Tonight's Blues Moon Radio show will be on from 6-9 p.m. (we have an extra hour in summer!).
Themes are:
More Robert Johnson - his music and influences
Summer and floods - our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the flooding
May concerts, festivals, events and birthdays - Lots to celebrate
And in my hip pocket is a collection of Art songs. Songs by Bluesmen named Art, Arthur, etc. We might not get there - got a lot of music to get through - but I'm armed for bear.
Tonight after the gig, Utopia's Blues Jam; remember Sunday nights at The House in Five Points and Ott Saloon in Lexington on Mondays... every other Wednesday is the Sparkle City Jam at Decisions, where they also hold an acoustic jam on Mondays (again, check those venues before you go).
Next Tuesday we will feature - live in our studio - Laurence Luckyman Beall - and if you are not a fan yet, it is only because you have yet to hear him sing! Very excited about his appearance... don't miss it!
The playlist will post here as we go along - so refresh your browser to get the updates during showtime.
Enjoy!
Your hosts,
Clair DeLune and RockyDawg - Blues Defender (inspiration and backbone of the whole effort).
Playlist:
Marcia Ball - Eugene
Blind Willie McTell - Southern Can is Mine
Guitar Welch - Bad Luck Blues
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins - Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad
Bob Margolin - All You Left Behind
Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie - North Memphis Blues
L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie*
* if you want to read a great (warning - it's a tear-jerker) tribute to Pinetop, check out Bob Margolin's goodbye to him in the Blues Beat column of Blues Revue magazine (subliminal message: subscribe!):
http://bluesrevue.com/2011/03/blues-beat-the-pinetop-perkins-tribute-3-25-11/
And now for the second half of the Robert Johnson commemoration/tribute:
Robert Johnson - Love In Vain b/w Dust My Broom
Alan Lomax introduces David Honeyboy Edwards
David Honeyboy Edwards - When I Came to Memphis b/w Rocks in My Pillow
Elmore James - Standing at the Crossroads
Robert Lockwood, Jr. - Rambling on My Mind
Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters - Spoonful
Lightnin' Washington and Group - Great God A'mighty (Long Hot Summer Days)
Biscuit Miller - Summertime Blues
Charley Patton - Some Summer Day
Clyde Hill and Group - Long Hot Summer Days
Billie Holiday - Summertime
JJ Grey and Mofro - Slow, Hot and Sweaty
Charley Patton - High Water Everywhere Pts 1 and 2
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Rising High Water Blues
Fats Noel - High Tide
Johnny Shines - Too Wet to Plow
Nicole Hart - Higher Ground
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Rising High Water Blues
Jack Kelly and South Memphis Jug Band - Highway No. 61 Blues
Buster Carter; Preston Young - A Lazy Farmer Boy
James Cotton - Cotton Crop Blues
The Delta Flyers - Dockery Farm
Freddie Vanderford - Parchman Farm
Rory Block - County Farm Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins - Tim Moore's Farm
Ray Charles - Rockin' Chair Blues
Tommy Johnson - I want someone to love me b/w Lonesome Home Blues
Jackie Brenston - Leo the Louse
Good night!~ Thanks for listening... go see some live music this weekend... :)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Blues at Piccolo Spoleto in Charleston
PICCOLO SPOLETO BLUES SERIES
Gary Erwin has shared with us (and we got a great booklet in the mail about it, too!) an e-listing of Blues at Piccolo (or little) Spoleto. It is often where some of the best events are accessible, when regular Spoleto events are not... hope on the Blues train... Gary's e-mail follows - as always, please check the venue's Web site and be sure to confirm events prior to showtime, especially if you must travel to a show. Always better to be sure than sorry!
Clair DeLune, Blues Moon Radio
Charleston, South Carolina
May 27-June 10
www.piccolospoleto.com (has everything on it!)
FIRST COURSE
Bodacious "Early Bird Blues" happy hour shows at Mad River Bar & Grille (an old brick church, now a bar/restaurant) featuring (day by day):
JUKE JOINT JOHNNY & DREW BALDWIN
HITMAN
JEFF BEASLEY ONE-MAN BAND
HECTOR QIRKO BLUES DUO
COTTON BLUE
ANDY COATS
THE KING BEES
MATT WALSH BLUES DUO
DRINK SMALL, THE BLUES DOCTOR
CHUCK THE CAT MORRIS & SILENT EDDIE PHILLIPS
ACOUSTICA
MY BUDDY TODD
MARSHALL BALLEW
All for the ridiculous low price of $11 each show.
Tickets now on sale on-line at www.piccolospoleto.com
or at the Piccolo box office, 180 Meeting St., 2nd floor,
corner of South Market St, 9 am -5 pm
Venue website www.madrivercharleston.com
(Check out their new menu features more more more seafood!)
