Author: pogge

After an enthusiastic introduction, the Downchild Blues Band are going to do a duelling harmonicas piece. After no introduction whatsoever, the Fabulous Thunderbirds are going to jump right into Rock This Place. And finally, Janiva Magness gets some help from a few friends: John Mayall, Colin Linden and Joe Louis

If you have any suggestions, now would be the time to bring them up. This is Suggestion Blues by Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets, featuring Sam Myers. I can remember seeing Powder Blues do a great show at Ontario Place. This is Hear That Guitar Ring. And finally, Buddy Guy

David Bromberg seems to have definite ideas about what to do on a Saturday night. Chains and Things was once a big hit for B. B. King. This is Joe Bonamassa. Performing at Montreux in 1974, this is Junior Wells (and Buddy Guy) on Messin’ With the Kid. Hope you’re

Because the world needs more blues harp. John Sebastian and Annie Raines are going to team up on an instrumental called Orange Dude Blues. This is Carey Bell performing Break It Up at the Bern Jazz Festival in 2000. Willie Dixon once referred to Big Walter Horton, also known as

Let’s see if I can get your toe tappin’ for starters with I’m a Lowdown Viper by Those Delta Rhythm Kings. Here’s a slow instrumental by Jerry Portnoy called Blues in a Dream. And here’s a closer: Southern Lady by Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers. Hope you’re enjoying your

Chris Smither is an engaging songwriter and performer and I’m just going to turn the place over to him for the evening. This is Place In Line. This sounds like it should be a classic but it’s an original slow blues. It’s called What It Might Have Been. And here

Richie Sambora, Tommy Emmanuel and Laurence Juber got together for an enthusiastic unplugged performance of Baby What You Want Me To Do. This is Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers performing Moving in a West Coast Way. And The Mannish Boys close with I Was Fooled. Hope you’re enjoying your

Good evening. Here’s another Steve Dawson solo instrumental effort. It’s called Chunky. Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, the nucleus of Hot Tuna, are joined by Steve Kimock for Trouble in Mind. And to close: JimmyVivino fronts the Les Paul Trio on Stranger Blues. Hope you’re enjoying your weekend.

This is Otis Rush performing at Montreux in 1986 with Gambler’s Blues. Freddie King wants to know if you can feel it. This is Goin’ Down. And a long, slow closer: this is Buddy Guy and Junior Wells performing Ten Years Ago. Hope you’re enjoying your weekend.

Good evening. This is Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King performing Tired of Crying Over You at a bar in Texas. And this is Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets featuring Sam Myers on vocals. The tune is Changing Neighborhoods. And the big finish: The Mannish Boys are joined by several

To begin, this is an instrumental called Kirk’s Blues from The Mannish Boys. Kirk Fletcher, the lead player on that last one, turns up in this clip, in which Joe Bonamassa leads the way on Blues Deluxe And Jimmy Vivino from that piece joins Warren Haynes and Brad Whitford on

This is the Asylum Street Spankers with Harp Rumble. This will slow things down in style. Billy Branch, Carey Bell and Phil Wiggins perform Blues Harp Blues. And this will pick things back up again. Elwood Blues joins Jon Popper and Blues Traveler on Rock Me Baby. Enjoy the rest

Good Morning Little Schoolgirl was originally recorded as Good Morning, School Girl in 1937 by Sonny Boy Williamson. This is Bob Weir with Dan Kanter. Unnecessarily Mercenary was written by Jon Cleary, who accompanies Bonnie Raitt on vocals and keyboards here. And to close, here’s the Royal Southern Brotherhood with

This is Nick Gravenites — singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer — performing Buried Alive in the Blues. Popa Chubby has some fun with Willie Dixon’s Back Door Man, including throwing in a few tributes to other guitar players. And to close, this is the Gabriel Butterfield Band with Two Trains

It felt strange to type “Saturday night blues blogging” but I’ll get used to it. Let’s open with Katie Webster on Two-fisted Mama. The video’s fuzzy but the audio’s clear enough. This is Francine Reed and the band performing Time Slips Away. Here’s a 1975 performance of I’d Rather Go

Guess I missed another Friday night. Sorry. Things have been a tad out of control the last couple of days (tho’ nothing serious). This is Steve Dawson with an instrumental called Blind Thomas At The Crime Scene. This is James Harman performing as part of a tribute to Little Walter

Be advised: these selections aren’t blues nor do they have anything in particular to do with each other aside from the fact that I thought they were interesting. The first is David Jacobs-Strain peforming solo on a twelve string. The song is Ocean or a Teardrop. Ray Benson is best

I’m going to throw different styles together this evening, starting with a solo acoustic number by Davy Knowles called Come Home. This is Jim Byrnes with a song originally performed by the Mississippi Sheiks called Jailbird Love Song. And to close, this is Harriet Wilson fronting the Barrelhouse Jazzband on