Playlist: July 24, 2021

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Tom Waits, (Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night
Johnny Cash, Sunday Morning Coming Down
T-Bone Waker, Call It Stormy Monday
Big Harp George, It's Tuesday
John Lee Hooker, Wednesday Evening Blues
Harry Nilsson, (Thursday) Here's Why I Did Not Go to Work Today
Nancy Sinatra, Friday's Child
The Specials, Friday Night Saturday Morning
Georgia Satellites, Almost Saturday Night / Rockin' All Over the World
Sam Cooke, Another Saturday Night
The Drifters, Saturday Night at the Movies
Frank Sinatra, Same Old Saturday Night
David Bowie, Drive-In Saturday
George Harrison, P2 Vatican Blues (Last Saturday Night)
The Beatles, Lady Madonna

Bob Dylan, What Was It You Wanted (live)
Bob Dylan, Pledging My Time (live)
Mark Hummel, Hello Stranger
Lady Bianca, You Got Me Drinkin
Ron Thompson, One More Chance With You (live)
Ron Thompson, Where Can You Be (in-studio)
     Sat 7/31 @ Empress Theatre: Memorial for Ron Thompson
Aki Kumar, Watermelon Man
HowellDevine, Funky Miracle
     Sun 7/25 @ Poor House Bistro
SFJazz Collective, Silent Way / It's About Time
Sly & the Family Stone, Stand!

Playlist: July 14, 2021

John Lee Hooker, Wednesday Evening Blues
Charles Mingus, Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
Founding Fathers Trio, On Green Dolphin Street
     Sat 7/17 @ Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio
Tiffany Austin, Better Git It in Your Soul
     Sat 7/17 @ Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio
Smith Dobson, Sunday (feat. Ben Goldberg)
     Sun 7/18 @ Stable Cafe
Nirav Sanghani and the Pacific Six, Irrational Blues
     Sat 7/17 @ Curio
     Wed 7/21 @ Amado's
Greg Adams & East Bay Soul, Try a Little Tenderness
     Fri 7/16 @ Yoshi's
Big Blu Soul Revue, I Know
     Thu 7/15 @ Club Deluxe
Junk Parlor, Dance With Me Bela Lugosi
     Mon 7/19 @ Club Deluxe
Bob Dylan, Pretty Boy Floyd

Muddy Waters, I Can't Be Satisfied
Albert King, Watermelon Man (live)
Albert King, Why You So Mean To Me (live)
Albert King, I Get Evil (live)
Albert King, Got To Be Some Changes (live)
Albert King, Personal Manager (live)
Albert King, Born Under A Bad Sign (live)
Albert King, Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong (live)
Muddy Waters, Baby Please Don't Go (live)
Chuck Berry, Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight / Johnny B. Goode (live)

Playlist: July 7, 2021

Fantastic Negrito, Root City
     Thu 7/08 @ Frost Amphitheater
Con Brio, Nonsense
     Fri 7/09 @ The Independent
Noah & the Arkitekts, Soul Fire
     Thu 708 @ Club Deluxe
Midtown Social, Darte
Chris Cain, Space Force
     Thu 7/08 @ Lesher Center
Vic Wong, Lonesome
     Sat 7/10 @ The Rite Spot
Gaucho, Song for Wong
     Thu 7/08 @ DecoDance
Howell Devine, Sirenic Woman
     Fri 7/09 @ Club Deluxe
     Sun 7/11 @ Warehouse Cafe
Marty O'Reilly, The Captain's Daughter pt.2
     Sat 7/10 @ Moe's Alley
Ron Thompson, Sinner's Prayer (live)
Little Charlie & Organ Grinder Swing, Pennies From Heaven

Ringo Starr, Pop Profile
George Martin Orchestra, This Boy (Ringo's Theme)
The Beatles, Boys
The Beatles, I Wanna Be Your Man
The Beatles, Honey Don't
The Beatles, If You've Got Trouble
The Beatles, What Goes On
The Beatles, Yellow Submarine
The Beatles, With A Little Help From My Friends
The Beatles, Don't Pass Me By
The Beatles, Octopus's Garden
Nurit Galon, עצוב למות באמצע התמוז

