It was a great pleasure to stand in for Ches Moulton this week on Blues from Brentwood. Thanks to Ches for helping me with the music – I loved it all!
Little Milton – If This Ain’t The Blues – Milton was born James Milton Campbell, Jr., in the Mississippi Deltatown of Inverness and raised in Greenville by a farmer and local blues musician. By age twelve he had learned the guitar and was a street musician, chiefly influenced by T-Bone Walker and his blues and rock and roll contemporaries. In 1952, while still a teenager playing in local bars, he caught the attention of Ike Turner, who was at that time a talent scout for Sam Phillips’ Sun Records. He signed a contract with the label and recorded a number of singles
BB King ft Marty Stuart – Confessin the Blues – Rolling Stone magazine ranked BB King at No. 6 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, and he was ranked No. 17 inGibson’s Top 50 Guitarists of All Time.
I’m Feeling Good – Deitra Farr – began singing the blues in the early 1980s. She was the lead singer for Mississippi Heat and recorded two albums with them before going solo. Since 1990, she has toured internationally, so far performing in over 30 countries
Barbara Lynn – You Don’t Have To Go
Big Mama Thornton – Ball and Chain from Her Ball ‘n’ Chain album in 1968, which included other artists: Lightnin’ Hopkins and Larry Williams.
Paul Gilbert and Jimmi Kidd – ASAP – Paul Gibert has been voted number 4 on a list in GuitarOne magazine of the “Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time”, as well as a spot in Guitar World’s “50 Fastest Guitarists of All Time” list.
Taj Mahal – Six Days on the Road
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks who uses the stage name Taj Mahal. This came to him in dreams about Gandhi, India, and social tolerance.
Colin James – Cadillac Baby Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer In 2007, James’ album Limelight received a Gold record for sales in Canada. In January 2008, James received three Toronto Blues Society Maple Blues Awards: “Entertainer of the Year”, “Electric Act of the Year” and “Recording of the Year” for Colin James & The Little Big Band 3.
Albert Collins Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland – Bring Your Fine Self Home – From the album Showdown – Showdown! is a blues album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland, released in 1985 through Alligator Records. The album won the Best Traditional Blues Recording Grammy Award in 1986.
Muddy Waters – Hoochie Coochie Man – Written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Muddy Waters in 1954 in Chicago. The song was a major hit upon its release, reaching #8 on Billboard magazine’s Black Singles chart. The hoochie coochie was a sexually provocative dance that became wildly popular during and after the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. Since the dance was performed by women, a “hoochie coochie man” either watched them or ran the show.
Warren Haynes – Red House – Haynes is best known for his work as longtime guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band. In addition to singing and playing acoustic and electric guitar, Haynes is also a songwriter. He has referred to himself as a “Gibson man”, often playing Gibson Firebird and Gibson ES-335 models as well as the Les Paul models.
Howlin’ Wolf – Little Red Rooster
Chester Arthur Burnett known as Howlin’ Wolf,
Eric Clapton – Rambling on my Mind (Live)
Blues Traveller – Carolina Blues – From the album Straight On till Morning, released in 1997. It achieved platinum status, reaching number 11 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The single “Carolina Blues” peaked at number four on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.
Little Walter – You’re so Fine – Little Walter, born Marion Walter Jacobs was an American blues harmonica player, whose revolutionary approach to his instrument has earned him comparisons to Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix, for innovation and impact on succeeding generations. His virtuosity and musical innovations fundamentally altered many listeners’ expectations of what was possible on blues harmonica.
David Wilcox – My Eyes Keep me in Trouble
Sonny Boy Williamson – Bring it on Home
Theresa Malenfant – Little Girl Blue
Dutch Mason – Born Under a Bad Sign – Dutch Mason, was a Canadian musician from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dutch started performing as a musician in the mid-1950s, usually playing rock and roll or rockabilly standards as well as traditional music. As he began to become known as a blues artist in the sixties, he started to tour various parts of Canada. Into the 1970s and onwards, he became a very popular act and toured the country regularly, performing at the legendary Albert Hall in Toronto and the Rising Sun in Montreal.
Big Daddy Kinsey – Nine Below Zero – Born Lester Kinsey in Pleasant Grove, Mississippi, United States, he was a slide guitarist and harp blower with roots in both the Mississippi Delta and post-war Chicago Blues styles. Kinsey worked with local bands only long enough for his sons to mature into top-flight musicians, and since 1984 (when Kinsey recorded his debut album, Bad Situation) the family act has become one of the hottest attractions in contemporary blues.
Delbert McClinton – Got You On My Mind
John Mayall and Eric Clapton – Blues for The Lost Days
Thanks for letting me loose on your show Ches – I Loved it!