As mentioned in show 102, we’re all gathering in The Roadhouse Google Group for a weeklong meet and greet. We’ve had a couple of new members in the past few days, but that’s far from the 7,500 listening in each week.

When you get to the group, you can fully customize your experience. You can have [...]

Temperatures in beautiful Iowa City, IA are headed toward single digits Farenheit. That means we need fuel for the blues furnace. And, we’ve got it this week in the form of Koko Taylor, Eddie C. Campbell, Billy Boy Arnold, Smokey Wilson, and Lowell Fulson. I’ve got details on a Roadhouse event upcoming this week, as [...]

B.B. King has been hospitalized in Texas. According to MSNBC:

The 81-year-old bluesman, who had been scheduled to perform at the Grand Opera House on Thursday night, was admitted to The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, said Paul McCarthy, a nurse administrator.

It’s also noted that he could be released later today or on Saturday.

In [...]

Almost a year ago, I create a Google Group for The Roadhouse. It hasn’t seem much activity at all. I’ll take the responsibility for that, as I haven’t mentioned it for quite awhile in the podcast and my own participation faded. I still see this group as a great means to meet, greet and get [...]

Things are still winding down in The Roadhouse from the excitement of the 100th edition. Since we just can’t maintain the pace of that edition in every show, I’m mixing it up in the 101st edition with more variety in tempo and style. Pee Wee Crayton, Tom Doughty, Otis Taylor, E.C. Scott, and Chris Beard [...]

The 100th Roadhouse Podcast is a party. Hop in as we roll the ‘57 Cadillac convertible of the blues, top down and full speed, straight down highway 61. Double Trouble, Tommy Castro, Roscoe Chenier, and Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials headline the party, without so much as a break in the pace. It’s the [...]

The 99th Roadhouse Podcast digs up some blues gems to fill your hour. Deborah Coleman, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Mitch Kashmar, Frankie Lee, and John Jackson lead us through another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard. Be sure to leave your comments on the show at (501) 588-2251 for inclusion in the upcoming [...]