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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - Celebrating Chess Records

So last Friday, a little ol' movie about a little ol' label that played some little ol' soul blues came out in theaters ... and they called it Cadillac Records. (The actual label, of course, is the world-famous Chess Records). Since opportunities like this don't arise very often (meaning ever), we decided to celebrate the occasion (as we have a way of doing). We picked up a copy of the soundtrack and played it more or less in its entirety - hopefully you were able to catch it. Cadillac Records is in theaters now - go check it out and enjoy an education in the finest in 50's and 60's blues! Well, that and the ever-beautiful Beyoncé Knowles flexing her vocal muscle in what was likely one of the most daunting roles to undertake in cinematic history (other than Jesus, James Bond, or Johnny Cash) - the legendary Etta James.



With the exception of this week's Cliff's Pick, all songs from the first two sets are from the two-disc deluxe edition of the Cadillac Records OST. Here's the set:

Intro
Buddy Guy - Forty Days and Forty Nights
Jefferey Wright (as Muddy Waters) and Bill Simms, Jr. - Country Blues
Beyoncé Knowles (as Etta James) - All I Could Do Is Cry
Mos Def (as Chuck Berry) - No Particular Place To Go
Eamonn Walker (as Howlin' Wolf) - Smokestack Lightnin'
Jefferey Wright (as Muddy Waters) - I'm a Man
Clarence "Frogman" Henry - Ain't Got No Home / Ain't Got No Home: The Best of Clarence "Frogman" Henry [Cliff's Pick]

First Break

Beyoncé Knowles (as Etta James) - At Last
Terrence Blanchard - Radio Station
Columbus Short (as Little Walter) - My Babe
Jefferey Wright (as Muddy Waters) - I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
Elvis Presley - My Babe
Mos Def (as Chuck Berry) - Maybellene
Soul 7 and Kim Wilson - Juke
Little Walter - Last Night

Second Break

Howlin' Wolf - Forty Four / Moanin' In the Moonlight [from Farmer Ted to J.Weezy]
Little Milton - Blues Get Off My Shoulder / If Walls Could Talk
John Lee Hooker - In the Mood / The Real Folk Blues
Willie Mabon - Seventh Son / Mr. I-Don't-Know Man
Pigmeat Markham - Here Comes the Judge / Here Comes the Judge
Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Baby / The Devil's Rejects OST
Jimmy McCracklin - Hurt Me / Jimmy McCracklin Sings
Jody Williams - What Kind of Gal Is That? /Chess Blues Guitar, Vol. 1 (V/A)

Third Break

Bo Diddley - Look At My Baby / Road Runner: The Chess Masters 1959-1960
Blue Smitty - Date Bait / House Rockin' Blues (V/A)
Jimmy Witherspoon - When I Been Drinkin' / Jazz Me Blues: The Best of Jimmy Witherspoon
Hound Dog Taylor - Watch Out / The Hound
Sugar Pie DeSanto - Blues Hall of Fame / Refined Sugar
B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone / The Ultimate Collection

You know the business ... send us your requests. Until next week ... stay positive.

Shoeless