The Blues Room #484

The Blues Room, 6 May 2015

Episode #484

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Darcy Perry joins us again for another great hour of blues power with some interesting tunes in the mix - this is blues and beyond!

1. Glenn Walters - Stand By Me

2. Supergroove - Gotta Know Remix

3. Sonia Bullot feat. Julia Deans - My Funny Valentine

4. The Flamin' Mudcats - Superman

5. Randy Crawford with the Roger Fox Big Band - One Day I'll Fly Away

6. Darcy Perry and Nate Taiapa - Blues Man

7. Them - The Story Of Them

8. John Mayall feat. Eric Clapton - Have You Heard

9. Midge Marsden & Roger Fow - Flip Flop Fly

10. Darcy Perry - Sweet Little Angel

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

#482 :: George Harmonica Smith

The Blues Room, 22 April 2015

Episode #482

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We pay tribute to one of the greatest Blues Chromatic Harmonica players, George 'Harmoncia' Smith, who was born on 22 April 1924.

Smith started playing harp at the young age of 4. He was influenced by Larry Adler and later Little Walter. Smith would sometimes bill himself as Little Walter Jr. or Big Walter. He played in a number of bands including one with a young guitarist named Otis Rush and later went on the road with the Muddy Waters Band, after replacing Henry Strong.

Smith's first album on World Pacific 'A Tribute to Little Walter' was released in 1968. In 1969 Bob Thiele produced an excellent solo album of Smith on Bluesway, and later made use of Smith as a sideman for his Blues Times label, including sets with T-Bone Walker, and Harmonica Slim. Smith met Rod Piazza, a young White harp player and they formed the Southside Blues Band, later known as Bacon Fat.

In 1969, Smith signed with U.K. producer Mike Vernon and did the No Time for Jive album. Smith was less active in the 1970s appearing with Eddie Taylor and Big Mama Thornton. Around 1977, Smith became friends with William Clarke and they began working together. Their working relationship and friendship continued until Smith died on October 2, 1983. Thank you Mr Smith. Enjoy!

1. George Harmonica Smith - Blowing thr Blues

2. George Harmonica Smith - Blues In The Dark

3. William Clarke & The Night Owls with George Smith - Hard Times

4. William Clarke & The Night Owls with George Smith - It Ain't Nothin' To You

5. William Clarke & The Night Owls with George Smith - You Got To Be Crazy

6. T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner, Otis Spann & George Harmonica Smith - Jot's Blues

7. George Harmonica Smith - Astatic Stomp

8. George Harmonica Smith - Love Life

9. William Clarke - Tribute To George Smith

10. William Clarke - Chromatic Jump

11. George Harmonica Smith - Just A Feeling

12. George Harmonica Smith - Mellow Down Easy

The Blues Room #481 :: Five Plus & Live

The Blues Room, 15 April 2015

Episode #481

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I do like an extended live track from time to time. 

Heres an episode of tracks five plus minutes long and live to an audience. Enjoy!

1. Gerry Hundt & Barrelhouse Chuck (Live at The Coachlite) - Whiskey Makes Me Mean

2. Little Walter (Live at Peppers Lounge) - Pepper's Thing

3. Jean-Jacques Milteau (Blues LIVE) - Mystery train

4. Anders Osborne and North Mississippi Allstars (Freedom and Dreams) - Back Together

5. Eric Clapton & Wynton Marsalis (Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center) - Forty-Four

6. Fiona Boyes, Mookie Brill, Rich Delgrosso (Live from Bluesville) - Hard to Live With

7. Gov't Mule (Dub Side Of The Mule) - Its A Mans Mans Mans World

8. Joe Bonamassa (Muddy Wolf at Red Rock) - Double Trouble

The Blues Room #480 :: Happy Birthday Billie Holiday

The Blues Room, 8 April 2015

Episode #480

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This year we celebrate the birth of Eleanora Fagan aka Billie Holiday 100 years ago on 7th April 1915. She rose to be a social phenomenon in the 1950s. She recorded 100s of songs many of which remain staples for jazz, blues, soul and reggae artists to cover today. We pay tribute to Billie Holiday in this episode and hear many great tributes to her. Happy Birthday Billie Holiday - Lady Day Sing The Blues!!

http://www.billieholiday.com/

Acknowledgements: content from Time and NPR are used in this episode, we thank the producers of these quality audio clips and hope our including them is taken as a compliment.

