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The Roadhouse 040

19 November 2005 4 Comments

It’s the Thanksgiving holiday week in the US, but you don’t have to be a US listener to be thankful for great music and a great medium from which to enjoy it. So, join in the Thanksgiving feast of great blues music served up by the 40th Roadhouse podcast. The main course includes John Hammond, Margarette Evans, Tinsley Ellis, Byther Smith, and Susan Tedeschi. That’s just the turkey and stuffing. I’ve also got side dishes and desserts galore in the form of a Roadhouse Rewound segment, listener comments and a few holiday-related surprises during the meal. There’s no better way to kick off a short work week than with the finest blues you’ve never heard.


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The Roadhouse 040 Show Notes

[00:19] The Mighty Lester – Raleigh, North Carolina
“Swingin’ At Lester’s”

[03:58] Intro

[05:22] Sauceboss – “Dirty Rice”
From the CD “Come and Get It!”

[07:41] John Hammond – “Ramblin’ Blues”
From the Vanguard CD “So Many Roads”
[Amazon]

[10:55] Shemekia Copeland – “All About You”
From the Alligator CD “The Soul Truth”
[Amazon]

[15:05] Break 1

[17:04] Nashville Session Musicians (Margarette Evans) – Nashville, Tennessee
“Homeless”

[22:20] Charlie Musselwhite – “Tennessee Woman”
From the Vanguard CD “Best of the Vanguard Years”
[Amazon]

[26:02] Tinsley Ellis – “To The Devil For A Dime”
From the Alligator CD “Live – Highwayman”
[Amazon]

[30:40] Break 2

Roadhouse Rewound

[32:48] Tom Townsley and The Backsliders – Syracuse, New York
“Casino Katy”

[35:56] Chris Michie – San Francisco, California
“Terminal Dog”
From the CD “Seven Rivers”

[39:15] Break 3

[40:25] Listener Comments

[42:47] Byther Smith – “Put Your Arms Around Me”
From the Black and Tan CD “Throw Away The Book”
[Amazon]

[47:17] Rita Chiarelli – “Why Are People Like That?”
From the Mad Iris CD “No-One To Blame”
[Amazon]

[50:29] Break 4

[51:24] Siegel-Schwall Band – “Sweet Liz”
From the Alligator CD “Flash Forward”
[Amazon]

[55:12] Susan Tedeschi – “Friar’s Point”
From the Tone-Cool CD “Just Won’t Burn”
[Amazon]

[58:54] Closing

Total Running Time: 1:01:28

4 Comments »

  • Dave's Lounge said:

    Thanks for playing Mighty Lester, Tony. I go swing dancing to those guys whenever they come to the Durham Armory down here, and they always put on a great show. Have you been in touch with Lenny? I’ll have to let him know he got into the Roadhouse.

    - 21 November 2005 at 1:09 pm
  • Tony Steidler-Dennison said:

    Thanks, Dave. Lenny did send me a file for the show, but it wasn’t the one I played. I actually played “Swingin’ At Lester’s” in last Monday’s IndieFeed Blues feed and knew from the first few bars that it was the perfect opening instrumental for The Roadhouse. I didn’t really make the connection to the file he sent until after I’d put this week’s Roadhouse together.

    - 21 November 2005 at 2:10 pm
  • Lenny Terenzi said:

    Tony – Thanks a TON for giving us a spot on the Roadhouse! What an honor and a surprise! I was out of town so I missed the last two weeks. I came to work, downloaded them and about fell out of my chair when Swingin at Lesters kicked in! Thanks so much!

    - 30 November 2005 at 12:49 pm
  • Tony Steidler-Dennison said:

    It was my pleasure, Lenny. It was the perfect Roadhouse opener.

    - 30 November 2005 at 12:58 pm