From the ABS:
Date: Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM sharp!
Place: The Victory Grill
1104 East 11th St, Austin, TX
Mark your calendar and plan to join us for an evening of southern style food, a viewing of the documentary film Austin: East Side Blues, plus Q&A with the director, and live Blues music at the historic Victory Grill.
All FREE to ABS members! Bring your card or sign up at the door.
The Victory Grill is a historic music venue. The nightclub was on the Chitlin' Circuit and hosted famous African-American acts such as Bobby “Blue” Bland, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, W. C. Clark and B. B. King during the age of racial segregation in the United States. Johnny Holmes, a booking agent and band manager, opened the Victory Grill on Victory over Japan Day, 1945 as a restaurant and bar for black soldiers returning from the war. Holmes was also familiar with both the burgeoning Texas blues and jazz scenes, and soon, the club became known for its music as well as its food and drink. The club began attracting music lovers, no matter what their race.
During its heyday in the 1950s, most of the popular national blues, rhythm and blues, and jazz acts that played Austin performed at the Victory Grill. Ike & Tina Turner, James Brown, Etta James, Billie Holiday, Chuck Berry and Janis Joplin were some of the artists who graced the stage.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
This week in the Shack
1. Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues (3:27)
2. Watermelon Slim - Cynical Old Bastard (2:36)
3. Alvin Youngblood Hart - Joe Friday (2:42)
4. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Rock Island Line (3:18)
5. Dr. John - Milneburg Joys (2:39)
6. John Hammond, Jr. - I'm Tore Down (4:10)
7. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Willie the Wimp [Live] (4:34)
8. Gary Moore - That's Why I Play the Blues (4:05)
9. Eddie Boyd, Buddy Guy, Lonesome Jimmy Lee, & Freddie Below - Five Long Years (3:18)
10. Eric Clapton - Sinner's Prayer (3:20)
11. Randy Newman - Blue Monday (2:22)
12. Big Bill Morganfield - Dead Ass Broke (2:46)
13. Watermelon Slim - Smokestack Lightning (4:25)
14. Guy Forsyth - This is Hip (5:47)
15. James Cotton/Johnny Winter/Muddy Waters - Black Cat Bone/Dust My Broom [#] (5:53)
16. B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone (5:26)
17. James Cotton - Call It Stormy Monday (6:46)
18. Skip James - Skip's Worried Blues (4:22)
19. Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - Midnight Special (5:23)
20. Blind Willie Johnson - God Moves on the Water (3:01)
21. Guy Forsyth - Crossroads (2:38)
22. John Hammond, Jr. - You Know That's Cold (3:52)
23. Gary Clark, Jr - Sick Feelin' Blues (5:31)
24. Chris Thomas King - St. James Infirmary (4:38)
25. Etta James - Miss You (5:59)
26. Deborah Coleman - Jesus Just Left Chicago (4:40)
27. Johnny Winter - Murdering Blues (5:01)
28. Luther Johnson - Crawlin' King Snake (4:05)
29. Bob Margolin - Ice or Fire (3:46)
30. Freddie King - I'd Rather Be Blind (3:45)
31. Otis Rush - Mean Old World (7:01)
32. Buddy Guy - Stone Crazy (7:10)
33. Jethro Tull - Stormy Monday Blues (4:07)
34. Chicken Shack - When My Left Eye Jumps (6:30)
35. Memphis Slim - Pigalle Love [Live] (4:04)
36. Chris Thomas King - John Law Burned Down the Liquor Sto' (3:50)
37. Asylum Street Spankers - Blade of Grass (3:35)
38. Keb' Mo' - Stack O Lee (2:02)
39. Taj Mahal - Down Home Girl (3:41)
40. Jon Cleary - Port Street Blues (Live) (6:14)
41. Marcia Ball - Just Kiss Me (6:41)
42. Delbert McClinton - Old Weakness (Comin' on Strong) (3:09)
43. Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmy Vaughn - Hush, Hush (3:01)
44. Alvin Youngblood Hart - How Long Before I Change My Clothes (5:55)
(blues 2)
2. Watermelon Slim - Cynical Old Bastard (2:36)
3. Alvin Youngblood Hart - Joe Friday (2:42)
4. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Rock Island Line (3:18)
5. Dr. John - Milneburg Joys (2:39)
6. John Hammond, Jr. - I'm Tore Down (4:10)
7. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Willie the Wimp [Live] (4:34)
8. Gary Moore - That's Why I Play the Blues (4:05)
9. Eddie Boyd, Buddy Guy, Lonesome Jimmy Lee, & Freddie Below - Five Long Years (3:18)
10. Eric Clapton - Sinner's Prayer (3:20)
11. Randy Newman - Blue Monday (2:22)
12. Big Bill Morganfield - Dead Ass Broke (2:46)
