'Sup Finals?

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - You're Never Gonna Sleep Again!

At a time like finals week, a guy like me sure does question why people break their backs for a college degree. They sure don't make it easy ... ha. I'm not complaining, though. College has been the greatest time of my entire life. And to be honest, I wasn't particularly looking forward to driving to and from the studio after back-to-back-to-back-to-back sleepless nights, but as you do time and time again, you guys absolutely made it exciting to be there. As soon as I step in the studio, my cares, my stresses, and my responsibilities just vanish, even if only for that sweet, fleeting moment. We were on the phone during just about the whole show, it seemed like, and those calls made this one of my favorite nights to date. Thank you so much for the kind words, Hot'Lanta - they go miles and miles and miles. I swear, man, Johnny and I are living the dream - this job is awesome.

Here's the set:

Intro
Jimi Hendrix - Catfish Blues / Blues [Cliff's Pick: Super Special Belated Birthday Edition]
Neal Pattman - Momma Whoopin' Blues / Prison Blues
Tom Waits - Filipino Box Spring Hog / Mule Variations [for Uncle Milo]
Slim Fatz - Fly Away / Hard Time Ago
Magic Slim - Highway Is My Home / Highway Is My Home

First Break

Pink Anderson - Weeping Willow Blues / Carolina Bluesman, Vol. 1
T-Bone Walker - Stormy Monday / T-Bone Blues [for Chris]
Willie Hudson - It's You I'm Going To Miss / Meat and Gravy From Bea and Baby (V/A)
John Dee Holeman and Taj Mahal - Give Me Back My Wig / Bull Durham Blues
Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning / Smokestack Lightning
Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights, Big City / Tuesday's Just As Bad (V/A)
Willie King - Betty's Place / I Am the Blues

Second Break

Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis - Crying Won't Make Me Stay / Modern Chicago Blues (V/A)
Dinah Washington - Long John Blues / The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury
Mississippi John Hurt - Nobody's Dirty Business / Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh Recordings [for David]
Black Cat Bones - Death Valley Blues / Barbed Wire Sandwich
Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, and Junior Mance - Talkin' 'Bout Women Obviously / Buddy & the Juniors

Third Break

Lightnin' Slim - Hoodoo Blues (aka Voodoo Blues) / High and Low Down
Robert Wilkins - That's No Way To Get Along / The Original Rolling Stone
The Allman Brothers Band - It's Not My Cross To Bear / The Allman Brothers Band [for Pappy Mahan]
Lightnin' Hopkins - Bald Headed Woman / Texas Blues
The Sultans - Lemon Squeezing Daddy / Vocal Groups: Classic Doo Wop (V/A)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Bad Boys Blues / Skynyrd Collectybles

I love this job as much or more than I did the very first time I sat down at the mic ... and you guys are a huge part of that. Until next week, stay positive.

Shoeless