Playlist: January 19, 2025

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Bob Dylan, It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train to Cry (takes 1-3)
Bob Dylan, Mr. Tambourine Man (live)
Big Bill Morganfield, Bloodstains on the Wall
HowellDevine, Long Distance Call
     Fri 1/24 @ Biscuits & Blues
JJ Grey & Mofro, Olustee
     Sat 1/25 @ Fox Theatre
North Mississippi Allstars, Catfish
     Sat-Sun 1/25-26 @ Sweetwater Music Hall

Django Reinhardt Birthday Celebration: Jan.24-26 @ Freight & Salvage

Debi Botos, Szep A Rozsam Nincs Hibaja
San Lyon, Why Don’t You Do Right
Christine Tassan & les Imposteures, À vélo dans Stanley Park
Hot Club of Cowtown, Dark Eyes (Ochi Chornye)
Hot Club of Los Angeles, Château 22
Hot Club of San Francisco, Praise D. Lloyd
     from the new album Original Gadjo

Stevie Wonder, Happy Birthday
Johnnie Lewis, I Got to Climb a High Mountain
Robert Chatman, Ballad of Martin Luther King Jr
Bill Spivery & The Sons of Truth, The Non-Violent Man
Marcus Shelby Orchestra, Amen
Nina Simone, Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)
Mavis Staples, MLK Song

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Dump That Trump
Aki Kumar, All Bark No Bite
Lucinda Williams, Man Without a Soul
Eric Bibb, What's He Gonna Say Today
Dave Specter, How Low Can One Man Go?
Robert Cray Band, This Man

Playlist: January 12, 2025

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Lightnin' Hopkins, Los Angeles Blues
Bill Frisell, Blues For Los Angeles

Special in-studio guests: Lyz Luke, Chika Di, Dee Dee Simon, and Mike Blankenship

     Sat 1/18 @ Paramount Theatre: In the Name of Love—21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute

Chika Di & Kev Choice, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (live)
Aretha Franklin, Think
Dee Dee Simon, Slow Driver
Mike Blankenship, Until You Come Back to Me (in-studio)
Kev Choice, God Is In All
Chika Di, Ay Papi
Aretha Franklin, People Get Ready
Aretha Franklin, Night Time Is The Right Time

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, St. James Infirmary (live)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Sweet Georgia Brown (live)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Trout Mask Replica
Tom Waits, Emotional Weather Report
Tom Waits, Heartattack and Vine
Tom Waits, New Coat of Paint
Tom Waits, Jitterbug Boy (Sharing A Curbstone With Chuck E. Weiss, Robert Marchese, Paul Body and The Mug and Artie)
Tom Waits, Barber Shop
Tom Waits, $29.00

Playlist: January 5, 2025

Rev. A.W. Nix, Mind Your Own Business (A New Year's Sermon)
Andrew Tibbs with Sax Mallard's Combo, The Holidays Are Over
The Heartbeats, After New Year's Eve
The Qualities, Happy New Year to You!
The Coolbreezers with Al White and Band, Hello Mr. New Year
Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns, Happy New Year
The Troopers, My Resolution

Kid Andersen, Ship of Fools
Lisa 'Little Baby' Andersen, In My Mind's Eye
John 'Blues' Boyd, Forty Nine Years
     Sun 1/05 @ Biscuits & Blues
John Del Toro Richardson, Tengo Blues
     Thu 1/09 @ Biscuits & Blues
Chris Cain, TGIF
     Fri 1/10 @ Biscuits & Blues
'Monster' Mike Welch, Walking to You Baby
     Sat 1/11 @ Biscuits & Blues

Tampa Red, Things 'Bout Coming My Way
Tampa Red & Georgia Tom, Things 'Bout Coming My Way No.2
David Bowie, Waiting for the Man
David Bowie, Running Gun Blues
Elvis Presley, Lawdy, Miss Clawdy/Baby, What You Want Me to Do/Heartbreak Hotel/Hound Dog/All Shook Up/Can't Help Falling In Love/Jailhouse Rock/Love Me Tender (Live)
Elvis Presley, Milkcow Blues Boogie
Elvis Presley, Blue Moon (takes 1-5)
Bob Dylan, Blue Moon
Cowboy Junkies, Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis)
Wilbert Harrison, Looking the World Over
The Beatles, Come Together

