Comin' up on The Blues Show

November 21, 2009

New blues from Sugar Blue, the highly innovative blues harp player whose new album Threshold comes out in January - - but we've got it for you now, here on XPN. And -- some blues for Oprah! Well, one song anyway...

In the midnight hour on The Blues & Beyond, "Iron Curtain Blues" -- our own take on the recent twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, with two blues bands from East Germany, recorded in the 70s and 80s when the country was under Communist rule. Also, J. B. Lenoir: his great Alabama Blues album during those years was in print only in East Germany. Plus, flute jazz from Nicole Mitchell and Mark Weinstein.

Getting ready to vote for your top ten albums and top ten songs in the 2009 Year In Review? Check out a list of blues albums and songs from this year, and then vote!

About The Blues Show and Jonny Meister

It's been said that rock, pop, country, jazz and R&B are just branches of a tree whose roots are buried deep in the mud of the Mississippi Delta. To honor those roots 88.5 WXPN presents The Blues Show with host Jonny Meister every Saturday evening from 7pm to 12 midnight.

Jonny Meister with Catherine Russell

The Blues Show covers the entire history of the blues from 1920 to the present, from the best-known to the most obscure blues, with an eye both on the rich history of this music and its current vitality.

Host Jonny Meister has been playing the blues on WXPN since March 1977. Meister grew up with old blues records in the house. His father played boogie woogie on the piano, which Jonny learned at about the age of 12. Later he played in rock bands and did a few solo gigs as a singer-songwriter. As his interest in blues grew, he became especially interested in the history of the music, a history not always revealed by the rock musicians and their promoters who drew heavily on the blues.

Jonny spent a week with the family of the late, great blues musician J. B. Lenoir in 1979, and he was one of the consultants for the Wim Wenders film The Soul Of A Man which featured Lenoir, in the PBS film series The Blues. He won the "Keeping The Blues Alive" award for work in Public Radio for The Blues Show in 2000 and a "Best of Philly" award from Philadelphia Magazine in 1996 for "Best Local Radio Show".

Area Blues Concerts & Events

For more detailed information please visit our concert calendar or a venue's website.

• • • November • • •

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Sister Blue Band @ Red Hot & Blue
Route 70 & Sayer Avenue
Cherry Hill, NJ
8P 856-665-7427

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Tommy Castro Band
Coco Montoya
Opening: Sister Blue Band
@ Keswick Theatre 291 North Keswick Avenue
Glenside, PA 19038
7PM
215-572-7650

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Flamin' Harry & The Roadhouse Rockers
Thanksgiving Blues Bash
"Blue Thursday" @ McStew's Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA
215-949-9570

Friday, November 27, 2009

Mark Furman Band (Sister Blue playing drums) @ McGilliguddy's
2626 County Line Road
Ardmore, PA
10PM
215-658-2626

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Joe Louis Walker presented by Baltimore Blues Society
@ Rosedale American Legion Hall
1311 Seling Avenue
Rosedale, MD 21237
410-744-2291

Mark Furman Band (Sister Blue playing drums) @ Sokols
411 Crestmont Street
Reading, PA
9:30PM
610-375-4500

• • • December • • •

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Mikey Jr. & Stone Cold Blues "Blue Thursday" @ McStew's Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA
215-949-9570

Thursday, December 10, 2009

The Nighthawks "Blue Thursday" @ McStew's Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA
215-949-9570

Thursday, December 17, 2009

The Buicks "Blue Thursday" @ McStew's Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA
215-949-9570

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

• • • January • • •

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Gas House Gorillas "Blue Thursday" @ McStew's Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA
215-949-9570

• • • July • • •

Friday, July 23, 2010

Pocono Blues Festival 2010
@ Big Boulder Ski Area
Blakeslee, PA

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Pocono Blues Festival 2010
@ Big Boulder Ski Area
Blakeslee, PA

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Pocono Blues Festival 2010
@ Big Boulder Ski Area
Blakeslee, PA

• • • August • • •

Friday, August 6, 2010

Riverfront Blues Festival 2010
@ Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park
Wilmington, DE

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Riverfront Blues Festival 2010
@ Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park
Wilmington, DE

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Riverfront Blues Festival 2010
@ Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park
Wilmington, DE

Friday, August 20, 2010

Vermont Blues Festival 2010
@ Mt. Snow Ski Area
Dover, VT

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Vermont Blues Festival 2010
@ Mt. Snow Ski Area
Dover, VT

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Vermont Blues Festival 2010
@ Mt. Snow Ski Area
Dover, VT

Here's some of the new albums featured this year on The Blues Show:

(some 2009 songs are listed below the album list)

