#688 :: Right By My Side Blues Mix (10 April 2019)

No waffle, just an hour of great modern blues.

1 Blues Etilicos - Bulldog

2 Kate Lush Band - Good Good Love

3 Brandon Santini - Evil (Is Going On)

4 Netto Rockfeller feat. Kid Andersen, June Core, Jim Pugh & Whitney Shay - Troubles, Troubles 

5 Rosie Flores - Drive Drive Drive

6 Ray Allen - Girl Crazy

7 Bonita & The Blues Shacks - Southern Girl Northern Boy

8 Raphael Wressnig - One Mo' Time

9 Li'l Chuck The One Man Skiffle Machine - Right By My Side*

10 Stef Paglia - Mistery Heaven

11 Tomiko Dixon - I'm Ready

2 Big Daddy Wilson with Laura Chavez_Deep In My Soul

13 Sugaray Rayford-Somebody Save Me

14 Kai Strauss - This Game Ain't Worth Playing No More

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*Artist Spotlight - Li'l Chuck The One Man Skiffle Machine

Li'l Chuck captures a vintage country blues sound you'd swear you were in a 1950's Juke Joint.

Hailing from the UK and currently living in Christchurch, New Zealand, David Thorpe aka Li'l Chuck has been playing music for more than 25 years. His new album, and his third release, 'MONO' features a blues focused, foot-stompin', upbeat array of 14 tracks all recorded in one day in the UK. Li'l Chuck lays down the harmonica, resonator guitar, vocals, kick drum and hi hat all by himself. He is in the truest sense a one man band. It's well worth checking out at: https://www.backyardmusic.co.nz/

#680 :: Eric Otoka Joins Nate In The Blues Room (13 February 2019)

Nate is joined by Eric 'The Cranky Yank' Otoka in this episode. A seasoned drummer who hails from Minneapolis, or is it Milwaukee or maybe Chicago, where ever it is we're glad he could join us on air. Shout outs to the Otoka boys Oliver, Joseph and Liam - oh the things your dad gets up to after he puts you to bed haha! Next time Eric returns to The Blues Room he'll bring his drum kit and play us a 50 minute solo. Watch this space! Oh and my bad, I mentioned Diggers but meant Biddy Mulligans, sorry.

1. Mississippi Fred McDowell - Baby Please Don't Go 

2. Jimi Hendrix - Angel

3. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - Love And Trust

4. Peter Karp - Valentines Day

5. Morphine - In Spite Of Me

6. Paul deLay Band - Why Can't You Love Me

7. Katarina Pejak - Old Pain

8. Otis Redding - Hard To Handle

9. Tony Holiday feat. Charlie Musselwhite & Aki Kumar- That's Alright

10. Larkin Poe - Hard Time Killing Floor

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The Blues Room #670 :: Darcy Perry with The Flaming Mudcats :: 2-hours of Blues Power, 5 December 2018

Darcy Perry brings his friends, The Flaming Mudcats, on air The Blues Room to have one last jam session before taking his leave as co-host. What a night it was! Old classics, old band favorites, and new tunes from The Flaming Mudcats were on the playlist. Great job guys. And thanks to PW Fenton for a special shout out in his episode of On This Day In Blues History. If you'd like to go in the draw to win a copy of The Flaming Mudcats new album, 'CUT LOOSE,' then head over to our Facebookpage @TheBluesRoomNZ and enter the draw.

Thank you Darcy, you've done a great job, and made a great contribution to The Blues Room, Free FM and everyone's Wednesday evening over the past years. Don't be a stranger brother, come back soon.

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#651 :: Live Recording Wednesday :: Harmonica Greats (25 July 2018)

We feature four great harmonica players playing live concerts. Boom!

Lester Butler Feat. 13 - Automatic (Live Tamines 1997)

Lester Butler Feat. 13 - Cut It Out

Lester Butler Feat. 13 - I'll Cry For You

Jason Ricci & New Blood - Wish You Would (Live at Checkers Tavern)

Little Sonny - Honest I Do (Blastin' The Blues: Live At Parker Tower Blues Festival)

Little Sonny - Memphis B-K

Nico Wayne Toussaint - One More Mile (Plays James Cotton)

Nico Wayne Toussaint - How Long Can A Fool Go Wrong

Nico Wayne Toussaint - Midnight Creeper

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#645 :: Songs about Gals! (13 June 2018)

Gals! Gals! Gals!

