STAR BLUES on 26th July 2015 at 22:00 joint jumpin

.. round your place/ No-one can ignore the persistent rain that has been waiting for the school children to get on holiday. Nice opportunity to slip in another selection from soon-to-be birthday boy Buddy Guy.  That new album of his must drop soooooon; it will have some famous names in duet (in keeping with the idea Buddy brought Bonnie Raitt for us).

Easy choice for gospel spot too - not that we ever need to apologise for Sister RT. Nor for the Soul Stirrers, one of the most potent examples of the simplicity of the human voice. Professor Harold Boggs added a vintage feel to the then recent Eric Clapton composition.

Our first segment also dallied among the JSP stable for some pretty robust modern blues that John Stedman did so well, especially when working with artists of the calibre of Johnnie Rawls (who was in top form for Deitra Farr). Harp fans were well served by Mojo Buford, Harmonica Shah and Eomot RaSun.  All three deserve wider exposure, the last named has just that one album and it had supporting cast such as Jimmy D Lane, Bob Stroger and Sam Carr (a stellar top-trumps hand in anyone's game).

The Johnnie Taylor selection was a direct steal of an idea off Facebook, it came as a birthday surprise reminder of my first introduction to his great voice. OV Wright was one of Robert Cray's biggest influences; he only left us with few sides and he had Michael Toles on guitar for his blues run-through for us. Hank Ballard has a current survey of his Midnighters singles out on Jasmine, there was a joyful swing to his singing and it set up our introduction of a classic by Calvin Boze.

The earliest blues stars were the women who came from the vaudeville / music hall / gospel traditions: the Document imprint issued two volumes as a survey of what they called Territory singers and we took one apiece from those projects. Tampa Red was sometimes billed as the Guitar Wizard and Ace has just put out a twofer survey of his post-war RCA victor sides. Though that blessed kazoo still parps intrusively on one or two songs, the guitar playing more than makes up for it. Our pair had sidemen such as Walter Horton and Little Johnnie Jones anchored by Odie Payne and Ransom Knowling in the engine room.

Recently we've put the spotlight on blues players rarely heard on Blues radio in Britain; we continued this week with Andrew Brown, Guitar Crusher and Calvin Frazier. You can be sure there'll be more in upcoming shows. Sunday at 10pm (BST) round your place will reveal who's next - 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
One Eyed Man	Tre	12	Too Hot For Me	Various Artists	JSP Records	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Tre
feels like rain	buddy guy	6	baddest of buddy guy	buddy guy	silvertone	[ 4 mins 15 secs ]	hiatt
The search is over	Deitra Farr	9	The Search Is Over	Deitra Farr	JSP Records	[ 3 mins 31 secs ]	Deitra Farr
Last Night	Eomot Rasun	3	Three Days Walkin'	Eomot Rasun	APO	[ 4 mins 13 secs ]	Eomot Rasun
When the Blues Comes Knockin'	Frank Bey	2	Blues In The Pocket	Frank Bey		[ 3 mins 50 secs ]	Frank Bey
groundhog blues	Mojo Buford	2	State Of The Blues Harp	Mojo Buford	JSP Records	[ 3 mins 40 secs ]	Mojo Buford
Baby, Scratch My Back	Harmonica Shah	8	Tell It To Your Landlord	Harmonica Shah	Electro-Fi	[ 3 mins 59 secs ]	Harmonica Shah
Part Time Love	Johnnie Taylor	7	Raw Blues	Johnnie Taylor	FANTASY/STAX	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Johnnie Taylor
evalene	tampa red	1-1	guitar wizard	tampa red	ace
new deal blues	tampa red	2-1	guitar wizard	tampa red	ace
Clearin' House Blues	Hattie Burleson	8	Territory Singers - Vol2 : 1928-1930	Various Artists	DOCUMENT	[ 2 mins 45 secs ]	Hattie Burleson
Rock Away	Sadie McKinney	14	Territory Singers Vol. 1 - 1922-1928	Various Artists	DOCUMENT	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Sadie McKinney
didn't it rain	sister rosetta tharp[e w. marie knight	10	complete works in chronological order vol. 3	sister rosetta tharpe	document	[ 2 mins 56 secs ]	trad.
Today I Sing The Blues	O. V. Wright	26	Complete O. V. Wright - Vol. 1	O. V. Wright	HI	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	O. V. Wright
The Continental Walk	Hank BallardMidnighters	12	Let's Go Again	Hank BallardMidnighters	Jasmine	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Hank BallardMidnighters
I Got To Know	Guitar Crusher	1	Blast From The Past	Guitar Crusher		[ 2 mins 23 secs ]	Guitar Crusher
(You Made Me) Suffer	Andrew Brown	16	Andrew Brown - Big Brown's Blues 1 (Black Magic 9039-2A)	Andrew Brown		[ 3 mins 43 secs ]	Andrew Brown
Three Different Woman	Buster Bennett	26	The R'n'b Years 1948: 100 Hot Rhythm And Blues Tunes From 1948	Various Artists	BOULEVARD VINTAGE	[ 2 mins 44 secs ]	Buster Bennett
good time sue	Calvin Boze	2	50's rhythm and blues	Various Artists	BOULEVARD VINTAGE	[ 2 mins 23 secs ]	Calvin Boze
Across The Bay Blues	L. C. 'Good Rockin'' Robinson	4	Mojo In My Hand	L. C. 'Good Rockin'' Robinson	Arhoolie Records	[ 3 mins 48 secs ]	L. C. 'Good Rockin'' Robinson
Bottle Up And Go	K.C. Douglas	14	The Prestige/Bluesville Story	Various Artists	NOT NOW	[ 4 mins 6 secs ]	K.C. Douglas
Maxwell Street Blues	Papa Charlie Jackson	5	20th Century Blues	Various Artists	CATFISH	[ 2 mins 45 secs ]	Papa Charlie Jackson
Lord Give Me Strength	Harold Boggs	1	Dave's Gospel Sampler	Various Artists		[ 2 mins 40 secs ]	Harold Boggs
Jesus Gave Me Water	Soul Stirrers, The	1	It's Spelt Specialty	Various Artists	Specialty	[ 0 mins 0 secs ]	Soul Stirrers, The
Love Is A Gamble	Ray Agee	13	Ray Agee - West Coast Blues 3 (1952-1957) Fg 972062	Ray Agee		[ 2 mins 29 secs ]	Ray Agee
lily mae	calvin frazier	5	Blues from big town	Various Artists	Chess	[ 2 mins 30 secs ]	frazier
Leave Me Alone	Big Blues Carson	18	East Toledo Blues	Various Artists		[ 2 mins 12 secs ]	Big Blues Carson
robinson's rock	Iceman Robinson	10	I've Never Been Loved	Iceman Robinson	FEDORA	[ 4 mins 51 secs ]	Iceman Robinson

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