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#543 :: Another Belly Fulla Blues With Fatt Max

The Blues Room, 29 June 2016

Episode #543

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Fatt Max lays down another Belly Fulla Blues as we come to the end of the month of June. Coming up in July we have Darcy Perry presenting another Hour Of Blues Power on 6 July. On 13 July we will welcome to The Blues Room for the very first time a show by Jeff Harris called Big Road Blues which features rare and forgotten blues figures from the past; from the once popular artists who are now forgotten to the obscure artists who may have only cut a handful of 78’s or 45’s. Fatt Max will return with another Belly Fulla Blues on July 20th. And then on 27th July Nate will present another great LIVE blues recording. 

1. Solomon Burke – None Of Us Are Free

2. Eddy Clearwater - Sugar Baby

3. Artie ‘Blues Boy’White – The More You Lie To Me

4. King King – Hurricane    

5. Floyd Dixon – Moonshine

6. The Flaming Mudcats – Champagne Diamonds and a Fast Car

7. Kyla Brox – If You See Him

8. Scott H Biram – I want My Mojo Back

9. Fernest Arceneaux – I’m On My Way Back Home

10. Shane Speal’s Snake Oil Band – A Fat Man Will Love You

11. Albert King – Searching For A Woman

12. Slim Harpo – I Got The Love (If You Want It)

13. Little Milton – If You Love Me Baby

14. Howlin’ Wolf – Sitting On Top Of The World

15. Junior Wells – Messing With The Kid

#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