Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast

This week's playlist: • Talkin' To My Baby by Mississippi Shakedown, included on the compilation BAR, Vol, 4 (2007), available from BluesandRootsPromotions.com. Their CD, Mississippi Shakedown (2006), is available from MississippiShakedown.com.au and the iTunes Music Store. Visit MississippiShakedown.com.au for more information. • Low Dress Blues by Slapback Jack and BadVoodoo, from The Gruff Side of the Blues (2005), available from CD Baby, Payplay.cd and the iTMS. Visit HoundawgMusic.com for more information. • Lay Down This Love by Pat Coast, from Don't Touch My Guitar (2003), available from CD Baby. Visit PatCoastBand.com for more information. • 1, 2, Gone by Poppa Dawg & Dogskin Suit, from Same Dog, New Suit (2005), available from DogskinSuit.com and PacificBlues.com. For more information, check Poppa Dawg's pages at MySpace.com, Garageband.com and SoundClick.com. • It Wouldn't Do by The Hollywood Combo, from The Hollywood Combo (2005), available from CD Baby. Visit both SwinginRecords.com and thei

This week's playlist: • Man Size Job by Detroit Women, from Sassitude (2007), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit DetroitWomen.org for more information. • Sweet Home New Orleans by Phillip Walker, from Going Back Home (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit PhillipWalker.com for more information. • Mean Streets by Watermelon Slim, from Up Close and Personal (2004), available from Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information. • Thinkin and a Drinkin by Mark Kerr from One Drink Away From The Blues (2005), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. For more information, visit MarkKerrLtd.com. • Green Thing by The Hitman Blues Band from Blooztown (2000), available at their online store, CD Baby and the iTMS. For more information about the band, visit HitmanBluesBand.com or their MySpace page. • Hammer Down by The Hitman Blues Band, from Angel in the Shadow (2003), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Hit

This week's playlist: • I'm Single by The Billy Gibson Band, from Southern Livin' (2006), available from CD Baby, InsideSounds.com and the iTMS. Visit BillyGibson.com and the band's MySpace page for more information. • Gotta Make Some Changes by Sweet Alice Hoskins and the Unfinished Business Blues Band, from Eyes Full Of Tears (2007), reportedly available from Leg Up Live Records, a division of L'lezra Entertainment Group. Visit Alice's pages at IODA/PROMONET and SummitArtists.com for more information about Alice and her band. • Gotta Move by The Mannish Boys, from Big Plans (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit TheMannishBoys.com for more information. • Going Up (To Get Down) by Steve Marriner, from Going Up (2007), available from DogMyCatRecords.ca and the iTMS. Visit SteveMarriner.com for more information. • Wild In The Streets by Garland Jeffreys, from Wild In The Streets (Best Of 1977-1983) (2002), available from RavenRecords.com.au, a great Australian reiss

This week's playlist: • The Lonely Traveller by Fruteland Jackson, from Blues 2.0 (2005), available direct from the store at his site, Electro-Fi Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Fruteland.com for more information. • 5-0 Blues by Corey Harris, from Fish Ain't Bitin' (1997), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Corey's Alligator Records bio page for more information. • Wrapped Up In Love by Carey & Lurrie Bell, from Second Nature (2004), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Carey's Alligator Records bio page for more information. • Hoochie Coochie Man by Muddy Water, from The Lost Tapes (1999), available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Blind Pig site, which provides excellent background information about The Lost Tapes and the players who appear on the album. • I Called My Baby Long Distance by Archie Edwards, from The Toronto Sessions (2001), available from NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit the biographies page at AcousticBlues.com

This week's playlist: • Fairfax Station Rag by John Jackson, from Front Porch Blues (2006), available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store.Visit John's bio page at the Alligator Records site and this page at BluesWorld.com for more information. • 2nd Street by Paul Reddick, from Revue: The Best of Paul Reddick (2007), available from NorthernBlues Music and the iTMS. Visit Paul's bio page at the NorthernBlues site for more information • Satisfaction by Toby, included on the compilation Blues And Roots, Vol. 4 (2007), available from BluesandRootsPromotions.com in Australia. Toby's latest album, Renaissance (2007), is available from MusicPlug.net/. Visit TobyMusic.com.au for more information. • Straighten Up And Fly Right by Mary-Ann Brandon, from Stone Blues (2007), available from SnailWorx Records and the iTMS. Visit Mary-Ann's IODA PromoNet page for a little more information. • Whiskey and Luck by Slapback Jack and BadVoodoo, from The Gruff Side of the Blues (2005), available from CD Baby, Paypl

