Playlist for Thursday July 16th 2009

Having taken a few weeks off the Thursday morning rotation I was more than ready to jump back into the fray. My good friend and Thursday morning sidekick Gregory Satori was nice enough to fill in for me while I was on vacation and I sure appreciate that! As a matter of fact I think he’s having so much fun just being back on the radio he would do every day if we asked him to. Hummmm. This morning's show was a mix of some of my favorites (surprise!).
I watched Cadillac records last week, and it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Beyonce made a beautiful Etta James, as I’m sure she was in the day. All of the characters played their roles pretty true to form, but wern’t there two (Leonard & Phil) Chess brothers? They didn’t have to exaggerate too much of the story line to keep it interesting, and some things I would have liked them to spend more time on, but overall it was okay. A few less MF’s would have been okay too. Anyway you can’t beat Chess Records for blues music period! If you told me that I to choose 5 records for my collection there’s no question that they would all be Chess recordings. Music on this label by these artists Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Milton, Little Walter’s and countless others has been emulated more than any other form of music ever.

Otis Rush / Little Red Rooster
Debbie Davies / Just stepped into the blues
Johnny Nicholas / Livin’ with the blues
Linda Miles / Home Cookin’
Johnny Guitar Watson / Broke & Lonely
Freddy King / Hideaway
Jimmy Dawkins / If you’re ready
Robben Ford / Life Song
Junior Wells / Hoo Doo Man Blues
Luther GJ Johnson / Back seat of a Greyhound Bus
Albert King / I don’t care what my baby do
Fenton Robinson / Check on my baby
Toby Walker / You got something on the side
Robert Cray / I guess I showed her (live)
Andy Just / Toes up
Guitar Shorty / The Netherlands
Howlin’ Wolf / Smokestack Lightnin’
Howlin’ Wolf / Rockin’ Daddy
Little Walter / My baby’s sweeter
Little Walter / Can’t hold out much longer
Muddy Waters / Blues before sunrise
Lowell Fulson / Not a dime
BB King / Mr Pawnbroker
Booker T & the MGs / You are my sunshine
Chris Cain / Helping hand
Carey Bell / What my Mama told me
Perry Weber / Got my room
Jimmy Burns / Wait a minute
Lurrie Bell / Blues had a baby
George Thorogood / Howlin’ for my darlin’
Home Cookin’ / Brick house in Memphis
James Cotton & Darrel Nulisch / That’s alright

Play list for Thursday July 2nd....
Recently my wife Peggy and I caught Michael Tracy and the High Tones at a local venue and had the most enjoyable night. We chatted with Larry,Michaels brother, and really gained some insight into this really cool band. So I thought why not play the whole CD on my next shift. Well, I got every song but track 10 so I'll make it up tomorrow...The response was terrific and your calls always make my day...ya loved this new CD from The High Tones and I did too!!!!


Tommy Castro.....Any Time Soon
Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan.....Brothers
James Cotton...Clouds in My Heart
Bo Didley...Can I Walk You Home
Debbie Davies....Can't live This Way No More
Robert Cray....Walk Around Time
Jimmy Rogers and Muddy Waters....Blues Leave me Alone
MICHAEL TRACY....SHAKE THAT THING
Floyd Dixon...Don't send Me no Flowers in the Graveyard
Clarence Gatemouth Brown....Toughen Up
MICHAEL TRACY.....NOTHIN' BUT THE BLUES COULD PICK ME UP
John Hammond....Spider and the Fly
Shemekia Copeland.....When a Womans Had Enough
John Hooker....Big Road
MICHAEL TRACY....GOT TO GET AWAY
BB King...Somethin' Up My Sleeve
Little Milton....If This Ain't the Blues
MICHAEL TRACY....SCRATCH MY BACK...(revised)
Charlie Musslewhite....Trail of Tears
Mem Shannon....Say That Then
MICHAEL TRACY....BIG BULLFROG AND A DRAGONFLY
Duke Robillard.....Information Blues
Delta Moon.....Clear Blue Flame
MICHAEL TRACY....ON MY MIND
Susan Tedeschi...Love Never Treats Me Right
MICHAEL TRACY.....AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS
MICHAEL TRACY....I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO
AS LONG AS I'M WITH YOU
Kal David...Tin Pan Alley
MICHAEL TRACY....FOOL LET HER GO

Last Track...HEAVY HEART...I'll play at the 7:20 break tomorrow mornin'...I think Michael is up around that time...:)

This was a real pleasure to play The High Tones new CD and enjoy it with you.

I'm in for Greg Carter Tomorrow....put some coffee on...and join us for BREAKFAST WITH THE BLUES...5:30 to 8am Monday - Friday...and on Sat with Brad the Broken Down Old Man and Sunday Brunch with Boogie King Steve.

Take care and Play Nice

Gregory Satori