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Big City Blues Cruise 127: Lipstick Traces

Martino D’Lorenzo is playing the blues on 45s, 78s and LPs from behind the wheel of the Big City Blues Cruise bus, spinning Episode 127 with music by Red Prysock, Snooks Eaglin, Benny Spellman, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Los Lobos, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim, and The Isley Brothers.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
LIPSTICK TRACES
BIG CITY BLUES CRUISE 127
Martino D’Lorenzo, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, [Date Unknown] [19657]
 
Red Prysock: Jumbo
Snooks Eaglin: Ooh Lordy My Baby
Benny Spellman: Lipstick Traces
Fabulous Thunderbirds: Rich Woman
Los Lobos: Evangeline
Los Lobos: Serenata Nortena
Los Lobos: I Got Loaded
John Lee Hooker: I’m In The Mood
John Lee Hooker: Maudie
John Lee Hooker: Crawling Kingsnake
John Lee Hooker: Every Night I Dream of You
B.B. King: The Woman I Love
B.B. King: You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
Muddy Waters: Rock Me
Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim: Good Understanding
The Isley Brothers: Shout
Red Prysock: Jumbo
 
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
 
© 2019 Tino Gross. Used with permission.
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Big City Blues Cruise 126: Wild About You

Martino D’Lorenzo is playing the blues on 45s, 78s and LPs from behind the wheel of the Big City Blues Cruise bus, spinning Episode 125 with music by Red Prysock, Elmore James, Artie Wolf & The Pack, Johnny Yard Dog Jones, Willie D. Warren, Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows, Little Richard, The Heartbreakers, The Robins, Mr. Bo, The Dubs, Bobby Charles, The Royal Jokers, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Upsetters, Tico & The Triumphs, and The Drifters.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
WILD ABOUT YOU
BIG CITY BLUES CRUISE 126
Martin Gross, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, April 17, 1988 [19643]
 
Red Prysock: Jumbo
Elmore James: So Mean To Me
Elmore James: Wild About You
Artie Wolf & The Pack: Burning Desire
Johnny Yard Dog Jones: Sweet Dreams
Willie D. Warren: My Baby Likes To Boogie
Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows: Rock Me Baby
Little Richard: Thinking About My Mother
The Heartbreakers: Rocking Daddy-O
The Robins: All Night Long
Mr. Bo: If Trouble Was Money
The Dubs: Such Loving
Bobby Charles: Laura Lee
The Royal Jokers: Ride On Little Girl
Jerry Lee Lewis: It’s Me
Little Richard & The Upsetters: I’m In Love Again
Tico & The Triumphs: Motorcycle
The Drifters: Drip Drop
Red Prysock: Jumbo
 
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
 
© 1988, 2019 Tino Gross. Used with permission.
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Big City Blues Cruise 125: No More Heartaches

Martino D’Lorenzo is playing the blues on 45s, 78s and LPs from behind the wheel of the Big City Blues Cruise bus, spinning Episode 125 wuth music by Red Prysock, Little Willie John, Freddie King, Chuck Berry, Johnny Copeland, Z.Z. Hill, Carl Perkins, Little Milton, Sugar Boy & The Cane Cutters, Johnny Adams, Slim Harpo, B.B. King, Savoy Brown, Jimmy Wright, Jimmy Reed, and Elmore James.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
NO MORE HEARTACHES
 BIG CITY BLUES CRUISE 125
Martin Gross, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, April 17, 1988 [19629]

Red Prysock: Jumbo
Little Willie John: Let’s Rock While The Rockin’s Good
Freddie King: Remington Ride
Chuck Berry: The Things That I Used To Do
Johnny Copeland: Dedicated To The Greatest
Red Prysock: [Unidentified Selection]
Z.Z. Hill: One of These Days
Carl Perkins: Honey Don’t
Little Milton: Move On Out To The Country
Sugar Boy & The Cane Cutters: No More Heartaches
Johnny Adams: Body And Fender Man
Slim Harpo: Baby Scratch My Back
B.B. King: Sweet Sixteen
Savoy Brown: On The Prowl
Jimmy Wright: Going Down Slow
Jimmy Reed: Big Boss Man
Elmore James: My Best Friend
Red Prysock: Jumbo

