#686 :: LIVE Recording Wednesday :: Eric Bibb with Staffan Astner, Troubadour Live (2011) (27 March 2019)

A logical follow-up to the highly acclaimed Live a Fip album, this is another exploration of the very best of Eric Bibb’s repertoire. The superb blend of Staffan Astner’s fascinating electric guitar work with Eric’s delicate acoustic licks, the piano of guest Glenn Scott and soulful vocals of gospel trio PSALM4 (Paris Renita, André De Lange & Scott), all contribute to the making of a true musical gem.

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1. Katalin's Introduction

2. The Cape

3. Introducing Staffan Astner

4. New Home

5. Troubadour

6. Shavin' Talk

7. Walkin' Blues Again

8. Tell Riley

9. Connected

10. New World Comin' Through

11. Thanks For The Joy

12. For You

13. People Get Ready - Get Onboard

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#613 :: Hour Of Blues Power With Darcy Perry (1 November 2017)

Darcy Perry brings another great mix. Enjoy!

Playlist

Otis Taylor, Cassie Taylor - Ten Million Slaves

B.B. King - Better Not Look Down

Jr. Walker - Shotgun

Bo Diddley - Pretty Thing

Syl Johnson - Come Together

The Staple Singers - The Weight

Keb' Mo' - Am I Wrong

R.L. Burnside - Someday Baby

James Brown - People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul

The Blind Boys of Alabama - Run On For A Long Time

Johnny Winter - Trick Bag

Tommy Castro, Janiva Magness - Think

Rufus Thomas - Breaking My Back

Junior Kimbrough - Meet Me in the City

Little Charlie & The Nightcats - My Next Ex-Wife

Fats Domino - Walking To New Orleans

The Blues Room #613

Wednesday 1 November 2017

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#592 :: Another Hour Of Blues Power With Darcy Perry (7 June 2017)

The Blues Room #592

Wednesday 7 June 2017

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1. Johnny Winter with Dr. John - Blue Monday

2. Chris Cain - Better Not Look Down

3. Eric Bibb - In My Father's House

4. Joss Stone - The Chokin' Kind

5. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

6. Rick Estrin and The Nightcats - Callin' All Fools

7. Kim Wilson - My Buddy Buddy Friends

8. Doyle Bramhall II - Soul Shaker

9. We Shall Overcome

10. Steady Rollin' Blues

11. Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land

12. Selwyn Birchwood - Don't Call No Ambulance

#584 :: God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson (12 April 2017)

The Blues Room #584

Wednesday 12 April 2017

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One of the most underrated gospel-blues musicians is Blind Willie Johnson. People will let you know about Robert Johnson before they let you know about Blind Willie Johnson. Blind Willie Johnson was recording 10 years before RJ. That aside, you're not going to hear performances by BWJ here, you're going to hear outstanding versions by some of the most accomplished musicians on the circuit today. The songs are from the album, God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson (Alligator Records). It earned Grammy Award nominations for Best Roots Gospel Album and Best American Roots Performance for Blind Boys of Alabama recording of Mother's Children Have a Hard Time. The compilation was produced by Jeffrey Gaskill of Burning Rose Productions and was funded via a Kickstarter project that featured cigar box guitars made of wood from Willie Johnson's 1920's/30's Marlin, TX home that he shared with wife Willie B Harris. Enough chit chat. 

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1 Tom Waits - The Soul of a Man

2 Lucinda Williams - It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine 

3 Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi - Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning 

4 Cowboy Junkies - Jesus is Coming Soon 

5 The Blind Boys Of Alabama - Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time 

6 Sinéad O'Connor - Trouble Will Soon Be Over 

7 Luther Dickinson featuring The Rising Star Fife & Drum Band - Bye and Bye I’m Going to See the King 

8 Lucinda Williams - God Don't Never Change 

9 Tom Waits - John The Revelator 

10 Maria McKee - Let Your Light Shine on Me 

11 Rickie Lee Jones - Dark Was the Night-Cold Was the Ground

#517 :: Merry Christmas Blues

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The Blues Room, 23 December 2015

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Merry Christmas everybody. Please be safe, have loads of fun and enjoy your family and friends these holidays. And if you have to work through the holidays, don't despair, download some Blues Room podcasts to keep you company. Enjoy!

1. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Christmas

2. Shemekia Copeland - Stay A Little Longer Santa

3. Paul Oscher - Christmas Blues

4. William Clarke - Please Let Me Be Your Santa Claus

5. Shakura S'aida - Be My Santa Claus

6. Kenya Templeton - Good Morning Blues

7. Sharon Jones & The Daptones - 8 Days(of Hanukkah)

8. Sam Sweetsinger Bell - Happy Birthday Jesus

9. The Heavenly Gospel Singers - When Was Jesus Born

10. Charles Bradley - Every Day Is Christmas

11. Don Smith - Black Christmas

12. The Harlem Children's Chorus - Black Christmas

13. Otis Redding - Merry Christmas, Baby

(By the way, the stunning photo used for this episode is of Ogden, Utah, where my son is living for the next two years while he serves a two year mission for the LDS church. Beautiful to say the least) #pixlr