Listen here to this week’s edition of The Blues Come Calling:
The sun came shining to make it all the more joyful to go listening to the new blues releases and rummaging in the blues library for some ‘seasoned’ favourites. There were plenty of excellent ‘newies’ and a few birthdays to celebrate. Our album of the week was the latest release from Johnny Rawls and there was a debut release from Cheshire songstress, Amanda Jane Heywood and a special, unreleased number by the late Julian Piper.
But, before all that, kicking off the show was The Billy Walton Band with some excellent blues from their brand new album ‘Dark Hour’. Now, I may not be alone in being eager to see the band back on tour here . . . hopefully in the not too distant future . . . but who knows!
Strike A Light
Cold Day In Hell – The Billy Walton Band (Dark Hour – 2020)
Gangster Of Love – Johnny Winter (Texas ’63 -’69 – 2020)
Strike A Light – Dr Helander & Third Ward (Traffic Jam On The Back Street – 2020)
Hadacol Bounce – Ben Levin (Carryout or Delivery – 2020)
Paying The Cost To Be The Boss – B.B. King (Blues On Top Of Blues – 1968)
Honey Bee, Sail On – Bobby Rush (Rawer Than Raw – 2020)
Back In Five
Vida’s Place – Roy Rogers (Rhythm & Groove – 1996)
Don’t Say A Word
Baby, Baby, Baby – Johnny Rawls (Where Have All The Soulmen Gone – 2020)
Fighting A Losing Battle – Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (Blues – The Devil’s Music – 2014)
Don’t Say A Word – Mike Ross (The Clovis Limit Pt 2 – 2020)
Pinetop’s Pick
Five Long Years – Frank Frost (Harpin’ On It – 1966)
I Dont Wanna Be Saved
I Dont Wanna Be Saved – The Private Dicks Band (Private Eye – 2020)
Big Town Playboy – Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters (Rise Up – 2020)
Whiskeytown – Heidi Newfield (The Bar Fly Sessions Vol.1 – 2020)
I’m In Love With You Baby – Silas Hogan (Trouble – 1995)
Love Love Love – Johnny Rawls (Where Have All The Soulmen Gone – 2020)
Shake Your Moneymaker – The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band (Shake |Your Moneymaker – 2020)
Open Water – David E White (Open Water – 2020)
If You Want me – Amanda Jane Heywood (Spirit – 2020)
On The Giglist
That’s Alright – Connor Selby (Made Up My Mind – 2018)
When The Blues Begins
Keyhole In Your Door – Snooky Pryor (Too Cool To Move – 1992)
Everyday I Have The Blues – Simon Kinny-Lewis (A Day In San Jose – 2020)
That’s When The Blues Begins – Julian Piper (That’s When The Blues Begins – 2020)
Austin Calling
Now It’s Time (To Sing The Blues) – Hiram Bullock (Late Night Talk – 2011)
Still Got The Blues
Oh Baby – Herbert Hunter (Northern Soul Legend – 2011)
Still Got The Blues – Laura Tate (Live From El Paso – 2020)
Calling On Jesus – Johnny Rawls (Where Have All The Soul Men Gone – 2020)
There was some rocking slide guitar in my Back In Five feature from Roy Rogers and this week Pinetop’s Pick brought us a memory of a visit to Frank Frost’s Juke Joint in Mississippi and featured Frank with his take on ‘Five Long Years’. Texas music man, David Isaacs brought us a reminder of the birthday of guitar ace Hiram Bullock this week and our Austin Calling feature celebrated with his ‘Now Is the Time (To Sing The Blues)’.
My last choice for this week’s playlist was another from our album of the week and the new release from Johnny Rawls. This time around, Johnny was drifting decidedly into the realm of gospel. But, before that, there was time to say a big thanks for your good company on this week’s show and hope that we’ll meet again the next time The Blues Come Calling. Until then, remember . . . keep safe . . . keep well . . . and have fun!
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