This week's playlist: • Funky Driveway by The Steve Cohen Blues Band w/Greg Koch, from Bake Sale, Volume Four (2007), available from the Great Northern Blues Society. Funky Driveway is also a track on Steve's own CD Mixed Feelings (2005), which is available from the store at his site, CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Steve's site for more information. • Let Me Down Easy by Bettye LaVette, obtained as a single for podcast play from the Podsafe Music Network; also available as a digital download on a 2006 album entitled Bettye LaVette Selected Hits, compiled by Charly Records and available from the iTMS. Visit BettyeLaVette.com to buy other CDs, read reviews and for much more information. • Too Much To Do by Blue Voodoo, from Hot Wire (My Heart) (2007), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit BlueVoodooBlues.com or their MySpace page for more information. • Didn't Know She Was Married by Chumslick Nick and the Sharks. Visit ChumslickNickandtheSharks.com or their page at GarageBand.com for more infor

This week's playlist: • Vintage Wine by Dave Hole, from Rough Diamond (2007), available direct from the store at Dave's site and the iTunes Music Store. Visit DaveHole.com for more information. • Trust by Joe White, from Trials Along The Trail (2005), available as a download from IndependentArtistsCompany.com. Visit JoeWhiteMusic.com and Joe's page at Garageband.com for more information. • Straighten Up And Fly Right by Mary-Ann Brandon, from Stone Blues (2007), available from SnailWorx Records and the iTMS. Visit Mary-Ann's IODA PromoNet page for a little more information. • Po' Boy by Paul Yates, included on the compilation Blues And Roots, Vol, 4 (2007), available from BluesandRootsPromotions.com. Po' Boy is from Paul's debut CD Mr. Bowman (release date unknown). Also available: But Of Course (2004) from Guitar 9 Records. • Blues As Blues Can Get by Blue Voodoo, from Hot Wire (My Heart) (2007), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit BlueVoodooBlues.com or their MySpace page for more information. • Hot

This week's playlist: • Prodigal Son by Billy Goodman, from Blues From The Gospel (2006), available from ItsAboutMusic.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit BillyGoodman.com for more information. • Mr. Blues by The Chicago Thieves, from The Player (2001), available by emailing Craig Giles at info@chichagothieves.co.uk. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information. • Got To Have Me Two by The Mescal Sheiks from This World Is Not My Home (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit MescalSheiks.com or the Sheiks' MySpace page for more information. • Done With You by The Shane Dwight Band, from Done With You (2005), available from CD Baby. For more information, visit ShaneDwight.com, SchooloftheBlues.com and Shane's MySpace page. • Never Look Back by Andy Cowan, included on the compilation BAR, Vol, 4 (2007), available from BluesandRootsPromotions.com. This version of Never Look Back is from a forthcoming ABC/Warner Music Australia DVD entitled Sweet Release. Visit AndyCowan.com.au for more information.

This week's playlist: • Mark My Words by Gregg Martinez, from Big Bad Daddy (2006), available from Gregg's site or CD Baby. Visit GreggMartinez.com for more information. • Angeline by George Fletcher's Bourbon Renewal, from Ain't The Worst That You Could Find (2000), available from CD Baby; also available: Dangerous Things - Live (2005). Visit GeorgeFletcher.com for more information and to see George's extensive photo gallery. • You're Scarin' Me by Pat Coast, from Don't Touch My Guitar (2003), available from CD Baby. Visit PatCoastBand.com for more information. • My Baby Don't Wear No Panties by Mean Gene Kelton, from Most Requested (1999), available from Gene's online store and the iTunes Music Store. Visit JamboneRecords.com and GeneKelton.com for more information. • Sometimes by Dave Steffen, from Bake Sale, Volume Four (2007), available by mail for $15 from the Great Northern Blues Society. Visit the GNBS site and DaveSteffenBand.com for more information. The Dave Steffen Band's album Eve of Autumn (200

This week's playlist: • Ride, Ride by Alexis P. Suter, from Shuga Fix (2005), available from CD Universe, EMusic.com, and the iTunes Music Store. Visit AlexisSuter.com for more information. • Sexual Chocolate by The Ken DeRouchie Band, from Unglued (2006). For more information, visit KDBand.net, their Garageband page, their page at American Idol Underground, or their MySpace page. • Sloppy Drunk by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women, from Deluxe Edition (1994), available from Alligator Records or the iTMS. Visit UppityBluesWomen.com for more information. • Lay Down This Love by Pat Coast, from Don't Touch My Guitar (2003), available from CD Baby.com. Visit PatCoastBand.comfor more information. • Don't Leave Me by The Chicago Thieves, a demo track from an album due to be recorded Summer 2007. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information. • The Player by The Chicago Thieves, from The Player (2001), available by emailing Craig Giles at info@chichagothieves.co.uk. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information.

