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SuperBee
2261 posts
Nov 04, 2014
1:28 PM
i'm taking a break from radio. last night i just mainly played a bunch of records i love, not consciously seeking to play new releases or local acts, just shooting from the hip. its not really the way i think radio should work, but for my last show i just wanted to enjoy the music. here is the playlist

playlist

Last Edited by SuperBee on Nov 06, 2014 6:14 PM
Leatherlips
297 posts
Nov 06, 2014
4:38 PM
Well, that's pretty diverse. I used to play some of these tracks on my program as well.
SuperBee
2262 posts
Nov 06, 2014
6:39 PM
so many great songs, it was fun putting that list to air. i realised i'd never played a SRV song to air, and it just felt right on the last show...ive avoided a lot of names precisely because they are so well known, but this was about a lot of things other than newcomers and locals...more about what has inspired me. the SBW number is the opening cut from "Real Folk Blues", an album i bought when i was 16. i had no real idea who SBW was, but i'd heard John Mayall's song "Sonny Boy Blow", so when i saw this record with its striking white cover with the black bowler and harmonica, i took a punt and that was the start of my relationship with blues harmonica and getting beyond British Blues. it seemed fitting to close out this period of radio programming with One Way Out.

The Heritage Blues Orchestra number "Catfish blues" is memorable.

The Champion Jack Dupree cut was from a wonderful release on Avid, called "2 classic albums and 40s & 50s singles, Blues from the gutter & natural and soulful blues" . its such a great release. no harmonica, just the most wonderful piano and vocals.

i wanted to play Jr Wells, and please throw this poor dog a bone is a great example of the playing that enabled him to step into LW's spot in Muddy's band back in '53. ive noticed that even some harmonica players dont recognise Jr as a great player in that style, and seem to rate him on his later work (not that there is anything wrong with his later work, but maybe he was more of a 'performer' and focussed less on harmonica over time). the version of Messin is a nice contrast to the more famous recordings, and features the Aces as well as demonstrating how Jr had developed in the frontman role.


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