PLAYLIST for JUNE 20, 2010

BLUEBIRD BLUES: Guest host Ron Sweetman has chosen seven of the many artists who recorded for the Bluebird label in the ‘thirties and ‘forties, giving rise to the distinctive style known as the “Bluebird Sound”. We’ll hear from guitarist
Tampa Red, harmonica player Jazz Gillum, pianist Walter Davis, guitarist
Memphis Minnie, pianist Memphis Slim, washboard player Washboard Sam and pianist
Big Maceo Merriweather.


Artist: Tampa Red
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936
Tune: Give It Up Buddy and Get Goin’
Label: RCA

Artist: Tampa Red
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936
Tune: Mean Mistreater Blues
Label: RCA

Artist: Tampa Red
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936
Tune: Mean Old Tom Cat Blues
Label: RCA

Artist: Tampa Red
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936
Tune: Shake It Up A Little
Label: RCA

Artist: Tampa Red
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936
Tune: Drinkin’ My Blues Away
Label: RCA

Artist: Jazz Gillum
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1938
Tune: Early In The Morning
Label: RCA

Artist: Jazz Gillum
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1938
Tune: Jockey Blues
Label: RCA

Artist: Jazz Gillum
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1938
Tune: Don’t Scandalize My Name
Label: RCA

Artist: Jazz Gillum
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1938
Tune: Just Like Jessie James
Label: RCA

Artist: Jazz Gillum
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1938
Tune: Gillum’s Windy Blues
Label: RCA

Artist: Walter Davis
Album: Don’t You Want To Go?
Tune: Sweet Sixteen
Label: Acrobat

Artist: Walter Davis
Album: Don’t You Want To Go?
Tune: Ashes In My Whiskey
Label: Acrobat

Artist: Walter Davis
Album: Don’t You Want To Go?
Tune: The Only Woman
Label: Acrobat

Artist: Walter Davis
Album: Don’t You Want To Go?
Tune: New Come Back Baby
Label: Acrobat

Artist: Memphis Minnie
Album: Memphis Minnie
Tune: You Need A Friend
Label: Charly/Atlas

Artist: Memphis Minnie
Album: Memphis Minnie
Tune: Ma Rainey
Label: Charly/Atlas

Artist: Memphis Minnie
Album: Memphis Minnie
Tune: Nothing In Rambling
Label: Charly/Atlas

Artist: Memphis Minnie
Album: Memphis Minnie
Tune: This Is Your Last Chance
Label: Charly/Atlas

Artist: Memphis Minnie
Album: Memphis Minnie
Tune: I’m Not A Bad Girl
Label: Charly/Atlas

Artist: Memphis Slim
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1940-1941
Tune: Beer Drinkin’ Woman
Label: RCA

Artist: Memphis Slim
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1940-1941
Tune: Empty Room Blues
Label: RCA

Artist: Memphis Slim
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1940-1941
Tune: I See My Great Mistake
Label: RCA

Artist: Memphis Slim
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1940-1941
Tune: Jasper’s Gal
Label: RCA

Artist: Memphis Slim
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1940-1941
Tune: Whiskey Store Blues
Label: RCA

Artist: Washboard Sam
Album: Rockin’ My Blues Away
Tune: Flying Crow Blues
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Washboard Sam
Album: Rockin’ My Blues Away
Tune: Levee Camp Blues
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Washboard Sam
Album: Rockin’ My Blues Away
Tune: Evil Blues
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Washboard Sam
Album: Rockin’ My Blues Away
Tune: Rockin’ My Blues Away
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Washboard Sam
Album: Rockin’ My Blues Away
Tune: Good Old Cabbage Greens
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Big Maceo
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1941-1942
Tune: County Jail Blues
Label: RCA

Artist: Big Maceo
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1941-1942
Tune: So Long Baby
Label: RCA

Artist: Big Maceo
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1941-1942
Tune: Texas Blues
Label: RCA

Artist: Big Maceo
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1941-1942
Tune: Some Sweet Day
Label: RCA

Artist: Big Maceo
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1941-1942
Tune: Anytime For You
Label: RCA
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