There's so many gooooood songs about gals. And of course some good songs about some bad gals too. Here's a small mix to kick things off. I'd like to bring another mix on air so tell us your favorite songs about a gal, or girl if you live outside of the USA.

Charlie Musselwhite - My Kinda Gal

Norah Jones - Bessie Smith

Flávio Guimarães & Prado Blues Band - Louise

Dana Dixon - Crazy Maisie

North Mississippi Allstars feat Anders Osbourne - Annabel

Chuck Berry - Nadine

Sean Costello - Lucille

Taj Mahal - Hello Josephine

Victor Wainwright - Thank You Lucille

Larkin Poe - Peach - Black Betty

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#632 :: The Mix Up (14 March 2018)

1. Eric Burdon - Soul Of A Man

2. Little Sonny And His Band - The Mix Up 

3. Joe Carter - Stormy Monday

4. Hans Theesink - One Kind Favor

5. Frank Frost with Sam Carr - Cotton Needs Pickin'

6. Mark Lemhouse - Paper Sack

7. Big Jack Johnson and Kim Wilson - Things I Used To Do

8. Little Charlie And The Night Cats - Sugar Daddy Sweet

9. The Paul deLay Band - Worn Out Shoe

10. Mojo Webb - A Man Like Me

11. Luther Allison - Will It Ever Change

12. Fred Below - Route 66

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#618 :: Darcy Perry's Hour Of Blues Power :: Midge Marsden Spotlight (6 Dec 2017)

Keith Douglas "Midge" Marsden MNZM (born 1945) is a New Zealand blues and R&B guitarist, harmonica-player, and singer with a musical career spanning four decades. Marsden was born and brought up in New Plymouth, Taranaki, the son of Les and Elaine Marsden. His musical education started on the piano, and included singing in church, though his first musical love was rock and roll. As a teenager he took guitar lessons from a New Plymouth musician called Leo Davies, who also owned a recording studio in the town, and went on to further lessons with another musician, Johnny Williams.

Marsden's career spans four decades, and during that time he has played thousands of concerts in New Zealand and introduced several generations of New Zealanders to the blues. He was voted New Zealand Entertainer of the Year in 1990, and his 1991 album Burning Rain later went gold.

Marsden has toured the USA four times, and each time he has played with and befriended artists such as Little Willy Foster, Bobby Mack, Ronnie Taylor, and Australian Dave Boyle. He has encouraged all these artists to tour New Zealand, and thus broadened New Zealanders' appreciation of blues music. Marsden was a student at the University of Mississippi in 1996, from where he graduated with a Diploma in Southern Studies, and more recently he has tutored at Waikato Institute of Technology in "Bluesology".

In 2006 Marsden was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music.

Marsden was a friend of Stevie Ray Vaughan; upon living in Texas at various times he would stay at Vaughan's house for months on end. He toured with Vaughan a few times, playing harmonica and recorded a Europa petrol advert with Vaughan in 1987 (pictured above). 

Here in this episode, Darcy Perry pays tribute to Midge Marsden. Enjoy!

1. Midge Marsden - Little Ray

2. Midge Marsden - Struck Down by the Blues

3. Midge Marsden - I Wanna Be Loved

4. Midge Marsden with The Rodger Fox Big Band - Grit’s Ain’t Groceries

5. Midge Marsden with The Rodger Fox Big Band - Running Blues

6. Midge Marsden - Burning Rain

7. Midge Marsden with The Rodger Fox Big Band - Caledonia 

8. Midge Marsden with Bullfrog Rata - Feel So Good

9. Midge Marsden with Bullfrog Rata - Pride and Joy

10. Midge Marsden - Waiting For Rain

11. Midge Marsden - Kokomo 

12. Midge Marsden - Travellin’ On

13. Midge Marsden with Stevie Ray Vaughan - Europa TV Ad “Travellin’ On”

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The Midge Marsden Collection is a 28-track career retrospective, spanning 50 years in music from one of New Zealand's most revered musical entertainers and journeymen of the rhythm & blues.

For any Midge Marsden fan or music enthusiast, the double jewel case package includes a 12-page glossy booklet with track by track notes and accompanying photographs.

