#532 :: Walter's Style

The Blues Room, 13 April 2016

Episode #532

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1. Mississippi Fred McDowell feat. Jo Ann Kelly - When I Lay My Burden Down

2. Little Walter - My Babe (alternate)

3. Billy Boy Arnold - I Wish You Would

4. Frank Frost - Gonna Make You Mine

5. Big Walter Horton with Hot Cottage - They Call Me Big Walter

6. Eddie Taylor - Lookin' For Trouble

7. Blues Boy Rawlins - I Got A Woman Shining My Shoe

8. Al Green - I Stand Accused

9. Gregory Porter - Don't Lose Your Steam

10. Eric Clapton - Can't Let You Do It

11. Bing Futch - It's Tight Like That

12. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Call It What It Is

13. Jane Lee Hooker - Mannish Boy

14. Beverly Guitar Watkins - Miz Dr. Feelgood

#485 :: Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder

The Blues Room, 13 May 2015

Episode #485

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Continuing the NZ Music Month theme, we start out with some great blues from NZ then wish legendary Motown superstar, Stevie Wonder, a happy birthday (he's 65 today), and then end this episode with a hot new harmonica scorcher from modern blues harmonica masters Smith, Barrett and Kumar. Enjoy!

1. Fatt Max - Clear Blues

2. Mike Garner - Why A Woman Gets The Blues

3. Darren Watson - Every Morning

4. Brendan Power - The Real Blues Reel

5. Groovexpress - Foxy Brown

6. Little Stevie Wonder - I Call It Pretty Music But the Old Folks Call It The Blues (Pt.1)

7. Little Stevie Wonder - I Call It Pretty Music But the Old Folks Call It The Blues (Pt.2)

8. Stevie Wonder with BB King - The Thrill Is Gone

9. Gary Smith, David Barrett, Aki Kumar - It Takes Three

The Blues Room #483 :: Otis Rush turns 80

The Blues Room, 29 April 2015

Episode #483

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There’s just one guitar slinger alive today who can say he influenced Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin, Peter Green, Jimi Hendrix, the J. Geils Band, Carlos Santana, Michael Bloomfield, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bonnie Raitt, and Ronnie Earl—and has been embraced as a peer by pillars of blues Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, and Muddy Waters. That man is Otis Rush. Happy 80th Birthday Mr Rush (born 29 April, 1935).

http://www.otisrush.net/

1. Two-Tone Steiny & The Cadilacs feat. Kid Andersen - Bring That Little Thing

2. The Flaming Mudcats - My Baby Rocks

3. Eddie Taylor - You Don't Love Me

4. Igor Prado Band & Delta Groove Allstars - Baby Won't You Jump With Me

5. Big Daddy Wilson with Eric Bibb - Mississippi John

6. Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Baby

7. Otis Rush - Jump Sister Bessie

8. Otis Rush - Its My Own Fault

9. Otis Rush - Double Trouble

10. Peter Green and the Splinter Group feat. Otis Rush - Little Queen of Spades

11. John Mayall and Eric Clapton - All Your Love

12. Joe Bonamassa - Three Times A Fool

13. Otis Rush - Natural Ball

Happy Birthday Marion Walter Jacobs AKA Little Walter (#432)

Little Walter, 1967 (photo credit)

The Blues Room, 30 April 2014

Episode # 432

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Without a doubt Little Walter is the world's undisputed heavyweight of blues harmonica, period. He's had more novices and advanced professionals envying his harmonica playing since he caused the price of harmonicas to double in price after he recorded that great instrumental, Juke, back in 1952. 

In this episode we pay tribute to Little Walter and wish him a Happy Birthday, he would have turned 84 years old on 1 May 2014 (if he hadn't been fighting!) Here you'll hear some modern masters interpreting some great tunes by Little Walter. We just keep lovin' him!

http://www.littlewalterfoundation.org/

1. Little Walter - Juke

2. Little Walter - Sad Hours

3. Little Walter - Tell Me Mama

4. Muddy Waters with Little Walter - All Night Long (Alternate Take)

5. Jim Liban Blues Combo - Mean Old World

6. Magic Dick - Can't Hold Out Much Longer

7. Billy Boy Arnold - You're So Fine

8. Rod Piazza - Oh Baby

9. George Harmonica Smith - You Better Watch Yourself

10. Ronnie Shellist - Last Night

11. Sugar Ray Norcia - My Babe

12. Dennis Gruenling - Roller Coaster

13. Red Devils (Lester Butler) - Quarter to Twelve

Happy Birthday Robert Johnson

Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues singer and musician. His landmark recordings from 1936–37 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Johnson's shadowy, poorly documented life and death at age 27 have given rise to much legend, including the Faustian myth that he sold his soul at a crossroads to achieve success. As an itinerant performer who played mostly on street corners, in juke joints, and at Saturday night dances, Johnson had little commercial success or public recognition in his lifetime.

Johnson's records sold poorly during his lifetime. It was only after the reissue of his recordings in 1961 on the LP King of the Delta Blues Singers that his work reached a wider audience. Johnson is now recognized as a master of the blues, particularly of the Mississippi Delta blues style. He is credited by many rock musicians as an important influence; Eric Clapton has called Johnson "the most important blues singer that ever lived." Johnson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an "Early Influence" in their first induction ceremony in 1986. In 2003, David Fricke ranked Johnson fifth in Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Read more about Robert Johnson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HleLTn60BxE