Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Blues Moon Radio show playlist for 2/16/10

Rev. Marv Ward interview - Live

Rev. Marv Ward - Hard Times b/w Ole Mule b/w Railroad Gal

Blind Boy Fuller - Jivin' Woman Blues b/w Weeping Willow

Pink Anderson - Weeping Willow Blues b/w I had my fun

Little Walter - My Babe b/w Mellow Down Easy b/w Dead Presidents

Kokomo Arnold - Old Original Kokomo Blues
John Estes - Milk Cow Blues

Bessie Tucker - Fort Worth and Denver
Saffire - the Uppity Blues Women - Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (for Andra Faye)

Bob Brozman - Look at New Orleans
Kenny Neal - Louisiana Stew
Louisiana Red - Goin' Home
Muddy Waters - Louisiana Blues

Maria Muldaur - Cajun Moon

Happy Mardi Gras, y'all! Tune in next week for more Blues on the Blues Moon radio show...

Monday, February 15, 2010

Blues world loses Lil Dave Thompson

Received from Gary Erwin:

We have just received the news that blues artist Lil Dave Thompson was killed this morning in a highway accident while on his way home to Greenville, MS after his last gig on his tour, a show here at the Blues Bash, at Fiery Ron's Home Team BBQ on Sullivans Island, SC last night Feb 13.


Dave was a hard-working, really nice guy, who played exquisite blues. We will miss him a lot.

We are reminded of how fragile life is and how dangerous it can be to be a travelling blues artist.

We are happy and proud to have known Dave and to have heard his music. He is survived by a wife and children. More info on a fund to help the family will be posted at www.lildavethompson.com


Gary Erwin
Lowcountry Blues Bash
Charleston, South Carolina USA


From the Charleston City Paper:
Blues artist Lil' Dave Thompson dies in accident


The Miss.-based guitarist performed at the Lowcountry Blues Bash

by T. Ballard Lesemann


Lil' Dave Thompson

A sad piece of music news just came in. Veteran blues artist Lil' Dave Thompson died yesterday morning (Feb. 14) in a highway automobile accident near Augusta , Ga., while on his way home from Charleston to Greenville, Miss. He and his band had just played the last gig of their tour — a show on Sat. Feb. 13 at Fiery Ron's Home Team BBQ on Sullivan's Island as part of the Lowcountry Blues Bash.
"Dave was a hard-working, really nice guy who played exquisite blues," Lowcountry Blues Bash organizer Gary Erwin said in statement today. "We will miss him a lot. We are reminded of how fragile life is and how dangerous it can be to be a travelling blues artist. We are happy and proud to have known Dave, and to have heard his music."
Thompson is survived by a wife and children. More info on a fund to help the family will be posted at lildavethompson.com

See also: http://blues.about.com/b/2010/02/15/blues-guitarist-lil-dave-thompson-r-i-p.htm