Playlist: December 29, 2024

The Orioles, What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
Lightnin’ Hopkins, Happy New Year
Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Dirty Old Man
     Tue 12/31 @ SFJazz Center
Con Brio, Wish I Could Tell You (feat. Viveca Hawkins)
     Tue 12/31 @ Rickshaw Stop
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Calling San Francisco (live)
Deanna Bogart, Blues at 11
     Tue 1231 @ Freight & Salvage
Paula West, Like a Rolling Stone (live)
     Tue 12/31 @ Feinstein's at the Nikko 
Tiffany Austin & DJ Cecil, Ain’t No Grave
     Tue 12/31 @ Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio
DK Harrell, Honey Ain't So Sweet
     Sun-Tue 12/29-31 @ Biscuits & Blues
California Honeydrops, Street People
     Non 12/30 @ Blue Note Napa
     Tue 12/31 @ Guild Theatre
Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra, St. James Infirmary (live)
     Tue 12/31 @ Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery

Colin James, Come to Find Out
     from the album Chasing the Sun
Rory Block, Everything Is Broken
     from the album Positively 4th Street
Mitch Woods, Hattie Green
     from the album Happy Hour
Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, No Tofu (feat. Willy Jordan)
     from the album What Are You Waiting For?
Big Harp George, Cellphone Hater 2.0
     from the album Cooking With Gas
Lisa 'Little Baby' Andersen, Why Not Me
Christoffer 'Kid' Andersen, Spirits
     from the album Spirits and Soul
California Honeydrops, Singing My Prayer
     from the album Keep On Diggin'
Fantastic Negrito, Skirty
     from the album Son of a Broken Man
Quinn DeVeaux, Holy
     from the album Leisure
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Everybody Knows
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, 911
     from the album The Hits Keep Coming
Tom Waits, New Year's Eve

Playlist: December 22, 2024

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Sugar Pie DeSanto, Hello San Francisco
     Umpeylia Marsema Balinton (1935-2024)
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Mary's Baby
     Tue 12/24 @ Great American Music Hall
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Winter Wonderland
     Tue 12/24 @ Biscuits & Blues
Hernandez Hideaway, Choson Kale Hasselhoff
     Sun 12/22 @ Spec's Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
Hot Club of San Francisco, Carol of the Bells
Lady Bianca, Xmas Time Again
The Lucky Losers, May Everyday Be Christmas
Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra feat. Wee Willie Walker, White Christmas
Faye Carol, No Christmas Blues

Stanley Adams & Sid Wayne, 'Twas the Night Before Hanukkah
Jeremiah Lockwood, Ethan Miller, and Luther Dickinson, Dreidel
Woody Guthrie, Hanukkah Dance
The Klezmatics, Hanukkah Tree
Debbie Friedman, The Latke Song
Theo Bikel, Sweetest Dreams Be Thine
The Ames Brothers, I Got A Cold For Christmas
Bob Dylan, Little Drummer Boy
Mickey Katz, Grandma's Dreidel
Temple B'Nai Abraham Children's Choir, Svivon Sov Sov Sov
Cantor David Putterman, Rock Of Ages
Sol Zim, Ma'oz Tsur
The Ramones,  Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonite)

Playlist: December 8, 2024

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Wailin' and Whoopin'
Brownie McGhee & His Jook House Rockers, My Confession
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Saturday Night Fish Fry
B.B. King, How Blue Can You Get
Buddy Guy, First Time I Met the Blues
Joe Louis Walker, Blue Mirror
Alvin Youngblood Hart, Nobody's Fault But Mine

Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Double Trouble
Otis Rush, All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
Koko Taylor, Wang Dang Doodle
Saffire the Uppity Blues Women, Silver Beaver (live)
Alberta Hunter, Down Hearted Blues
Rufus Thomas, Do The Funky Chicken
Magic Sam, Sweet Home Chicago
Jimi Hendrix Experience, Red House (live)

Playlist: December 1, 2024

Blue Rodeo, If We Make It Through December
Earth Wind & Fire, December
Dragon Smoke, Somebody's Sleepin' in My Bed (live)
     Sat 12/07 @ The Independent
Litty DeBungus, Tasty
     Fri 12/06 @ Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio, Another Mule
     Sun 12/01 @ Sweetwater Music Hall
Chris Cain, Never Let You Break My Heart
     Fri 12/06 @ Rancho Nicasio
Mark Hummel, Broken Heart
     Fri 12/06 @ The Saloon
     Sat 12/07 @ Roxx on Main
Jason Ricci, Soul Desire
     Fri 12/06 @ Biscuits & Blues
Nick Moss Band, Get Your Back Into It
     Sat 12/07 @ Biscuits & Blues
Isaac Rother & The Phantoms, My Cryin' Eyes
     Fri 12/06 @ Art House Gallery
Kim Nalley, I Want a Little Boy
     Sun 12/15 @ Feinstein's at the Nikko

