Playlist: September 28, 2011

Meshugga Beach Party, Bashana Haba'a
Geoff Berner, Wealthy Poet
     Sat 10/01 @ The Starry Plough
     Sun 10/02 @ The Layover
Meklit Hadero & Quinn Deveaux, Bring In On Home
     Thu 9/28 @ New Parish
Alvin Youngblood Hart, Big Mama's Door
     Sun 10/02 @ Biscuits and Blues
Ry Cooder, Lord Tell Me Why
     from the new album Pull Up Some Dust & Sit Down
     Wed 10/05 @ Herbst Theatre

Special in-studio guests: Lache Cercel and the Roma Swing Ensemble

     Thu 9/29 @ Casa Romana
     Fri 9/30 @ Throckmorton Theatre
     Sun 10/02 @ Starry Plough
     Mon 10/03 @ The Crepe Place
     Tue 10/04 @ Brick & Mortar Music Hall
     Wed 10/05 @ Ashkenaz

Medley (in-studio)
Improvisation (in-studio)
Accordion tune (in-studio)
Vocal tune (in-studio)
Django tune (in-studio)
Egyptian Girl

Hardly Strictly Blue(gras)s: Sept. 30 - Oct. 2

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Rich Woman
David Bromberg (feat. Levon Helm), Bring It With You When You Come
Dr. John and The Lower 911, Feel Good Music
Irma Thomas (w/ Dr. John), Be You
Ruthie Foster, Runaway Soul
South Memphis String Band, Bootlegger's Blues
Charlie Musselwhite (w/ Blind Boys of Alabama), I Had Trouble
Blind Boys of Alabama (w/ Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Across the Bridge

Lazy Lester, Raining in My Heart
     Sat 10/01 @ Mystic Theatre
     Sun 10/02 @ Firehouse Arts Center
Johnny Mathis, Kol Nidre
Johnny Otis Orchestra, Happy New Year, Baby

Playlist: September 21, 2011

Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith, When I Left
Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires, Dark and Stormy Night
     Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith (1936-2011)
Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Green River Blues
     Thu 9/22 @ Bottom of the Hill
Tip of the Top, Wishy Washy Woman
     Sat 9/24 @ Club Fox
Panique, Double Whiskey (in-studio)
     Mon 9/26 @ Yoshi's San Francisco: Django By The Bay

Special in-studio guests: Bill Sims Jr. & Mark Lavoie 
 
Black Mare (in-studio)
Hard Times (in-studio)
Going Uptown (in-studio)
Old Jabo (in-studio)
Hesitation Blues

Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith, Take My Hand, Precious Lord
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, A Poor Man's Plea
Buddy Guy & B.B. King, Stay Around A Little Longer
     Mon 9/26 @ Masonic Center
Eric Clapton & B.B. King, Riding With The King
Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton, Kidman Blues
     from the new album Play The Blues
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis, My Bucket's Got A Hole In It

Tampa Red & Georgia Tom, Dead Cats On The Line
Leroy Car & Scrapper Blackwell, Papa's On The House Top
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe, What's The Matter With The Mill?
Rufus & Carla Thomas, We're Gonna Make It
Hillstomp, Jumper on the Line
Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm, My Sweetheart
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
Bill Sims Jr. & Mark Lavoie, Diggin' My Potatoes

Playlist: September 14, 2011

Jackie Greene, Subterranean Homesick Blues 
J. Geils Band, First I Look At The Purse
B.B. King, Caldonia
Buddy Guy, 74 Years Young
Jimi Hendrix Experience, Hear My Train A Comin'

Bill Sims Jr. & Mark Lavoie, Hesitation Blues
Commander Cody, Seeds & Stems Again Blues
Commander Cody, Stealing At Seven Eleven
Commander Cody, Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar)
Bill Sims Jr. & Mark Lavoie, Going Down That Road Feeling Bad
Janiva Magness, The Devil Is An Angel Too
Charlie Musselwhite, Sad And Beautiful World

Little Walter, My Babe
Ana Popovic, Fearless
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Sugar Ray, I Like What You Got