Playlist June 30, 2021

Tumbledown House, Clever Crocodile (in-studio)
Tumbledown House, St. Louis Blues 
     Fri 7/02 @ Miners Foundry Cultural Center
Americano Social Club, La Vie en Rose
     Sat 7/03 @ Club Deluxe
Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums, Adam's Rib
     Fri 7/02 @ Club Deluxe
Quinn DeVeaux, All I Need
     Thu 7/01 @ Club Deluxe
Martin Luther McCoy, Somebody Superstar
     Fri 7/02 @ The New Parish
The Caliopians, Another Mother's Child in Trouble
     Sat 7/03 @ Amado's
Hot Club of Cowtown, She's Killing Me
     Fri 7/02 @ SFJazz
The Cottontails, Boogie's the Thing
     Thu 7/01 @ Rite Spot Cafe
The Big Three Trio, Big 3 Boogie
James Cotton, Honky Tonk (live)
Bo Carter, Please Warm My Weiner
Lena Horne, Now!

Erev Canada Day: First Nations Artists

Blue Rodeo, Fools Like You
Buffy Sainte-Marie, He's a Keeper of the Fire
The Chieftones, I Shouldn't Have Did What I Done
The Chieftones, Mona Lisa
Peter Frank, Little Feather
Willie Dunn, Son of the Sun
Gordon Dick, Siwash Rock
Sugluk, Ajuinnarasuarsunga
Alexis Utatnaq, Maqaivvigivalauqtavut
Morley Loon, N'Doheeno
Lawrence Martin, I Got My Music
Ghostkeeper, Haunted
Blue Rodeo, Lost Together

Playlist: June 23, 2021

Gilles Vigneault, Gens du Pays
Offenbach, Câline de Blues
Kim Lembo, You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)
Dirty Cello, Someone Else Is Steppin' In
Rick Springfield, Blues For the Disillusioned
     Thu 6/24: Rockin' Out ALS
Chris Cain, Hush Money
     Fri 6/25 @ Elks Lodge
     Sat 6/26 @ Empress Theatre
Wendy DeWitt, San Franciso
     Thu 6/24 @ The Saloon
Vic Wong, Midnight, The Stars, and You
     Thu 6/24 @ Rite Spot Cafe
Mavis Staples, There's A Devil on the Loose
Billy Boy Arnold, Man of Considerable Taste
Kenny Neal, I'm a Blues Man
Shemekia Copeland, Clotilda's On Fire
     from the new album Alligator Records: 50 Years of Genuine Houserockin' Music

Port of Harlem Jazzmen, Summertime
Sidney Bechet, Summertime
Billy Stewart, Summertime
Billie Holiday, Summertime
Kim Nalley, Summertime
Tom Waits, Summertime
Paul McCartney, Summertime
Paul McCartney, Summer Day’s Song
Bob Dylan, In The Summertime
Howard Wiley, Song for a Hot Summer Night
Mr. Sad Head, Hot Weather Blues
Prince Buster, Too Hot
Charley Patton, Some Summer Day

Playlist: June 16, 2021

Cowboy Junkies, I'm So Open
Georgia Satellites, Open All Night
Fillmore Slim, I'm a Badd Brotha Foya
Sonny Rhodes, Strange Things Happening
Lil' Jimmy Reed, TV Mama (live)
     Sat 6/19: Hayward City Juneteenth Celebration
Louis Jordan, Juneteenth Jamboree
Fatso Bentley, Juneteenth Jamboree
Tiffany Austin, I Get Along Without You Very Well
Kim Nalley, Sugar in My Bowl
Marcus Shelby Quintet, Harriet Tubman (I Will Not Stand Still)
Steve Lucky's Hammond Cheese Combo, Dink's Blues
     Thu 6/17 @ The Royal Cuckoo (Hors d'oeuvres)

Alligator Records: 50 Years of Genuine Houserockin' Music

Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers, Give Me Back My Wig
Koko Taylor, I'm A Woman
Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell, Have Mercy
James Cotton, Little Car Blues
Professor Longhair, It's My Fault Darling
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Got My Mojo Working
C.J. Chenier, Au Contraire Mon Frère
Marcia Ball, Party Town
Corey Harris & Henry Butler, Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You?
Joe Louis Walker, I Won't Do That
Chris Cain, You Won't Have a Problem When I'm Gone
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite, Midnight Hour Blues

