Playlist: January 12, 2011

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The Chambers Brothers, I Can't Stand It
     Sat 1/15 @ George's Nightclub (Lester Chambers)
Bob Dylan, Tombstone Blues
Seth Augustus, It'll Be Me
     Fri 1/14 @ Revolution Cafe
     Wed 1/19 on Fog City Blues
California Honeydrops, Let It Go
     Fri 1/14 @ Red Poppy Art House
     Sat 1/15 @ Potluck Woodshop
Roomful of Blues, That's A Pretty Good Love
     from the forthcoming album Hook, Line & Sinker

Special in-studio guest: Tip of the Top

     Fri 1/14 @ The Union Room
     Sat 1/15 @ Back Forty Texas BBQ
     Sun 1/16 @ Club Fox

Tip of the Top, Wait Baby (in-studio)
Tip of the Top, Barstool Boogie (in-studio)
Tip of the Top, She Told Me (in-studio)
Tip of the Top, Rock Tonight
Sonny Boy Williamson, Bring It On Home
Tip of the Top, Mean Ole Frisco (in-studio)
Tip of the Top, Money Don't Grow On Trees (in-studio)
Tip of the Top, Depot Street Shuffle

Pine Top Smith, Pine Top's Boogie Woogie
Jay McShann, Kansas City
Steve Lucky, Old Folks Boogie
     Sat 1/15 @ Mystic Theatre
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)
     Sat 1/15 @ Biscuits and Blues
Long John Baldry, Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King Of Rock And Roll

Cyril Neville, Mean Boss Blues
The Meters, Sophisticated Cissy
Allen Toussaint, St. James Infirmary
Irma Thomas, Somebody Told Me
Bo Diddley, Bring It To Jerome
Slim Harpo, Shake Your Hips
Fred McDowell, Louise
     from the forthcoming box set Hear Me Howling! Blues, Ballads, & Beyond: The Arhoolie 50th Anniversary Boxset

Playlist: January 5, 2011

Johnny Otis Orchestra, Happy New Year Baby
Roy Milton Solid Serenaders, New Year's Resolution Blues
California Honeydrops, Hell Yes I Cheated
     Fri 1/07 @ Peri's Silver Dollar
     Sat 1/08 @ Moe's Alley
Tin Cup Serenade, Post-Sabrina Disaster
     Fri 1/07 @ Era Art Bar
     Sat 1/08 @ "B" Restaurant
Mitch Woods, Ain't Gonna Do It
     Sat 1/08 @ Rancho Nicasio
Doug MacLeod, Coming Your Brand New Day
     Thu 1/06 @ The Union Room
     Fri 1/07 @ Lagunitas Brewing Company

Special in-studio guest: Mark Hummel

     Fri-Sun 1/14-16 @ Yoshi's Oakland: Blues Harmonica Blowout

Mark Hummel, Have You Ever Been In Love
Mark Hummel, Ease My Mind
Mark Hummel, Ready Steady Stroll
Sugar Blue, Trouble
Carlos del Junco, Let's Mambo
Billy Branch, Billy's Boogie (live)
Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers, Ghosting
Mark Hummel, I Just Keep Loving Her

Kim Wilson, Just a Dream (live)
Fabulous Thunderbirds, Scratch My Back (live)
Wilbert Harrison, Let's Work Together
Tampa Red, Things 'Bout Coming My Way No. 2
Roy Rogers, Shake Your Moneymaker (live)
Roy Rogers, Requiem for a Heavyweight

Elvis Presley, Mystery Train
Howlin' Wolf, Crying At Daybreak
James Cotton, Cotton Crop Blues
Albert Williams, Rhumba Chillen
Little Junior's Blues Flames, Mystery Train

Playlist: December 29, 2010

Chris Cotton, Music In The Melody
     from the new album New American Century Vol. One
Mark Hummel, Step Back Baby
     Wed 1/05 on Fog City Blues
Rick Estrin, Work With Me
     Thu 12/30 @ Biscuits and Blues
Elvin Bishop (w/ Little Smokey Smothers), Roll Your Moneymaker
     Thu 12/30 @ Rancho Nicasio

Rebirth Brass Band, Big Chief
New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, The Jew Blues
     Fri-Sat 12/31-1/01 @ The Independent
Gaucho, Amnesia
     Fri 12/31 @ Pasta Moon
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Winter Wonderland
     Fri 12/31 @ Bimbo's 365 Club
Quinn Deveaux & The Blue Beat Review, Walls
     Fri 12/31 @ Passion Cafe
Big Cat Tolefree, Anything U Want
     Fri 12/31 @ Rassela's
Ron Hacker, Two Timin' Woman
     Fri 12/31 @ The Saloon
Tommy Castro, It Serves You Right To Suffer
     Fri 12/31 @ Mystic Theater
John Lee Hooker Jr, Boom Boom (live)
     Fri 12/31 @ Biscuits and Blues

Odetta, Careless Love / St. Louis Blues
Bo Diddley, Jus' Like Bo Diddley
Edgar Winter, Good Ol' Shoes
     Sat 1/02 @ Yoshi's San Francisco
John Németh, Magic Touch
     Sat 1/02 @ Biscuits and Blues
Steve Freund, On Highway 101
     Thu 12/30 @ The Saloon
Baguette Quartette, Boum
     Sat 1/01 @ Red Poppy Art House
Kally Price, If You Like Good Cookin'
     Sun 1/02 @ Amnesia
Tip of the Top, Second Line Beat
     Thu 12/30 @ Sonoma Chicken Coop
Johnny Otis, Johnny Otis Signature Tune
Earl Hines, St. James Infirmary
Pops Staples, Gotta Serve Somebody
Staples Singers, The Last Month Of The Year
Lightnin' Hopkins, Happy New Year
The Orioles, What Are You Doing New Years Eve

Playlist: December 22, 2010

Captain Beefheart, There Ain't No Santa Claus On The Evening Stage
     Don Van Vilet 1941-2010
Ralph Carney, Happy Solstice Song
Phil Berkowitz, Saturday Night Fish Fry
     Thu 12/23 @ The Union Room
     Sun 12/26 @ The Rockit Room
Lucky Peterson, Death Don't Have No Mercy
     Sun-Mon 12/26-27 @ Biscuits and Blues
Robin Rogers, The Plan
     Robin Rogers 1955-2010

 Special in-studio guest: Big Cat Tolefree

     Thu 12/23 @ Biscuits and Blues

Big Cat Tolefree, Hoochy Coochy
Big Cat Tolefree, Night Train
B.B. King (with Bobby Bland), Let The Good Times Roll
Jimmy McCracklin, I Wanna Make Love To You
Big Cat Tolefree, Tell Daddy
Big Cat Tolefree, Mojo Workin'
Wilson Pickett, In The Midnight Hour
Big Cat Tolefree, Voodoo Woman

Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Somebody Stole My Santa Claus Suit
     from the new album Crazy for Christmas
Mack Rice, Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'
Christmas Jug Band, Don't They Know It's Christmas?
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Jesus Oh What A Wonderful Child
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Go Tell It On The Mountain
     Fri 12/24 @ Slim's

Joe Louis Walker, 747 (live)
Charles Brown, Merry Christmas, Baby
Louis Jordan, Santa Claus, Santa Claus
The Staples Singers, Who Took The Merry Out of Christmas?
Jimmy McCracklin, Christmas Time, pt.1
Bob Dylan, The Christmas Blues
The Beatles, The Beatles Third Christmas Record