The 254th Roadhouse is the fifth first – the fifth first show of a new year. We kick off 2010 with John Lee Hooker, Freddie King, Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band, Otis Taylor, and Michael Burks. Though you’ve heard the artists, the new year starts with another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 254th Roadhouse.

The Roadhouse Podcast 254 Show Notes

Note: An issue with the hosting provider for The Roadhouse prevented downloads of the show through Sunday morning, January 3. The issue has been resolved and all show downloads are now available. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Magic Dick & Jay Geils
Full Court Press
Rounder
Bluestime

John Primer
Sugar Sweet
Raisin Music
Chicago Blues: A Living History
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John Lee Hooker
I Want To Shout
Charly
The Vee-Jay years: 1955-1964
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Otis Rush
Crosscut Saw
Blind Pig
Prime Chops
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Jimmy Thackery
Rub On Up
Blind Pig
Drive To Survive
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Freddie King
Living On The Highway
The Right Stuff
The Best of Freddie King – The Shelter Years
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Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band
I’m The Man Down There
Evidence
Rendezvous With The Blues
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Otis Taylor
Buy Myself Some Freedom
Telarc
Double V
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Kelly Joe Phelps
Ever Be Here Again
Burnside
Lead Me On
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Roomful of Blues *
I Tried
Rounder
Essential Recordings: Jump Blues Classics
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Johnny Hoy & The Bluefish
Little Upsetter
It’s About Music
Trollin’ The Hootchy
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Michael Burks
Empty Promises
Alligator
Iron Man
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Robert Cray
The Grinder
Hightone
Phone Booth
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