  This week's playlist: • Everybody Who Meets My Baby by Adam Morley, from his forthcoming album Good Times (2007). Visit AdamMorley.co.uk and Adam's MySpace page for more information. • Croc Talkin by Poppa Dawg, from Same Dog, New Suit (2005), available from DogskinSuit.com and PacificBlues.com. Visit DogskinSuit.com and Poppa Dawg's MySpace page for more information. • Classic Case Of The Blues by Robbie King. Visit Garageband.com and RobbieKing.com for more information. • Has Anybody Seen My Money? by Dale Jackson, which was downloaded from Dale's page at Garageband.com. • California Blues by The Mannish Boys, from Big Plans (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit TheMannishBoys.com for more information. • Gotta Move by The Mannish Boys, from Big Plans (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit TheMannishBoys.com for more information. • Miss Blues'es Child by Eli Cook, from Miss Blues'es Child (2005, re-released 2007), a

This week's playlist: • The Wheel Man by Watermelon Slim and the Workers, from The Wheel Man (2007), available from Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information. • Bad Man by Haze The King. Visit the band's MySpace page for more information. • Busker's Blues Blues by Davis Coen, from Ill Disposition (2007), available from his site and the iTMS.Visit DavisCoen.com for more information.. • Please Don't Waste My Time by Louisiana Bob Kirkpatrick & Short Fuse, from Drive Across Texas (2001), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Bob's TopCat Records bio page for more information. • Put It Back On Me by the Quarter Draw Band, from For Sale By Owner (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit the Quarter Draw Band's MySpace page for more information. • Loretta by the Quarter Draw Band, from For Sale By Owner (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit the Quarter Draw Band's MySpace page for more information. • Beware

This week's playlist: • Miss Blues'es Child (remix) by Eli Cook, from Miss Blues'es Child (2005, re-released 2007), available from the iTunes Music Store and CD Baby. Visit EliCook.com for more information. • Texas Honey by Mean Gene Kelton, from Most Requested (1999), available from Gene's online store and the iTMS. Visit GeneKelton.com and JamboneRecords.com for more information. Mentioned during this show: Georgetown University and Smokin' Roy Madison's Traveling Juke Joint podcast. Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #75 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance or Download.com)

  This week's playlist: • Silent Treatment by P.W. Fenton & The Second Ward, obtained from the Podsafe Music Network, where it's for sale as a single for just 99 cents. • Fishing Blues by William Clarke, from William Clarke: Deluxe Edition (1999), available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Devil In My Shoes by the Rose City Kings, from Holler Out For More: Rose City Kings Live (2005), available from CD Baby. Visit RoseCityKings.com and their Garageband.com page for more information. Also, visit the Rose City Kings' online store for band-related merchandise. • Mississippi Grace by Matthew D and Random Tuesday, from Notes From The Edge (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit MattDWard.com or their Garageband page for more information. • All Kinds Of A Fool by Brad Wilson, from Rockin' The Blues (2007), available for sale at Brad's gigs. Brad has eight other albums for sale from CD Baby and the iTMS. He also has a long list of individual tracks for sale through Na

This week's playlist: • Honey Bee by Papa Mali from Do Your Thing (2007), available from FogCityRecords.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit this page, sponsored by Fog City Records, and read this article at JamBands.com for more information about Papa Mali. • Travelin' Daddy by Circe Link, from More Songs! (2003), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit CirceLink.com or her MySpace pagefor more information. • Ask Myself Why by Eddie Turner, from Rise (2005), available from NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit EddieDevilBoy.com and Eddie's MySpace page for more information. • I'm So Lonely by Robert Wuagneux, from a new CD entitled Always! that's due to be released June 1st. The individual track may be purchased now through Dr. Bob's page at Broadjam.com. Visit Dr. Bob's site, 1-Uproductions.com for more information. • Blackjack by Phillip Walker, from Going Back Home (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit PhillipWalker.com for more information. • A Master Of Time by Pete "