Track Listing:
DISC 1:
Baby Please Don't Go
O Fat Daddy
Rangitoto
Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Believe It's Over
Slow Walk, Jive Talk
Carry My Blues Away
I Wanna Be With You
Texas Blues
Another Man Done Gone
You're Gonna Need Me
Boogie Thing
Mystery Train
Travellin’ On (Europa Ad)

DISC 2:
Burning Rain
Little Ray
Struck Down By The Blues
Daylight Robbery
Travellin' On
Thru The Southern Moonlight
Trust My Baby
Sea Cruise
Move Up To The Country
Happy Birthday Blues
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!
I'll Drown In My Own Tears
Down To The Bone
Growing Out Of The Blues

#614 :: Tribute To Howling Wolf feat. Greaseland All-Stars (8 November 2017)

My good blues lovin' friend, Kevin Johnson, of Proud Papa Promotions & Publicity, used to work for Delmark Records in Chicago. Kevin now has his own independent radio promotions and press/publicity/PR company, concentrating on real deal blues! When he sent me a copy of 'Howlin' At Greaseland' (West Tone Records) I knew I'd be in for a good hit of solid blues. And I was right! 

Howlin' At Greaseland is tribute to the legend Howlin' Wolf (Chester Arthur Burnett June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976). Wolf is blues, there's no doubt about it. Several of his songs, including Smokestack Lightnin', Killing Floor and Spoonful, have become blues and blues rock standards the world over. On this album of 14 tracks, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer, Kid Anderson, brings together some of the most accomplished musicians this side of Wolf's life, to recreate and cover some of Wolf's most outstanding songs. It's not that Howlin' At Greaseland is trying to outdo or better Wolf's genius, rather it's paying homage to a true blues legend that I'm sure all the artists involved love and admire. 

Produced by Andersen at Greaseland Studios, Howlin' At Greaseland features many great artists such as Rick Estrin, Johnny Cat, Tail Dragger, Rockin’ Johnny Burgin, Jim Pugh, Henry Gray (played piano for Wolf), Terry Hanck, Ali Kumar and many more. 

There's some good banter and stories in between songs thanks to Anderson for keeping the tapes rollin. I just think the whole album is brilliant. It captures today's prmier West Coast and Chicago players very well. I highly recommend you pick yourself up a copy soon! I spin a few songs I like from Howlin' At Greaseland plus some other massive tracks that also pay tribute to the legend, Howlin' Wolf. Ahhhh whooooo, whooooo (*in the accent of Howlin' Wolf). Enjoy!

Playlist

1 Barrelhouse Chuck & Kim Wilson's Blues AllStars - Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy

2 James Blood Ulmer - Evil

3 Eric Clapton & Wynton Marsalis - Forty-Four

4 Bill Sims Jr. - Back Door Man

5 Greaseland AllStars - Smokestack Lighnin'

7 Greaseland AllStars - Howlin' For My Darling

8 Greaseland AllStars - Worried Life Blues

9 Greaseland AllStars - Spoonful

10 Johnny Winter with Paul Nelson - Killing Floor 

11 Michael Powers - I Ain't Superstitious

12 Satan & Adam - Little Red Rooster

16 Howlin' Wolf - Sittin' On Top Of The World

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#610 :: A Taste Of Bluesfest Byron Bay 2018 (11 October 2017)

*Bluesfest Byron Bay 2018 lineup at https://www.bluesfest.com.au/

1 The Billy Jones Band - Biggest House In Town

2 *Bobby Rush - I Don't Want Nobody Hanging Around

3 B.B. King with Ivan Neville's *DumpstaPhunk - Goin' Home

4 Paul Lamb & The Detroit Breakdown feat *Eric Gales - Fear Free

5 *Joe Louis Walker - Do I Love Her

6 Egidio Juke Ingala & The Jacknives - Can't Get You Off My Mind

7 Dave Myers, Rusty Zinn, Kim Wilson - Gotta Find My Baby

8 Ruthie Foster - Joy Comes Back

9 Big Daddy Wilson - I Just Need A Smile

10 North Mississippi All Stars - Run Red Rooster

11 The Flaming Mudcats - Big Bad Wolf

12 *Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - The Blues Ain’t Going Nowhere

13 Chuck Berry - Lady B. Goode

The Blues Room #610

Wednesday 11 October 2017

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#601 :: Highways, Automobiles, and Route 66 (9 August 2017)

The Blues Room #601

Wednesday 9 August 2017

9pm-10pm NZ time, FreeFM89.0

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Inspired by Free FM manager, Phil Grey's trip up Route 66, here's an hour of tunes about 

Highways, Automobiles, and Route 66.

