The finest blues you've never heard.
This hour of The Roadhouse is chock full blues experience – artists with deep catalogs, lots of time on the road in front of fans, and plenty of musical tricks up their sleeves. Altered Five Blues Band, Joe Louis Walker, Billy Price, Sugaray Rayford, and Duke Robillard – it’s a ton of experienced blues in […]
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This hour of The Roadhouse is chock full blues experience – artists with deep catalogs, lots of time on the road in front of fans, and plenty of musical tricks up their sleeves. Altered Five Blues Band, Joe Louis Walker, Billy Price, Sugaray Rayford, and Duke Robillard – it’s a ton of experienced blues in the hour, and it’s certainly another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 754th Roadhouse.
Over the years, I’ve built a list of some of my favorite Roadhouse artists. This week, like some cosmic convergence, I’ve got what might be the biggest collection of Roadhouse favorites of any Roadhouse show. Cash Box Kings, Coco Montoya, Delbert McClinton, Janiva Magness, Doug MacLeod – you’ve heard many of those names multiple times over the years. And, along with nine other artists, many of whom are also constants in the show, I’m really excited about the hour ahead. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – from some of my favorite artists in The Roadhouse.
I’ve got a nice variety of blues in the hour – uptempo, a little slower, blues rock, contemporary blues, and a set of really interesting acoustic blues. I’ve also got music from an upcoming release and yet another Roadhouse debut. The Kokomo Kings, Heather Newman, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry, Colby James, and The Teskey Brothers fill out the hour, putting in place the framework for what I’m sure you’ll agree is another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 752nd Roadhouse.
There are a lot of surprises and a lot of upcoming releases in this hour. It’s mostly uptempo blues and includes a trip to the North Mississippi Hill Country. Bloodest Saxophone, Bernard Allison, T-Model Ford & GravelRoad, Samantha Fish, and Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues just simply deliver. What is it they deliver? You know the answer. They deliver another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 751st Roadhouse.
This hour could easily be called “The Friends Edition.” About a third of the tracks in the hour are tracks that feature someone else along with the primary artists. And, I’ve got four Roadhouse debuts, as well. King Bee & The Stingers, Gracie Curran, Dallas Hodge, Carla Olson & Todd Wolfe, and Grady Champion are all ahead. Featured artists and Roadhouse debuts – sounds to me like another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 750th Roadhouse.
I think I’ve got a compelling hour ahead this week – one that will pull you effortlessly through 60 minutes. The Cash Box Kings, Joe Louis Walker, Gary Nicholson, Mavis Staples, and The Original Chicago Blues All Stars serve as the headliners, surrounded by other equally strong artists and tracks. 749 hours of The Roadhouse, and it’s yet another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.
It’s another hour in our litle dive on the outskirts of town this week. I’ve got two Roadhouse debuts and new blues from The Forty-Fours, The Texas Horns, Heather Newman, Bobby Rush, Grady Champion. Mix in some outstanding tracks from nine other artists and you’ve got fifteen tracks in an hour that’s packed absolutely full of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 748th Roadhouse.
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