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

© 1988, 2019 Tino Gross. Used with permission.
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Big City Blues Cruise 124: Industrial Boogie

Martino D’Lorenzo is playing the blues on 45s, 78s and LPs from behind the wheel of the Big City Blues Cruise bus, spinning Episode 124 featuring a second hour of tunes from the Motor City in the 1940s & ‘50s by Doctor Ross, Lorraine Alterman, Marvin Gaye, Little Ernest Tucker, Todd Rhodes & His Orchestra, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Eddie Kirkland, Dizzy Gillespie, Jackie Wilson, Roomful of Blues, John Lee Hooker, The Richard Brothers with Boogie Woogie Red, Peter Debree & The Wanderers, Andre Williams, and Eddie Burns.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
INDUSTRIAL BOOGIE
BIG CITY BLUES CRUISE 124
Martino D’Lorenzo, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, March 9, 1982 [19615]
 
Red Prysock: Jumbo
Dr. Ross: Sugar Mama
Lorraine Alterman: Teen Beat Intervew with Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye: Teen Beat Theme Song
Little Ernest Tucker: Too Small To Dance
Todd Rhodes & His Orchestra: Blues For The Red Boy
Dr. Ross: I’d Rather Be An Old Woman’s Baby Than A Young Girl’s Slave
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters: Finger Popping Time
Eddie Kirkland: No Shoes
Dizzy Gillespie: Tin Tin Deo
Jackie Wilson: Dogging Around
Roomful of Blues: Two Bones And A Pick
Dizzy Gillespie & Joe Carroll: School Days
Todd Rhodes & His Orchestra: The Beat Patch
John Lee Hooker: No Shoes
The Richard Brothers with Boogie Woogie Red: Root Hog
Peter Debree & The Wanderers: Long Tall Lou
Todd Rhodes & His Orchestra: Gin Gin Gin
Andre Williams: Jailhouse Blues
Eddie Burns: You Better Cut That Out
Jackie Wilson: Baby Work Out
Red Prysock: Jumbo
 
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
 
© 1982, 2019 Tino Gross. Used with permission.
 
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Big City Blues Cruise 122: Jump Back Honey

Martino D’Lorenzo is playing the blues from behind the wheel of the Big City Blues Cruise bus, spinning music by Red Prysock, Elmore James, Artie Wolf & The Pack, Johnny Yard Dog Jones, Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows, Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps, James Brown, Jimmy McCracklin, and Luther Guitar Junior Johnson.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
JUMP BACK HONEY
BIG CITY BLUES CRUISE 122
Martino D’Lorenzo, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, April 17, 1988 [19597]
 
Red Prysock: Jumbo
Elmore James: Wild About You
Elmore James: So Mean To Me
Elmore James: My Best Friend
Artie Wolf & The Pack: Burning Desire
Johnny Yard Dog Jones: Sweet Dreams
Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows: Demolition Derby
Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows: Real Bad Case of The Blues
Ronnie Earl & Friends: Anna Lee
Ronnie Earl & Friends: Down In Guadaloupe
Ronnie Earl & Friends: Walking And Crying
Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps: Jump Back Honey Jump Back
Red Prysock: Blow Your Horn
James Brown: (I Got You) I Feel Good
Jimmy McCracklin: Suzie And Pat
Luther Guitar Junior Johnson: Got To Have Some Money
 
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 with added   selections from BCBC outtakes
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
 
© 1988, 2019 Tino Gross. Used with permission.
 
