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January 27/29, 2012 - Crossroads

Air Time —Artist —Song Title —Album

  HOUR ONE

00:00 —Johnny Otis —Willie and the Hand Jive —The Capitol Years
00:03 —Etta James —Roll with Me Henry —R&B Dynamite
00:06 —Elmore James —Rollin’ and Tumblin’ —King of the Slide Guitar
00:09 —Cash Box Kings —Holler and Stomp —Holler and Stomp
00:16 —Bobby Blue Bland —I Pity the Fool —I Pity the Fool: The Duke Recordings Vol. 1
00:19 —Johnny Otis —Harlem Nocturne —The Original Johnny Otis Show
00:22 —Albert King —As the Years Go Passing By —Born Under a Bad Sign
00:26 —Etta James —All I Could Do Was Cry —The Essential Etta James
00:32 —Diunna Greenleaf —Sunny Day Friends —Trying to Hold On
00:36 —Elmore James —One Way Out —King of the Slide Guitar
00:39 —(Various) Roy Brown —Good Rockin’ Tonight —Live at Monterey
00:43 —Junior Wells —Hound Dog —Hoodoo Man Blues
00:45 —Big Mama Thornton —They Call Me Big Mama —Hound Dog: the Peacock Recordings
00:48 —Bobby Blue Bland —I Wouldn’t Treat A Dog —The ABC Dunhill/MCA Recordings
00:51 —Donald Ray Johnson —It’s Time —It’s Time
00:56 —Melvin Sparks —The Stinker —Legends of Acid Jazz

  HOUR TWO

00:00 —Johnny Ace —Pledging My Love —Memorial Album
00:02 —Bobby Blue Bland —I’ll Take Care of You —Two Steps from the Blues
00:05 —Etta James —I’d Rather Go Blind —Tell Mama
00:08 —Elmore James —The Sky Is Crying —King of the Slide Guitar
00:11 —Suzie Vinnick —Walking By Myself —Me ‘N’ Mabel
00:14 —Shuggie Otis —Shuggie’s Boogie —Shuggie Otis Plays the Blues
00:20 —Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials —Lil’ Ed’s Home Cookin’ —Heads Up!
00:24 —Elmore James —Hawaiian Boogie —Classic Early Recordings
00:28 —Bobby Blue Bland —Turn On Your Love Light —Turn on Your Love Light - The Duke Recordings Vol. 2
00:30 —Etta James —Something’s Got A Hold On Me —The Sweetest Peaches Part One
00:33 —Bad Influence —Room 111 —Under the Influence
00:38 —Etta James/Sugar Pie DeSanto —In the Basement —The Sweetest Peaches Part One
00:41 —Steve Cropper —Thirty Second Lover —Dedicated
00:45 —Bobby Blue Bland —Farther Up the Road —The Anthology
00:48 —Elmore James —Look on Yonder Wall —King of the Slide Guitar
00:50 —Terry Hanck —Appreciate What You Got —Look Out!
00:56 —Johnny Otis —Headhunter —Rhythm and Blues Caravan

 

January 20/22, 2012 - Crossroads

Air Time —Artist —Song Title —Album

  HOUR ONE

00:00 —Allman Brothers —Stormy Monday —The Road Goes On Forever
00:10 —Johnny Moeller —Well Goodbye Baby —Bloo Ga Loo!
00:13 —Grana Louise —Where You Been? —Getting’ Kinda Rough
00:16 —Omar Coleman —West Side Wiggle —West Side Wiggle
00:22 —Omar Shariff —Just A Blues —The Raven
00:26 —Eden Brent —Blues All Over —Ain’t Got No Troubles
00:32 —Mike Zito —Greyhound —Greyhound
00:37 —Warren Haynes —River’s Gonna Rise —Man in Motion
00:44 —James Armstrong —Everything Good To Ya —Blues at the Border
00:48 —Magic Slim and the Teardrops —Shame —Raising the Bar
00:52 —Various —Don’t Take Advantage of Me —Chicago Blues: A Living History - The (R) evolution Continues
00:58 —Clifton Chenier —Chenier’s Boogie —Zodico Blues and Boogie

  HOUR TWO

00:00 —Gregg Allman —Floating Bridge —Low Country Blues
00:04 —Janiva Magness —The Devil Is An Angel Too —The Devil Is An Angel Too
00:08 —Kay Kay and the Rays —Big Bad Girl —The Best of Kay Kay and the Rays
00:14 —Tracy Nelson —Feel So Bad —Victim of the Blues
00:18 —(Various) Lloyd Price —Chee Koo Baby —The Cosimo Matassa Story
00:21 —C.J. Chenier —Clap Hands —Can’t Sit Down
00:25 —Rebirth Brass Band —Feelin’ Free —Rebirth of New Orleans
00:35 —Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band —Dilemma —Renaissance Man
00:44 —Allman Brothers —Whipping Post —The Road Goes On Forever
00:50 —Johnny Sansone —The Lord Is Waiting and the Devil Is Too —The Lord Is Waiting and the Devil Is Too
00:56 —Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band —Hippology —Renaissance Man

