bayou	various artists	ace	[ 2 mins 15 secs ]	trad
she's mine she's yours	bennie fruge	16	rock me mamma: boppin by the bayou	various artists	ace	[ 2 mins 15 secs ]	trad
Blues with a Feeling	Little Walter	6	Just a Feeling: Chess Sides 1952 - 1962	Little Walter	Soul Jam Records	[ 3 mins 7 secs ]	Little Walter

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