Given that this Friday will mark the three-year anniversary of Katrina tearing the hell out of the Gulf Coast, this week's set has a number of songs about the hurricane and life after, plus Marcia Ball's version of Randy Newman's Louisiana 1927, about a devastating flood, and one about another disaster that inspired a number of blues songs, the 1940 Rhythm Club fire in Natchez, Mississippi (represented here by Howlin' Wolf's The Natchez Burnin').
New Orleans, and New Orleans musicians, are still rebuilding. If you're interested in helping out, I encourage you to donate to any of a number of organizations out there helping, including the Tipitina's Foundation and the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund. I'll try to get some links to these on the sideboard of the blog this weekend.
As always, I hope you dig the music.
1. Guy Forsyth - This Is Hip (4:01)
2. Albert Collins - I Ain't Drunk (4:06)
3. T-Bone Walker - Cold, Cold Feeling (3:10)
4. Dinah Washington - The Blues Ain't Nothin' But a Woman Cryin' for Her Man (3:48)
5. Memphis Slim - Rolling and Tumbling (6:02)
6. Stan Webb's Chicken Shack - The Thrill Is Gone (12:15)
7. Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band - Overnight Sensation (4:38)
8. Freddie King - I'm Tore Down (4:11)
9. Eric Clapton - Third Degree (5:08)
10. Seth Walker - 2' Left to the Ceiling (3:43)
11. Dr. John; Lower 911 - We Gettin' There (5:11)
12. Koko Taylor - Hard Pill to Swallow (5:50)
13. Long John Baldry - Insane Asylum (5:31)
14. The Blind Boys of Alabama - Old Blind Barnabas (3:30)
15. Lyle Lovett & His Large Band - I Will Rise Up/Ain't No More Cane (7:16)
16. Eric Bibb/Maria Muldaur/Rory Block - Good Stuff (3:02)
17. Chris Thomas King - O Brother, Where Art Thou? [Acappella] (2:58)
18. Freddie King - I'm Ready (3:45)
19. Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love (2:30)
20. Howlin' Wolf - Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy (3:06)
21. T-Bone Walker - First Love Blues (3:09)
22. Koko Taylor - Money Is the Name of the Game (6:47)
23. Long John Baldry - I'd Rather Go Blind (6:20)
24. Eric Clapton - Groaning the Blues (6:06)
25. Buddy Guy - Done Got Old (3:23)
26. Muddy Waters - Bus Driver (7:47)
27. Howlin' Wolf - The Natchez Burnin' (2:09)
28. Big Mama Thornton - Big Mama's Blues (My Love) (4:08)
29. Nina Simone - Backlash Blues (2:29)
30. Tom Waits - Romeo Is Bleeding (4:52)
31. The Atomic Fireballs - Lover Lies (3:19)
32. John Hammond, Jr. - If You Wanna Rock & Roll (4:08)
33. Fats Domino - Blue Monday (2:38)
34. Albert Collins - Blue Monday Hangover (5:33)
35. Buddy Guy; Joss Stone; The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Every Night About This Time (3:32)
36. Chris Thomas King - Faith (5:25)
37. Marcia Ball - Louisiana 1927 (6:54)
38. The Five Blind Boys of Alabama - Amazing Grace (4:25)
39. Ollabelle - John the Revelator (4:09)
(blues 5)
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Last week in the Shack
I meant to post this playlist last Wednesday, but was in a pretty bad car accident that afternoon. I'm ok - albeit a lot sore - but my brand-new car was destroyed, thanks to an 18-year-old punk who wasn't paying attention and slammed into me.
At any rate, here's last week's playlist. I should have a new set up on the station tomorrow.
