The Best of 2011 in the Blues Special
7pm Hour – Little Walter/Juke/Best of /Chess – Opening Theme
Marquise Knox/I’m Bad/Here I Am/APO Records
Fiona Boys/Baptized In Muddy’s Sweat/Blues For Hard Times/Vizztone
Omar/Big Chief Pontiac/Blues Bag/Loophole Entertainment
Steve Cropper/Messin Up (featuring Sharon Jones)/Dedicated -a Salute to the 5 Royales/429 Records
Big Pete/I was Fooled (featuring guitarist Shawn Pittman)/Choice Cuts/Delta Groove
Maria Muldaur/Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down/Steady Love/Stony Plain
Kilborn Alley/22nd Street/Four/Blue Bella Records
Various Artists/He’s A Jelly Roll Baker (Lonnie Johnson song)/Chicago Blues a Living History: The Revolution Continues/Raisin Music – Great two CD set of covers of Chicago Blues Classics done by today’s best artists.
Tab Benoit/A Whole Lotta Soul/Medicine/Telarc Blues
Paul Oscher/Wee Baby Blues (recorded live, at the Pocono Blues Festival)/Bet on the Blues/Blues Fidelity
Eden Brent/In Love With Your Wallet/Ain’t Got No Troubles/Yellow Dog Records
Galactic/You Don’t Know (featuring Cyril Neville on vocals)/The Other Side of Midnight/Anti (great Live recording)
Josh Smith/Fine Young Thing/I’m Gonna Be Ready/CrossCut Records (German import)
Demetria Taylor/Trying To Make A Living/Bad Girl/Delmark
The Bo-Keys/Got To Get Back (To My Baby) -featuring Otis Clay/Got To Get Back/Electraphonic Recording
Earl Thomas/I’ll Be Alright/Introducing The Blues Ambassadors/Greaseland Records
Solomon Burke & De Dijk/Text Me/Hold On Tight/Verve
Marcia Ball/That’s How It Goes/Roadside Attractions/Alligator Records
Richard Ray Farrell/Memphis Bound/I Sing The Blues Electric/Blue Beet
Doug MacLeod/Welcome In Your Home/Brand New Eyes/Reference Recordings
The Duke Robillard Band/What’s Wrong/Low Down and Tore Up/Stony Plain
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears/Booty City/Scandalous/Lost Highway
Charles Bradley/No Time For Dreaming/No Time For Dreaming/Dunham Records/Daptone Records ** Upcoming performance in Buffalo on Feb. 25th at the Town Ballroom
Shawn Pittman/Scent of Your Benjamins/Edge of The World/Delta Groove Records
Kenny Brown/Prodigal Son/Can’t Stay Long/Devil Down Records
Nellie “Tiger” Travis/You Must Be Lovin Someone/I’m Going Out Tonight/Benevolent Blues
Studebaker John/Headin’ Down To Maxwell Street/That’s The Way You Do/Delmark
Roomful of Blues/Come On Home/Hook, Line & Sinker/Alligator Records
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne/Give Thanks/An Old Rock On A Roll/Stony Plain
Marion James/Let’s Straighten It Out/Essence/EllerSoul Records
Gregg Allman/Blind Man/Low Country Blues/Rounder
Omar Coleman/Sit Down Girl/West Side Wiggle/Honeybee Entertainment
Tedeschi Trucks Band/Learn How To Love/Revelator/SONY
Paul Geremia/Mama Don’t Allow No Love Down Hangin’ Around/Love My Stuff (3 Decades of Rare Live Recordings!)/Red House Records
Steve Grills/I Love That Woman (featuring Joe Beard on vocals)/After Hours/Toogaloo Records
Ruff Kutt Blues Band/Cut Like A Knife/Mill Block Blues/Katy Mae Productions (benefit CD: Proceeds from this album will go to the blues foundation’s Hart Fund. To Donate www.blues.org
*Please note some of these songs may not have appreared on the program due to time constraints.
Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!! Doc
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