Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast

This week’s music: • Big Mary's by the Hipnotics; You can also buy their music on CD direct from the band at their site, and you can hear several other tracks at the Podsafe Music Network. • Wish It All Away by Leah Seator & SAS Blues; For more information and to hear other tracks, visit their site. • Feels Like Rain by Lights Out By Nine; Visit their site to learn more about the band and/or buy the CDs they have for sale. • Steal Away by Edwin Holt; from his album Second Time Around; available from TopCat Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Good Life by Reid Holmes; you can download tracks from his album, RH Factor, from his site, or you can buy the CD for just $6 over at CD Baby. • Landlord At My Door by Son Seals, from Son Seals: Deluxe Edition (2002); available from Alligator Records, or the iTMS. • Highwayman by Tinsley Ellis, from Live - Highwayman (2005); available from Alligator Records, or the iTunes Music Store. • I Believe by Detroit Women, from their CD Rattle Your Cage; available from Silk

This week's music: • Somebody's Blues by Life Has Teeth. Their MySpace page is here. • Not One Soul Told Me by Dale Jackson. His Garageband page is here. • Got To Have A Job by Little Charlie & The Nightcats, from their 2005 album Nine Lives, available from the iTunes Music Store and Alligator Records. • Good Day 4 Bad Whiskey by The Paul Wood Band. Their album Pirate Radio (2003) is available from the iTMS, Garageband and CD Baby. • Cryin' Won't Help Ya by The Paul Wood Band; from their 2001 album The Blues is My Business, available from the iTMS, Garageband and CD Baby. Paul's site is here. • Made In America by Joe White, from his CD Trials Along The Trail; available from the Independent Artists Company. Joe's personal site is here. • Busted by the Hitman Blues Band, from their 2000 CD Blooztown, available from the iTMS. For more information, go to their page at Garageband, their MySpace page or the band site. Also available from the iTMS: the 2003 album Angel in the Shadows. • Boot Hill by Johnny Winte

This week's music: • Devil In My Shoes by the Rose City Kings from their album Holler Out For More (2005). Also available through Garageband.com are their CDs Up On It (2004) and Delta Hop (2003). Their site is here. • Wrapped Up in Love by Carey and Lurrie Bell from their album Second Nature (1991); available at the iTunes Music Store and Alligator Records. • Let Me Down Easy by Bettye LaVette; at the iTunes Music Store: A Woman Like Me (2006) and I've Got My Own Hell to Raise (2005). Also at Amazon.com. • I'm Your Honeyboy by Reverend Raven and the Chainsmoking Altar Boys, featuring Madison Slim; from their CD Live At Blues on Grand (2004) available from CD Baby. CD Baby also has their first CD, Slow Burn (1998). • Landlord At My Door by Son Seals, from Son Seals: Deluxe Edition (2002), available at the iTMS and Alligator Records. • Mile High by Phantom Freeway and the Badass Horns at the Podsafe Music Network. • Sweet Talk & Wine by Blue Voodoo from their CD The Storm (2005), available from CDBaby. Als

This week's music: • Red Room Romp by pat mAcdonald, from his CD, In The Red Room, available from CD Baby. You can find out more about pat and his music at his MySpace page, where there's a list of upcoming gigs, or at an unofficial fan site. • Sleeping In The Ground by EB Davis & The Superband. EB and the band are on line at MySpace, and at EB Davis.com, where you can buy his CD, Live at the A Trane - Berlin. • Never Miss Your Water by Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials, which was downloaded free (and legally) from Music.Download.com. For much more information, and to buy Lil Ed's CDs, visit his page at Alligator Records. • Who Do I Gotta Kill by Joe White, from his CD Trials Along The Trail; available from the Independent Artists Company. You can also learn more at Joe's site. • Hard Times by Watermelon Slim and The Workers. Slim's site is here. His first two CDs are available there. His new CD Watermelon Slim and The Workers is available from NorthernBlues. • Devil's Cadillac by Watermelon Slim and The W

This week's music: • Remember (Long Version) by Louisiana Bob Kirkpatrick & Short Fuse, from their 2001 album Drive Across Texas, available from the iTunes Music Store and TopCat Records. • Take Your Shoes Off by Janet Ryan and Straight Up!, from their 2002 album Wrapped Up In Blue, available from the iTunes Music Store and CD Baby. Also available is their 2001 album Passion and Fire from the iTMS and CD Baby. • Don't Call Me by The Paul Wood Band, from their 2001 album The Blues is My Business available from Garageband and CD Baby. • Classic Case of the Blues by Robbie King. For more about Robbie and his music, visit his Garageband page and his site. • 5-0 Blues by Corey Harris, from his album Fish Ain't Bitin', available from the iTunes Music Store and Alligator Records. • Last Night by Stingray, from their album Ghosts In The Attic, available from True Blue Records, and individual tracks from the album can be downloaded from Martian Music. The band's site is here. • Sing Your Song by Oscar Jordan &

