In the 240th Roadhouse, I turn the mic over to my Dad through his intro, liners, and a comment for Roadhouse 025. It's full of the music he loved from the show - big jump blues and female blues singers. They're all artists and tracks he commented on when they originally aired in The Roadhouse. It's a Roadhouse by and for Dave Moore, in memory of a great blues fan, old radio man and loving father.
There will be no Roadhouse on September 19. I'll return with Roadhouse 240 on September 26.
The excellent weather around The Little Blue House On the Wetlands brings a sense that's everything's going to be alright. The music in this edition of The Roadhouse carries that feeling, as well. If you can't imagine how an hour of blues can do that, listen up. Jeff Healey, Charlie Musselwhite, Gina Sicilia, Buckwheat Zyedeco, and Jay Gaunt bring some humor, some calm, and some general feelgood to The Roadhouse. You'll feel good, too, at the end of another hour of the finest blues you've never ...
We take a trip to the Windy City in this edition of The Roadhouse. We'll visit the South Side, the West Side, reach back to the early days of Chicago blues, and run straight into the more modern sound from the Windy City. Eddie Boyd, Buddy Guy, Hound Dog Taylor, Willie Dixon, and Johnny Shines - it's a who's who of Chicago blues for the next hour. And it's clearly another hour of the finest blues ... period.
We tear down the two-lane in the '57 Cadillac convertible of the blues in this edition of The Roadhouse. The momentum propels us past the corn and small towns without a worry. Erick Hovey, Bugs Henderson, Jeff Healey, Dan Treanor, and Shemekia Copeland help us burn through a full tank of gas as the world slides by. But, we're not worried about the world or the gas. It's all about the blues in the 237th Roadhouse and it's another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
Painted with a variety of brushes, the 236th Roadhouse is a blues free-for-all without the usual sub-theme. Hubert Sumlin, Tommy Castro, Professor Longhair, Omar Kent Dykes, and Marcia Ball provide the basic palette from which the different shakes of blues take shape in this edition. They fill the canvas with a solid hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.
In this edition of The Roadhouse, we unspool the huge bundle of connections between blues artists, families and regions. Alex Dixon Band, Braithwaite & Whiteley, Slick Ballinger, North Mississippi Allstars, and Boo Boo Davis make up the highway of the blues in the 235th Roadhouse - a highway that's fed by innumerable two-lane and dirt roads. There's a lot of interconnection in this edition, and it's still an hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
In this edition of The Roadhouse we get re-acquainted with some old friends in The Roahdouse - artists who were fixtures in the early days and helped shape the sound of the show. And, with all the new music of late, I'll also get you up to speed on what's going on now with the blues. Dennis Jones, BB Chung King & The Buddaheads, Shannon Boshears, Freddie King, and Susan Tedeschi propel us through a show that looks both backward and forward, welcoming back some old favorites and welcoming in ...
This edition of The Roadhouse proves a few things. First of all, that a lot of the music in The Roadhouse might not be exactly what you think of when you think of blues. And, that the sawdust on the dance floor is there for a reason. Bobby Jones, Ana Popovic, Watermelon Slim, Memphis Minnie, and The Twisters are side by side, speaking to the broad range of the blues. They clearly declare that you're in for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 233rd Roadhouse.
This week I'm going to throw out any pretense of a formal theme. Let's just have fun! Mostly new blues - a lot of stuff that's yet to be released, listener requests. Not only will this edition of The Roadhouse have you chair-dancing, it's probable that it's also going to have you on your feet dancing, and maybe uncontrollably. Chris Cain, Curley Bridges, The Twisters, Watermelon Slim, and Tommy Castro are - well, let's just call them the carbohydrates for the 232nd Roadhouse. They provide all th...
The 231st Roadhouse focuses on some classic blues artists, at the request of Roadhouse listeners on The Roadhouse Facebook group. There's a full set of classic artists, with others sprinkled in throughout the hour. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Eddie C. Campbell, Jenni Muldaur, Lonnie Mack, and Nucklebusters Blues Band will keep you moving while providing the foundation for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
The 230th Roadhouse is a veritable sampler of styles. Jump blues, Chicago, contemporary, acoustic - it's all broken out by set for your convenience. Louis Prima, Greg Nagy, Mississippi John Hurt, Aaron Moore, and Mary Flower represent the big picture of the blues. They set the stage to guarantee that you'll find some new favorite music in the 230th Roadhouse - another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
In this edition of The Roadhouse, I'm once again sprinkling in some of the artists from the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival to give you a taste of my weekend. Long John Baldry, James Wheeler, Bo Ramsey, Fiona Boyes, and Robin Rogers lay the foundtion upon which we build another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 229th Roadhouse.
I'm warming up for a full weekend of blues at the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival over the July 4th weekend. Many of the artists in this edition of The Roadhouse will take the stage in Davenport next weekend as I feed real-time reports and pictures to Roadhouse listeners. Junior Watson, Matt Schofield, Duke Robillard, Magic Slim, and Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women make for a short festival in this edition. But, it's no less an hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 228th Roadhouse...