 

January 13/15, 2012 - Crossroads

Air Time —Artist —Song Title —Album

  HOUR ONE

00:00 —Terry Hanck —You Give Me Nothing But the Blues —Look Out!
00:07 —(Various) Dave Bartholomew —The Monkey —Crescent City Soul
00:09 —Freddy King —Sen-Sa-Shun —Hide Away
00:15 —Hubert Sumlin —I’m Ready —About Them Shoes
00:20 —Shawn Pittman —Sugar —Edge of the World
00:24 —Peter Novelli —Scratch My Back —Peter Novelli
00:29 —Booker T. Jones —Crazy —The Road from Memphis
00:35 —Demetria Taylor —Wang Dang Doodle —Bad Girl
00:41 —Eddie Kirkland —Shake It Up —All Around the World
00:44 —John Alex Mason —Riding On —Jook Joint Thunderclap
00:49 —Moreland and Arbuckle —Purgatory —Just a Dream
00:54 —Barry Levenson —Meters Runnin’ —The Late Show

  HOUR TWO

00:00 —The Bo-Keys —Got To Get Back! —Got To Get Back!
00:03 —Maria Muldaur —I’ll Be Glad —Steady Love
00:08 —Samantha Fish/Cassie Taylor/Dani Wilde —Get Back —Girls With Guitars
00:13 —Pinetop Perkins —Everyday I Have the Blues —Born in the Delta
00:20 —Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne —Heaven, Send Me An Angel —An Old Rock On A Roll
00:26 —Marcia Ball —We Fell Hard —Roadside Attractions
00:30 —Tom Principato —Down in Lou’Siana —A Part of Me
00:37 —(Various) Little Richard —Slippin’ and Slidin’ —The Cosimo Matassa Story
00:42 —Marquise Knox —Tears Feel Like Rain —Here I Am
00:50 —Tedeschi Trucks Band —Midnight in Harlem —Revelator
00:57 —Melvin Sparks —The Stinker —Legends of Acid Jazz

 

January 6/8, 2012 - Crossroads

Air Time —Artist —Song Title —Album

  HOUR ONE

00:00 —Nora Jean —Good Blues —Good Blues
00:05 —Robert Cray —I Guess I Showed Her —Strong Persuader
00:09 —James Armstrong —Somebody Got to Pay —Blues at the Border
00:12 —Johnny Rawls —Memphis Still Got Soul —Memphis Still Got Soul
00:16 —Jackie Johnson —Tears of a Clown —Memphis Jewel
00:23 —Bad Influence —Dressing Like You Don’t Dress for Me —Under the Influence
00:27 —Trampled Under Foot —Wrong Side of the Blues —Wrong Side of the Blues
00:32 —Levee Town —Funny Money —Pages of Paperwork
00:36 —Cash Box Kings —That’s My Gal —Holler and Stomp
00:41 —George Thorogood and the Destroyers —2120 S. Michigan Avenue —2120 S. Michigan Avenue
00:46 —Sharon Lewis and Texas Fire —What’s Really Going On? —The Real Deal
00:50 —Duke Robillard Band —What Ad Blues —Low Down and Tore Up
00:56 —(Various) Bobby Smith —After Hours —The R&B Years 1950

  HOUR TWO

00:00 —Revelations —Concrete Blues —Concrete Blues
00:03 —Hadden Sayers —Back to the Blues —Hard Dollar
00:09 —Toronzo Cannon —I Believe —Leaving Mood
00:16 —Big Pete —I Got My Eyes on You —Choice Cuts
00:21 —Ian Siegal and the Youngest Sons —Master Plan —The Skinny
00:27 —(Various) Jimmy Reed —Shame Shame Shame —Jukin’
00:30 —Kilborn Alley —Wandering —Four
00:37 —Harrison Kennedy —Hound and Rabbit —Shame the Devil
00:42 —Rory Block —Kokomo Blues —Shake ‘Em On Down
00:46 —Mulebone —Drop Down Mama —Bluesville Sessions
00:51 —Mr. B’s Joybox Express Quartet —Down the Road A Piece —Live!
00:57 —Mulebone —Untitled —Bluesville Sessions

 

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