Finger Lickin’ Good: Music Sampler #25
Big City Rhythm And Blues Magazine are continuing with their series of music samplers called Finger Lickin’
The latest iteration, number 25 features tunes and links to all your favourite Rhythm and Blues artists. Thanks guys! The October / November edition of the physical magazine is now available.
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–Steve Fly
Finger Lickin’ Good!
Sampler #24 2018
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1. ROBERT JR,
SUGAR MAE AND
HANDSOME BOB
“Smoke and Fire” (:52)
Sampler #24
BCRB Records
www.bigcitybluesmag.com
2. THORNETTA DAVIS
“I Believe (Everything Will Be Alright)” (5:44)
Honest Woman
Sweet Mama Music
www.thornettadavis.com
3. BILLY PRICE
“I Keep Holding On” (3:49)
Reckoning
Vizztone Records
www.billyprice.com
4. MARKEY BLUE/ RIC LATINA PROJECT
w/special guest EDDY THE CHIEF CLEARWATER
“I Like It Like That” (4:58)
Raised In Muddy Water
Ellersoul Records
www.markeyblue.com
5. LITTLE FREDDIE KING
“Bad Chicken” (3:32)
Fried Rice &Chicken
Orleans Records
www.orleansrecords.com
6. JT LAURITSEN & THE BUCKSHOT HUNTERS
“Stay With Me”, (3:14),
Blue Eyed Soul Volume 1
Hunters Records
www.jtlauritsen.com
7 . BILLY HARRIS
“Sweaty Melons” (4:23)
Rise Above
Self Produced
www.billyjjams.com
8. JOHNNY FEDS & FRIENDS
“Deacon Of The
Blues” (5:04)
Pinky Gets The Blues
Elfedmo Music
www.facebook.com/Johnny-Feds-Da-Bluez-Boys-100210370066027
| 9. PETER V AND BLUES TRAIN
“I Don’t Want To Leave Memphis” (4:25)
Shaken But Not Deterred
Self Produced
www.petervbluestrain.com
10. J’MONQUE’D BLUES BAND
“Mustard Greens” (3:28)
Old & New, Borrowed & Blue,
Reel Blues Music
jmonqued@yahoo.com
11. JONNY T-BIRD & THE MP’S
“Hot Stuff” (3:53)
Hot Stuff
Neon Grub Jeer Music
www.jonnytbird.com
12. WHISKEY HAULERS
“Mardi Gras Beads” (4:08)
Whiskey Haulers
WHRecords
www.whiskeyhaulers.com
13. KEITH STONE with RED GRAVY
“Ain’t That The Blues” (3:54)
Keith Stone with Red Gravy
Self Produced
www.keithstonemusic.com
14. PAUL FILIPOWICZ
“Riding High” (3:55)
Unfiltered
BigJake Records
www.paulfilipowicz.com
15. FRANK BEY
“Back In Business” (2:43)
Back In Business
Magg Records
www.frankbeymusic.com
16. The Little Red Rooster Blues Band
“Lock Up The Liquor” (3:29)
Lock Up The Liquor
LRRBB Records
www.littleredrooster.com
17. BOB AND APRIL
“Summer Song” (4:40)
Ying/Yang
Hanzie Records
www.hanzierecords.com
18. FOCO BLUZ BAND
“Tater Tot Blues” (4:32)
FOCO BLUZ BAND
FOCOBLUZRECORDS
Davidj6929@gmail.com19. ROBERT JR,
SUGAR MAE AND HANDSOME BOB
“Fingerlickin’Good” (:30)
Sampler #24
BCRB Records
www.bigcitybluesmag.com
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Retrospective 005: Reeling And Rocking / Ain’t That Good News
–Steve Fly
Big City Blues Cruise 57: Reeling And Rocking
Martino D’Lorenzo is playing the blues on 45s, 78s and LPs from behind the wheel of the Big City Blues Cruise bus, spinning his classic modern radio programs from the 1980s and 1990s originally aired on WEMU-FM in Ypsilanti MI and now heard every Saturday on Radio Free Amsterdam. Episode 57 features music by Red Prysock, Dr. John, Rockin’ Dopsie, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Earl King, Percy Mayfield, Albert King, Clifton Chenier, Peter “Madcat” Ruth, The Blues Brothers, Elmore James, Chuck Berry, and Buddy Guy.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
REELING AND ROCKING
BIG CITY BLUES CRUISE 57
Martino D’Lorenzo, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, circa 1983 [18361]
Red Prysock: Jumbo
Dr. John: Croaker Courtboullion
Rockin’ Dopsie: I’m Just A Country Boy
Rockin’ Dopsie: Let’s Do The Zydeco