Playlist: June 9, 2021

Tom Jones, One More Cup of Coffee
     from the new album Surrounded By Time
Weyes Blood, Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
Blue Rodeo, 5 Days in May (live)
     Fri 6/11 @ Danforth Hall
Greg Keelor, Me and Mr. Hohner
     from the new album Share the Love
Macy Blackman & The Mighty Fines, In a Mellow Tone
     Fri 6/11 @ The Back Room
Marcus Shelby Orchestra, Moten Swing
     Sun 6/13 @ SFJazz Center
King Street Giants, Alright
     Sat 6/12 @ Rio Nido Roadhouse
Jeremiah Lockwood, Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
Skip James, Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
Dawn Hampton, Frim Fram Sauce
Howlin' Wolf, The Sun Is Rising

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Dump That Trump!
Shemekia Copeland, Uncivil War
Shemekia Copeland, She Don't Wear Pink
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite, 100 Years of Blues
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite, South Side Slide
King Solomon Hicks, Help Me
Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram, 662
Mike Zito and Charlie Berry III, St. Louis Blues
Robert Cray Band, My Baby Likes to Boogaloo
Bobby Rush, Let Me in Your House
Walter Trout, All Out of Tears

Playlist: June 2, 2021

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Various Artists, North Tulsa Got Something to Say
     from the new album Fire in Little Africa
Tiffany Austin, Greenwood
Marcus Shelby, Somebody's Watching You
Sly & The Family Stone, St. James Infirmary (live)
     Sun 6/06: Call & Response (Greg Ericco & Larry Graham)
John Brothers Piano Company, CHP (live)
     Sat 6/05 @ Al Fresco Dining Park
Vintage Jukebox Orchestra, Tainted Love
     Fri 6/04 @ Left Bank Brasserie
Alpha Rhythm Kings, California Boogie (live)
     Thu 6/03 @ Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio
Hot Club of San Francisco, I Love Paris (live)
     Thu 6/03 @ Le Colonial
California Honeydrops, Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You (live)
     Fri-Sat 6/04-05 @ The New Parish

Suzy Dorn, Los Utiles Escolares
El Mono Sílabo, Ña Ñe Ñi Ño Ñu
Alice Cooper, School's Out
Otis Redding, Stay in School
James Brown, Don't Be a Dropout
Brenda Holloway, Play It Cool, Stay in School
Chuck Berry, Vacation Time
Chuck Berry, Lonely School Days
AC/DC, School Days
The Ramones, Rock 'n Roll High School
Otis Rush, Homework
Nat King Cole Trio, You Don't Learn That in School
Babs Gonzales, Professor Bop
The Marquees, Hey Little School Girl
The Kinks, Education
Bob Dylan, Straight A's in Love
Brownsville Station, Smokin' in the Boys Room

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Playlist: May 26, 2021

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Bettina Jonic, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
Bettina Jonic, I'd Sure Hate to Be You On That Dreadful Day
Odetta, Long Ago Far Away
Chrissie Hynde, Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight
     from the new album Standing in the Doorway
Maria Muldaur, Moonlight

Dylan Revisited: The Uncut Covers

Cowboy Junkies, I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You
Thurston Moore, Buckets of Rain
Fatoumata Diawara, Blowin' in the Wind
Drive-By Truckers, Blind Willie McTell
The Flaming Lips, Lay Lady Lay
The Weather Station, Precious Angel
Richard Thompson, This Wheel's On Fire
Bob Dylan, Too Late

Bob Dylan, Highlands (live)
Bob Dylan, In the Evening
Bob Dylan, Outlaw Blues (take 2)
Bob Dylan, Western Road
Bob Dylan, Meet Me in the Morning (take 1)
Bob Dylan, Rita Mae (live)
Bob Dylan, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (rehearsal)
Bob Dylan, Weeping Willow (live)
Bob Dylan, Marchin' to the City
Bob Dylan, Goodbye Jimmy Reed