13. Watermelon Slim - Smokestack Lightning (4:25)
14. Guy Forsyth - This is Hip (5:47)
15. James Cotton/Johnny Winter/Muddy Waters - Black Cat Bone/Dust My Broom [#] (5:53)
16. B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone (5:26)
17. James Cotton - Call It Stormy Monday (6:46)
18. Skip James - Skip's Worried Blues (4:22)
19. Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - Midnight Special (5:23)
20. Blind Willie Johnson - God Moves on the Water (3:01)
21. Guy Forsyth - Crossroads (2:38)
22. John Hammond, Jr. - You Know That's Cold (3:52)
23. Gary Clark, Jr - Sick Feelin' Blues (5:31)
24. Chris Thomas King - St. James Infirmary (4:38)
25. Etta James - Miss You (5:59)
26. Deborah Coleman - Jesus Just Left Chicago (4:40)
27. Johnny Winter - Murdering Blues (5:01)
28. Luther Johnson - Crawlin' King Snake (4:05)
29. Bob Margolin - Ice or Fire (3:46)
30. Freddie King - I'd Rather Be Blind (3:45)
31. Otis Rush - Mean Old World (7:01)
32. Buddy Guy - Stone Crazy (7:10)
33. Jethro Tull - Stormy Monday Blues (4:07)
34. Chicken Shack - When My Left Eye Jumps (6:30)
35. Memphis Slim - Pigalle Love [Live] (4:04)
36. Chris Thomas King - John Law Burned Down the Liquor Sto' (3:50)
37. Asylum Street Spankers - Blade of Grass (3:35)
38. Keb' Mo' - Stack O Lee (2:02)
39. Taj Mahal - Down Home Girl (3:41)
40. Jon Cleary - Port Street Blues (Live) (6:14)
41. Marcia Ball - Just Kiss Me (6:41)
42. Delbert McClinton - Old Weakness (Comin' on Strong) (3:09)
43. Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmy Vaughn - Hush, Hush (3:01)
44. Alvin Youngblood Hart - How Long Before I Change My Clothes (5:55)
(blues 2)
Thursday, September 18, 2008
This week in the Shack
It's been a month or so since I put together a soul set. This one's a laid-back mix of newer retro-soul and seventies stuff (and a few surprises), inspired by driving through Austin late at night last weekend in the rain, with Donny Hathaway and Corinne Bailey Rae coming through the stereo back-to-back. I've been listening to a lot of intense blues ever since Austin Blues Party, and I think this makes a much-needed change of tone.
As always, I hope you dig it.
1. Sly & the Family Stone - If You Want Me to Stay (3:01)
2. Miles Davis - So What (9:25)
3. Corinne Bailey Rae - Till It Happens to You (4:38)
4. Al Green - Let's Stay Together (3:17)
5. Sade - Your Love Is King (3:42)
6. Donny Hathaway - What's Going On (5:22)
7. Marvin Gaye - I Want You [Vocal Version] (4:35)
8. Curtis Mayfield - Blue Monday People (LP Version) (4:48)
9. Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child) (6:15)
10. Elijah Kelley - Shining Star (2:52)
11. Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping (3:28)
12. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Stranded In Your Love feat. Lee Fields (5:47)
13. Otis Redding - These Arms of Mine [Live] (2:32)
14. The Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain (2:54)
15. Simply Red - Holding Back the Years (4:29)
16. Earth, Wind & Fire - All About Love (5:29)
17. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now (3:25)
18. Donny Hathaway - Someday We'll All Be Free [#] (5:29)
19. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (3:59)
20. Kool & the Gang - Misled (5:01)
21. Cameo - We're Goin' out Tonight (4:42)
22. Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - Blues Downtown (5:13)
23. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights (3:45)
24. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man (2:29)
25. Joan Osborne - Sara Smile (3:36)
26. Curtis Mayfield - So In Love (LP Version) (5:14)
27. Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone (3:28)
28. Marvin Gaye - Turn on Some Music (5:07)
29. Joan Osborne - War (5:50)
30. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Humble Me (4:05)
31. Aretha Franklin - People Get Ready (3:44)
32. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Yesterday I Had the Blues (7:31)
33. Donny Hathaway - Superwoman [#] (6:42)
34. King Curtis - A Whiter Shade of Pale (5:38)
35. James Carr - The Dark End Of The Street (2:34)
36. Bettye Lavette - Salt On My Wounds (4:39)
37. Al Green; Anthony Hamilton - Lay It Down (4:30)
38. Aretha Franklin - Share Your Love with Me [*] (4:28)
39. Dusty Springfield - Make It With You (3:13)
40. Joan Osborne - Smiling Faces Sometimes (4:45)
(soul 6)
As always, I hope you dig it.