Billy Branch & Sugar Ray Norcia - Route 66

The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner

ZZ Top - She Loves My Automobile

George Thorogood & the Destroyers - Highway 49

William Clarke - Going Down This Highway

Jumpin' Jack Bluni - Too Many Drivers

Lightnin' Hopkins - Ride in your New Automobile

Memphis Gold - Standin' By The Highway

Howlin' Wolf - Cadillac Daddy (Mr.HighwayMan)

Red Devils - Mr. Highway Man

Mississippi Fred McDowell - 61 Highway

North Mississippi All Stars - 61 Highway

Eric Clapton with BB King - Key to the Highway

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

The Blues Room #592

Wednesday 7 June 2017

9pm-10pm NZ time, FreeFM89.0

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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

#588 :: Only In The Blues (10 May 2017)

The Blues Room #588

Wednesday 10 May 2017

9pm-10pm NZ time, FreeFM89.0

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A blues mix with a some great classics, great female vocalists, great harmonica players, and some great artists from New Zealand. Enjoy!

1 Muddy Waters - Mad Love (I Want You To Love Me)

2 Bonnie Raitt - Love Me Like A Man

3 Midge Marsden - Move Up To Country

4 Hammond Gamble - Whistlin' The Blues In The Rain

6 John Hammond - Spider And The Fly

7 B.B. King - Mean Ole' World

8 Li'l Chuck The One Man Skiffle Machine - I call on Jimmy Reed

9 Victor Puertas & The Mellow Tones - Sugar Coated Love

10 Matthew Skoller - Only In The Blues

11 Fatt Max - Clear Blues

12 Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie

13  Izo Fitzroy - Skyline

14 Vika Bull - Sunday

15 Saturday Nite Fish Fry feat. Shakura S’Aida - Ain't I Talkin' To You Baby

#587 :: 10 Year Anniversary of Harmonica Masters Of New Zealand Album Release

The Blues Room #587

Wednesday 3 May 2017

9pm-10pm NZ time, FreeFM89.0

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Darcy Perry plays tunes from the Harmonica Masters of New Zealand album 

and celebrates it's 10th year anniversary. 

1. Peri Grant - Pushing it Uphill

2. Aaron Carpenter - Sunshower

3. Mike Garner - Leaving Blues

4. Graham Clark & Grant Bullot - Kidney's Gone to Hell

5. Erna Ferry - A Little Kissing

6. Bullfrog Rata - Next Town

7. Derek 'Haggis' Maguiness - Life is a Beautiful Thing 

8. Craig Bracken - Want My Money Back

9. Shayn Wills - Only One

10. Brian Glamuzina - Big Time Baby

11. Brendan Power - The Real Blues Real

12. Darcy Perry & Nate Taiapa - Blues Man

#581 :: LIVE Blues Recording Wednesday :: James Cotton (RIP), Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters (22 March 2017)

The Blues Room #581

Wednesday 22 March 2017

9pm-10pm NZ time, FreeFM89.0

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This episode is dedicated to the late James Henry Cotton aka Mr Superharp (July 1, 1935 – March 16, 2017). Not only was Cotton one of the greatest sidemen of Muddy Waters, but Cotton was a master in his own right as band leader of his own blues band. This episode features a fantastic LIVE recording of Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters, and James Cotton on tour promoting Waters' 1977 album, Hard Again. 

It was at a time when Johnny Winter had only recently recovered from past addictions and blues giant Muddy Waters was facing a decline in his career brought on by illness as well as the 1975 collapse of Chess Records. Steve Paul of Blue Sky brought both musicians together. The results of his investment soon paid off and Winter's childhood dream of playing alongside his hero Muddy Waters came to fruition on the album Hard Again in 1977. Hard Again had a raw, expressive feel and hearkened back to Waters Chess Records days, and the outstanding musicianship and intimate exuberance exceeded all expectations earning Waters a Grammy. 

The Hard Again tour combined the respected powerhouse of Waters, Winter, and James Cotton with musicians from the Hard Again sessions. Although this particular collaboration was short-lived, it has provided blues fans a rare opportunity to indulge in the work of three hugely important musical figures whose respect for each other is evidently unflinching. Two live albums, Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live and Breakin It Up, Breakin It Down, have allowed a glimpse of the concerts from 1977 and '78, but this Boston performance has never previously seen the light of day. Echoes proudly presents the entire WBCN-FM broadcast of a performance at the Boston Music Hall on February 26, 1977, digitally remastered. Thank you James Cotton, thank you Johnny Winter, and thank you Muddy Waters. You are BLUES. Nuff said. Enjoy.