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Big City Blues Cruise 121: Let’s Rock

Martino D’Lorenzo is playing the blues on 45s, 78s and LPs from behind the wheel of the Big City Blues Cruise bus, spinning Episode 121 with music by Red Prysock, Little Willie John, Freddie King, Chuck Berry, Johnny “Clyde” Copeland, an unidentified artist, Carl Perkins, Little Milton, Sugar Boy & The Cane Cutters, Johnny Adams, Slim Harpo, B.B. King, Savoy Brown, Jimmy Wright, and Jimmy Reed.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
LET’S ROCK
 BIG CITY BLUES CRUISE 121
Martino D’Lorenzo, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, April 17, 1988 [19583]
 
Red Prysock: Jumbo
Little Willie John: Let’s Rock (While The Rockin’s Good)
Freddie King: Remington Ride
Chuck Berry: The Things That I Used To Do
Johnny “Clyde” Copeland: Dedicated To The Greatest
Red Prysock: It’s Time To Move
You’re Gonna Miss Me
Carl Perkins: Honey Don’t
Little Milton: I’m Gonna Move To The Country
 Sugar Boy & The Cane Cutters: No More Heartaches
Johnny Adams: Body And Fender Man
Slim Harpo: Baby Scratch My Back
B.B. King: Sweet Sixteen
Savoy Brown: On The Prowl
Jimmy Wright: GoingDown Slow
Jimmy Reed: Big Boss Man
Red Prysock: Jumbo
 
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
 
© 1988, 2019 Tino Gross. Used with permission.
 
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Big City Blues Cruise 120: Bacon Fat

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 120 features music by Red Prysock, Dizzy Dixon, T-Bone Walker, Gene Chandler, The Dells, The Treniers, Sugar Boy & The Cane Cutters, The Clovers, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Elmore James, Andre Williams, The Blues Brothers, Albert King, Professor Longhair, Junior Wells, and Jimmy Reed.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
BACON FAT
BIG CITY BLUES CRUISE 120
Martino D’Lorenzo, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, March 2, 1982 [19569]
 
Red Prysock: Jumbo
Dizzy Dixon: Soup Line
T-Bone Walker: Two Bones And A Pick
Gene Chandler: Duke Of Earl
The Dells: Oh What A Nite
[Unidentified Instrumental]
The Treniers: Say Hey (Willie Mays)
Sugar Boy & The Cane Cutters: No More Heartaches
The Clovers: Hey Miss Fannie
Clarence Gatemouth Brown: Depression Blues
Martino D’Lorenzo: Blues Nightmare
Elmore James: Standing At The Crossroads
Andre Williams: Bacon Fat
The Blues Brothers: Can’t Turn You Loose
The Blues Brothers: Hey Bartender
The Blues Brothers: Messing With The Kid
Albert King: Laundromat Blues
Professor Longhair: Whole Lotta Loving
Junior Wells: Hound Dog
Jimmy Reed: Go On To School
Red Prysock: Jumbo
 
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
 
© 1982, 2019 Tino Gross. Used with permission.
 
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Big City Blues Cruise 119: Nervous Man Nervous

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 119 features music by Red Prysock, Billy Gayles, Freddie King, Buddy Guy, Big Jay McNeely, The Turbans, The Silhouettes, The Cadets, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Eddie Taylor, The Moonglows, Ray Charles, and John Lee Hooker.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
NERVOUS MAN NERVOUS
BIG CITY BLUES CRUISE 119
Martino D’Lorenzo, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, March 2, 1982, [19555]
 
Red Prysock: Jumbo
Billy Gayles: I;m Tore Up
Freddie King: Love Her With A Feeling
Buddy Guy: My Time After Awhile
Big Jay McNeely: [Unidentified Instrumental]
The Turbans: When You Dance
The Silhouettes: Get A Job
The Cadets: Stranded In The Jungle
Chuck Berry: Oh Baby Doll
Big Jay McNeely: Nervous Man Nervous
Muddy Waters: I Don’t Know Why
Jimmy Rogers: Walking By Myself
Eddie Taylor: Bad Boy
The Moonglows; Tempting
Chuck Berry: Let It Rock
Chuck Berry: Too Much Monkey Business
Ray Charles: Greenbacks
Buddy Guy: Ten Years Ago
John Lee Hooker: Boogie Chillen
Sonny Boy Williamson: So Sad To Be Alone
Sonny Boy Williamson: Cross Your Heart
Red Prysock: Jumbo
 
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
 
© 1982, 2019 Tino Gross. Used with permission.