This week's music: • Ya Better Treat Me Right by The Mitchell Blues Band. For more information, visit the band's GarageBand page. • I Like Knowing You Miss Me by Circe Link, from the CD More Music!. Circe has three albums available for download at the iTunes Music Store, and those three albums, plus a fourth ("Live in Japan") are available on CD at her Garageband page. • Travelin' Daddy by Circe Link. • Meet Me In The Middle by Stingray. You can learn more about the band by going to Stingray Online. Their CD, Ghosts In The Attic is available from True Blue Records, while individual tracks on the album can be downloaded from Martian Music. • Uh Uh Baby by EB Davis & The Superband. You can find EB and the band at MySpace, and at EB Davis.com, where you can buy his CD, Live at the A Trane - Berlin. • Fool For The Ladies by EB Davis & The Superband. • Just A Shell by GILES. They have two albums available from the iTunes Music Store: blood from a Stone and blue funk. For more information, visit the GILES s

This week's music: • Fallen Angel by GILES. They have two albums available from the iTunes Music Store: blue funk and blood from a Stone. The band's site is here. A new CD, Dancing With Dolores, should be available soon from MusicStage.com • Steal Away by Edwin Holt, from his album Second Time Around; available from the iTunes Music Store, and on CD from TopCat Records. • Fine Line by Maria Daines is an unreleased track obtained from the Podsafe Music Network. Her album Treebone is available from the iTunes Music Store. • Remain by Jon Dee Graham, from the just-released CD FULL, available now on CD from Freedom Records. Jon Dee's previous albums, including the 2004 release The Great Battle, are all available from the iTunes Music Store. • Someone To Talk To by Robin Banks from the Hobo Jungle compilation on the Silk City Records label. • Fishing Blues by William Clarke, from the album William Clarke: Deluxe Edition available from the iTunes Music Store and Alligator Records. • Guaranteed Recipe by The Rauncht

Tonight's music: • Good Life by Reid Holmes, from the album RH Factor; you can download the album, track by track, from Reid's site, or you can buy the entire CD for just $6 over at CD Baby. • Big City by Luther Allison, from his CD Blue Streak, available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Something Wonderful by Jon Dee Graham from his forthcoming album FULL. For more information about Jon Dee Graham and his music visit his site. To buy FULL in advance of its wide release, visit the Freedom Records site. FULL will be available in the iTunes Music Store starting April 18th. • Rock and Roll written by 6-year-old Willie Graham, and performed by The Willie Graham Players, who include Jon Dee Graham, Alejandro Escovedo, Scrappy Jud Newcomb and Charlie Sexton, from the benefit CD/DVD set Big Sweet Life: A Tribute to the Songs of Jon Dee Graham. To buy the set, visit Freedom Records. • I Got To Leave You Alone by The Mitchell Blues Band. For more information, visit the band's GarageBand page. • Riv

This week's music: • Ain't Nobody by George Fletcher and the Handsome Men, from the album Ain't The Worst That You Could Find, which you can buy at CD Baby. George's site is here. • Amtrak by the Big George Jackson Blues Band, from the album Southern in My Soul; available as downloads from the iTunes Music Store, or on CD from Black & Tan Records. • Big Sweet Life by Jon Dee Graham and the Enemies of Progress, from a live recording of a May 15, 2002 show in Beverungen, Germany; the original studio recording of Big Sweet Life is available from the iTunes Music Store as part of his Summerland album. For more information about Jon Dee Graham and his music visit his site and Freedom Records. The 2006 Naked calendar can be purchased here. • A Little More Time from the album Lone Star Shootout by Lonnie Brooks, Long John Hunter and Philip Walker; this track features Hunter and is available as a download from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy Lone Star Shootout on CD from Alligator Records. • The Blues H

