Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast

This week's playlist: • Catch Me If You Can by Barry McCabe, on Beyond The Tears (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. BarryMcCabe.com includes a list of other online music distributors that sell Barry's music. • Slidin' by The James Mabry Blues Band, from their CD Blues Plus (1996). For more information or to buy a CD, visit their MySpace page or their site. • Pretty Girls by Robin Sylar, on Tricked Out (2004), available from the TopCat Records catalog, CD Baby and the iTMS. For more information, visit the TopCat Records page about Robin and the album. • Sing your Song by Oscar Jordan & The Mighty Sons Of Hercules, from Eclectic Soul (2004), available from CD Baby and Amazon.com. For more information, visit OscarJordan.com and/or his MySpace page. • One Drink Away From The Blues by Mark Kerr from One Drink Away From The Blues (2005), available from CD Baby, the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit MarkKerrLtd.com. • Cryin' Won't Help You by The Paul Wood Band, on Blues Is

This week's playlist: • 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. • Cold Blooded Lover by W.C. Clark, from Deep In The Heart (2004), available from Alligator Records, the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. For more information, visit W.C.'s page at the Alligator Records site. • 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. • Gut Bucket 3 by James Brown, the one and only Godfather of Soul. This track is available exclusively from the Podsafe Music Network. There's also a Web site called (what else?) GodfatherOfSoul.com and there are 58 James Brown albums available for download through the iTMS. • Survive by Grant Lyle, available from Podsafe Music Network. For more information, visit GrantLyle.com. • Let Me Stir in Your Pot by C

This week's playlist: • Rich Man's War by Steve Earle, from Live at Montreux 2005, available from the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. For more information and all things Earle, visit The Original Unofficial Steve Earle Site, which is filling in while SteveEarle.com is under construction. • Fidelis by Colie Brice, from Luna Muse (2005), available from CD Baby. For additional information, visit his MySpace page and ShoreSound.biz. • 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. • Rollin' by Barry McCabe, from Beyond The Tears (2006), available from CDBaby.com and the iTMS. For more information, visit BarryMcCabe.com. • I Like It Like That by Blue Plate Special, from Can You Dig It (2006), available from CD Baby and Amazon.com. Also available from CD Baby: The Blues Ain't Pretty (2000) and No Place To Fade (1998). No Place To Fade

This week's playlist: • I Won't Go Back by Joe White, from Trials Along The Trail (2005), available as downloads from Independent Artists Company.com. For more information, visit JoeWhiteMusic.com and Joe's page at Garageband.com. • Tell Me What To Do by Boo Boo Davis, from Drew Mississippi (2006), available from Black & Tan Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. • The Daddy by Big George Jackson, from Big Shot (2001), available from Black & Tan Records, iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. • Doncha Know I Love You by Harpdog Brown, from the CD Once In A Howlin' Moon. For more information or to buy Harpdog's CD, visit HarpdogBrown.com. You can hear some other tracks by visiting Harpdog's Garageband page or his MySpace page. • Let The Chips Fall Where They May by Lucky Peterson, from Triple Play (1990), available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. • Sleeping With The Devil by Johnny Nicholas, from Thrill On The Hill (1994, then 2005), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby, IcarusDigital.com, th

This week's playlist: • I Feel It Too by The Hipnotics, from their album Plannin' An Accident, available on CD from TheHipnotics.net. • Serial Lover by Joe Hutchinson, from his extended EP Hutch (1999), available from CD Baby. With his brother Jimmy, Joe put out The Hutchinsons EP in 1996 and Plastic Fruit & Popcorn in 1997. Joe's MySpace page serves as his official site. • The Last To Know by Alejandro Escovedo, from a sanctioned bootleg, Live at The Palms (1995). The studio version of The Last To Know is from the album Gravity (2002), available the store at his site and Lone Star Records. Most of Alejandro's albums are available also from the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. • I Believe by Detroit Women, from Rattle Your Cage (2005), available from CD Baby, Silk City Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. The song Old Weakness by Detroit Women is included in a compilation called iTunes Essentials: Detroit. • Test Me by The Phantom Freeway Rhythm & Blues Revue, featuring The Badass Horns. The band's pag