1. Otis Taylor - Resurrection Blues (5:59)
2. Jason Freeman/Samuel L. Jackson - Black Snake Moan (4:04)
3. Robert Johnson - Hellhound On My Trail (2:40)
4. Son House - Death Letter (4:21)
5. Eric Bibb/Maria Muldaur/Rory Block - Rock Daniel (2:08)
6. Ollabelle - Before This Time (2:17)
7. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Rock Island Line (3:18)
8. Boxcar Preachers - God Moves On The Water (3:44)
9. Cephas and Wiggins - No Ice in My Bourbon (3:20)
10. Keb' Mo' - Perpetual Blues Machine (3:15)
11. Taj Mahal - Linin' Track (1:41)
12. Buddy Guy - Hard Time Killing Floor (2:49)
13. Maria Muldaur - It's A Blessing (3:48)
14. Chris Thomas King - Come On In My Kitchen (4:25)
15. The Blind Boys of Alabama - Wade in the Water (3:33)
16. Alvin Youngblood Hart - Them Fair Weather Friends (5:08)
17. Rory Block - The Spirit Returns (3:20)
18. Sonny Boy Williamson - Dust My Broom (2:44)
19. Son House - John the Revelator (2:31)
20. Eric Bibb - No More Cane On The Brazos (5:01)
21. John Lee Hooker - Hobo Blues (3:01)
22. Muddy Waters - I Be's Troubled (3:06)
23. Watermelon Slim - Stud Poker (2:53)
24. Asylum Street Spankers - Coffee Grindin' Blues (3:15)
25. Old Crow Medicine Show - Cocaine Habit (2:42)
26. Cephas and Wiggins - Screaming and Crying (2:58)
27. Maria Muldaur - Ain't What you Used To Have (6:00)
28. Sugar Pie Desanto, Sunnyland Slim, Hubert Sumlin, Willie Dixon, Clifton James - Slip In Mules (2:59)
29. Memphis Slim - Pigalle Love [Live] (4:04)
30. Nina Simone - I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (2:34)
31. Dr. John - Stakalee (4:34)
32. Shorty Long - Richland Woman (2:52)
33. Sonny Boy Williamson - Mr. Downchild (2:31)
34. James Cotton - Down at Your Buryin' (4:34)
35. Fred McDowell - Highway 61 (3:07)
36. Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine (3:10)
37. Maria Muldaur - In My Girlish Days (2:19)
38. Watermelon Slim - Truck Holler, No. 1 (2:17)
39. Rory Block - Joliet Bound (3:13)
40. Chris Thomas King - Watermelon Man (6:08)
41. Sue Foley - Make Me a Pallet on the Floor (3:11)
42. Hubert Sumlin, Sonny Boy Williamson - I'm Trying To Make London My Home (4:30)
43. Boxcar Preachers - Can't Get That Stuff No Mo' (3:04)
44. Sonny Boy Williamson - Pontiac Blues (2:42)
45. Big Joe Turner - Crawdad Hole (2:36)
46. Memphis Slim - Whiskey Drinking Man (3:12)
47. Sunnyland Slim - Patience Like Job [*] (3:07)
48. Keb' Mo' - Dirty, Low Down and Bad (3:08)
49. Otis Taylor - Ran So Hard the Sun Went Down (3:52)
50. Etta James - Smokestack Lightnin' (6:50)
51. Rory Block - Gone Woman Blues (3:45)
52. Nina Simone - See Line Woman (2:38)
(blues 4)
At any rate, here's last week's playlist. I should have a new set up on the station tomorrow.
1. Otis Taylor - Resurrection Blues (5:59)
2. Jason Freeman/Samuel L. Jackson - Black Snake Moan (4:04)
3. Robert Johnson - Hellhound On My Trail (2:40)
4. Son House - Death Letter (4:21)
5. Eric Bibb/Maria Muldaur/Rory Block - Rock Daniel (2:08)
6. Ollabelle - Before This Time (2:17)
7. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Rock Island Line (3:18)
8. Boxcar Preachers - God Moves On The Water (3:44)
9. Cephas and Wiggins - No Ice in My Bourbon (3:20)
10. Keb' Mo' - Perpetual Blues Machine (3:15)
11. Taj Mahal - Linin' Track (1:41)
12. Buddy Guy - Hard Time Killing Floor (2:49)
13. Maria Muldaur - It's A Blessing (3:48)
14. Chris Thomas King - Come On In My Kitchen (4:25)
15. The Blind Boys of Alabama - Wade in the Water (3:33)
16. Alvin Youngblood Hart - Them Fair Weather Friends (5:08)
17. Rory Block - The Spirit Returns (3:20)
18. Sonny Boy Williamson - Dust My Broom (2:44)
19. Son House - John the Revelator (2:31)
20. Eric Bibb - No More Cane On The Brazos (5:01)
21. John Lee Hooker - Hobo Blues (3:01)
22. Muddy Waters - I Be's Troubled (3:06)
23. Watermelon Slim - Stud Poker (2:53)
24. Asylum Street Spankers - Coffee Grindin' Blues (3:15)
25. Old Crow Medicine Show - Cocaine Habit (2:42)