1. Sly & the Family Stone - If You Want Me to Stay (3:01)
2. Miles Davis - So What (9:25)
3. Corinne Bailey Rae - Till It Happens to You (4:38)
4. Al Green - Let's Stay Together (3:17)
5. Sade - Your Love Is King (3:42)
6. Donny Hathaway - What's Going On (5:22)
7. Marvin Gaye - I Want You [Vocal Version] (4:35)
8. Curtis Mayfield - Blue Monday People (LP Version) (4:48)
9. Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child) (6:15)
10. Elijah Kelley - Shining Star (2:52)
11. Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping (3:28)
12. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Stranded In Your Love feat. Lee Fields (5:47)
13. Otis Redding - These Arms of Mine [Live] (2:32)
14. The Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain (2:54)
15. Simply Red - Holding Back the Years (4:29)
16. Earth, Wind & Fire - All About Love (5:29)
17. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now (3:25)
18. Donny Hathaway - Someday We'll All Be Free [#] (5:29)
19. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (3:59)
20. Kool & the Gang - Misled (5:01)
21. Cameo - We're Goin' out Tonight (4:42)
22. Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - Blues Downtown (5:13)
23. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights (3:45)
24. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man (2:29)
25. Joan Osborne - Sara Smile (3:36)
26. Curtis Mayfield - So In Love (LP Version) (5:14)
27. Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone (3:28)
28. Marvin Gaye - Turn on Some Music (5:07)
29. Joan Osborne - War (5:50)
30. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Humble Me (4:05)
31. Aretha Franklin - People Get Ready (3:44)
32. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Yesterday I Had the Blues (7:31)
33. Donny Hathaway - Superwoman [#] (6:42)
34. King Curtis - A Whiter Shade of Pale (5:38)
35. James Carr - The Dark End Of The Street (2:34)
36. Bettye Lavette - Salt On My Wounds (4:39)
37. Al Green; Anthony Hamilton - Lay It Down (4:30)
38. Aretha Franklin - Share Your Love with Me [*] (4:28)
39. Dusty Springfield - Make It With You (3:13)
40. Joan Osborne - Smiling Faces Sometimes (4:45)
(soul 6)
Friday, September 12, 2008
This week in the Shack
We're battening down the hatches here at the Shack, as it looks like Hurricane Ike will be bringing high winds and heavy rains all the way up into Austin on Saturday. If you're down on the Texas or Louisiana coasts, please stay safe; and if you're safely away from the hurricane's path, please spare some good thoughts or prayers for those who aren't.
Meanwhile, here's some blues to get you through the weekend.
1. Tom Waits - Lord I've Been Changed (2:28)
2. Rory Block - Joliet Bound (3:13)
3. Taj Mahal - Stagger Lee (3:20)
4. Malford Milligan - Death Don't Have No Mercy (4:08)
5. Guy Forsyth - Death Gonna Hunt You Down (4:36)
6. Mike Bloomfield - Women Lovin' Each Other (4:42)
7. B.B. King; Buddy Guy - I Pity the Fool (4:36)
8. James Cotton - Jelly, Jelly (5:04)
9. Lowell Fulson - Is Your Friend Really Your Friend (3:19)
10. Albert Collins - But I Was Cool (3:11)
11. Nina Simone - Jelly Roll [#] (8:14)
12. Gene Harris, Jack McDuff, Niki Harris - Down Home Blues (7:00)
13. Chicken Shack - When My Left Eye Jumps (6:30)
14. Bobby "Blue" Bland - Stormy Monday Blues (4:08)
15. Joss Stone - Dirty Man (2:59)
16. Big Bill Morganfield - The Same Thing (4:36)
17. Eric Clapton - Standin' Round Crying (3:37)
18. Malford Milligan - I've Never Been to Seminary (4:30)
19. John Hammond, Jr. - I'm Tore Down (4:10)
20. Johnny Guitar Watson - You Can Stay But The Noise Must Go (6:08)
21. Bettye Lavette - The Forecast (5:02)
22. B.B. King - Sweet Little Angel (4:09)
23. Buddy Guy - Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (4:31)
24. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Life by the Drop (2:27)
25. The Five Blind Boys of Alabama - Good Religion (2:58)
26. Tom Waits - A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun (5:36)
27. The Atomic Fireballs - Starve a Fever (3:45)
28. John Hammond, Jr. - Come on in This House (3:58)
29. John Lee Hooker - Looking Back over My Day (4:39)
30. Cootie Stark/Kenny Wayne Shepherd/Neal Pattman - Prison Blues (4:38)
31. Lyle Lovett - I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord (3:29)
32. Ollabelle - Elijah Rock (5:22)
33. Lightnin' Hopkins - Evil Hearted Woman (2:45)
34. Buddy Guy - Stone Crazy (7:11)
35. Albert Collins - Blue Monday Hangover (5:33)
36. Big Walter Horton - Trouble in Mind (4:37)
37. Malford Milligan - Dark Was the Night (3:00)
38. Chris Thomas King - Hard Time Killing Floor Blues (3:12)
39. Keb' Mo' - Love in Vain (3:05)
40. E.R. Shorts - Down But Not Out (7:25)
41. Seth Walker and the Differentials - Lay Down (3:26)
(blues 7)
Meanwhile, here's some blues to get you through the weekend.
