Playlist: July 2, 2022

John Németh, Fountain of a Man
Dennis Johnson, Talk to You
     from the new album Revelation
Linda Ronstadt, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Ann Hampton Callaway, Nice Work If You Can Get It
     Sat 7/09 @ Frost Amphitheater: A Celebration of the Music of Linda Ronstadt
Spin Doctors, About A Train
     Thu 7/07 @ Guild Theatre
     Fri 7/08 @ Amphitheater at Quarry Park
     Sat 7/09 @ Sweetwater Music Hall
Big Blu Soul Revue, More (alterate)
     Mon 7/04 @ Veterans Park
     Sat 7/09 @ Almanac Alameda
Bill Withers, Railroad Man
Syl Johnson, Talkin' About Chicago
Chicago All Stars feat. Willie Dixon, 29 Ways
Ron Thompson, Meet Me in the Bottom (live)
Huey Lewis & The News, Free

Blue Rodeo, Stealin' All My Dreams
Blue Rodeo, The Opening Act
Cowboy Junkies, The Way I Feel
Tragically Hip, Last American Exit
The Duhks, You Go East I'll Go West
Tin Cup Serenade, Manitoba
The Travellers, This Is Your Land
Leonard Cohen, The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien Errant)
Bob Dylan, Song For Canada (One Single River)
Leonard Cohen, Democracy
Oscar Peterson Trio, Hymn to Freedom

Playlist: June 25, 2022

Jazz Mafia, When Doves Cry
     from the new album Uncovered Vol.3: The World of Prince
Royal Jelly Jive, Stand Up
     Sat 7/02 @ Moe's Alley
HowellDevine, Long-Haired Doney
     Sun 6/26 @ The Back Room
     Wed 6/29 @ Club Fox
Mark Hummel, Pepper Mama
     Sun 6/26 Smiley’s Schooner Saloon
     Sat 7/02 Bambino’s
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Smart Like Einstein (live)
     Sun 6/26 @ Moe’s Alley
     Mon 6/27 @ Yoshi’s
Whiskerman, Lawless
     Fri 7/01 @ The Chapel
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces, Sawhorse
Aki Kumar, Don’t Hold Back
Steve Lucky, My Little Baby
     Thu 6/03 @ Makeout Room: Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley, A Mess of Blues
Doc Pomus, Send for the Doctor
Lena Horne, Beale Street Blues
Big Bill Broonzy, Black Brown and White

Youth Musicians Choral Orchestra, Summertime (in-studio)
Port of Harlem Jazzmen, Summertime
Big Brother & the Holding Company, Summertime (live)
Billy Stewart, Summertime
Wendy DeWitt, Summertime
Paul McCartney, Summertime
Tom Waits, Summertime
R.E.M., Summertime
Kim Nalley, Summertime
Sly & The Family Stone, Hot Fun in the Summertime
Charley Patton, Some Summer Day
Bob Dylan, Summer Days

Playlist: June 18, 2022

Rhiannon Giddens, I Shall Not Be Moved
Calexico, El Paso
     Sat 6/25 @ Bimbo's 365 Club
Hernandez Hideaway, No Cha
    Thu 6/23 @ Specs
Sons of the Soul Revivers, The Man in the Middle
     Sun 6/19 @ Rancho Nicasio
The Blues Broads, Two-Bit Texas Town
     Sun 6/19 @ Rancho Nicasio
     Fri 6/24 @ Freight & Salvage
Big Money in Dixieland, Girl of My Dreams
     Sun 6/19 @ Fior D'Italia (North Beach Rhythm Jazz Band)
Deep Basement Shakers, Hard Pushin' Papa (in-studio)
     Thu 6/23 @ Madrone Art Bar
Blonde Toledo, Little Miss Krissy (in-studio)
     Sat 6/25 @ Starling Bar
Big Blu Soul Revue, And You Loved Me (iin-studio)
     Sun 6/19 @ Presidio Social Club
     Sat 6/25 @ Hannah Nicole Vineyards
Tiffany Austin, Miss Rockwell (in-studio)
     Sun 6/19 @ Albany Juneteenth Celebration
The Sam Chase, Everyone Is Crazy But Me (in-studio)
    Mon 6/20 @ The Lucky Horseshoe
Fantastic Negrito, Working Poor (in-studio)

Paul McCartney, Momma Miss America
Paul McCartney, Nobody Knows
Paul McCartney, Lavatory Lil
The Beatles, Lowdown Blues Machine / What'd I Say
The Beatles, You Wear Your Women Out
The Beatles, You Won't Get Me That Way / The Walk
The Beatles,  The Long and Winding Blues
The Beatles, Get Back / Chuck Berry medley
Paul McCartney, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
Paul McCartney, That's Alright Mama
The Beatles, Clarabella
The Beatles, I'm Looking Through You (outtake)
The Beatles, Get Off!