This week's music: • The Peace Within by Barry McCabe, from the album The Peace Within; you can hear more at the Podsafe Music Network. You can also buy Barry's music on CD from his site. • Down To The Bone by Edwin Holt, from his album Second Time Around; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy his music on CD from TopCat Records. • Planning An Accident by The Hipnotics, from the album Planning An Accident; you can hear several other tracks at the Podsafe Music Network. You can also buy their music on CD direct from The Hipnotics site. • Second Hand Man by Carey Bell and Junior Wells, from the 1990 album Harp Attack!; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy their music on CD from Alligator Records. • Turn Around and Say Goodbye by C.J. Chenier, from the album Step It Up!; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy his music on CD from Alligator Records. • Trouble by Robb Alan McMahan (and the Lovell Hill band), from the album Mojo Man; you can hear more tracks at

To support Amanda Monaco and the rest of Team Biddie on April 23 during the 2006 MS Walk in New York, please go here and join me by making a generous pledge. This week's music: • Talkin' In Your Sleep by the Kelly Bell Band from their album Ain't Like It Used To Be, available at the band's page at Garageband, or from Phat Blues Music, their own site. • Ain't Good Lookin' by Billy Jones from his album Tha' Blues, available for download from the iTunes Music Store. And check out his label's site, Black and Tan Records, where you can buy his music (and lots of other blues) on CD. • Hell Of A Boy by Lascivious Biddies from their album, Get Lucky; available for download from the iTunes Music Store, or on CD from CD Baby and amazon.com. • Blue Freightliner by Watermelon Slim from his second CD, Up Close And Personal, which is available direct from Slim's Web site. • Red Clay Back Road Mama by Edwin Holt, from his album Second Time Around; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy his music on CD dir

This week's music: • Take It Back by Jimmie Bratcher from his album Red; available from the iTunes Music Store. For more information and to buy his music on CD, Jimmy's site is here. • Chilly by The Tonemasters from the 2004 compilation album Red Hot Blues, put out by the United Jersey Blues Network and available from the iTunes Music Store. The album is available on CD from Silk City Records. • The High Road by Bettye Lavette from her Album I've Got My Own Hell To Raise, available from the iTunes Music Store. You can buy Bettye's music on CD at the Anti- label site. Bettye's own Web site is here. • Shoot Him Down by Jenny Beck from her album On The Outside; available on CD from jennybeck.co.uk. All songs from Jenny's previous releases are available from her site as individual downloads for £1 each. • Don't You Tell Me by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women from their CD Old, New, Borrowed & Blue; available from the iTunes Music Store. Their music is available on CD from Alligator Records. • I'm Your Honeybo

This week's music: • La Fayette Cajun Fest and Fais Do Do by Blue Stew from their album Headed South; available from the iTunes Music Store. For more information and to buy their music on CD, head over here. • Homegrown (Radio Edit) by the Kelly Bell Band from their album Phat Blues Music; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also order any of Kelly Bell Band's three CDs from Phat Blues. • Who Are You (remix) by Sam Fisher from his EP The Immediate Me, available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy Sam's music on CD over at GarageBand. Sam's own site is here. • Going Back to Alabama by the Siegel-Schwall Band from their Alligator album Flash Forward; available from iTunes Music Store and on CD from Alligator Records. • Who Do I Gotta Kill by Joe White from his CD Trials Along The Trail; available from the Independent Artists Company. Joe's site is here. • Take Your Shoes Off by Janet Ryan and Straight Up! from their album Wrapped Up in Blue; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can al

I'm going out of town for a long weekend in Boston, so there won't be a new Murphy's Saloon coming out Monday. But I'll be back next week with both a new Murphy's Stew and a new Murphy's Saloon. In the meantime, you can catch up listening to my previous shows, or visit and listen to a couple of my favorites: The Word Nerds and/or Coverville, both great shows. The music: • Who Do I Gotta Kill? by Joe White. Have a great weekend!

This week's music: • Test Me by Phantom Freeway. • Think Of You by Ernie Van Veen. • Silent Treatment by P.W. Fenton & The Second Ward. • Death Letter Blues by The Hipnotics. • The Lovin' I Miss by Tommy Z. Tonight's Murphy's Saloon intro is from Just Got To Boogie by Matt Thorpe. You can see where other Murphy's Saloon listeners live if you check out the Murphy's Friends Frappr map. Also mentioned on tonight's show: The Chicagoist and The Menu Pages. (Music on this week's episode of Murphy's Saloon is courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network)

