Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Welcome to this week's Blues Moon Radio show... for those of you who have come to this page for the first time, we are pleased to meet you. The Blues Moon has been on WUSC-FM (and streaming via the Web) since 1990. We hope you will bookmark this page and join our Google Blogger page as a follower, as well as  "LIKE" and "favorite" our Facebook page (Blues Moon Radio), as well as www.bluesmoonradio.blogspot.com so we can keep you updated on Blues events and news, as well as playlists for the show.

The weekly show airs at 6 p.m. (-5GMT) and "Tuesday is Bluesday." Your host, Clair Delune - and her intrepid inspiration/co-host, RockyDawg, Blues Defender are happy to have you tune in via the Web at http://wusc.sc.edu, the University of South Carolina's award-winning college station. You may also stream the show via ITunes at radio/college and university/WUSC-FM.

Ms. DeLune is a writer, historian, artist, counselor, university administrator and public relations practitioner who has taught upper level music appreciation courses at the Unversity of South Carolina, including Blues History, Rock and Roll History, Jump/Swing/Boogie-Woogie, and Women in Popular Music of the 20th Century. She has contributed articles and chapters to numerous books and periodicals and endeavors to make the show historical, informative, empathic and entertaining. In her spare time, she trains horses and works to help rescue animals who are abandoned or abused.

This week's Blues Moon Radio with Clair DeLune (11/29/11) features historical artists who are commemorated on their birthdates falling between Nov. 15 and 30th. We will also begin playing from the best of 2011 contemporary Blues CDs. To kick off the official Christmas season (we think starting after Thanksgiving allows for a sufficient period of time to incorporate Christmas Blues songs, without being overbearingly festive and all aglow with cheer and merriment... it's a Blues show, after all, you know! :)



We are always on the hunt for Blues songs about any holiday or season - so keep us posted if you come across any possible inclusions we could procure. Blues artists are welcomed to send their own material to:  Blues Moon Radio_POB 5591_Columbia, SC 29250-5591 ...



Little Willie John / Fever



Handy's Memphis Blues Band / St. Louis Blues



Hubert Sumlin / I Just Need Your Love



Big Walter Horton and Jimmy DeBerry / Easy



Lloyd Glenn / The Shakedown



K.C. Douglas / You Got a Good Thing Now



Whistlin' Alex Moore / Ice Pick Blues



Rosa Henderson / Barrel House Blues



Eddie Boyd / Five Long Years



Lucille Hegamin / Mississippi Blues



John Mayall / Road Show



Robert Nighthawk / Medley: Annie Lee / Sweet Little Angel



Brownie McGhee / The Blues Had a Baby







Among the faves of Blues Moon Radio and its listeners this year (more to come) - in no particular order - are:



Brad Vickers and his Vestapolitans / Leave Me Be



Victor Wainwright and the Wild Roots / Our Last Goodbye



The King Bees / Run Your Reputation Down



Bernie Pearl / I Ain't Hurt



Ben Prestage / Three Hots and  Cot



Armadillo Blues / Southbound



Tom Principato / Back Again and Gone



We welcome your comments on these contemporary artists... you can remark on your favorites and make a difference in the "Lunie Awards" for 2011! Let us hear from you... we love your feedback and thank you, as ever we are grateful for your interest in historical and contemporary Blues.



Clair DeLune and RockyDawg, Blues Defender.



Now for the holidaze music... to give you a break from the regular Christmas music, we'll pepper you with some red hot Blues holiday music to make your holidays saucy!



Lonnie Brooks / Christmas on the Bayou



Koko Taylor / Merry, Merry Christmas



Poppa Hop and his Orchestra / Merry Christmas Darling



Lightnin' Hopkins / Merry Christmas



Ella Fitzgerald / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas



Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown / Christmas



Texas Pete Mayes and his Houserockers / Christmas Holidays



Katie Webster / Deck the Halls with Boogie Woogie



Jimmy Liggins and His Drops of Joy / I Want My Baby for Christmas



Louis Prima / Shake Hands with Santa



Jimmy McGriff / Hip Santa



Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra / Boogie Woogie Santa Claus



Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra / Dig That Crazy Santa Claus



Tinsley Ellis / Santa Claus Wants Somebody to Love



Jimmy Dorsey / Dixieland Band from Santa Claus Land



Babs Gonzales / Be-Bop Santa Claus



Louis Jordan / Santa Claus, Santa Claus



Fats Waller / Swingin' Them Jingle Bells



Louis Armstrong / Winter Wonderland



The Original Five Blind Boys / White Christmas



What we find we don't have time to play this week, we'll pitch over to next week. Not sure how many shows I'll do over the holidays, so we'll be packing in as much musical magic as possible ... :)



Happy holidays to you all - Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Feliz Everything plus a super Happy Hannukah, too! My holiday wish for you is health, happiness, love and prosperity - other than those four things you are on your own, bucko! :) BEST! Your host, Clair DeLune, Blues Moon Radio - www.bluesmoonradio.blogspot.com and www.wusc.sc.edu.