(Various Artists) "Chicago Blues: A Living History"
(Various Artists) "M For Mississippi: More Music From The Motion Picture"
(Various Artists) "Things About Comin' My Way: Tribute To Mississippi Sheiks"
Alex Dixon Band "Rising From The Bushes"
Anni Piper "Two's Company"
B. B. King "Live At The BBC"
Barbara Carr "Savvy Woman"
Big Bill Morganfield "Born Lover"
Big James "Right Here Right Now"
Big Pete Pearson "Finger In Your Eye"
Blackburn "Brotherhood"
Bobby Jones "Comin' Back Hard"
Boo Boo Davis "Ain't Gotta Dime"
Cash Box Kings "Cuttin' Heads"
Charlie Musselwhite "Rough Dried: Live At The Triple Door"
Chicago Blues Harmonica Project "More Rare Gems"
Chick Willis "Hit & Run Blues"
Clarence Dobbins "The Uprising"
Clarence Fountain & Sam Butler "Stepping Up And Stepping Out"
Corey Harris "blu.black"
Cyril Neville "Brand New Blues"
Dave Riley & Bob Corritore "Lucky To Be Living"
David Maxwell & Louisiana Red "You Got To Move"
Dennis Jones "Pleasure And Pain"
Eddie C. Campbell "Tear This World Up"
Eugene Hideaway Bridges "Live In San Antonio"
Grandpa Elliott "Sugar Sweet"
Guy Davis "Sweetheart Like You"
Hamilton Loomis "Live In England"
Henry Gray & The Cats "Times Are Gettin' Hard"
Homemade Jamz Blues Band "I Got Blues For You"
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes "Ain't It Lonesome"
Joe Louis Walker "Between A Rock And The Blues"
John Primer "All Original"
Johnnie Bassett "The Gentleman Is Back"
Johnny Rawls "Ace Of Spades"
Karen Lovely "Lucky Girl"
Linsey Alexander "My Days Are So Long"
Mac Arnold "Country Man"
Maria Muldaur "Maria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy"
McCoy Tyner "Live From San Francisco"
Missy Andersen "Missy Andersen"
Muddy Waters "Authorized Bootleg"
Murali Coryell "Sugar Lips"
North Mississippi Allstars "Do It Like We Used To Do"
Otis Taylor "Pentatonic Wars & Love Songs"
Pat Thomas "His Father's Son"
Quintus McCormick Blues Band "Hey Jodie!"
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats "Twisted"
Robert Cray "This Time"
Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers "Soul Monster"
Ruthie Foster "The Truth According To Ruthie Foster"
Saffire The Uppity Blueswomen "Havin' The Last Word"
Samuel James "For Rosa Maeve & Noreen"
Shemekia Copeland "Never Going Back"
Shirley Johnson "Blues Attack"
Terry Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators "The Ohio Theatre Concert"
Theodis Ealey "Theodis Ealey Live"
Uvee Hayes "Play Something Pretty"
(Various Artists)"Chicago Blues: A Living History"
(Various Artists)"M For Mississippi: More Music From The Motion Picture"
(Various Artists)"Things About Comin' My Way: Tribute To Mississippi Sheiks"
Zac Harmon "From The Root"
Zakiya Hooker "Keeping It Real"
Zora Young "The French Connection"