This week's playlist: • Show Me The Way by Johnny Rawls and the Rays, from No Boundaries (2005), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby, the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. You can also buy Johnny's CDs through JohnnyRawls.net. • Badlands by Ross Neilsen, from his CD Where I'm From (2005), available from SkyNetMusic.com or Landwash Distribution. For more information and other tracks, visit Ross' page at the PodSafe Music Network and RossNeilsen.com. • My Baby Don't Wear No Panties by Mean Gene Kelton and The Die Hards, from Most Requested (1999), available from Gene's online store, the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit JamboneRecords.com and GeneKelton.com. • Little Black Dress by Mean Gene Kelton and The Die Hards, also from Most Requested. • Woman With No Shame by Mark Kerr, from One Drink Away From The Blues (2005), available from CD Baby, the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit MarkKerrLtd.com. • Low Down Dirty Shame by Mark Kerr, also from One Drink Away From The Blues. •

This week's playlist: • I Got Love If You Want It by Steve Gardner, from Big Delta Crossing (2005), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Steve's Web site is here. • Big City Woman by Doug MacLeod, from A Little Sin (2002), available from Black & Tan Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Doug's Web site is here. • She's Trouble by Reggie Miles, from Katrina Blues (2006). For more information, visit Reggie's Geocities site and MySpace page. You can also get Reggie's 1995 CD Stray Dog Blues from CD Baby. • Texas Easy Street by Jim Suhler, from Dirt Road (2002), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Jim's site is here. • I Like It Like That by Chick Willis, from I Did It All (2005), available from ChickWillis.com, the iTMS and Amazon.com. • Sweet Lovin' Man by Calvin Owens, from The House Is Burnin' (2002), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Calvin's Web site is here. • Young And Evil by Billy Boy Arnold, from Back Where I Belong (1993), avail

This week's playlist: • Mary Ann by EB Davis & The Superband, from Live at Yorckschlossen, Berlin (2000). EB sells his own CDs through his online store. You can also learn more at his MySpace page, and at EB Davis.com. • Lafayette Cajun by Blue Stew, from Headed South (2005). All four of Blue Stew's albums are available on CD from CD Baby. Also available from Amazon.com, are their albums Stumbling Blocks and Stepping Stones (January 2000), and Destination: The Blues (November 2000). Headed South is also available from Silk City Records. All tracks from all Blue Stew albums are available as individual digital downloads for 99 cents each from their brand new Web site. I downloaded this track from the Podsafe Music Network. • Copperhead Road by Steve Earle, from the Live at Montreux, 2005 CD, available from Amazon.com and the iTunes Music Store. Copperhead Road is also the title track of a superb, blistering electric album, available from both Amazon.com and the iTMS. I downloaded the acoustic solo version f

This week's playlist: • New Stagger Lee Blues by Ross Neilsen, from his CD Where I'm From (2005), available exclusively from Landwash Distribution. For more information and other tracks, visit Ross' site and his page at the PodSafe Music Network. • Give It Time by Eric Lindell, from his 2006 album Change in the Weather, available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Eric's fall tour schedule is here. • Got To Have A Job by Little Charlie & The Nightcats, from their album Nine Lives (2005), available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. You can learn about their upcoming gigs here. • Dance Away The Blues by The Vargas Blues Band, with guest vocalist Devon Allman, from Love, Union, Peace (2005). To purchase Love, Union, Peace or any of Jose Vargas' 14 other albums, visit VargasBlues.com. A schedule of upcoming shows by the VBB is here. • Something Wonderful by Jon Dee Graham & The Fighting Cocks, from a July 2, 2006 live set at FitzGerald's, one of the very best live music clubs

This week's playlist: • Keep You Motor Running by Dave Hole, from his 1992 album, Short Fuse Blues, available from Alligator Records, the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. Dave's site is here. • Little Black Dress by Mean Gene Kelton & The Die Hards, from Most Requested (1999), available from Gene's online store, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Jambone Records, Gene's label, has a site under construction here, while Gene's own site is here. • Snake Eye by John Mayall &The Bluesbreakers, from the 2005 CD, Road Dogs, available from Eagle Rock Entertainment, the iTMS and Amazon.com. The official John Mayall web site is here. • Road Dogs, also by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and from Road Dogs. • Sweet Talk & Wine by Blue Voodoo, from their CD The Storm (2005), available from CDBaby. Also available from CDBaby is Red Hot Blues (2004). Blue Voodoo's site is here. • Doctor of Love by David Sansing, from his 1999 CD A Dream Deferred, which is available exclusively from the Music Discoveries Network. Th