This week's music: • Stop Watching Your Enemies by Koko Taylor. You can buy her music direct from Alligator Records, or from the iTunes Music Store. • Blackheart Blues by Melissa Forbes. You can buy her CD No More Mondays at her site. • Big Shot by Marcia Ball. You can buy her music direct from Alligator Records, or from iTunes Music Store. • On The Run by Katie Webster. You can buy her music direct from Alligator Records, or from the iTunes Music Store. • Breakin' Out by Shemekia Taylor. You can buy her music direct from Alligator Records, or from the iTunes Music Store. Murphy's Saloon intro and outro are from Just Got To Boogie and Shuffle In The Nineties, respectively, both by Matt Thorpe. If you'd like to see where other Murphy's Saloon listeners live, you can check out the Murphy's Friends map over here. So far, the most distant listener of Murphy's Saloonis in Singapore, while the listener who lives the furthest north resides in the Shetland Islands of the United Kingdom. If there are any Murphy's Salo

I've got the names of the winners of three Murphy's Saloon t-shirts. Listen to the show for details. This week's music: • I Won't Go Back by Joe White from GarageBand. • Just A Fool by Big Hammer from GarageBand. • Woolly Mammoth by Robert Farrell at the PodSafe Music Network. • Married to the Blues by Chumslick Nick and the Sharks. • Highwayman by Tinsley Ellis at the Podsafe Music Network. Many thanks are also due to Bruce Iglauer and Alligator Records. Murphy's Saloon intro and outro are from Just Got To Boogie and Shuffle In The Nineties, respectively, both by Matt Thorpe. Props and respect to Brain Buckit and Dave from the Chub Creek Podcast, who provided the previous intro and outro, but it was time for a change. If you'd like to see where other Murphy's Saloon listeners live, you can check out the Murphy's Friends map over here. So far, the most distant listener of Murphy's Saloon is in Singapore, while the listener who lives the furthest north resides in the Shetland Islands of the United Kingdom (he

I've modified the rules of a drawing for three Murphy's Saloon t-shirts. If you'd like to look at the shirt (and other things), go here: Murphy's Store and listen to the show for details. This week's music: • Hooked On You by Albert Collins at the Podsafe Music Network. His CDs are available at Alligator Records and through the iTunes Music Store. • They Call Me Watermelon Slim by Watermelon Slim. His site is here. His first two CDs are available there. His new CD Watermelon Slim and The Workers can be ordered from his site prior to its official February release by NorthernBlues. • Cool Your Engine by Janet Ryan and Straight Up!. Their CD, Wrapped Up In Blue is available from CD Baby. • Riverboat by Phantom Freeway and the Badass Horns at the Podsafe Music Network. • Down and Out Blues by the Ricky Lewis Band at the Podsafe Music Network. The Ricky Lewis Band site is here. • Rollin' by Maria Daines at the Podsafe Music Network. This week's Murphy's Saloon intro is from Just Got To Boogie by Matt Thorpe and th

This episode of the Murphy's Saloon Podcast has something new: a drawing for three Murphy's Saloon t-shirts. Listen to the show for details. C'mon - you didn't think I'd tell you here, did you? This week's music: • Missing You by Blue Matters, at the Podsafe Music Network. Their own site is here. • See Me In The Evening by Hound Dog Taylor at the Podsafe Music Network. His CDs are available at Alligator Records and through the iTunes Music Store. • Angeline by George Fletcher and Bourbon Renewal. George's own site is here. • Doncha Know I Love You by Harpdog Brown at GarageBand. Harpdog's own site is here. • Let Me Stir in Your Pot by Carey Bell at the Podsafe Music Network. His CDs are available at Alligator Records and through the iTunes Music Store. • Bad Religion by (The Rev.) Jimmie Bratcher at the Podsafe Music Network. You can also find Jimmie Bratcher in the iTunes Music Store. The Murphy's Saloon intro is from Rocket Science by Brain Buckit and the show outro is from Play This by Dave at the Chub Cre

Welcome back to Murphy's Saloon, Podcast Home of the Blues. I hope you had as much fun over the holidays as I did. I'm looking forward to the Murphy's Saloon Podcast getting bigger and better in 2006. I hope you have as much fun listening as I do putting the shows together. Since both Black & Tan Records, and Alligator Records joined the Podsafe Music Network in December, I think a show featuring artists from both labels was the obvious way to go this week. Hence, tonight's theme. • Ain't Good Lookin' by Billy Jones. • Running To New Orleans Byther Smith. • Mountain Top by Boo Boo Davis. • Jona Lee by Roomful of Blues. • Big City by Luther Allison. • Natural Man by Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials. Also, Alligator Records is here, and Black & Tan Records is here. The Murphy's Saloon intro is from Rocket Science by Brain Buckit and the show outro is from Play This by Dave at the Chub Creek Podcast. If you'd like to see where some Murphy's Saloon listeners live, you can check out the Murphy's Friends map