1. Tom Waits - Lord I've Been Changed (2:28)
2. Rory Block - Joliet Bound (3:13)
3. Taj Mahal - Stagger Lee (3:20)
4. Malford Milligan - Death Don't Have No Mercy (4:08)
5. Guy Forsyth - Death Gonna Hunt You Down (4:36)
6. Mike Bloomfield - Women Lovin' Each Other (4:42)
7. B.B. King; Buddy Guy - I Pity the Fool (4:36)
8. James Cotton - Jelly, Jelly (5:04)
9. Lowell Fulson - Is Your Friend Really Your Friend (3:19)
10. Albert Collins - But I Was Cool (3:11)
11. Nina Simone - Jelly Roll [#] (8:14)
12. Gene Harris, Jack McDuff, Niki Harris - Down Home Blues (7:00)
13. Chicken Shack - When My Left Eye Jumps (6:30)
14. Bobby "Blue" Bland - Stormy Monday Blues (4:08)
15. Joss Stone - Dirty Man (2:59)
16. Big Bill Morganfield - The Same Thing (4:36)
17. Eric Clapton - Standin' Round Crying (3:37)
18. Malford Milligan - I've Never Been to Seminary (4:30)
19. John Hammond, Jr. - I'm Tore Down (4:10)
20. Johnny Guitar Watson - You Can Stay But The Noise Must Go (6:08)
21. Bettye Lavette - The Forecast (5:02)
22. B.B. King - Sweet Little Angel (4:09)
23. Buddy Guy - Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (4:31)
24. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Life by the Drop (2:27)
25. The Five Blind Boys of Alabama - Good Religion (2:58)
26. Tom Waits - A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun (5:36)
27. The Atomic Fireballs - Starve a Fever (3:45)
28. John Hammond, Jr. - Come on in This House (3:58)
29. John Lee Hooker - Looking Back over My Day (4:39)
30. Cootie Stark/Kenny Wayne Shepherd/Neal Pattman - Prison Blues (4:38)
31. Lyle Lovett - I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord (3:29)
32. Ollabelle - Elijah Rock (5:22)
33. Lightnin' Hopkins - Evil Hearted Woman (2:45)
34. Buddy Guy - Stone Crazy (7:11)
35. Albert Collins - Blue Monday Hangover (5:33)
36. Big Walter Horton - Trouble in Mind (4:37)
37. Malford Milligan - Dark Was the Night (3:00)
38. Chris Thomas King - Hard Time Killing Floor Blues (3:12)
39. Keb' Mo' - Love in Vain (3:05)
40. E.R. Shorts - Down But Not Out (7:25)
41. Seth Walker and the Differentials - Lay Down (3:26)
(blues 7)
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
This week in the Shack
Mmm...if I ever wanted a theme song, I think Popa Chubby's "Preacher Man" would be an excellent contender.
Lots more British blues in the mix this week. How did it take me so long to listen to John Mayall, Stan Webb, and the others?
