Confessing The Blues #01
by admin on Aug.13, 2009, under Podcasts
00:17 Welcome to episode #001 of Confessing the Blues!
00:35 Thanks to Mr. Jesse for inspiration.
Check him out here.
04:35 Introductions!
Who are you listening to on this show?
10:00 News & Upcoming Events
- East Meets West is in Dallas from Aug. 21-23.
- Dirt Cheap Blues, an event in conjunction with Blues at the Beach, is taking place in Virginia Beach Sep. 10-14.
- Knoxville Lindy Exchange is a lindy event with a strong blues lineup Sep. 18-20.
- Blues Blaze is in New York City Oct 2-4.
- BamBLOOZled is happening in Washington DC, also from Oct. 2-4.
14:05 New Music To Check Out
- “Ice Storm” by Marquise Knox off of Man Child, available at his website.
- “Big Black Ben” by Samuel James off of Songs Famed For Sorrow and Joy, available on eMusic or at Northern Blues.
- “Humming Blues” by Big Jack Johnson with Kim Wilson and Pinetop Perkins off of The Memphis Barbecue Sessions, available on eMusic.
- “Blue Midnight” by Little Walter, off of the Properbox Blowin’ and Suckin’ by Little Walter and the Kings of the Blues Harmonica.
Proper Records collects the work of individual artists and bands, or of a genre of music, and releases it with extremely informative liner notes. Keith and I both tend to highly recommend these sets. This particular set is available on Amazon and you can find information (though not buy the set) here.
24:25 Feature:The Jook Joint
The jook (or juke) joint, the music that came from there, and what it meant to the blues, along with jazz, R&B, and rock and roll.
For more information about the kind of environment that blues formed in, the book Jookin’ is a really interesting read, and is available here.
- “Death Valley Blues” by Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup off of Rock Me Mama, available on eMusic and Amazon.
- “Two of a Kind” by Memphis Slim from All Kinds of Blues, which is on eMusic and iTunes.
- “Shake the Boogie” by the first Sonny Boy Williamson, also off of Blowin’ and Suckin’ which, again, is available on Amazon.
32:36 Interview with DJ Steven “Dr. Feelgood” Watkins
69:28 Music: Kim Massie performs “Doctor Feelgood” live at Cheap Thrills 2005!
If you get the chance, check her out at Beale on Broadway in St. Louis and see her with Solomon Douglas at the Emerald City Blues Festival in November.
76:52 Feedback
Well, we don’t have any yet. So, instead, we share some of the tools we use to find and explore music:
- eMusic is a great source for DRM-free music if you’re willing to go through the legwork of plowing through their (very considerable) library.
- If you just want to listen to music, Pandora is a really great way to explore music.
- Allmusic will provide you listings of discographies, credits for performers on albums, and help find information on songs and albums.
82:30 Thanks!
Contact us via email at info@confessingtheblues.com or phone at 60THEBLUES (608-432-5837).