(corner of N. Market and East Bay Streets, SO convenient!)
NOTE: cash only at door; credit card/check OK in advance.
and
SECOND COURSE
FOUR AWESOME BLUES CRUISES ON CHARLESTON HARBOR
aboard "Carolina Belle"
Leaves from the Charleston Maritime Center.
This one WILL ROCK YOUR BOAT!
May 29: HITMAN
May 30: JEFF BEASLEY AND CHUCK THE CAT
June 5: KING BEES
June 6: MATT WALSH DUO
Tickets (same place as above) or Charleston Harbor Tours
843 722 1112
www.charlestonharbortours.com
www.piccolospoleto.com gives you all the info on blues and so much more on this citywide arts festival.
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Come on down to Chucktown & love the one you're with!
Peace, love & blues
Gary Erwin
SHRIMP CITY SLIM
www.shrimpcityslim.com
Charleston, South Carolina USA
Best email (now booking 2012): emusic@mindspring.com
Gary Erwin has shared with us (and we got a great booklet in the mail about it, too!) an e-listing of Blues at Piccolo (or little) Spoleto. It is often where some of the best events are accessible, when regular Spoleto events are not... hope on the Blues train... Gary's e-mail follows - as always, please check the venue's Web site and be sure to confirm events prior to showtime, especially if you must travel to a show. Always better to be sure than sorry!
Clair DeLune, Blues Moon Radio
Charleston, South Carolina
May 27-June 10
www.piccolospoleto.com (has everything on it!)
FIRST COURSE
Bodacious "Early Bird Blues" happy hour shows at Mad River Bar & Grille (an old brick church, now a bar/restaurant) featuring (day by day):
JUKE JOINT JOHNNY & DREW BALDWIN
HITMAN
JEFF BEASLEY ONE-MAN BAND
HECTOR QIRKO BLUES DUO
COTTON BLUE
ANDY COATS
THE KING BEES
MATT WALSH BLUES DUO
DRINK SMALL, THE BLUES DOCTOR
CHUCK THE CAT MORRIS & SILENT EDDIE PHILLIPS
ACOUSTICA
MY BUDDY TODD
MARSHALL BALLEW
All for the ridiculous low price of $11 each show.
Tickets now on sale on-line at www.piccolospoleto.com
or at the Piccolo box office, 180 Meeting St., 2nd floor,
corner of South Market St, 9 am -5 pm
Venue website www.madrivercharleston.com
(Check out their new menu features more more more seafood!)
(corner of N. Market and East Bay Streets, SO convenient!)
NOTE: cash only at door; credit card/check OK in advance.
and
SECOND COURSE
FOUR AWESOME BLUES CRUISES ON CHARLESTON HARBOR
aboard "Carolina Belle"
Leaves from the Charleston Maritime Center.
This one WILL ROCK YOUR BOAT!
May 29: HITMAN
May 30: JEFF BEASLEY AND CHUCK THE CAT
June 5: KING BEES
June 6: MATT WALSH DUO
Tickets (same place as above) or Charleston Harbor Tours
843 722 1112
www.charlestonharbortours.com
www.piccolospoleto.com gives you all the info on blues and so much more on this citywide arts festival.
------------------------------
Come on down to Chucktown & love the one you're with!
Peace, love & blues
Gary Erwin
SHRIMP CITY SLIM
www.shrimpcityslim.com
Charleston, South Carolina USA
Best email (now booking 2012): emusic@mindspring.com
Blind Willie Blues Festival this weekend - Thomson, GA
Blind Willie Blues Festival this weekend (5/21) in Thomson, GA (a little West of Augusta). The information below is from their Web site - please check the original Web site for complete information - and always check the venue before showtime - changes can be unavoidable.
The gates open at 11 a.m. and the music starts at noon. It’s all over with around 9 p.m.
The festival is “Rain or Shine.”
Artists are subject to change. All times are P.M.
Day Time Artist
Saturday, 5/21/2011
Festival Site
Thomson, Georgia
NOON Crosstie Walkers
12:45 Mark Miller & Travelin Shoes
1:50 Georgia Horns
3:00 Jack Pearson
3:40 Jimmy Hall and the Prisoners of Love, featuring Jack Pearson
4:55 Sonny Landreth
6:15 Marcia Ball
7:35 Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
The gates open at 11 a.m. and the music starts at noon. It’s all over with around 9 p.m.
The festival is “Rain or Shine.”
Artists are subject to change. All times are P.M.
Day Time Artist
Saturday, 5/21/2011
Festival Site
Thomson, Georgia
NOON Crosstie Walkers
12:45 Mark Miller & Travelin Shoes
1:50 Georgia Horns
3:00 Jack Pearson
3:40 Jimmy Hall and the Prisoners of Love, featuring Jack Pearson
4:55 Sonny Landreth
6:15 Marcia Ball
7:35 Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
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