1. Nina Simone - I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl

2. Peggy Lee - Fever

3. Dinah Washington - This Can't Be Love

4. Ann Cole - Got My Mojo Working

5. Wynton Marsalis talks about the artistic vision of Billie Holiday on her 100th birthday

6. Annie Lennox - Strange Fruit

7. Elizabeth Blair (NPR) - The Strange Story Of The Man Behind 'Strange Fruit'

8. Marcus Miller - Strange_Fruit

9. God Bless The Child - Blood, Sweat and Tears

10. Jackie Wilson - Crazy She Calls Me

11. Amy Winehouse - There Is No Greater Love

12. Billy Holiday - Lady Sings The Blues

The Blues Room #479

The Blues Room, 1 April 2015

Episode #479

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Darcy Perry presents another Hour Of Blues Power. 

Can you spot how many artists from his playlist that have performed at Bluesfest?

1. Joss Stone - The Chokin' Kind

2. Dean Martin - You Won't Be Satisfied

3. Lee Dorsey - Ride Your Pony

4. Tinariwen - Ahimana

5. Fun Lovin Criminals - Korean Bodega

6. Beastie Boys - Slow Ride

7. Doyle Bramhall III - Soul Shaker

8. Eric Clapton - Strange Brew

9. Eric Bibb - Micheal, Row The Boat Ashore

10. Aretha Franklin - People Get Ready

11. Bo Diddley - Bring It To Jerome

12. Dave Matthews Band - Jimi Thing

13. Ella Fitzgerald - Summertime

14. Fiona Boyes - Rockabilly On The Radio

15. Ella Fitzgerald - A Tisket, A-Tasket

The Blues Room #478

The Blues Room, 25 March 2015

Episode #478

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A mix of blues, old and new, with a spotlight of some of the artists at the 26th annual Byron Bay Bluesfest - Australia's premier blues and roots music festival. Enjoy. 

1. Joe Lutcher - Rockin' Boogie

2. Earl King - You Can Fly High

3. Big Kitty - Flip Flop Fly

4. Rod Piazza & The Almighty Flyers - Confessin' The Blues

5. Nikki Hill - Gotta Find My Baby

6. Pokey LaFarge - City Summer Blues

7. Charles Bradley (featuring The Budos Band) - Changes (Black Sabbath cover)

8. Mavis Staples - We're Gonna Make It

9. William Clarke & The Night Owls (Smokey Wilson) - Fine Little Mama 

10. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Walk On

11. The Mighty Mojo Prophets - Sweetness

12. Etta James - I've Got Dreams To Remember

13. Lee Bryan - It's Too Bad (Things Are Going So Tough)

14. Big Jay McNeely - Flying Home (Live)

The Blues Room #477

The Blues Room, 18 March 2015

Episode #477

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Congratulations to the winner of the double pass for Charles Bradley and the Extraordinaires next Thursday 26th March (Powerstation, Auckland). Its going to simply be SOULGASMIC!

Holly and The Bluebenders hit Hamilton this Saturday 21st at Nivara Lounge on Victoria Street, Hamilton so get down there for live blues.

And some new tunes from some great artists in this episode by Sista Jean & CB (LA), The KingmiXers (BC),  Igor Prado Band (Brasil) And Delta Groove All Stars (CA), Marcia Ball (TX), & Cedell Davis (US).