Johnny “Guitar” Watson: Those Lonely Lonely Nights
Johnny “Guitar” Watson: Oh Ba-Ba-Baby
Earl King: Those Lonely Lonely Nights
Percy Mayfield: Vote For Me
Dr. John Conversation with Martino D’Lorenzo
Albert King: Pretty Woman
Clifton Chenier: Worried Life Blues
Peter “Madcat” Ruth: Scratch My Back
The Blues Brothers: Shotgun Blues
Martino D’Lorenzo: Blues Nightmare
Elmore James: Dust My Broom
Chuck Berry: Let It Rock
Chuck Berry: Reeling And Rocking
Buddy Guy: Red House
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Martino D’Lorenzo for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced by Martin Gross at WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti MI
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 1983, 2018 Tino Gross. Used with permission.
Blues & Roots 34: Ain’t That Good News
Episode 34 features live music by Muddy Waters and cuts from Magic Slim & The Teardrops, John Primer, Bobby Rush, Toni Lynn Washington, Mighty Sam McClain, the Lyman Woodard Trio, Albert Collins, and Little Walter.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
AIN’T THAT GOOD NEWS
BLUES & ROOTS 34
John Sinclair, WWOZ-FM, New Orleans, May 14, 2000 [18468]
Little Walter: Juke
Muddy Waters: Rolling And Tumbling
Muddy Waters: Hoochie Coochie Man
Muddy Waters: Can’t Get No Grinding
Muddy Waters: I’m A Howling Wolf
Magic Slim & The Teardrops: Country Boy
John Primer: Knocking At Your Door
Bobby Rush: Feeling Bad
Toni Lynn Washington: Oh What A Dream
Mighty Sam McClain: All We Need Is Love
Lyman Woodard Trio: Ain’t That Good News
Albert Collins: Mr. Collins, Mr. Collins
Little Walter: Lights Out
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced, edited, assembled & annotated by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
Special thanks to Leni & Sunnny Sinclair
© 2000, 2018 The John Sinclair Foundation
Retrospective 001: Democracy & The Freedom Suite
For the month of November we’ll present a series of posts highlighting past shows, connected by way of different themes., and including news items, video and audio releases and commentary. Stay tuned with the Radio Free Amsterdam 24/7 player.
Here are two shows from the archives: Democracy by Bruce Pingree, and Freedom Suite by John Sinclair. Enjoy. Turn it up.
–Steve Fly
BLUES SHOW 300: DEMOCRACY
Bruce Pingree is playing a tribute to the recently departed Allman Boothers drummer Butch Trucks in his 300th episode for Radio Free Amsterdam with music from the Allman Boothers Band and Johnny Jenkins, plus a series of songs by Mighty Sam McClain, and cuts from Eric Mingus, Sharon Lewis & Texas Fire, and Dr. John.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
DEMOCRACY
THE BLUES SHOW 300
Bruce Pingree, WUNH-FM, Durham, NH, January 29, 2017 [BPBS-0300]
[01] Allman Brothers Band: Hoochie Coochie Man
[02] Johnny Jenkins: I Walk On Guilded Spliters
[03] Johnny Jenkins: Voodoo And You
[04] Allman Brothers Band: Done Somebody Wrong
[05] Mighty Sam McClain: Love One Another
[06] Mighty Sam McClain: Give It Up To Love
[07] Mighty Sam McClain: If It Wasn’t For The Blues
[08] Mighty Sam McClain: Lord Will Make A Way
[09] Mighty Sam McClain: A Change Is Gonna Come
[10] Eric Mingus: Democracy
[11] Sharon Lewis & Texas Fire: Freedom
[12] Dr. John: Huey “Piano” Smith Medley
[13] Dr. John: Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Bruce Pingree for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced by Bruce Pingree at WUNH-FM, Durham, NH
Recorded by Joe McDonough
Editing, post-production, & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2017 Bruce Pingree. Used with permission.
