The finest blues you've never heard.
This edition of The Roadhouse is of a feel. Not quite Chicago, not quite West Coast, but a texture all its own. Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, James Day & The Fish Fry, Lynwood Slim, Igor Prado, and Joey Gilmore are all ahead. I think you’ll get the feel right away and agree that […]
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Gregg Allman performs “Melissa” with Dave Matthews Band and Warren Haynes at Farm Aid, 2007.
In anticipation of a new Roomful of Blues release, video of the band performing “Turn It On/Turn It Up” with Dave Howard on vocals.
“While you’re lookin’ around, I’ll play Darktown Strutters Ball.” The man who changed music forever with wife Mary Ford.
Rod and Honey Piazza talk about their musical backgrounds and the formation of The Mighty Flyers.
This edition of The Roadhouse is of a feel. Not quite Chicago, not quite West Coast, but a texture all its own. Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, James Day & The Fish Fry, Lynwood Slim, Igor Prado, and Joey Gilmore are all ahead. I think you’ll get the feel right away and agree that it’s definitely another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 522nd Roadhouse.
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The mix in the 521st Roadhouse is definitely eclectic. Robin McKelle & The Flytones, Gary Moore, Shaun Murphy, CeDell Davis, and Tangled Eye fill the hour with new releases, most of which have just been released in the past month. I’d say this is definitely the first you’ve heard of these releases because – yes – it’s all about another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.
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It’s a long-time tradition in The Roadhouse to set the tone of the show with the opening track. For the tenth anniversary show, I’ve got an hour of opening tracks that’ll unquestionably have you chair-dancing. RJ Mischo, Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, Mighty Lester, Victor Wainwright & The Wild Roots, and Mitch Kashmar & The Pontiax are just some of the featured artists in this hour – a celebration of ten years in The Roadhouse.
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This week’s edition of The Roadhouse features a pretty interesting picture of the state of the blues in the 21st century. Donald Ray Johnson, Pork Chop Willie, Ginger St. James & The Grinders, Eric Gales, and Altered Five Blues Band keep the hour moving toward our standard ultimate destination – another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard: the 519th Roadhouse.
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While I wait for the snow to fly around The Roadhouse Studios, it’s a perfect day to put together another weekly edition of the finest blues you’ve never heard. Matthew Robinson & The Jelly Kings, Guy Bélanger, The Veldman Brothers, The Holmes Brothers, and Dave Specter provide increasing momentum from start to finish that’ll leave you just a little breathless by the end. It’s all wrapped up in an hour we’ll label the 518th Roadhouse.
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It’s back to the normal slate of new releases in this edition, including a new re-release or two. Wanda Johnson, Jonathon Boogie Long, Devon Allman, Blue Lunch, and the Empire Roots Band lay the foundation, along with 6 or 8 other great blues tracks that help assure we get to another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 517th Roadhouse.
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We’re at the corner of Maxwell and Halstead this week with an hour given over entirely to Chicago. Focused on the years from the mid-1940s to the early-1970s, we hit what may be a sweet spot for Chicago blues. Little Walter, Junior Wells, Otis Rush, Big Bill Broonzy, Big Walter Horton – legendary names that helped define Chicago as The Home of the Blues. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 516th Roadhouse.
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