The Grand Finale

Tuesday, May 5 / Wednesday May 6, 2009 - Blind and Shoeless Say Farewell

We went out with a bang. Twelve hours. 98 songs. One big party. We enjoyed throwing you a bunch of curveballs, because, let's be honest, that's our style. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Here's the full set:

FIRST SET: On-air at 2 PM
Intro
The Champs - Tequila [¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!]
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Freddie King - Going Down
T-Model Ford - Jack Daniel Time
Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers - Wild About You, Baby
Fleetwood Mac - Cold Black Night
Garfield Akers - Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues
Jimmy Liggins - Drunk

Break - 2:30 PM

Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone
Bullmoose Jackson with Tiny Bradshaw's Orchestra - Big Ten-Inch Record
Magic Slim - Highway Is My Home
Sonny Boy Williamson I - Blues That Made Me Drunk
Bobby "Blue" Bland - I'll Take Care of You
Eagles of Death Metal - Anything 'Cept the Truth

Break - 3:00 PM

Howlin' Wolf - Forty-Four
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell On You
Junior Kimbrough - Tramp
Rube Lacy - Mississippi Jail House Groan
John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat - Meet Me In the Bottoms
Tom Waits - Lucinda

Break - 3:30 PM

Clutch - Electric Worry
Johnny Winter - Can't You Feel It [for Doug]
Leadbelly - On a Monday
Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You, Baby
Buckethead - Conveyor Belt Blues
Son House - Death Letter
Entrance and Cat Power - Do the Romp

Break - 4:00 PM

The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird
Fenton Robinson - Going to Chicago [for Sal Paradise]
Mark Lanegan - All Night Long
R.L. Burnside - Nightmare Blues
John Kosco - Reefer Headed Woman
B.B. King - 3 O'Clock Blues
Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way

Break - 4:30 PM

Beck - Go It Alone [for Scarlett O'Sara]
Spinal Tap - Gimme Some Money [also for Scarlett O'Sara]
Hot Tuna - Death Don't Have No Mercy [by request]
The Stooges - Slide (Slidin' the Blues) (Take 1)
Eagles of Death Metal - Chase the Devil
Tall Paul Hankins - Red Hot

Break - 5 PM

Merle Haggard - Workin' Man Blues
The Reatards - Memphis Blues
Labi Siffre - I Got the Blues
Wally Gonzales - Wally's Blues
Grails - Reincarnation Blues
Mark Lanegan - Methamphetamine Blues

Break - 5:45 PM - GSU Baseball vs. Samford

SECOND SET: Back on-air at 9 PM
Intro
Dax Riggs - Radiation Blues
Angel'in Heavy Syrup - Crazy Blues
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Black Waters Blowed/Engine Broke Blues
Boris - Me and the Devil Blues
Harvey Milk - Goodbye Blues

Break - 10 PM

Entrance - Grim Reaper Blues
Entombed - Wolverine Blues
Cavity - Marginal Man Blues
Lords - Obstructionist Blues
Kyoaku No Intention - Kyoaku Blues II
Rivers Cuomo - Harvard Blues
The Arcade Fire - Antichrist Television Blues
Fatso Jetson - Stranger Blues
Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso UFO - Dark Star Blues
Esquival - Limehouse Blues
Foghat - Terraplane Blues

Break - 11 PM

Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell - Dueling Banjos
Jerry Reed - East Bound and Down
Waylon Jennings - Dukes of Hazzard Theme
White Shafer - All My Ex's Live in Texas
David Allan Coe - You Never Even Called Me By My Name
Hank Williams, Jr. - Family Tradition
Merle Haggard - Swingin' Doors

Break - 11:30 PM

Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors
Lynn Anderson - (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden
Conway Twitty - Hello Darlin'
Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson - Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
Patsy Cline - In Care of the Blues
George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today
Jan and Kjeld - Banjo Boy

Break - 12 AM

OFFICIAL CROSSROADS TIME BEGINS!

Intro
Buddy Guy - Baby Please Don't Leave Me
Muddy Waters - 40 Days and 40 Nights
Bo Carter - What Kind of Scent Is This?
The Black Crowes - Walk Believer Walk
Hound Dog Taylor - Sadie
The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider [for Elrod]
Left Lane Cruiser - Amy's In the Kitchen
Jimi Hendrix - Red House (Live)
Son House - Grinnin' In Your Face
Janis Joplin - Ball and Chain

Break - 1 AM

StoneRider - Pale Horse [first time ever heard anywhere ... a true Crossroads exclusive!]
Eagles of Death Metal - Bag o' Miracles
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love Medley: Boogie Chillun/Fixin' To Die/That's Alright (Live)
Blind Willie McTell - Dark Night Blues
Roosevelt Sykes - Thanks, but No Thanks
ZZ Top - Jesus Just Left Chicago
Blind Boy Fuller - Sweet Honey Hole
Tom Waits - Chocolate Jesus
T-Bone Walker - Heartache
AC/DC - It's a Long Way to the Top [from Shoeless and Blind to P-Bone and Low Stool]
B.B. King - Sweet Sixteen, Parts 1 and 2 [the first song we ever played!]

I know I speak for Johnny when I say that it has truly been an honor and a privilege getting to share this experience with you guys for the past year - one that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Keep the blues in your soul and never forget the good times you had kicking back and crackin' open a cold one with Shoeless Kay Staps and Blind John Johnson at the helm. I know we won't.

Until we meet again, friends ... stay positive.

Shoeless