00:12 Welcome to episode #003 of Confessing the Blues!

00:48 Event Recap

Keith and Jonathan discuss their experiences at Knoxville Lindy Exchange and Blues Blaze.

03:42 Upcoming Events

• Gypsy House Party is happening happened in Dallas, TX Oct. 23-25.  Make sure to check out the promo videos here.
• North Star Blues Exchange is set for Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Minneapolis.
• Emerald City Blues Festival is coming up Nov. 6-8 in Seattle.
• Austin Lindy Exchange, where Jonathan will DJ, will rock out Nov. 20-22.
• Back in Austin again for Lone Star Championships Jan. 15-17.
• BluesSHOUT is still coming up April 16-18 2010! *queue Jaws music in background*
• Blues at the Abbey is a new weekly venue in Seattle, go check it out.

06:25 New Music To Check Out

• “Lowdown Baby” by Joe Morris from Best of the Early Years, available through eMusic.
• “Trouble in Mind” featuring Odetta and Pinetop Perkins on Ladies Man, on eMusic.
• “One Room Country Shack” by Mercy Dee Walton from the Essential Blues collection, also on eMusic.
• “Squeeze Me” with Pee Wee Russell, off of the Quadramania set Weary Blues available on Amazon or on eMusic.

17:36 Feature: Dialtone Records in Austin, TX

Keith sat down with Eddie Stout from Dialtone and talked about what the kind of music they offer and how they represent what Texas brings to the plate that is blues.  We’re including the links to these songs on eMusic if they’re available, but we ask that you order these albums from Dialtone Records and you let Eddie know that you heard about him from us.

• “First Name is Earl” performed by Earl Gilliam off of Texas Doghouse Blues.
• “Key to the Highway” done by Ray Reed and released on Where the Trinity Runs Free.
• “High Tempter” from Bobby Rush on the collection Texas Harmonica Rumble.
• “Somebody Tell Me” by Little Joe Washington on the brand new Texas Fire Line, not available on eMusic yet.

34:45 Feature: Jump blues…wait, that’s still blues?

The onset of jump blues brought about a distinctive change in how music was produced and performed, and Keith and Jonathan discuss some of the artists and tunes that you can bring to the dancefloor.

• “Blue Light Boogie” by Louis Jordan, off of Jukebox Hits Vol. 2 1947-1951.  Available on eMusic or on The Best of Louis Jordan on Amazon. Also on iTunes and a giant pile of other compilations.
• “Young Man’s Blues” from Wynonie Harris, released on the Properbox Rockin’ the Blues.  Found on Amazon.
• “Hittin’ On Me” done by Buddy and Ella Johnson on Gotta Go Upside Your Head, purchasable on Amazon.
• “The Hucklebuck” originally by Paul Williams, off of the Wailin’ Saxophone Legends compilation on eMusic or on Complete 1949-1952 on Amazon.

59:00 Feedback

• Tim Jones from Canberra, Australia talks about a local artist they’ve brought in for dances.  We get to play a full track from Jonno Zilber called “Second Chances” off of Bigger, Better, Zilber, available on iTunes.
• Henrik Erikson, a blogger from Sweden, asks about what kind of music you might here at a blues event.  He also points out his current favorite tune: “Wild Woman Don’t Get the Blues” by Alive! off of Always Alive! 1976-1986, available on Amazon.

72:08 Thanks!

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73:18 Outtakes

 

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