Solo Flytes

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - Blind John Goes It Alone Again / As Free As a Bird

This week we mourned the passing of one of the finest blues pianists never to be truly recognized as such. With that, Shoeless's favorite band is down one more original member, with only two surviving, and only one remaining in the current touring lineup. Rest in peace, Billy Powell ... Freebird will never sound the same without you.

Intro
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird (Live at the Fox) / One More From the Road
Willie Dixon and the Big Three Trio - 88 Boogie / The Big Three Trio
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - She Put the Wammee On Me / Screamin' the Blues

First Break

Robert Junior Lockwood - Dust My Broom / Delta Crossroads [for Jason of STONERIDER]
Howlin' Wolf - Little Red Rooster / The London Sessions
Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A-Comin' (Acoustic) / Blues [by request]
Lightnin' Hopkins - Hello Central (Give Me Central) / Hello Central: The Best of Lightnin' Hopkins
Fats Domino - What a Price / Be My Guest
Blind Boy Fuller - Big Leg Woman Gets My Pay / East Coast Piedmont Style
B.B. King - I've Always Been Lonely / Take It Home

Second Break

ZZ Top - Blue Jean Blues / Fandango!
Janis Joplin - One Good Man / I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
Louisiana Red - Freight Train/Where Is My Friend? / Louisiana Red Sings the Blues
Buddy Guy - Don't Answer the Door / Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1979
Sonny Boy Williamson II - Born Blind / Nine Below Zero

Third Break

Bobby "Blue" Bland - Fever / Ask Me 'Bout Nothing (But the Blues)
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Guess Who / Blues Shouter
Robert Nighthawk and Forrest City Joe - Lonesome Day Blues / Robert Nighthawk and Forrest City Joe
Muddy Waters - I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love / Muddy Waters: The Essential Blues Collection
Mance Lipscomb - Alabama Jubilee / Songster
Little Richard - Keep-a Knockin' / Long Tall Sally
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me the Breeze / Second Helping [for the "Jeff Beck Guy"]
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Mean Old Frisco Blues / Rock Me Mama


William Norris Powell
June 3, 1952 - January 28, 2009

FREEEEEBIIIIIIIIIRRRD!

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - Back-To-School / Play Some Skynyrd!

Intro
Fleetwood Mac - Cold Black Night / Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
Blind Willie McTell - Three Women Blues [for Uncle Milo ... missed you this week!]
Left Lane Cruiser - Big Momma / Bring Yo' Ass To the Table
Magic Sam - You Don't Have To Work / All Your Love
The Allman Brothers Band - It's Not My Cross To Bear / The Allman Brothers Band [for Pappy Mahan]
The Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post / The Allman Brothers Band [Cliff's Pick]

First Break

Clutch - Electric Worry / From Beale Street To Oblivion [for Chandler ... haha]
Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You, Baby / So Many Roads: Live In Concert
Eric Clapton - Walkin' Blues / Unplugged
Bo Carter - My Pencil Won't Write No More / Banana In Your Fruit Basket
Led Zeppelin - The Lemon Song / Led Zeppelin II

Second Break

Ida Cox - How Can I Miss You When I've Got Dead Aim? / Complete Recorded Works Vol. 3
Ethel Waters - My Handy Man
Jeff Beck Group - I Ain't Superstitious / Truth
Magic Slim - Make My Dreams Come True / Grand Slam
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Four Walls of Raiford (undubbed demo) / Lynyrd Skynyrd (Box Set)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Things Goin' On / Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Whiskey Rock-a-Roller (Live) / One More From the Road

Third Break

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Ain't No Good Life / Street Survivors
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Cheatin' Woman / Nuthin' Fancy
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Mr. Banker / Legend
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Bad Boys Blues / Skynyrd Collectybles

"Encore":
Etta James - All I Could Do Was Cry / At Last!