ANCESTOR WORSHIP 59: THE FREEDOM SUITE
Our project for this month is an investigation into the music recorded by BYG Records following a music festival held in Paris in 1969, collected on a 3-disc boox set called JazzActuel produced by Thurston Moore & Byron Coley that I found in the collection of Mark Ritsema in Rotterdam. Tonight’s program features Volume 1, which includes cuts by Steve Lacy, Archie Shepp, Sunny Murray, Sonny Sharrock, Grachan Moncur III, Clifford Thornton, and Jacques Coursil.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
EXPLORATION
ANCESTOR WORSHIP 60
John Sinclair, Hightop Circle, Hamden CT, October 23, 2013 [JSAW-0060]
[01] Opening Theme: Charlie Parker: Another Hairdo
[02] Steve Lacy: Note
[03] Archie Shepp: Blasé
[04] Sunny Murray: Red Cross
[05] Sonny Sharrock: Soon
[06] Grachan Moncur III: Exploration
[07] Clifford Thornton: Pan-African Festival
[08] Jacques Coursil: Black Suite (Part 2)
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced, recorded, edited & assembled by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
Special thanks to Mark Ritsema, Steve The Fly, and Kathy Sinclair
© 2013, 2017 The John Sinclair Foundation.
Blues & Roots 43: Mighty Crazy
Episode 43 in our Blues & Roots series with John Sinclair from WWOZ-FM in New Orleans in 2000 presents an hour of blues by Little Walter, Joe Weaver, Alberta Adams, Harmonica Shah, Lightning Hopkins, T-Bone Walker, Big Mama Thornton, B.B. King & Eric Clapton, Bernard Allison, Bryan Lee, and Little Buster.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
MIGHTY CRAZY
BLUES & ROOTS 43
John Sinclair, WWOZ-FM, New Orleans, July 2, 2000 [18593]
Little Walter: Juke
Joe Weaver: Looka Here Pretty Baby
Alberta Adams: Sax Man
Harmonica Shah: Detroit Playboy
Lightning Hopkins: Hello Central, Give Me 209
Lightning Hopkins: Mighty Crazy
T-Bone Walker: Railroad Station Blues
T-Bone Walker: Strolling With Bones
Big Mama Thornton: Ball And Chain
B.B. King & Eric Clapton: When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer
Bernard Allison: The River’s Rising
Bryan Lee: Can’t Get Enough
Little Buster: I Love To See You Smile
Little Walter: Lights Out
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced, edited, assembled & annotated by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
Special thanks to Leni & Sunnny Sinclair
© 2000, 2018 The John Sinclair Foundation
Red Rooster Lounge 327: Soon Forgotten
Cary Wolfson is spinning at the Red Rooster Lounge with great blues sides by Nick Moss Band, the Original Blues Brothers Band, the Hollywood Blue Flames, Deitra Farr, Fillmore Slim, Little Milton, Dave Thompson, John Mayall, Johnny Otis, and Frank Bey.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
SOON FORGOTTEN
RED ROOSTER LOUNGE 327
Cary Wolfson, Red Rooster Radio Network, Setember 10, 2018 [18592]
Harlem Nocturne Theme
Nick Moss Band: Crazy Mixed Up Baby
Original Blues Brothers Band: Don’t Go No Further
Hollywood Blue Flames: Soon Forgotten
Deitra Farr: Anywhere But Here
Fillmore Slim: Other Side Of The Road
Little Milton: I Feel So Bad
Dave Thompson: Hey Moma
John Mayall: Tears Came Rolling Down
Johnny Otis: Why Don’t You Do Right
Frank Bey: Where You Been So Long
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Cary Wolfson for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by Cary Wolfson at Red Rooster Studios [#1697]
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2018 Cary Wolfson. Used with permission.