This week's playlist: • Black Water by Watermelon Slim and the Workers, from The Wheel Man (2007), available from Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information. • My Hometown by Deacon Jones, from Jonesen For Money (2007), available from CD Baby. Visit the CD Baby page for Deacon's CD Makin' Blues History (2000) and this page for more information. • Second Hand Man by Carey Bell and Junior Wells, from Harp Attack! (1990), which also includes James Cotton and/or Billy Branch on some tracks. Harp Attack! is available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Alligator Records site for more information (and be sure to scroll down). • Don't Let Me Catch You with Your Drawers Down by Koko Taylor, from Royal Blue (2000), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Koko's Alligator Records bio page for more information. • Last Call by Brad Wilson, from Rockin' The Blues (2007), available for sale at Brad's gigs. Brad has eight othe

This week's playlist: • Bad Blood by Janiva Magness from Do I Move You (2006), available from NorthernBlues.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit JanivaMagness.com for more information. • Foul Weather Blues by Harpdog Brown. To buy Harpdog's most recent CD, Once in a Howlin' Moon, visit HarpdogBrown.com. Visit Harpdog's Garageband page or his MySpace page for more information and to hear more killer tracks. • Gemini by David R. Merry, a single first released in 2000, and currently available from the Podsafe Music Network. Visit David's page at UKScreen.com and David's MySpace page for more information. • Ain't Nobody by George Fletcher and the Handsome Men (now known as George Fletcher's Bourbon Renewal), from Ain't The Worst That You Could Find (2000), available from CD Baby; also available: Dangerous Things - Live (2005). Visit GeorgeFletcher.com for more information and to see George's photo gallery. • The Wheel Man by Watermelon Slim and the Workers, from The Wheel Man (2007), available from Slim's site,

This week's playlist: • Ice Storm by Boo Boo Davis, from East St. Louis (2007), available from Black & Tan Records. Visit BooBooDavis.com and Boo Boo's page at the IODA site for more information. • Sweet Home New Orleans by Phillip Walker, from Going Back Home (2007), available from Delta Groove Productions.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit PhillipWalker.com for more information. • Insecurity by Doc Bates, from Hard Headed Heart (2006). Visit Doc's page at Podshow.com for more information. • Wine, Women & Song by Johnny Ferreira, from Rock & Roll Saxophonist (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit JohnnyFerreira.com for more information. • One Thing's For Certain by Robert Wuagneux, from It's a 1-Uful World (2003), available from his site. The individual track may be purchased through his page at Broadjam.com. Visit Robert's site, 1-uproductions.com for more information. • Workin' So Hard by Robert Wuagneux, from Love Is Easy (2004), available for purchase through his site. A variet

This week's playlist: • Nothin' But The Blues by Deacon Jones, from Jonesen For Money (2007), available from CD Baby. Visit the CD Baby page for Deacon's CD Makin' Blues History (2000) and this page for more information. • On The Rebound by Russell Alexander & The Hitman Blues Band, from Angel in the Shadow (2003), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit HitmanBluesBand.com for more information. • Rise by Eddie Turner, from Rise (2005), available from NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit EddieDevilBoy.com and Eddie's MySpace page for more information. • Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Ben Bowen King, from Sidewalk Saints - Roots Gospel Guitar (2006), available from TalkingTaco.com and the iTMS. Visit Ben's MySpace page for more information. • Gotta Make Some Changes by Sweet Alice Hoskins and the Unfinished Business Blues Band, from Eyes Full Of Tears (2007), reportedly available from Leg Up Live Records, a division of L'lezra Entertainment Group. Purchasing music on line is supposed to b

This week's playlist: • Me and My Wife by Root Doctor, from Been A Long Time Coming (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit RootDoctorBand.com for more information. • Blackheart Blues by Melissa Forbes, from No More Mondays (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit MelissaForbes.com for more information. • Joelee by Robert Farrell, from Autoloader (2002), available from MyMusic.com. Visit DoubleSlide.com for more information; Robert also has a guitar technique instructional podcast available. • Dancin' Is Not My Thing by Johnny Ferreira, from Rock & Roll Saxophonist (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS.Visit JohnnyFerreira.com for more information. • Blackjack by Phillip Walker, from Going Back Home (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit PhillipWalker.com for more information. • Barnyard Blues by Billy Jones, from tha' Bluez, available from Black and Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit Billy-Jones.com for more information. • Snake by Son