Blues Songs 2009

Billy Boy Arnold "My Little Machine" (from compilation Chicago Blues: A Living History)
Billy Branch "Hoodoo Man Blues" (from compilation Chicago Blues: A Living History)
Lurrie Bell "Damn Right, I've Got The Blues" (from compilation Chicago Blues: A Living History)
Terry "Harmonica" Bean "I'm Going Down South" (from compilation M For Mississippi: More Music From The Motion Picture)
Geoff Muldaur & The Texas Sheiks "The World Is Going Wrong" (from compilation "Things About Comin' My Way" - tribute to Mississippi Sheiks)
Kelly Joe Phelps "Livin' In A Strain" (from compilation "Things About Comin' My Way" - tribute to Mississippi Sheiks)
Alex Dixon Band "Spoonful"
Anni Piper "Little Redhead"
Anni Piper "Man's Woman"
Barbara Carr "Number Two"
Barbara Carr "Don't Put The Cart Before The Horse"
Big Bill Morganfield "Too Late Brother"
Big Bill Morganfield "Born Lover"
Big Bill Morganfield "My Last Affair"
Big James "Right Here Right Now"
Big Pete Pearson "The Time Has Come"
Big Pete Pearson "Mastermind"
Blackburn "The Thrill Is Gone"
Blackburn "Fever"
Blackburn "Talk To Me"
Bobby Jones "Two Headed Woman"
Bobby Jones "Mystery Train"
Boo Boo Davis "Ten Thousand Dollar"
Boo Boo Davis "Watch Yourself"
Boo Boo Davis "Man Who Be Around"
Cash Box Kings "She Wants To Sell My Monkey"
Cash Box Kings "BC Blues"
Charlie Musselwhite "River Hip Mama"
Charlie Musselwhite "If I Should Have Bad Luck"
Chicago Blues Harmonica Project "Shade Tree Mechanic"
Chicago Blues Harmonica Project "Gangster Of Love"
Chick Willis "Houdini Lover"
Chick Willis "1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Shots Of Whiskey"
Clarence Dobbins "Can't Buy You"
Clarence Dobbins "Chicken"
Clarence Fountain & Sam Butler "Don't Let The Devil Ride"
Corey Harris "Blues"
Cyrille Neville "I Found Joy"
Cyrille Neville "Don't Move My Mountain"
Dave Riley & Bob Corritore "Jelly Roll King"
Dave Riley & Bob Corritore "Automobile"
David Maxwell & Louisiana Red "Going Back To Memphis"
David Maxwell & Louisiana Red "You Got To Move"
Dennis Jones "Brand New Day"
Dennis Jones "Try Not To Lie"
Eddie C. Campbell "Easy Baby"
Eddie C. Campbell "Voodoo"
Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges "Real Hero"
Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges "Movin' And A Groovin'"
Grandpa Elliott "Baby, What You Want Me To Do"
Grandpa Elliott "Fannie Mae"
Guy Davis "Words To My Mama's Song"
Guy Davis "Slow Motion Daddy"
Guy Davis "Bring Back Storyville"
Hamilton Loomis "Best Worst Day"
Hamilton Loomis "Bo Diddley Medley"
Henry Gray & The Cats "How Much More"
Henry Gray & The Cats "Barack Obama Boogie"
Homemade Jamz Blues Band "Loco Blues"
Homemade Jamz Blues Band "Grits Ain't Groceries"
Homemade Jamz Blues Band "I Got Blues For You"
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes "That's Alright"
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes "Tell Me Woman"
Joe Louis Walker "I'm Tide"
Joe Louis Walker "If There's A Heaven"
Joe Louis Walker "Way Too Expensive"
John Primer "Everyday Brings By A Change"
John Primer "Keep On Lovin' The Blues"
Johnnie Bassett "Nice Guys Finish Last"
Johnnie Bassett "Your Real Gitchieegumee"
Johnnie Bassett "My Old Flame"
Johnny Rawls "Gasoline On The Fire"
Karen Lovely "I'm A Little Mixed Up"
Karen Lovely "Blues Is My Business"
Linsey Alexander "My Days Are So Long"
Linsey Alexander "Mona Lisa Was A Man"
Mac Arnold "I Ain't Sugar Coatin'"
Mac Arnold "Mule For A Chevrolet"
Maria Muldaur "The Ghost Of The St. Louis Blues"
Maria Muldaur "The Panic Is On"
McCoy Tyner "Blues For Jeff"
Missy Andersen "Little By Little"
Murali Coryell "Closer To You"
Murali Coryell "Minor Funk"
North Mississippi Allstars "Jumper On The Line"
North Mississippi Allstars "Down In Mississippi"
Otis Taylor "Country Boy, Girl"
Pat Thomas "61 Highway"
Pat Thomas "Standing At The Crossroads"
Quintus McCormick "Get You Some Business"
Quintus McCormick "What Goes Around Comes Around"
Quintus McCormick "I'm A Good Man, Baby"
Quintus McCormick "There Ain't No Right Way To Do Wrong"
Rick Estrin And The Nightcats "Back From The Dead"
Rick Estrin And The Nightcats "Big Time"
Rick Estrin And The Nightcats "Walk All Day"
Robert Cray "That's What Keeps Me Rockin'"
Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers "You Better Watch Yourself"
Ruthie Foster "Joy On The Other Side"
Ruthie Foster "Thanks For The Joy"
Saffire The Uppity Blueswomen "Bald Headed Blues"
Saffire The Uppity Blueswomen "Since You Been Gone"
Saffire The Uppity Blueswomen "Too Much Butt"
Saffire The Uppity Blueswomen "Locked Up"
Saffire The Uppity Blueswomen "The Bad Times"
Samuel James "Cryin' Blind"
Samuel James "I'll Break Your Promise"
Samuel James "Darlin' Maeve"
Samuel James "I've Haddock Up To Here"
Shemekia Copeland "Never Going Back To Memphis"
Shemekia Copeland "The Truth Is The Light"
Shemekia Copeland "River's Invitation"
Shemekia Copeland "Circumstances"
Shemekia Copeland "Dirty Water"
Shirley Johnson "Blues Attack"
Shirley Johnson "You Shouldn't Have Been There"
Terry Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators "Black And Blue"
Theodis Ealey "Baby What You Want Me To Do"
Theodis Ealey "Catfish Blues"
Uvee Hayes "Outside Lover"
Uvee Hayes "Reconsider Baby"
Uvee Hayes "Howling For My Darling"
Zac Harmon "Keep The Blues Alive"
Zac Harmon "Man Is Not Meant To Be Alone"
Zakiya Hooker "Crossroads"
Zakiya Hooker "Love Foreclosure"
Zakiya Hooker "Rock These Blues Away"
Zora Young "Better Be Ready"
Zora Young "See See Rider"
Zora Young "Rock Me Baby"