1. Holly And The BlueBenders - Little By Little

2. Holly And The BlueBenders - Spilt Milk Blues

3. Holly And The BlueBenders - Cut You Loose

4. Sista Jean & CB - Easy Rider

5. The Kingmixers - The Real World

7. Muddy Waters - Louisiana Blues

8. Igor Prado Band And Delta Groove All Stars - She's Got It

9. Marcia Ball - Lazy Blues

10. Cedell Davis - Who's Lovin' You Tonight

11. Charles Bradley - Where Do We Go From Here?

The Blues Room #476 :: Win Tickets To Charles Bradley & The Extraordinaires (Auckland 26 March)

The Blues Room, 11 March 2015

Episode #476

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Daptone/Dunham alumni Charles Bradley will be bringing Funk, Soul and his remarkable story to New Zealand on March 26th, 2015. Along for the ride will be his all-star band The Extraordinaires, (comprising of members of The Dap Kings, The Menahan St Band, Budos Band and others) – a combo that will blow away audiences both in the intimate club circuit and festival scenes. Manager of FreeFM catches up with Charles Bradley in this episode.

“Every brass blast and chicken scratch could have come straight off a 1968 Stax Records release, but it’s Bradley’s ragged, resilient powerhouse singing that makes this soul…” 

Rolling Stone, Top 50 Best Albums of 2011

“Cathartic, explosive soul that reaches deep and shakes you to the core.” Austin American Statesman, SXSW review

Charles Bradley burst onto the scene after releasing his widely-praised debut album No Time For Dreaming (2011) at the tender age of 62. His incredible against-all-odds rise has been well-documented: how he transcended a bleak life on the streets to soul super-stardom, after being discovered impersonating James Brown by Daptone Records in Brooklyn.

A glistening voice in modern soul, with distinctively rough-hewn timbre, it’s the unmistakable voice of experience and personal connection to the music that keeps you captive when Charles Bradley is on stage. Each note and gruff inflection is an expression of his tumultuous personal path, and it has the world-over sitting up and taking notice, including the likes of SXSW and Rolling Stone.

"Bradley is a classic showman. He sells every syllable, dropping to his knees, outstretching his arms, shaking his hips. And that voice, both pleading and plaintive, anguished and extraordinary." – Los Angeles Times, SXSW review

Bradley returns to New Zealand in 2015 as part of the celebration of the release of his second album Victim of Love: an offering of gratitude to his fans and supporters, packed with joy and a broader musical scope, including experiments with psychedelic soul The Temptations explored in the early '70's.

Check out the trailer to the highly acclaimed documentary Charles Bradley: Soul of America: click here to watch.

POWERSTATION AUCKLAND THU 26 MAR 2015

Tickets from www.ticketmaster.co.nz ph 0800 111 999

Thanks to Blackout Music Management, The Blues Room has a double pass to giveaway, just share this episode to your facebook profile and tag us in and you go in the draw. 

Winner will be announced in next week's epsiode of The Blues Room, 9pm Weds 18th March, 

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1. Charles Bradley - Strictly Reserved For You

2. Bobby Womack - Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out

3. Sam Cooke - Little Red Rooster

4. Aretha Franklin - Trouble In Mind

5. Otis Redding - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Songs used during Charles Bradley interview:

a. Golden Rule instrum

b. In You (I Found A Love) instrm

c. Lovin You Baby

d. Lovin You Baby instrm

e. No Time For Dreaming instrm

f. No Time For Dreaming

g. The World (Is Going Up In Flames) instrm

h. The Teardrop Song instrm

i. You Put The Flame On It

6. The Como Mamas - Out Of The Wilderness

7. Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens - Sinner

8. Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights

The Blues Room (475)

The Blues Room, 4 March 2015

Episode #475

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Another hour of blues power with Darcy Perry.

1. Walter Trout - Saw My Mama Cryin

2. Robben Ford - Poor Kelly Blues

3. Buddy Guy - Whats Up With that Woman

4. Hugh Laurie - Wild Honey

5. Billy Boy Arnold - I Was Fooled

6. Jimmy Reed - Baby What You Want Me To Do

7. Long John Baldry - Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King Of Rock N Roll

8. Albert Collins - I Ain't Drunk

9. Ana Popovic - Fearless

10. Freddie King - The Stumble

11. Fats Domino - Blue Monday

12. Nina Simone - Children Go Where I Send You

13. Etta James - Someone To Watch Over Me