Playlist: June 11, 2022

Bob Dylan, Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
Bob Dylan, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Nina Simone, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Kim Nalley, I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
     Fri 6/17 @ SFJazz Center
Kim Nalley, Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
     from the new album I Want A Little Boy
The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, Autumn in New York
     Thu 6/16 @ Art Boutiki
Tiffany Austin, You Must Believe in Spring
     Mon 6/13 @ Healdsburg Jazz Festival
Charlie Musselwhite, Rank Strangers
     from the new album Mississippi Son
     Fri 6/17 @ Healdsburg Jazz Festival
Dianne Reeves, Cold
     Sun 6/12 @ SFJazz Center

Davis Music Fest – Fri-Sun 6/17-19

The Gold Souls, Tears in My Eyes
     Sat 6/18 @ Pence Gallery
Royal Jelly Jive, Don't Lead Me On
King Dream, U + Me (vs the Human Race)
     Fri 6/17 @ Sudwerk Brewing

San Jose Fountain Blues & Brews Festival – Sat 6/18

Might Mike Schermer, It's Not Me It's You
     from the new album Just Gettin' Good
Marcia Ball, Shine Bright
Tia Carroll, Our Last Time
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, She Came Onto Me 
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Can't Keep a Good Man Down (live)

Howlin' Wolf, Crying at Daybreak
Howlin' Wolf, Smokestack Lightning
Jeremiah Lockwood, Spoonful

Playlist: June 4, 2022

Bob Dylan, Crossing the Rubicon
Bob Dylan, Murder Most Foul
      Thu-Sat 6/09-11 @ Fox Theatre 
Taj Mahal, It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry 
Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder, Pawn Shop Blues
     from the new album Get On Board
     Thu-Fri 6/09-10 @ Great American Music Hall
Phantom Blues Band, She’s Into Something
     from the new album Blues For Breakfast
Charlie Musselwhite, Blues Gave Me a Ride
     from the new album Misssissippi Son
Kenny Neal, Lousie Ana
     from the new album Straight From the Heart
Fantastic Negrito, Trudoo
     from the new album White Jesus, Black Problems
     Fri 6/10 @ The UC Theatre
Kim Nalley, I Want a Little Boy (feat. Maria Muldaur)
     from the new album I Want a Little Boy

Jaleh, Reflect
     Fri 6/10 @ Black Oak Ranch Casino
     Sat 6/11 @ HopmonkTavern 
Marty O’Reilly, With Me When I'm Gone
     Tue 6/07 Bang the Drum Brewery
California Honeydrops, Ripple
     Fri-Sat 6/10-11 @ The Fillmore
Dr John & Davell Crawford, Jock-A-Mo
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux with Voices of the Wetlands, Firewater
Cyril Neville with Voices of the Wetlands, Late in the Evening
Snoop Dogg, G Eazy, and William Bell, Yes We Can Can
     from the new album Take Me to the River: New Orleans
Tom Jones, Talking Reality Television Blues
Curtis Mayfield, Move On Up
Jimmy Rogers, Money, Marbles, and Chalk
Memphis Minnie, Killer Diller Blues

Playlist: May 28, 2022

Fantastic Negrito, They Go Low
     from the forthcoming album White Jesus, Black Problems
     Fri 6/03 @ New Parkway Theater
Wynton Marsalis, Movement I: Born in Hope
     Fri 6/03 @ SFJazz Center
MJ's Brass Boppers, MJSBB
Alabama Mike, Rock Me in Your Arms
The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, We Remember Greatness
     Sat 6/04 @ Geoffrey's Inner Circle
Tiffany Austin, Ain't No Grave (Can Hold My Body Down)
     Sat 6/04 @ Dance Mission Theater
Ben Rice, Higher Ground
     Thu 6/02 @ The Mountain Winery
     Fri 6/03 @ Poor Hous Bistro
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio, Another Mule
     Sun 5/29 @ Rancho Nicasio
Mark Hummel, Flim Flam
     Sun 5/29 @ SFJazz Center
Tin Cup Serenade, Money Is King
     Sun 5/29 @ Club Deluxe
Derek Irving & His Combo, Cuban Cigar
     Fri 6/03 @ Elephant in the Room

