Red, White, and Blues

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - One Nation Under the Blues

Last night was exciting ... we were part of history, after all! Here's the set:

Intro
Sunnyland Slim - Be Careful How You Vote / Be Careful How You Vote
David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Things Gonna Be Alright / Honeyboy Edwards: Mississippi Delta Bluesman
J.B. Lenoir - Eisenhower Blues / Eisenhower Blues
Koko Taylor - Separate or Integrate / Wang Dang Doodle
Cream - Politician / Wheels of Fire [for Pappy Mahan]
Chuck Berry - Back In the USA / Blues Berry

First Break

Magic Slim - Fannie Mae / Grand Slam
Eddie Vinson - Things Ain't What They Used To Be / Cleanhead Blues
Jimmy Witherspoon - Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough / Ain't Nobody's Business
B.B. King - Recession Blues / The King of the Blues
B.B. King - Paying the Cost To Be the Boss / Best of B.B. King: 20th Century Masters
Fenton Robinson - Somebody Loan Me a Dime / Somebody Loan Me a Dime
Roosevelt Sykes - We Can Sell That Thing / '44' Blues
Robert Cray - When the Welfare Turns Its Back On You / Who's Been Talkin'

Second Break

Whispering Smith - It's All Over / Over Easy
Willie Dixon - Mellow Down Easy / Little Red Rooster
Johnny Young - My Baby Walked Out In 1954 / Modern Chicago Blues
Taste - Railway and Gun / On the Boards
Hattie Hart - I Let My Daddy Do That / Introduction To the Blues, Volume 1
Willie Williams - Somebody Changed the Lock / Meat and Gravy From Bea and Baby
Mississippi Fred McDowell - When I Lay My Burden Down / Mississippi Blues
John Mayall - Mr. James / Looking Back
Peetie Wheatstraw - Drinking Man Blues / The Devil's Son-In-Law

Third Break

Wyonie Harris - Hurry, Hurry / Around the Clock Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson II - It's Sad To Be Alone / Nine Below Zero
Lightnin' Slim - Good Morning Heartaches / High and Low Down
Piano Red - Everyday I Have the Blues / Live and Feelin' Good
Guitar Shorty and Otis Grand - Kick Out / Blues Guitar Duels
Victoria Spivey - Hollywood Stomp / Moaning the Blues
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Constipation Blues / ... What That Is! [High Note]

Word to the wise: it's time to learn to love your fellow man. GOD BLESS AMERICA! Until next week, as always, stay positive.

Shoeless