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Black And Blues
Sunday February 3rd, 2013 with Bijon Roy
Black And Blues

Jack Rose & The Blues Menagerie...
Drink Drink Drink
Robert Diggs - MIssissippi Delta Blues Vol. 1 - Arhoolie (01969)
The Drinking Song
Gary Bartz NTU Troop - Harlem Bush Music - Taifa - Milestone (01971)
After a brief introduction of drinking songs, we move on to our first theme of the evening: the guitar playing of the late Jack Rose.
Stuttgart, ARK.
Walter Miller - MIssissippi Delta Blues Vol. 1 - Arhoolie (01969)
St Louis Blues
Jack Rose - Luck In The Valley - Thrill Jockey (02010)
Kensington Blues
Jack Rose - Kensington Blues - VHF (02005)
West Coast Blues
Jack Rose - Luck In The Valley - Thrill Jockey (02010)
Woodpiles On The Side Of The Road
Jack Rose - Luck In The Valley - Thrill Jockey (02010)
Flirtin' With The Undertaker
Jack Rose - Kensington Blues - VHF (02005)
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Furry Lewis - MIssissippi Delta Blues Vol. 1 - Arhoolie (01969)
Our second feature is "The Blues Menagerie" -- blues songs at least purporting to be about animals.
Ground Hog Blues
John Lee Hooker - Mad Man Blues - Chess (01984)
The Red Rooster
Howlin' Wolf - The Howlin' Wolf Album - Cadet Concept (01969)
Elephant Man
Bo Diddley - The Black Gladiator - Checker (01970)
If I Were A Bird
Howlin' Wolf - Message To The Young - Chess (01971)
I Smell A Rat
Howlin' Wolf - Message To The Young - Chess (01971)
Funky Fly
Bo Diddley - The Black Gladiator - Checker (01970)
Twisted Snake
Otis Spann - Cryin' Time - Vanguard (01970)
Tom Cat
Muddy Waters - Electric Mud - Cadet Concept (01968)
Mule Kicking In My Stall
Otis Spann - Cryin' Time - Vanguard (01970)
Funky Mule
Ike Turner - A Black Man's Soul - Funky Delicacies (01969, 02002)
Philly Dog
Ike Turner - A Black Man's Soul - Funky Delicacies (01969, 02002)
Alligator Wine
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Rare, Unissued, Or Just Plain Weird! - OKEH, Rumble (01957, 02012)
And finally, a short set in which it blows its smokestacks...
The Way I Feel
Phil Upchurch - The Way I Feel - Cadet (01969)
Smokestack Lightning
Howlin' Wolf - The Howlin' Wolf Album - Cadet Concept (01969)
When It Blows Its Stacks
Captain Beefheart - The Spotlight Kid - Warner (01972)
Tarotplane
Captain Beefheart - Mirror Man - Buddah (01971)
Interactive CKCU
The Captain
That Electric Mud was the (tom) cat's ass!

12:19 AM, February 5th, 2013
Oly d
Killer show. Amazing selection. Thanks Bijon

10:24 PM, February 17th, 2013
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