Playlist: May 19, 2021

Hurricane Sam & The Hot Shots, Don't Think Twice
     Sat 5/22 @ The Back Room
Aki Kumar, Yeh Chaand Sa Roshan Chehra
     Fri 5/21 @ The Back Room
Derek Fairchild, Dirty Old Town
     Thu 5/20 @ Tupelo
The Caliopians, Another Mother's Child in Trouble
     Sun 5/23 @ Amado's
Kev Choice, MacArthur Mood
     Thu 5/20 @ Oakland Public Conservatory
Nick Rossi Trio, Perdido
     Sat 5/22 @ 20th Century Cafe
     Sun 5/23 @ Washington Square Park
Cosmo Alleycats, I Got My Mind Set On You
     Sat 5/22 @ The Sound Room
     Sun 5/23 @ Seven Stills
29th Street Swingtet, Sweet Georgia Brown
     Sun 5/23 @ Et Cetera
Bob Dylan, False Prophet
Casual Coalition, Ghost
     Thu 5/20 @ The Chapel: The Basement Tapes Live

Bob Dylan & The Band, Blowin' in the Wind
Bob Dylan & The Band, One Too Many Mornings
Bob Dylan & The Band, My Woman She's A-Leavin'
Bob Dylan & The Band, What's It Gonna Be When It Comes Up
Bob Dylan & The Band, Roll On Train
Bob Dylan & The Band, 2 Dollars and 99 Cents
Bob Dylan & The Band, Dress It Up, Better Have It All
Bob Dylan & The Band, Four Strong Winds
Bob Dylan & The Band, Song For Canada
Bob Dylan & The Band, Big River
Bob Dylan & The Band, Belshazzar
Bob Dylan & The Band, One Kind Favor
Bob Dylan & The Band, I'm Not There
Bob Dylan & The Band, It Ain't Me, Babe

Playlist: May 12, 2021

Deep Basement Shakers, I'll Be Up Someday (in-studio)
Mark Hummel, She Moves Me (in-studio)
     Sat 5/15 @ The Back Room
Aki Kumar & Kid Anderson, Back to Bombay (in-studio)
Big Harp George, Home Stretch (in-studio)
Fantastic Negrito, Working Poor (in-studio)
Con Brio, California Cowboy (in-studio)
Kim Lembo, The Farm (in-studio)
Blonde Toledo, Little Miss Krissy (in-studio)
The Sam Chase & The Untraditional, Everyone Is Crazy But Me (in-studio)
Midtown Social, Shine Again (in-studio)
John Brothers Piano Company, Dumka (in-studio)

John Lennon, Instant Karma! (Evolution Documentary)
John Lennon, Isolation (Evolution Documentary)
John Lennon, Elvis medley
John Lennon, I Found Out (Home Demo)
John Lennon, Well Well Well (Home Demo)
John Lennon, Well Well Well (Take 4)
John Lennon, Remember (Evolution Documentary)
John Lennon, God (Home Demo)
John Lennon, Goodnight Irene
Yoko Ono, Remember Love
     from the new box set Plastic Ono Band: The Ultimate Collection

Playlist: May 5, 2021

La Gente SF, La Mar (in-studio)
Howell Devine, Railroad Stomp (in-studio)
The Gold Souls, Worker's Lullaby (in-studio)
     Sat 5/08 @ The Back Room
Big Blu Soul Revue, And You Loved Me (in-studio)
     Sat 5/08 @ San Francisco Brewing Company
King Street Giants, No Good Blues (in-studio)
     Fri 5/07 @ Sally Tomatoes
Marty O'Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra, Letters (in-studio)
     Thu 5/06 @ The Chapel
The Lucky Losers, It Ain't Enough (in-studio)
Moonshine Jelly, Lucy and Zeb (in-studio)
Tumbledown House, Ode to Jospehine (in-studio)
Mark Growden, You Belong in New Orleans With Me (in-studio)
Noah Kibreab, Love Ain't Gonna Take It (in-studio)

John Lennon, Give Peace a Chance (take 4)
John Lennon, Cold Turkey (take 1)
John Lennon, Mother (Evolution documentary)
John Lennon, God (Evolution documentary)
John Lennon, Hold On (Jam)
John Lennon, I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama, I Don't Wanna Die
John Lennon, Mystery Train
John Lennon, Ain't That A Shame
John Lennon, Johnny B. Goode
Yoko Ono, Omae No Okaa We
     from the new box set Plastic Ono Band: The Ultimate Collection