Personnel

Muddy Waters: Vocals & Guitar

Johnny Winter: Vocals & Guitar

James Cotton: Vocals & Harmonica

Bob Margolin: Guitar

Pinetop Perkins: Piano

Charles Calmese: Bass

Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith: Drums

Playlist

Hideaway

Rocket 88

Instrumental

Mama Talk To Your Daughter

Mannish Boy

WBCN DJ Talks And Interviews Pinetop Perkins

You Don't Have To Go

Got My Mojo Working

WBCN DJ Interview With Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters & James Cotton

The James Cotton Blues Band - One More Mile

#579 :: Keep Your Hand Out Of My Pocket (8 March 2017)

The Blues Room #579

Wednesday 8 March 2017

9pm-10pm NZ time, FreeFM89.0

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Chris O & Derek Phillips - Tell Me Baby

Big Daddy Wilson with Ruthie Foster - Give Me One Reason

Ruth Wyand - Blame Yourself Blues

Jimmy Bowskill and Carlos Del Junco - Heavens Where You'll Dwell

Christopher Bell - Smokestack Lightning

Dave Fields - My Mamas Got The Blues

Trickbag With Friends Vol. 2 - Keep Your Hand Out Of My Pocket (Feat. Kim Wilson & Kid Ramos)

John Mayall - Goin' Away Baby

Eddie Taylor - Find My Baby

Royal Southern Brotherhood - I Wonder Why

Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado - Holler 'n Moan

Hannah Williams & The Affirmations - Tame In The Water

#567 :: Christmas Time Blues

The Blues Room #567

Wednesday 14 December 2016

9pm-10pm NZ time, FreeFM89.0

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There ain't no Snoopy's Christmas here. Just pure blues from the 1920s through to 2016. 

Merry Christmas everybody, and may you have a blessed new years / holiday period. The first 9 tracks were inspired by Jeff Harris' radio show, Big Road Blues. Please check it out!

1. Sugar Chile Robinson - Christmas Boogie

2. Julie Lee & Her Boyfriends - Christmas Spirit

3. Boll Weevil - Christmas Time Blues

4. Bertha 'Chippie' Hill - Christmas Man Blues

5. Kansas City Kitty - Christmas Mornin' Blues

6. Sonny Boy Williamson I - Christmas Morning Blues

7. Sonny Boy Williamson II - Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues

8. Little Esther & Mel Walker With Johnny Otis - Faraway Christmas Blues

9. Amos Milburn - Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby

10. Sonny Rhodes - Texas Christmas

11. Little Charlie & The Nightcats - It's Christmas Time Again (Spend, Spend, Spend)

12. Alabama Red - Goin' Home For Christmas

13. Koko Taylor - Merry, Merry Christmas

14. Joe Bonamassa - Christmas Boogie (One Little Kiss)

15. Charles Brown - Christmas Comes But Once a Year

#565 :: Nate's Hot Picks From 2016

The Blues Room #565

Wednesday 30 November 2016

9pm-10pm NZ time, FreeFM89.0

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Some of Nate's hot picks from music released in 2016. Enjoy.

Fantastic Negrito - Last Days Of Oakland (Intro) & Working Poor

Santana - Blues Magic

Mavis Staples - MLK Song

John Long - Stand Your Ground

Dennis Gruenling - If You Wanna Rock (You Gotta Have That Roll)

Bonnie Raitt - Unintended Consequence Of Love

Trickbag With Friends Vol. 2 - She's A Killer (Feat. Kim Wilson & Kid Ramos)

Lino Muoio - Bald Man's Stomp (feat. Mario Donatone)

Fiona Boyes - Love Me All The Way

Tedeschi Trucks Band - Let Me Get By

Jane Lee Hooker - Mean Town Blues (Johnny Winter)

Seasick Steve - Walkin' Blues

Kenny Neal - Thank You B.B. King

#559 :: Buggin' Blues

The Blues Room #559

Wednesday 5 October 2016

9pm-10pm, FreeFM89.0, Hamilton, NZ.

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WIN the double CD set by Lloyd Spiegel, DOUBLE LIVE SET. 