26. Cephas and Wiggins - Screaming and Crying (2:58)
27. Maria Muldaur - Ain't What you Used To Have (6:00)
28. Sugar Pie Desanto, Sunnyland Slim, Hubert Sumlin, Willie Dixon, Clifton James - Slip In Mules (2:59)
29. Memphis Slim - Pigalle Love [Live] (4:04)
30. Nina Simone - I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (2:34)
31. Dr. John - Stakalee (4:34)
32. Shorty Long - Richland Woman (2:52)
33. Sonny Boy Williamson - Mr. Downchild (2:31)
34. James Cotton - Down at Your Buryin' (4:34)
35. Fred McDowell - Highway 61 (3:07)
36. Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine (3:10)
37. Maria Muldaur - In My Girlish Days (2:19)
38. Watermelon Slim - Truck Holler, No. 1 (2:17)
39. Rory Block - Joliet Bound (3:13)
40. Chris Thomas King - Watermelon Man (6:08)
41. Sue Foley - Make Me a Pallet on the Floor (3:11)
42. Hubert Sumlin, Sonny Boy Williamson - I'm Trying To Make London My Home (4:30)
43. Boxcar Preachers - Can't Get That Stuff No Mo' (3:04)
44. Sonny Boy Williamson - Pontiac Blues (2:42)
45. Big Joe Turner - Crawdad Hole (2:36)
46. Memphis Slim - Whiskey Drinking Man (3:12)
47. Sunnyland Slim - Patience Like Job [*] (3:07)
48. Keb' Mo' - Dirty, Low Down and Bad (3:08)
49. Otis Taylor - Ran So Hard the Sun Went Down (3:52)
50. Etta James - Smokestack Lightnin' (6:50)
51. Rory Block - Gone Woman Blues (3:45)
52. Nina Simone - See Line Woman (2:38)
(blues 4)
Sunday, August 10, 2008
This week in the Shack (8/11/08)
I had planned to put together a delta/country blues set for this week, but sat down at the computer this evening and learned that Isaac Hayes passed away this afternoon. So this one's for Ike.
Lusisti satis, edisti satis atque bibisti. Tempus abire tibi est.
1. Isaac Hayes - Lay Lady Lay (5:36)
2. Al Green; Anthony Hamilton - Lay It Down (4:30)
3. The Blind Boys of Alabama - Demons (4:30)
4. Parliament - P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) (7:42)
5. Curtis Mayfield - Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey) (6:56)
6. Elijah Kelley - Shining Star (2:52)
7. Marvin Gaye - I Want You [Vocal Version] (4:35)
8. Isaac Hayes - Soulsville (4:37)
9. King Curtis - A Whiter Shade of Pale (5:38)
10. James Carr - The Dark End Of The Street (2:34)
11. Kashmere Stage Band - Aint' No Sushine [Live][#] (4:32)
12. Al Green - Tired of Being Alone (2:52)
13. Booker T. & the MG's - Green Onions (2:54)
14. Sam & Dave - Hold On! I'm Comin' (2:37)
15. Bettye Lavette - Thru The Winter (5:49)
16. Malford Milligan - These arms of mine (3:37)
17. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man (2:29)
18. Isaac Hayes - Medley: Ike's Rap III / Your Love Is So Doggone Good (9:18)
19. Joan Osborne - Eliminate the Night (4:08)
20. Etta James - Ball and Chain (6:37)
21. Aretha Franklin - I Wonder (4:25)
22. Otis Redding - Try a Little Tenderness [Live] (5:14)
23. Sly & the Family Stone - If You Want Me to Stay (3:01)
24. Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Runnin' Wild (5:26)
25. The Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine (2:39)
26. Cameo - Single Life (4:28)
27. The Time - If the Kid Can't Make You Come (7:32)
28. Isaac Hayes - Never Can Say Goodbye (5:10)
29. Aretha Franklin - Make It with You (4:52)
30. Lou Rawls - You've Made Me So Very Happy (4:27)
31. Al Green - Here I Am (Come and Take Me) (4:14)
32. Bill Withers - Lonely Town, Lonely Street (3:58)
33. Wilson Pickett - Funky Broadway (2:37)
34. Sam & Dave - Soul Man (2:40)
35. Clarence Carter - Too Weak to Fight (2:25)
36. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain (2:31)
37. Aretha Franklin - Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) (3:21)
38. Otis Redding - Change Gonna Come [Mono Version] (4:14)
39. Delbert McClinton - I've Got Dreams to Remember (4:31)
40. The Blind Boys of Alabama - You and Your Folks/23rd Psalm (5:41)
41. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (4:03)
(Soul 5)
Lusisti satis, edisti satis atque bibisti. Tempus abire tibi est.
