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) |
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That Electric Mud was the (tom) cat's ass!
12:19 AM, February 5th, 2013