1. Popa Chubby - Preacher Man (3:55)
2. Rory Block - Hellhound on My Trail (2:36)
3. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers - The Death of J.B. Lenoir (4:18)
4. Albert Collins; B.B. King - Stormy Monday (7:17)
5. Keb' Mo' - Whole 'Nutha Thang (3:54)
6. Long John Baldry - I'm Ready (6:51)
7. Omar and The Howlers - Muddy Springs Road (4:54)
8. Seth Walker - Restless (4:50)
9. Koko Taylor - Man Size Job [#][*] (4:01)
10. Etta James - Don't Start Me to Talking (2:52)
11. Albert King - The Sky Is Crying (5:31)
12. Stan Webb's Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind (7:10)
13. Clarence Carter - Making Love (At the Dark End of the Street) (5:07)
14. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Willie the Wimp [Live] (4:34)
15. Papa Mali - Keep Happy (4:41)
16. Jon Cleary - More Hipper (5:27)
17. Dr. John - How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come Around) (4:09)
18. E.R. Shorts - Panama City Blues (5:41)
19. B.B. King; Tracy Chapman - The Thrill Is Gone (5:00)
20. Albert King - Drownin' on Dry Land (4:26)
21. Otis Taylor - Government Lied (5:11)
22. Chris Thomas King - Red Mud (4:13)
23. Keb' Mo' - She Just Wants to Dance (3:28)
24. James Cotton/Johnny Winter/Muddy Waters - Dealin' with the Devil [#] (7:49)
25. Taj Mahal - The Celebrated Walkin' Blues (8:51)
26. Eric Gales - Custard Pie (4:01)
27. Eric Bibb - World War Blues (4:20)
28. Billy Boy Arnold & Mike Bloomfield - Eyesight To the Blind (4:15)
29. Memphis Slim - Going Down Slow (4:00)
30. Sam Cooke - Drifting Blues (3:18)
31. Aretha Franklin - Today I Sing the Blues (4:25)
32. Popa Chubby - Sweat (5:52)
33. Tracy Nelson - Send Me to The 'Lectric Chair (3:30)
34. John Hammond, Jr. - I Know I've Been Changed (2:19)
35. Guy Forsyth - Run On (4:43)
36. The Blind Boys of Alabama - Demons (4:30)
37. B.B. King; John Lee Hooker - You Shook Me (4:58)
38. Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - Blues And Trouble (W Smith) (8:14)
(blues 6)
Lots more British blues in the mix this week. How did it take me so long to listen to John Mayall, Stan Webb, and the others?
1. Popa Chubby - Preacher Man (3:55)
2. Rory Block - Hellhound on My Trail (2:36)
3. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers - The Death of J.B. Lenoir (4:18)
4. Albert Collins; B.B. King - Stormy Monday (7:17)
5. Keb' Mo' - Whole 'Nutha Thang (3:54)
6. Long John Baldry - I'm Ready (6:51)
7. Omar and The Howlers - Muddy Springs Road (4:54)
8. Seth Walker - Restless (4:50)
9. Koko Taylor - Man Size Job [#][*] (4:01)
10. Etta James - Don't Start Me to Talking (2:52)
11. Albert King - The Sky Is Crying (5:31)
12. Stan Webb's Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind (7:10)
13. Clarence Carter - Making Love (At the Dark End of the Street) (5:07)
14. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Willie the Wimp [Live] (4:34)
15. Papa Mali - Keep Happy (4:41)
16. Jon Cleary - More Hipper (5:27)
17. Dr. John - How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come Around) (4:09)
18. E.R. Shorts - Panama City Blues (5:41)
19. B.B. King; Tracy Chapman - The Thrill Is Gone (5:00)
20. Albert King - Drownin' on Dry Land (4:26)
21. Otis Taylor - Government Lied (5:11)
22. Chris Thomas King - Red Mud (4:13)
23. Keb' Mo' - She Just Wants to Dance (3:28)
24. James Cotton/Johnny Winter/Muddy Waters - Dealin' with the Devil [#] (7:49)
25. Taj Mahal - The Celebrated Walkin' Blues (8:51)
26. Eric Gales - Custard Pie (4:01)
27. Eric Bibb - World War Blues (4:20)
28. Billy Boy Arnold & Mike Bloomfield - Eyesight To the Blind (4:15)
29. Memphis Slim - Going Down Slow (4:00)
30. Sam Cooke - Drifting Blues (3:18)
31. Aretha Franklin - Today I Sing the Blues (4:25)
32. Popa Chubby - Sweat (5:52)
33. Tracy Nelson - Send Me to The 'Lectric Chair (3:30)
34. John Hammond, Jr. - I Know I've Been Changed (2:19)
35. Guy Forsyth - Run On (4:43)
36. The Blind Boys of Alabama - Demons (4:30)
37. B.B. King; John Lee Hooker - You Shook Me (4:58)
38. Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - Blues And Trouble (W Smith) (8:14)
(blues 6)
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