It's officially summer in the northern hemisphere. The days are as long as they'll be all year, the temperature's rising and blues festivals are popping up all over the country like popcorn. Accordingly, the 227th Roadhouse has a decidedly summerlike feel. Candye Kane, Byther Smith, James Wheeler, Homemade Jamz Blues Band, and Jenni Muldaur deliver on the promise I make each and every week, season and season out: another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
The waitresses and the bartender are working hard in this edition of The Roadhouse. The place is packed with patrons dressed to the nines, cutting loose on Saturday night before church on Sunday morning. Homemade Jamz Blues Band, Louisiana Red, Candye Kane, Zac Harmon, and The Mannish Boys lead the way for another hour of new music in The Roadhouse. It's the finest blues you've never heard - the 226th Roadhouse.
The blues suffered a monumental loss this week with the passing of Koko Taylor. An entire segment of this edition is dedicated to Koko, the first time I've done so. Also on tap, a continuation of the new music roll we've been on for a few weeks. Zac Harmon, Alex Dixon Band, Jason Ricci & New Blood, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, and Koko Taylor build a sold wall of blues in the 225th Roadhouse. It's definitely another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
What started out as a traditional jump blues show took a turn while pulling the music. While the 224th Roadhouse isn't an hour of jump blues in the purest sense, you'll likely see it as nouveau jump by the time this hour has passed. Rick Holmstrom, Mighty Lester, Roomful of Blues, Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings, and Big Joe Turner will help you stir up the sawdust on The Roadhouse dance floor. It's an hour of upbeat blues in the 224th Roadhouse Podcast - another hour of the finest blues you've...
The week brings another broad mix of new blues. Jason Ricci, Nick Moss & The Flip Tops, Bog Maceo, Doug MacLeod, and Mia Vermillion lead the mix. Well more than half the music in this edition is new or yet to be released. Come chair-dance with me in another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 223rd Roadhouse.
The 222nd Roadhouse proves that blues is alive and well, with an hour nearly full of brand new music. Roy Rogers, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Alex Dixon Band, Zac Harmon, and Big Daddy Wilson lead the hour with the freshest blues you'll find. It's truly another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 222nd Roadhouse.
We finish the two-show salute to the artists of the Blues Music Awards in Roadhouse 221 with an hour-long look at the 2009 winners. Billy Gibson Band, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Jeff Healey, Marcia Ball, and BUddy Guy lead the class of 2009 - the 2009 Blues Music Awards winners in the 221st Roadhouse Podcast.
Continuing an annual tradition in The Roadhouse, I'm featuring nominees for this week's Blues Music Awards in Memphis. Many of the artists made their debut in The Roadhouse in the past year. And, you heard new music here first from those who are more established. Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcom, Buddy Guy, Curtis Salgado, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, and Homemade Jamz Blues Band are just a few of the top nominees. We're skimming the cream from a large pool of blues in the 220th Roadho...
There's a common groove in the 219th Roadhouse, but you have to immerse yourself in the music to find it. Roy Rogers, Buckwheat Zydeco, Joe Price, Johnny Littlejohn, and Root Doctor propel this hour past faster than you might realize. And they're all building a groove that will sweep you up in another hour of the finest blues you've never heard, the 219th Roadhouse.
The 218th Roadhouse is packed full of new stuff - new music, new artists and a new radio affiliate. Albert Castiglia, U.P. Wilson, Shirley Johnson, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Tas Cru lay out the basic music framework. KJZA in Prescott, AZ joins the Roadhouse Radio family. All in all, the 218th Roadhouse is as new as the spring blossoms and another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
The 217th Roadhouse takes a turn down a narrow gravel road to ... a roadhouse. The selections in this virtual roadhouse would fit perfectly in any real roadhouse anywhere in the world. Walter Trout, Cyril Neville, Keb Mo, Muddy Waters, and W.C. Clark headline the bill in the 217th Roadhouse with a full slate of other great artists in support. It's an hour of blues bor and best experienced in the dark, hot, crowded little club we call The Roadhouse.
Rising temperatures, longer days and the upcoming baseball season opener mean it's spring - and time for spring training. That little pile of songs that didn't get used in other shows perfectly fits the flow of the 216th Roadhouse. Junior Wells, Bobby Jones, Rod Price, Michael Bloomfield, Tad Robinson, and listener comments make for a great spring cleaning and another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
New music and new listeners define the 215th Roadhouse. The hour is full with several blues label releases this week and the addition of another radio station to The Roadhouse Blues Network. Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, Mitch Kashmar, Bennie Smith, Billy Boy Arnold, Floyd Dixon, and several other great cuts from both new and old releases make for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
The Roadhouse stretches out a bit this week. We dig deeper than the usual 3- to 4-minute cut to uncover some great blues jams. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Damon Fowler, Howlin' Wolf, Bobby Parker, and Eric Lindell fill the hour, alongside listener comments. We stretch it out and mix it up in the 214th Roadhouse - another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
88 keys fill the 213th Roadhouse with true roadhouse blues. The tradition of piano in the blues stretches from the Delta to St. Louis, Chicago and beyond. We bring the beat-up old upright to center stage in this edition with Champion Jack Dupree, Big Maceo, Otis Spann, Speckled Red, and James Booker. The 213th Roadhouse lights up the blues by tickling the ivories for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.
The 212th Roadhouse Podcast puts a tap in your toes with a selection of upbeat blues cuts. Duke Robillard, Eric Lindell, Jimmy Dawkins, Lightning Hopkins, and Michael Burks lead the hour. If you're new to The Roadhouse and a little unsure of what to expect, this edition reflects the founding philosophy of the show. It's a cutting-edge hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 212th Roadhouse.
