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This week's playlist:
• Box Full Of Lonesome (6:27) by Mark Kerr & Roxy Perry, a free download at RoxyPerry.com/sound/sound.htm. Visit MarkKerrLTD.com for more information about Mark, and RoxyPerry.com for more information about Roxy.
• The Sad Ballad of Ol' Willie Chan (3:45) by Samuel James, from Songs Famed for Sorrow And Joy (2008); available from NorthernBlues Music and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Samuel's MySpace page and this page at PiedmontTalent.com for more information.
• Stick Around (4:12) by The Insomniacs from Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue (Vol. 2) (2009); available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com. Visit this page at the Delta Groove site and The Insomniacs' MySpace page for more information.
• Stomp The Floor (3:35), Don't Let The Door Hit You (4:17) and Blue Roots (4:01), all by Arthur Adams and all from Stomp The Floor (2009); available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit ArthurAdamsBand.com and this page at the Delta Groove site for more information.
• Waiting On You (3:34) by JW-Jones, from Bluelisted (2008); available autographed (if you ask) from the store at JW-Jones.com; also from NorthernBlues Music and the iTMS. Visit both JW-Jones.com and this bio page at NorthernBlues Music for more information.
• In The Winter Time (6:06), Make It Go (3:19) and Ten Till Midnight (3:36), all by Sean Chambers and all from Ten Till Midnight (2009); available from Amazon.com and the iTMS. Visit SeanChambers.com and this page at ReverbNation.com for more information.
• Mr. Crump (2:46) by Papa Don McMinn, from Boogie Man (2009); available from LocoBop.com and the iTMS. Visit DonMcMinn.com for more information.
• Monkey See, Monkey Do (4:10) by Coco Montoya, from The Essential Coco Montoya (2009); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit CocoMontoya.com for more information.
• All You Left Behind (3:12) by Bob Margolin, from Hold Me To It (1999); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit BobMargolin.com and Bob's MySpace page for more information.
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Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; and BluesCritic.com.
Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.
For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist.
Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.
(Something noteworthy being done by a hard working and very talented friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)
(Music on Murphy's Saloon #171 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, IODA PROMONET, Download.com, Garageband.com or AirplayDirect)
This episode's playlist:
• 28 Degrees (3:29) by Damon Fowler, from Devil Got His Way (2011); available from Blind Pig Records and iTunes. Visit this page at the Blind Pig Records site for the most up-to-date information.
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This episode's playlist:
• A Shout-Out (4:15) by Al "Coffee" McDaniel, from Blues In My Shoes (2007); available from CDBaby and iTunes. Visit ALMcDaniel.com and AirplayDirect.com/AL for more information.
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