1. Isaac Hayes - Lay Lady Lay (5:36)
2. Al Green; Anthony Hamilton - Lay It Down (4:30)
3. The Blind Boys of Alabama - Demons (4:30)
4. Parliament - P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) (7:42)
5. Curtis Mayfield - Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey) (6:56)
6. Elijah Kelley - Shining Star (2:52)
7. Marvin Gaye - I Want You [Vocal Version] (4:35)
8. Isaac Hayes - Soulsville (4:37)
9. King Curtis - A Whiter Shade of Pale (5:38)
10. James Carr - The Dark End Of The Street (2:34)
11. Kashmere Stage Band - Aint' No Sushine [Live][#] (4:32)
12. Al Green - Tired of Being Alone (2:52)
13. Booker T. & the MG's - Green Onions (2:54)
14. Sam & Dave - Hold On! I'm Comin' (2:37)
15. Bettye Lavette - Thru The Winter (5:49)
16. Malford Milligan - These arms of mine (3:37)
17. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man (2:29)
18. Isaac Hayes - Medley: Ike's Rap III / Your Love Is So Doggone Good (9:18)
19. Joan Osborne - Eliminate the Night (4:08)
20. Etta James - Ball and Chain (6:37)
21. Aretha Franklin - I Wonder (4:25)
22. Otis Redding - Try a Little Tenderness [Live] (5:14)
23. Sly & the Family Stone - If You Want Me to Stay (3:01)
24. Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Runnin' Wild (5:26)
25. The Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine (2:39)
26. Cameo - Single Life (4:28)
27. The Time - If the Kid Can't Make You Come (7:32)
28. Isaac Hayes - Never Can Say Goodbye (5:10)
29. Aretha Franklin - Make It with You (4:52)
30. Lou Rawls - You've Made Me So Very Happy (4:27)
31. Al Green - Here I Am (Come and Take Me) (4:14)
32. Bill Withers - Lonely Town, Lonely Street (3:58)
33. Wilson Pickett - Funky Broadway (2:37)
34. Sam & Dave - Soul Man (2:40)
35. Clarence Carter - Too Weak to Fight (2:25)
36. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain (2:31)
37. Aretha Franklin - Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) (3:21)
38. Otis Redding - Change Gonna Come [Mono Version] (4:14)
39. Delbert McClinton - I've Got Dreams to Remember (4:31)
40. The Blind Boys of Alabama - You and Your Folks/23rd Psalm (5:41)
41. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (4:03)
(Soul 5)
Friday, August 8, 2008
This week in the Shack
I meant to get this up on Monday, when I launched this week's program, but real life intervened.