Listen to this episode by Fatt Max for details. And be sure to get along to a performance by Lloyd while he's in NZ, details of his NZ tour here.

Colin James – Bug Road Blues 

Frank Bang & The Cook County Chiefs – Cant Go On This Way 

Dave Keller – Whats It Gonna Take 

Charlie Musselwhite – The Well 

Kitty Daisy & Lewis – Buggin’ Blues 

Lloyd Spiegel – Statesboro’ Blues 

Elmore James – Shake Your Money Maker 

Cris Jacobs – Bone Digger 

Cris Jacobs – Turn To Gold 

Lightning Hopkins & Sonny Terry – Lightning Strike

Lady A – Don’t Let Your Blues Become A Crime 

Mavis Staples – Take Us Back 

Luther Allison – Will It Ever Change 

BB King – Paying The Cost To The Blues 

#551 :: LIVE Blues Recording :: Big Pete - Live at Bluesnow!

The Blues Room #551

Wednesday 24 August 2016

9pm-10pm, FreeFM89.0,

http://player.wizz.co.nz/freefm89/,

Hamilton, NZ.

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Dutch blues vocalist and harp master Pieter 'Big Pete' van der Pluijm may not be a familiar
name to American blues audiences, but he's already well-established in the Netherlands – his
native home base in North-West Europe. At 23, Pete was handpicked for a European memorial
tour to honor the music and memory of legendary harmonica player and vocalist Lester Butler
(the Red Devils and Thirteen), backed by several of Lester's original bandmates. The project
was met with great success and critical acclaim, so more tours and a CD by the Lester Butler
Tribute Band soon followed, securing Pete's arrival on the scene as one of the premier next
generation blues performers in the Benelux region. Since then, Big Pete has gone on to form
and record many other successful projects including his debut release "Bathroom Acoustics"
by The Strikes, a couple of CDs by the rockin' 50's Chicago blues outfit The Backbones, and
most recently, the more progressive and forward-thinking group M.O.C.T. (Men Of Considerable Taste).

Pete's growing reputation has also led to tours and performances backing many internationally
acclaimed blues artists including Alex Schultz, Mitch Kashmar, Monster Mike Welch, Hook Herrera,
Matt Schofield, and Ian Siegal. Pete's informal introduction to the U.S. market materialized
in March 2010 with his appearance on The Mannish Boys' 5th anniversary release "Shake For Me."
Pete closed out the album in style paying tribute to his hero Lester Butler on the storming
New Orleans romp "Way Down South," backed by Kid Ramos, Willie J. Campbell and Jimi Bott
along with special guest pianist Andy Kaulkin, who previously recorded with Lester Butler
on the classic album "Thirteen." Now Holland's best kept secret makes his official American
solo album debut with an incredible all-star recording lineup. This is guaranteed to
be an instant classic not to be missed by anyone who considers themselves a true blues lover!

1. Mean (Live)

2. Born To Die (Live)

3. Come On In This House (Live)

4. This Time No Lies (Live)

5. 6-45 (Live)

6. I've Got My Eyes On You (Live)

7. Ball And Chain (Live)

#550 :: Another Belly Fulla Blues with Fatt Max (17 August 2016)

The Blues Room #550

Wednesday 17  August 2016

9pm-10pm, FreeFM89.0,

http://player.wizz.co.nz/freefm89/,

Hamilton, NZ.

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Another great blues mix from Fatt Max. This is episode #550, wow! 50 more shows and we'll be celebrating our 600th episode of live to air blues and beyond. Help suggest ways we could celebrate. Go to our Facebook page or group and make suggestions!

1. John Mayer – Call Me The Breeze 

2. Taj Mahal – The Cuckoo 

3. Albert Castiglia – Easy Distance 

4. Frank Frost – Jelly Roll King 

5. Mudcats Blues Trio – Cant Stop Losing You 

6. Samantha Fish – Heartbreaker 

7. Big John Atkinson & Bob Corritore – She’s My Crazy Little Baby 

8. Big John Atkinson & Bob Corritore – Mississippi Plow Twelve 

9. John Long – One Earth, Many Colours 

10. John Long – Mop, Bucket and a Broom 

11. Albert Castiglia – Let The Big Dog Eat 

12. Darcy Perry & Craig Bracken – Peddlers Blues 

13. Sugar Pie De Santo – Hello San Francisco 

14. Stingray – Big Time Baby 

15. Seasick Steve - Cheap