Creedence Clearwater Revival, Susie Q (live)
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crazy Otto (live)
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Before You Accuse Me (outtake)
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Get Down Woman
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tombstone Shadow
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Night Time Is The Right Time
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Before You Accuse Me
T-Bone Walker, Blue Mood
T-Bone Walker, Call It Stormy Monday
Buddy Guy, Dedication to the Late T-Bone Walker

Playlist: May 21, 2022

Taj Mahal, New Stranger Blues
Jules Leyhe, Start Your Engines
     Thu 5/26 @ SF Jazz Center

Special guest: Jackie Lees (co-author, Bob Dylan in London: Troubadour Tales)

London Calling (live)
Blood In My Eyes
The Ballad of the Gliding Swan
Mary From the Wild Moor (live)
It Ain't Me, Babe (live)
Blues Stay Away From Me (with Joan Baez)
She Belongs to Me (live)
Tell Me Momma (live)
Love Her With A Feeling (live)
Let's Begin (live)
I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine (live)
Like A Rolling Stone (live)
One Too Many Mornings (live)
Subterranean Homesick Blues

Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band, Bob Dylan's 115th Dream

Playlist: May 7, 2022

Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues
Kim Nalley, I Want a Little Boy
     from the new album I Want a Little Boy
     Sun 5/08 @ Blue Note Napa
Gaucho, Saturday Night Function
     Sat 5/14 @ SFJazz Center
Beso Negro, We Can Dream
     Fri 5/13 @ SFJazz Center
Barrio Manouche, Despierta
     Thu 5/12 @ SFJazz Center
Jazz Mafia, You Haven’t Done Nothin'
     Fri 5/13 @ Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Vieux Farka Touré, Gabou Ni Tie
     from the forthcoming album Les Racines
     Fri 5/13 @ Freight & Salvage
Tommy Castro, A Bluesman Came to Town
     Fri 5/13 @ Mystic Theatre
Booker T, Father Son Blues
     Sat 5/14 @ Guild Theatre
     Sun 5/15 @ Sweetwater Music Hall
Howell Devine, Come On In My KItchen
Dennis Johnson & The Mississippi Ramblers, Walkin' Blues
Robert Johnson, They’re Red Hot

Take Me to the River New Orleans Radio Special

Dee-1, Mannie Fresh, Big Freedia, and Galactic, Act Like You Know
The Neville Brothers with Ivan Neville, Ian Neville, and George Porter Jr, (Hey Mama) Wild Tchoupitoulas
PJ Morton featuring Cheeky Blakk and Rebirth Brass Band, New Orleans Girl
Aaron Neville with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Stompin' Ground
Irma Thomas with Cyril Neville, George Porter Jr., Ian Neville and Ivan Neville, Carnival Time

Playlist: April 30, 2022

Jazz Mafia, God Made Me Funky
Jazz Mafia, Wilderness
     from the new album Family Business
Big Blu Soul Revue, E Walkin’
     Sun 5/01 @ Twomey Cellars
     Fri 5/06 @ Golden Gate Park Bandshell
The Gold Souls, ‘94 Chevy
      Sun 5/01 @ Moe’s Alley
Van Goat, Bad Boy Drunk
     Sat 5/07 @ The Ivy Room
Ana Pop0vic, Brand New Man
     Wed 5/04 @ Yoshi's
The Lucky Losers, Catch Desire By the Tail
     Thu 5/05 @ The Saloon
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Jumpin’ in the Morning
     Sun 5/01 @ Blue Note Napa
Link Wray, Rumble
Little Walter, Roller Coaster
Homesick James, Homesick’s Shuffle
Mabel Scott, Subway Blues
Willie Nelson, Outskirts of Town

The 13th Annual Left-Hand-A-Thon

Duke Robillard, Left-Handed
Louis Jordan, Never Let Your Left Hand Know What the Right One's Doing
Dick Dale, Hava Nagila
Albert King, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (live)
Otis Rush, Right Place Wrong Time (live)
Otis Rush, I Can't Quit You Baby
Elizabeth Cotten, Shake Sugaree
Barbara Lynn, What'd I Say (live)
Left-Hand Frank, Blues Won't Let Me Be
Lefty Dizz, Cloudy Weather
Eric Gales, I Gotta Go
Jimi Hendrix, Mannish Boy
Paul McCartney, Winter Bird / When Winter Comes