"Sweat"
1. Popa Chubby - Sweat (5:52)
2. Etta James - Miss You (5:59)
3. Bill Withers - Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? (3:12)
4. Funkadelic - You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks (3:38)
5. Michelle Shocked - Quality of Mercy (4:52)
6. Billy Boy Arnold & Mike Bloomfield - Women Lovin' Each Other (4:42)
7. Buddy Guy - She's Nineteen Years Old (5:43)
8. Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy (5:24)
9. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - John the Revelator (4:39)
10. Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band - St. James Infirmary (3:19)
11. Jazz Me Blues Band / Yoko Noge - Rocks in My Bed (9:16)
12. Ray Charles - (Night Time Is) The Right Time (3:28)
13. Dr. John; Lower 911 - Dream Warrior (4:57)
14. Isaac Hayes - Never Can Say Goodbye (5:10)
15. Al Green - I Can't Get Next to You (3:48)
16. Aretha Franklin - Going Down Slow (4:30)
17. Jim Cullum, Jr. - St. Louis Blues (7:59)
18. Papa Mali - Walk on Guilded Splinters (9:49)
19. Guy Forsyth - Evil Man (8:30)
20. Led Zeppelin - I Can't Quit You Baby (4:42)
21. Isaac Hayes - Medley: Ike's Rap II / Help Me Love (7:33)
22. Maria Muldaur - It Feels Like Rain (6:55)
23. Etta James - Lil' Red Rooster (3:54)
24. Tom Waits - Wrong Side of the Road (5:13)
25. Marvin Gaye - The World Is Rated X [#] (3:51)
26. Al Green - Let's Stay Together (3:17)
27. The Isley Brothers - I Turned You On (2:36)
28. Nina Simone - Do I Move You? (2:47)
29. Gary Moore - Memory Pain (4:51)
30. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Lenny (4:57)
31. Guy Forsyth - Thibodaux Furlough (4:51)
32. Joe Sample/Lalah Hathaway - Fever (5:40)
33. Buddy Guy - She Got the Devil in Her (5:10)
34. Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful (2:44)
35. B.B. King - I Want You So Bad (4:13)
36. Koko Taylor - That's Why I'm Crying (4:29)
37. Aretha Franklin - Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) (3:24)
(sweat 1)
"Sweat"
1. Popa Chubby - Sweat (5:52)
2. Etta James - Miss You (5:59)
3. Bill Withers - Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? (3:12)
4. Funkadelic - You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks (3:38)
5. Michelle Shocked - Quality of Mercy (4:52)
6. Billy Boy Arnold & Mike Bloomfield - Women Lovin' Each Other (4:42)
7. Buddy Guy - She's Nineteen Years Old (5:43)
8. Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy (5:24)
9. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - John the Revelator (4:39)
10. Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band - St. James Infirmary (3:19)
11. Jazz Me Blues Band / Yoko Noge - Rocks in My Bed (9:16)
12. Ray Charles - (Night Time Is) The Right Time (3:28)
13. Dr. John; Lower 911 - Dream Warrior (4:57)
14. Isaac Hayes - Never Can Say Goodbye (5:10)
15. Al Green - I Can't Get Next to You (3:48)
16. Aretha Franklin - Going Down Slow (4:30)
17. Jim Cullum, Jr. - St. Louis Blues (7:59)
18. Papa Mali - Walk on Guilded Splinters (9:49)
19. Guy Forsyth - Evil Man (8:30)
20. Led Zeppelin - I Can't Quit You Baby (4:42)
21. Isaac Hayes - Medley: Ike's Rap II / Help Me Love (7:33)
22. Maria Muldaur - It Feels Like Rain (6:55)
23. Etta James - Lil' Red Rooster (3:54)
24. Tom Waits - Wrong Side of the Road (5:13)
25. Marvin Gaye - The World Is Rated X [#] (3:51)
26. Al Green - Let's Stay Together (3:17)
27. The Isley Brothers - I Turned You On (2:36)
28. Nina Simone - Do I Move You? (2:47)
29. Gary Moore - Memory Pain (4:51)
30. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Lenny (4:57)
31. Guy Forsyth - Thibodaux Furlough (4:51)
32. Joe Sample/Lalah Hathaway - Fever (5:40)
33. Buddy Guy - She Got the Devil in Her (5:10)
34. Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful (2:44)
35. B.B. King - I Want You So Bad (4:13)
36. Koko Taylor - That's Why I'm Crying (4:29)
37. Aretha Franklin - Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) (3:24)
(sweat 1)
Friday, August 1, 2008
Ch-ch-changes
I've decided that the plan of alternating sets of soul and blues on the radio station is too restrictive (as partially evidenced by my failure to abide by it over the last two months), so I'm jettisoning it. The Shotgun Shack will remain a station for soul, blues, and funk music, but without any set pattern in its sets.
The program will continue to change weekly-ish, and I'll have sets spotlighting New Orleans music, gospel, and delta/piedmont/country blues coming up over the next month or so.
The program will continue to change weekly-ish, and I'll have sets spotlighting New Orleans music, gospel, and delta/piedmont/country blues coming up over the next month or so.
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