Keb' Mo', Soon As I Get Paid
Ray Charles, It Should've Been Me
Bill Sims Jr. & Mark Lavoie, Big Leg Woman
Ray Manzarek & Roy Rogers, Fives and Ones
Gina Sicilia, Addicted
Eric Bibb, New Home
Jeff Golub Band, Have You Ever Loved A Woman
Trampled Under Foot, Wrong Side Of The Blues
Joe Louis Walker, Lover's Holiday

Playlist: September 7, 2011

Blues Hits of '41

Muddy Waters, I Be's Troubled
Champion Jack Dupree, Junker's Blues
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Take The 'A' Train
Glenn Miller Orchestra, Chattanooga Choo Choo
William Gillespie, Blues In The Night
Woody Herman & His Orchestra, Blues In The Night

Generation '41

Doug Sahm (w/ Bob Dylan), Blues Stay Away From Me
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Sure 'Nuff 'n' Yes, I Do
The Animals, House Of The Rising Sun
Long John Baldry, Black Girl
The Beatles, Three Cool Cats
Isley Brothers, Twist And Shout
Otis Redding, Respect
Barrett Strong, You Knows What To Do
Marvin Gaye, Can I Get A Witness
Peetie Wheatstraw, Peetie Wheatstraw
Blind Boy Fuller, Truckin' My Blues Away

The Bay Area in Blues Song

Buddy Guy, Hello San Francisco
Dough Sahm, San Francisco FM Blues
Floyd Dixon, San Francisco Blues
Chuck Berry, San Francisco Dues
Tommy Castro, Calling San Francisco

Lowell Fulson, Market Street Blues
Lowell Fulson, Fillmore Mess Around
Omar Shariff, Fillmore Street Boogie
Fillmore Slim, Playboy
Mitch Woods and His Rockets 88s, Golden Gate Jump
Lightnin' Hopkins, Up On Telegraph Avenue
Quinn Deveaux, Oakland Blues (in-studio)
Rodger Collins, Foxy Girls In Oakland
Freddie King, San-Ho-Zay
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup, Mean Old Frisco Blues
Omar Shariff, San Francisco Can Be Such A Lonely Place
Sugar Pie DeSanto, Hello San Francisco Part 2

Playlist: August 31, 2011

David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915-2011)

Country Boy
Sweet Home Chicago
The Army Blues
Low Down Dog
Sweet Home Chicago (feat. Charlie Musselwhite)

Bryan Lee, Katrina Was Her Name
Tom Waits, Goodnight Irene
Ry Cooder, No Banker Left Behind
     from the new album Pull Up Some Dust & Sit Down
     Thu 9/01 @ Great American Music Hall
J.J. Grey & Mofro, Dirtfloorcracker
     from the forthcoming album Brighter Days
     Fri 9/09 @ The Fillmore
Maria Muldaur, Why Are People Like That?
     from the forthcoming album Steady Love
     Sat 9/03 @ Mendocino Botanical Gardens
Shane Dwight, She Struts 22
     from the new album A Hundred White Lies
     Fri 9/02 @ Biscuits and Blues
Joe Louis Walker, You're Gonna Make Me Cry (live)
     Sun 9/04 @ Biscuits and Blues
     Mon 9/05 @ Marin City Blues Jazz & Soul Party

Don Byron, Wedding Dance
Prince La La, Gettin' Married Soon
Django Reinhardt, Anniversary Song
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra, Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day

Eartha Kitt, Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell
Etta James, Stop The Wedding
Ann Cole, Don't Stop The Wedding
Lloyd Price, Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day?)
Roy Brown, Fannie Brown Got Married
Big Joe Turner, Married Woman
Blind Willie McTell, A Married Man's Fool

Fats Waller, I'll Dance at Your Wedding
The California Honeydrops, I Found A Love
     Sat 9/03 @ Strawberry Music Festival
     Fri 9/09 @ Rickshaw Stop
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums, Rumpus Room Honeymoon
     Fri 9/02 @ Biscuits and Blues
Lloyd Price, I'm Gonna Get Married
Dave Edmunds, I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock And Roll)
Blue Rodeo, Andrea
Zero Mostel, Do You Love Me?