DeFord Bailey Legacy Festival: December 13-15 @ Freight & Salvage

Jerron Paxton, Things Done Changed
Leyla McCalla, Open the Road
Corey Harris, City Boys
DeFord Bailey, Davidson County Blues
Bobby Rush, Let Me In Your House
Fantastic Negrito, A Cold November Street
Dom Flemons, The Final Gift
DeFord Bailey, Pan-American Blues

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, San-Ho-Zay (live)
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Stormy Monday (live)

Playlist: November 24, 2024

Charlie Musselwhite, Bad Boy (live)
Eli 'Paperboy' Reed, To Be Alone With You
     Sun 12/01 @ SFJazz Center
Diunna Greenleaf, Let Me Cry
Oscar Wilson, Happy Reunion
Junior Watson, The Pee Wee Classic
     Fri 11/29 @ SF Jazz Center
Shemekia Copeland, Blame It On Eve
     Sat 11/30 @ SFJazz Center
Marty O'Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra, Samson and Dalilah (live)
     Wed 11/27 @ Lagunitas Brewing Company
Litty DeBungus, Not For Me
     Sun 12/01 @ Bottom of the Hill
The Cottontails, Mississippi Dreamboat
     Sun 12/01 @ Bird & Beckett
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio, Delta Lowdown
     Sun 12/01 @ Sweetwater Music Hall
The Beatles, Love Me Do
The Beatles, Cry For A Shadow
Tony Sheridan, Take Out Some Insurance On Me
The Pete Best Band, Not Fade Away

The Robins, Turkey Hop, Part 1
Sylvester Cotton, Thanksgiving Blues
Andre Williams, Pass the Biscuits Please
Cab Calloway, Everybody Eats When They Come to My House
Harold Burrage, You Eat Too Much
Thelonious Monk, Stuffy Turkey
Lonnie Johnson, Sweet Potato Blues
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven, Potato Head Blues
The Emotions, Mashed Potatoes
California Honeydrops, Pumpkin Pie (live)
Carolina Chocolate Drops, Cornbread And Butterbeans
Humphrey Lyttleton, Red Beans and Rice
Good Cabbage, Victoria Spivey
Matthew Childs, Funky Onions
Bogus Ben Covington, I Heard the Voice of a Porkchop
The Robins, Turkey Hop, Part 2

Playlist: November 17, 2024

Tiffany Austin, Resolution
     Sun 11/17 @ Keys Jazz Bistro
Wil Blades, Please Send Me Someone to Love
     Fri-Sat 11/22-23 @ Keys Jazz Bistro
John Brothers Piano Company, C.H.P.
     Fri 11/22 @ The Lost Church
The Snake Charmers, I Was Just Not That Into You
     Sat 11/23 @ The Riptide
Marty O'Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra, When the Water Runs Out
     Fri 11/22 @ The Ivy Room
Marina Crouse, Touch of the Blues
     Thu 11/21 @ SFJazz Center
Ernestine Anderson, Never Make Your Move Too Soon (live)
Ernestine Anderson, Old Folks

Benny Green, Green's Blues
     Wed 11/20 @ Yoshi's
George Cole Quintet, All I Want Is You
     Thu 11/21 @ Roxx on Main
Richiman and Groove Nice, Richiman Blues
     Sat 11/23 @ Biscuits & Blues
Mark Hummel, Double Trouble
     Fri 11/22 @ The Back Room
Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, You're Somebody Else's Baby Too
     from the new album What Are You Waiting For?
Willie Nelson, House Where Nobody Lives
     from the new album Last Leaf
John Hammond, Traveling Riverside Blues (live)
     from the new album You're Doing Fine: Blues at the Boarding House
Little Wolf and the Hellcats, Big Legged Woman
Booker T. & the MGs, Blues in the Gutter
Booker T. Jones, The Vamp
Neil Young, Ten Men Workin'

