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The Roadhouse 096

16 December 2006 2 Comments

nullThe Christmas edition of The Roadhouse Podcast rolls from The Little Blue House on the Wetlands this week. 096 Is a mixture of Christamas music, rewound cuts, brand new music, and listener requests. The lineup includesWC Clark, Dave Gross, Carey Bell, Candye Kane, and Calvin Owens, among other great artists. Enjoy another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard, and have a safe and happy holiday week.

The Roadhouse Podcast 096 Show Notes

Genuine Houserockin ChristmasKoko Taylor
Have You Heard The News?
Alligator
Genuine Houserockin’ Christmas

Intro

Feelin' GoodJimmy Rogers
Chicago Bound
Blind Pig
Feelin’ Good [eMusic]

From Austin with SoulW.C. Clark
Snatchin’ It Back
Alligator
From Austin With Soul

Dirt RoadJim Suhler
High Cotton
Top Cat
Dirt Road

Break 1

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Take The GambleDave Gross
She Walks Right In
Swingnation
Take The Gamble

Can't Keep a Good Man DownTommy Castro
My Time After Awhile
Blind Pig
Can’t Keep A Good Man Down [eMusic]

No-one To BlameRita Chiarelli
Grits Ain’t Groceries
Mad Iris
No-One To Blame [eMusic]

Break 2

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Remembering LeadbellyLong John Baldry
Good Morning Blues
Stony Plain
Remembering Leadbelly [eMusic]

Bo Ramsey
You Got Me Dizzy
Bo Ramsey Records
Stranger Blues [eMusic]

Genuine Houserockin ChristmasCarey Bell
Christmas Train
Alligator
Genuine Houserockin’ Christmas [eMusic]

Break 3

I Can't LoseDeborah Coleman *
Roll With Me
Blind Pig
I Can’t Lose [eMusic]

White Trash GirlCandye Kane
I Wanna Do More
Ruf
White Trash Girl

I'm From PhunkvilleMem Shannon
No Religion
Northern Blues
I’m From Phunkville [eMusic]

Closing

Calvin Owens
Merry Christmas Baby
Top Cat
The House Is Burning

Total Running Time: 60:03
Total Premium Running Time: 60:13

* The Roadhouse Premium only

2 Comments »

  • seadave said:

    WOW! Talk about save the best for the last of the year Starting off with Koko is like lighting a firecracker. Then combine that with W.C. Clark you’ve got the mortars going off, followed by the exploding shells of Tommy Castro!!

    Looking forward to hearing more from the Austin With Soul CD, especially “How Long is a Heartache,” a tune W.C. says he “owns.” Also the Tommy Castro take on “My Time After Awhile” was perhaps done with a little more musical finesse than Johnny Winter on his ‘69 release “Johnny Winter.” With your recent spin and comments on the ‘69 recording a few weeks ago it would be an interesting contrast to hear Johnny’s rendition.

    Keep up the good sounds!!

    Dave

    - 18 December 2006 at 11:31 am
  • Tony Steidler-Dennison (author) said:

    Thanks, Dave. The Koko cut really did set the tone for the show. I think I opened one last Christmas season with that same cut. She certainly pours every ounce into everything she does.

    The Johnny Winter version of “My Time After Awhile” is on “Serious Business.” You’re right – the Tommy Castro version is a bit more finessed. The knock on that version when it came out (and on Tommy Castro, in general) was the SRV-like qualities of the guitar playing. While there are similarities, I really think that was just weak criticism. It’s easy to hear the similarities, but not so easy to hear Tommy’s mark around them. He’s gotten much better in subsequent releases at defining a sound that’s truly and completely his own.

    And, the best cuts (IMO) from the ‘69 Johnny Winter release? “Leland, Mississippi” (for the over-the-top raucous slide playing), “Dallas” (the hard-assed lyrics and minimalism), “Be Careful With A Fool” (soulful and sweaty), and “Drown In My Own Tears” (the swelling gospel chorus in the background). Come to think of it—that’s about half the album!

    Unfortunately, that’s on Columbia, now owned by Sony, one of the labels least likely to ever grant permissions to a podcaster.

    - 18 December 2006 at 11:50 am