This week's playlist: • Sweet As Sin by Ruby James from her forthcoming CD Ruby James; this and other tracks can be downloaded free from RubyJames.com. Ruby is touring the United States this fall - some dates are confirmed and others are pending. For more information, visit Ruby's MySpace page or the RubyJamesFans page at MySpace. • In My Time Of Dying by Ben Godwin from the CD Lighter Than The Atom / =shinyshiny= (2006) available from CD Baby, the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. For more information about Ben, visit his site PeaceMango.com and his MySpace page. • Mr. Bad Luck by Oscar Jordan & The Mighty Sons Of Hercules from their album Mr. Bad Luck (2001), available from CD Baby and Amazon.com. For more information, visit OscarJordan.com and/or his MySpace page. Oscar's CD Eclectic Soul (2004) is also available from CD Baby. • Superharp by James Cotton from High Compression (1984) available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. • Some Sympathy by Chris Juergensen from the CD Big Black Sun

This week's playlist: • Another Day by Ruby James from a forthcoming CD entitled Ruby James, much of which can be downloaded free from RubyJames.com. For more information, visit Ruby's MySpace page or the RubyJamesFans page at MySpace. Ruby is touring the United States this fall - some dates are confirmed and others are pending, so check Ruby's MySpace page for specifics. • Party On The Levee by Mean Gene Kelton & The Die Hards from Mean Guitar (2003), available at GeneKelton.com. Gene's album Most Requested (2000) is available at the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. • Never Gonna by Beau Hall, from his album UNH! (2005), available at CD Baby and the iTMS. For information about upcoming gigs and other news, visit BeauRocks.com or Beau's MySpace page. • Busted by The Hitman Blues Band from their 2000 album Blooztown, available at CD Baby and the iTMS. Also available from CD Baby is their 2003 album Angel In The Shadows, which is dedicated to the memory Ray Alexander, father of guitarist Russell "Hitman"

This week's playlist: • Hell Of A Boy by The Lascivious Biddies, from their album Get Lucky (2004); available on CD from CD Baby and Amazon.com, or as downloads from the iTunes Music Store. The Biddies' site is here. • Jerking My Chains by Stefanie Seskin, who I found at the Podsafe Music Network. Her album, Edge of Reason (2005), is available from the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit her site and her MySpace page. Stefanie's tour schedule is here. • I Like Knowing You Miss Me by Circe Link, from More Songs! (2003), available from CD Baby, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Visit Circe's site for information about Moody Girl, her newly released album, or visit her MySpace page. • Don't You Tell Me by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women, from their CD Old, New, Borrowed & Blue (1994); available from the iTunes Music Store and on CD from Alligator Records or Amazon.com. • Someone To Talk To by Robin Banks, who I found at the PMN. Someone To Talk To is on the Hobo Jungle: Independent Blues Artists compila

This show is longer than usual. When Alligator Records slips some new songs (some brand new!) from their catalogue into the Podsafe Music Network, I notice, and I want to play 'em. I may not be the very first podcaster to play 'em, but I'm damned close - enjoy! Please write to the big bull 'gator Bruce Iglauer and thank him. This week's playlist: • Make My Dreams Come True by The James Mabry Blues Band, from their CD Blues Plus (1996). For more information or to buy a CD, visit their MySpace page or their site. • Tired Of Crying by Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, from their brand new album Rattleshake (2006), available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Ain't Seen My Baby by Cephas & Wiggins, from their brand new album Shoulder To Shoulder (2006), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. • Ice Cold by Long John Hunter, from Border Town Legend (1996), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. • Cold Blooded Lover by W.C. Clark, from Deep In The Heart (2004), available from A

This week's playlist: • The Getaway by Fenton Robinson from his album Somebody Lend Me A Dime; available from the iTunes Music Store and Alligator Records. • You'll Never Change by Bettye LaVette, is available as a single on Epitaph Records from the Podsafe Music Network. It was originally recorded for the 2000 album Souvenirs, which is available on CD from Amazon. Also available: I've Got My Own Hell To Raise (2005) at the iTMS and Amazon, as well as A Woman Like Me (2003), at the iTMS and Amazon. • Night For The Lonely by Maria Daines, is from among tracks recorded for an as-yet unreleased and untitled album. Her album Treebone (2005) is available from the iTMS and Amazon. • Cosmo Blues by Maurice Ramsbottom, obtained from the Podsafe Music Network. For more information, visit Maurice's MySpace page. • I Need You by Ernie Van Veen, obtained from the PMN. For more information and to learn about Ernie's current project with partner Donovan Gail, visit TheBlackRoads.com. • My Baby Up And Left Me by The Blues V