Playlist: November 10, 2024

Willie Nelson, Last Leaf
Willie Nelson, Are You Ready For the Country
     from the new album Last Leaf on the Tree
David Jacobs-Strain & Bob Beach, Goodbye For Now
     Fri 11/15 @ Echoes in the Valley
JD McPherson, Ugly Sweater Blues
     Sat 11/16 @ August Hall
The Macks, Ranchero
    Thu 11/14 @ Bottom of the Hill
    Sat 11/16 @ The Catalyst
The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, Pledging My Love
      Sat 11/16 @ Biscuits & Blues
Adam Shulman, We Wish You a Funky Christmas
     Thu-Sun 11/14-17 @ SFJazz
Sweet Honey in the Rock, Second Line Blues
     Thu-Sun 11/14-17 @ SFJazz
Chris Cain, Fear Is My New Roommate
     Fri 11/15 @ Biscuits & Blues
Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums, Ain't Gonna Quit Ya
     Fri 11/15-16 @ Local Edition
The Gold Souls, Just Desserts
Litty DeBungus, Little Spoon
     Fri 11/15 @ Elbo Room Jack London Square

Bryan Adams, Remembrance Day
The Pogues, And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
John Bray, Trench Blues
Doctor Clayton, '41 Blues
B.B. King, Questionnaire Blues
Cousin Joe, Post-War Future Blues
Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Army Blues
Fats Domino, Korea Blues
Soldier Boy Houston, Far East Blues
Sunnyland Slim & His Trio, Back to Korea Blues
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, There's Peace in Korea
Bill Withers, I Can't Write Left-Handed (live)
Tom Waits, Soldier's Things

Playlist: October 27, 2024

California Honeydrops, Lazy Sunday
     from the new album Keep On Diggin'
Fantastic Negrito, Son of a Broken Man
     from the new album Son of a Broken Man

Special in-studio guests: Anthony Paule & Willy Jordan

     Fri 11/01 @ Club Fox: Album Release Party & Video Shoot

That's Not How the Story Goes
One Way
No Tofu
What Are What You Waiting For? (in-studio)
After A While (in-studio)
Where Is Justice?
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio, My Soul
You Ain't Old Til You Cold
     from the new album What Are You Waiting For?

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Halloween Spooks
Johnny Otis & Marci Lee, Casting My Spell
Cliff Jackson & His Krazy Kats, The Terror
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra, Hi Spook
Tom Waits, The Ghosts of Saturday Night
Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Whistlin' Past the Graveyard
Creedeence Clearwater Revival, Graveyard Train
Blue Rodeo, Graveyard
Philly Joe Jones Sextet, Blues For Dracula
Bessie Smith, Haunted House Blues
B.B. King, Haunted House
Otis Redding, Trick or Treat
Chuck Berry, Trick or Treat

Eddie Lang, Prelude
Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti, Stringing The Blues

Playlist: October 20, 2024

Prakash Slim, Talking Nepal Blues
     Thu 10/24 @ The Big Easy
     Sat 10/26 @ Monkey House
     Sun 10/27 @ Hotel Utah
Aki Kumar, Bollywood Blues
     Sat 10/26 @ Blackhawk Country Club
Kid Andersen, I Ain't Right
John 'Blues' Boyd, Oh California!
     Wed 10/23 @ Empress Marquee Club
Thee Snake Charmers, Long Way Home
     Sat 10/26 @ Rudi's
Terrie Odabi, When You Love Me
Lady Bianca, Ugly Man Song
     Sat 10/26 @ Biscuits & Blues: Dorothy Hill Memorial
Kevin Burt, Eleanor Rigby
     Thu-Fri 10/24-25 @ Biscuits & Blues
Chuck Berry, Liverpool Drive
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Around and Around (live)
Elvin Bishop, Dancin'
Charles Mingus, Cryin' Blues

The Fall, 50 Year Old Man
Ben E. King, Fifty Years
Louis Armstrong, Fifty-Fifty Blues
Big Harmonica Bob, Fifty Bucks
Louis Jordan, Fifty Cents
50 Cent & Nine Inch Nails, Closer to Da Club
Tragically Hip, Fifty Mission Cap
Paul Simon, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Granny's Intentions, Fifty Years On
The Dead Milkmen, Fifty Things
August Anchor, Fifty Years in Retrospect
Bob Pigott, Fifty Years Ago
Tom Robinson, Fifty