Playlist: April 23, 2022

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Albert King, Born Under A Bad Sign (live)
Otis Rush, Tops (live)

Special guest: Kyra Gordon

     Sat 4/30 @ California Jazz Conservatory

Kyra Gordon, I Love You
Kyra Gordon, Doppelganger Angel
Kyra Gordon, Emotional Pirate
Kyra Gordon, Greetings From East Texas
Kyra Gordon, Laredo Slim
Mother Earth, Down So Low
Big Brother & The Holding Company, Bye Bye Baby
Kyra Gordon, Soul of a Showgirl
     from the new album Soul of a Showgirl

Bonnie Raitt, Something's Got a Hold of My Heart
     from the new album Just Like That...
California Honeydrops, Get Real High
Dennis Johnson, Going Down
Gaucho, Put 'Em Down Blues
     from the new album Baltimore
King Street Giants, Alright
     Fri 4/29 @ Hopmonk Tavern
Speakesē, Queen Bee
Diggin' Dirt, California Groove Gumbo
     Thu 4/28 @ The Independent
Aki Kumar, Watermelon Man
     Thu 4/28 @ Mr. Tipple's
Tiffany Austin, Resolution
Ella Fitzgerald, You Don't Know My Mind
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Deep Moaning Blues

Playlist: April 16, 2022

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Catherine Russell, Send For Me
     Tue 4/19 @ Yoshi's
     Wed 4/20 @ Kuumbwa Jazz
Keb' Mo', Lean On Me
     Thu-Sun 4/21-24 @ SFJazz Center

Special guests: Joshua Howell and Pete Devine

     Wed 4/20 @ Club Fox
     Thu 4/21 @ Peri's
     Fri 4/22 @ Roxx on Main

HowellDevine, East St. Louis
HowellDevine, Strange Time Meltdown
HowellDevine, Smoke
HowellDevine, When the Levee Breaks
Blind Boy Fuller, Untrue Blues
R.L. Burnside, Long-Haired Doney
HowellDevine, Long Distance Call
HowellDevine, Hey! Oh, Really?
     from the new album Strange Time Blues

Bob Dylan, Little Moses (take 1)
The Carter Family, Little Moses
John Lee Hooker, Moses Smote the Water
The Duhks, Moses Don't Get Lost
Charlie Haden & Hank Jones, Go Down Moses
Darondo, Let My People Go
Bernie Knee, Passover on the Range
Jimmy Scott, Exodus
Ray Barretto, Exodus
Meshugga Beach Party, Exodus
Meshugga Beach Party, Dayenu
The Barry Sisters, Passover Medley
Slim & Slam, Matzo Balls
Urban Funk Monkeys, Barbaric Matzoh
Mavis Staples, Go Down Moses
Bob Dylan, Go Down Moses (live)

Playlist: April 9, 2022

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A-ha, Take On Me (live)
HowellDevine, Strange Time Meltdown
     from the new album Strange Time Blues
     Sat 4/16 on Fog City Blues
Aki Kumar, Roobaroo Roshni
     Wed 4/13 @ Harlow's
     Fri 4/15 @ The Back Room
Alabama Mike, Mississppi
     Fri 4/15 @ The Back Room
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio, Let's Go
     Fri 4/15 @ Mystic Theatre
     Sat 4/16 @ Felton Music Hall
The Stone Foxes, Electric Stomp
     Fri 4/15 @ Felton Music Hall
Big Blu Soul Revue, E. Walkin'
     Fri 4/15 @ Fort Mason Off the Gird
Keb' Mo', Good to Be (Home Again)
Jackie Venson, Down By the Riverside/Up Above My Head
     Fri 4/15 @ Golden State Theatre
     Sat 4/16 @ Uptown Theatre
The Caliopians, Do the Kids Still Know How to Fall in Love
     Mon 4/11 @ Club Deluxe
     Fri 4/15 @ Sausalito Cruising Club
Hoxton Mob, Bring It On Home to Me
     Sat 4/16 @ Study Hall
Scott Biram, Red Wine
     Fri 4/15 @ Bottom of the Hill

Herbie Hancock, Chameleon
Mance Lipscomb, Willie Poor Boy (live)
John Brim, Ice Cream Man
Big Walter Horton, Nosey Neighbors
Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers, What'd I Say
Billie Holiday, Now Or Never
Muddy Waters, Honey Bee (live)
Muddy Waters, Trouble No More (live)
Muddy Waters, Hoochie Coochie Man (live)
Muddy Waters, Long Distance Call (live)