This week's playlist: • Every Girl I Love by the Smokehouse Ramblers, from their CD Can't Get Used To It (2006). Visit CD Baby to buy the CD, and SmokehouseRamblers.com for more information. Two of the Ramblers also play with Voodoo Deville. • Sexual Chocolate by the Ken DeRouchie Band, from their forthcoming CD, Unglued. For more information visit their Garageband page, their page at American Idol Underground, their MySpace page or their site. • Slidin' by The Jame Mabry Blues Band, from their CD Blues Plus (1996). For more information or to buy a CD, visit their MySpace page or their site. • Make My Dreams Come True by The Jame Mabry Blues Band, also from their CD Blues Plus. • Gut Bucket 3 by James Brown. Yeah, that's right - the one and only Godfather of Soul. This track is available (exclusively, I believe) from the Podsafe Music Network. James has a Web site called (what else?) GodfatherOfSoul.com and 58 albums available through the iTMS. • I Got To Leave You Alone by The Mitchell Blues Band. For more i

  This week's playlist: • Living For the Moment by Marc Doiron. Marc's album Time Is Precious is available from the iTunes Music Store, Tower Records and mperia.com. • Rain, Rain by the Detonators; their site is here and their MySpace page is here. The funny story of their struggle to find a drummer (shades of Spinal Tap) is here. • Drivin' Wheel by EB Davis & The Superband, from the album Live At Yorckschlosschen, Vol. 2 (2000). EB sells his own CDs through his online store. You can also learn more at his MySpace page, and at EB Davis.com. • Grooving Together by EB Davis & The Superband, from the album Live At The A-Trane Berlin (2005) and available from his online store. • This World Is Not My Home by The Mescal Sheiks, from their album The World Is Not My Home (2006), available from the iTMS and CD Baby. For more information, visit their site or their MySpace page. • Fool For You by The Mescal Sheiks, also from The World Is Not My Home. • Running To New Orleans by Byther Smith, from his album Throw

This week's (short) playlist: • Texas Shuffle by The Curbfinders; for more information visit their GarageBand page. • Gemini by David R. Merry; visit David's page at the PodSafe Music Network for more information and about 30 more songs of his that you can listen to. • Superhot Lady Cop by Beau Hall, from his 2005 album UNH!, available at the iTunes Music Store. Beau also has a MySpace page. • Rock Your Woman by Jan James. Ã� For more information, visit Jan's MySpace page. You can also buy seven different independently produced CDs of her music at JanJames.com. Once again, some very cool blues-related links worth a visit: the Delta Blues Museum and their podcast, Uncensored History of the Blues. Also, you do not have to own one of the seemingly ubiquitous white mp3 players to enjoy Murphy’s Saloon away from your computer: check out No iPod Required for more information. A very special thanks must go out to Sci-Fi Hi-Fi, because they make PodWorks, an $8 shareware application that helped me restore literally

  This week's playlist: • Come Out Baby by Chris Juergensen, from the album Big Bad Sun, available through Chris' page at Magnatunes.com. Also available at Magnatunes: the album Prospects. • Sweet Melissa by Chris Juergensen, also from Big Bad Sun. • Please Let Me Explain by Reverend Raven, featuring Madison Slim, from the CD Live At Blues on Grand (2004), available from CD Baby. In addition, CD Baby has the Rev's first CD, Slow Burn (1998). • Bee Hive Baby by Reverend Raven, featuring Madison Slim, also from Live At Blues on Grand. • I Want To Talk About You by EB Davis and The Superband, from the album I Want To Talk About You. EB has his own online store, where you can order his CDs. You can also learn more at his MySpace page, and at EB Davis.com. • Fool For The Ladies by EB Davis and The Superband, also from I Want To Talk About You. • Hammer Down by Russell "The Hitman" Alexander and The Hitman Blues Band, from their 2003 album Angel in the Shadows, available from the iTunes Music Store. For more inform

This week's music: • Foul Weather Blues by Harpdog Brown; his album Once In A Howlin' Moon, is available at his Web site. • Boom Boom by Loren Schulte, from his album No Frills, available from CD Baby; Schulte has also a GarageBand page. • In My Arms by the Ken DeRouchie Band, from their album Y2KDB, available from their site. They also have pages at MySpace and GarageBand. • The Moon Is Full by Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland & Robert Cray, from their album Showdown!, available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Snake by Son Lewis; from the Red Hot Blues compilation, available from Silk City Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Get Out of Memphis by The Chicago Kingsnakes, from their album Blues Island, available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. • Please Don't Waste My Time by Bob Kirkpatrick, from his album Drive Across Texas, available from TopCat Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Why We Play the Blues by Michael Hill's Blues Mob, from the album Bloodlines, available from