The Blues Show 358: Roll And Tumble
Bruce Pingree is off this month so Country Bob is finishing it out with blues by Champion Jack Dupree, Mississippi John Hurt, Danny Gatton, Pinetop Perkins, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Sonny Landreth, Eric Hovey, Bob Lanza Blues Band, Vince Congers & Nathaniel Peterson, The Shirley Lewis Experience, and Robert Johnson.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
ROLL AND TUMBLE
THE BLUES SHOW 358
Country Bob, WUNH-FM, Durham, NH, June 12, 2016 [18591]
Champion Jack Dupree: Dupree Special
Mississippi John Hurt: Angels Laid Him Away
Danny Gatton: Sliding Home
Pinetop Perkins: Pine Top’s Boogie Woogie
John Lee Hooker: Roll And Tumble
Bonnie Raitt: The Road Is My Middle Name
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers: Have You Heard
Sonny Landreth: Broken Hearted Road
Eric Hovey: Soda Pop Girl
Bob Lanza Blues Band: My Home Is A Prison
Vince Congers & Nathaniel Peterson: I Walked All Night
The Shirley Lewis Experience: Good Time Blues
Robert Johnson: When You Got A Good Friend
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Country Bob for Bruce Pingree on Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced by Bruce Pingree at WUNH-FM, Durham, NH
Recorded by Joe McDonough
Editing, post-production, & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2018 Bruce Pingree. Used with permission.
Roots & Branches 21: Dizzy Atmosphere
This episode of Roots & Branches was produced by Michael Anderson for In The Doctor’s Office, his program on Sirius Satellite Radio in New York City, in the Fall of 2002 with a series of pointed conversations with John Sinclair and illustrious recordings by Big Tree, John Sinclair & His Blues Scholars, Al Green, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Piano Red, Amos Milburn, Howlin’ Wolf, and R.L. Burnside, plus spoken actualities from Ernie “Bubbles” Whitman, Teddy Edwards, and Dewey Phillips.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
DIZZY ATMOSPHERE
ROOTS & BRANCHES 21
Michael Anderson, Sirius Satellite Radio, New York City, Fall 2002 [18587]
Big Tree: {Unidentified Instrumental]
Michael Anderson Conversation with John Sinclair
John Sinclair & His Blues Scholars: We Just Change The Beat
Michael Anderson Conversation with John Sinclair
{Unidentified Artist]: Shake That Thing
Michael Anderson Conversation with John Sinclair
Al Green: Take Me to the River
Michael Anderson Conversation with John Sinclair
Billie Holiday: Good Morning Heartache
Michael Anderson Conversation with John Sinclair
Ernie “Bubbles” Whitman > Dizzy Gillespie: Dizzy Atmosphere
Michael Anderson Conversation with John Sinclair
Michael Anderson Interview with Teddy Edwards
Charlie Parker Selection
Michael Anderson Interview with Teddy Edwards
Michael Anderson Conversation with John Sinclair
Write Me A Letter > Dewey Phillips DJ Rap > Piano Red: Let’s Dig That Boogie >
Amos Milburn: Put Something In My Hand > Dewey Phillips DJ Rap
Michael Anderson Conversation with John Sinclair
Howlin’ Wolf: Mr. Highway Man
Michael Anderson Conversation with John Sinclair
R.L. Burnside: Roll & Tumble
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Michael Anderson for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by Michael Anderson at Sirius Satellite Radio, NYC
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2002, 2018 Michael Anderson. Used with permission.