This is show #48, Blue Ribbon Blues for the first part of May, 2008.

Hey, welcome back! This is Dave Harrison, your bluesman DJ coming at ya once again in that blue ribbon studio in the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Star City of Virginia. This show will be featuring the Blue Ribbon Blues that won at the 2008 Blues Music Awards held on May 8^th in the Mississippi Delta. So are you ready for some Blue Ribbon Blues? I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Mike Zito singing and playing Hollywood. Who else will be joining in on the fun??? How about Albert Castilglia, Bad Year Blues; Doug MacLeod, Dubb’s Talkin’ Politician Blues; Snooky Pryor and Mel Brown, I Heard The News; The Siegel Schwall Band, Going Back To Alabama; Hubert Sumlin, Bring Your Love To Me; Bob Margolin, All You Left Behind; Koko Taylor, Stop Watching Your Enemies; Tommy Castro, Love Don’t Care; Deanna Bogart, Baby You Got What It Takes; Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, Big Blues Party; and wrapping up with Watermelon Slim and the Workers, The Wheel Man.

A special thank you always goes out to Michael Allen and the Crossroads Blues Gallery for the excellent artwork that enhances my web pages!

Be sure to swing by the BluzNdaBlood home page! There’s a survey on the web site! Please visit and respond so I know how to make the show grow to meet your expectations! If you enjoy this show and my podcast, spread the word! There’s also new pages that highlight details the albums that I play! Please come over and buy some of their tunes!

Hey, I’ve got Show 50 right around the corner! Help me out! Send me your comments and e-mails about the show! I’d love to include you and your comments!

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This is show #47, Jivin’ ‘Bout Janiva for the last part of April, 2008.

Hey, welcome back, everyone! This is Dave Harrison, your Janiva addicted bluesman coming at ya once again in that little rocking studio in the Star City of Virginia. This show has a number of artists but I am focusing on my featured artist, Janiva Magness! She’s long been called the Blues Goddess of the BluzNdaBlood show! So are you ready for some Jivin’ ‘Bout Janiva? I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Janiva Magness singing I Can’t Stop Cryin’ and Stealin’ Sugar! Who else will be joining in on the fun??? How about Matt Schofield with the Backbones, Backstroke; Chris Juergensen, Nothings Got Me; Moreland And Arbuckle, See My Jumper Hangin Out On The Line; Janiva Magness, Eat the Lunch You Brought; Janiva Magness, A Woman Knows; Janiva Magness, Less And Less Of You; Samuel James, Mid-December Blues; Sean Costello, Can’t Let Go; Janiva Magness, Bad Blood; Janiva Magness, Don’t Let Your Memories; and finally wrapping up with Janiva Magness, Workin’ On Me Baby!

A special thank you always goes out to Michael Allen and the Crossroads Blues Gallery for the excellent artwork that enhances my web pages!

Be sure to swing by the BluzNdaBlood home page! There’s a survey on the web site! Please visit and respond so I know how to make the show grow to meet your expectations! If you enjoy this show and my podcast, spread the word!

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This is show #46, Hand Picked Boogies for the first part of April, 2008.

Hey, welcome back! This is Dave Harrison, your boogie bluesman coming at ya once again in that little studio in the Star City of Virginia. This show features almost an hour of songs with the word Boogie in the title! Now ya get an idea of they type of music I’ll be playing! So are you ready for some Hand Picked Boogies? I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Sandy Carroll playing Bad Dog Boogie! Who else will be contributing to the finger snapping and the tail feathers shaking? How about Alvin Jett and the Phat noiZ Blues Band, Boogie to the Blues; John Lee Hooker with his classic Boogie Chillen; Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88s, Chicken Shack Boogie; Papa Joe Grappa, Bedbug Boogie; Mel Melton and the Wicked Mojos, Bunkie Boogie; Deanna Bogart, Boogie Woogie Baby; Paul Reddick, The Sidemen Boogie; Henry Butler, Henry’s Boogie; Voodoo Deville, Country Ham Boogie; Roomful of Blues, Boogie Woogie Country Girl; The Smoke Wagon Blues Band, Smoke Wagon Boogie; and wrapping up the show will be Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers featuring Honey Piazza cranking out Hang Ten Boogie!

A special thank you always goes out to Michael Allen and the Crossroads Blues Gallery for the excellent artwork that enhances my web pages!

Be sure to swing by the BluzNdaBlood home page! There’s a survey on the web site! Please visit and respond so I know how to make the show grow to meet your expectations! If you enjoy this show, spread the word!

Please keep in touch! I always enjoy hearing from you! You can e-mail me at dave@bluzndablood.com.

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Keep the Blues in the Blood! 

This is show #45, Just a Fool for the Blues for the last part of March, 2008.

Hey, welcome back, everybody! This is Dave Harrison, your foolish bluesman coming at ya once again in that foolish little studio in the Star City of Virginia. This show is the April Fools Day show! So… you will find that all of the tunes for this show are foolish in nature and have the word 'fool' in the title!!! We also have some audio clips from the movie Dumb and Dumber included. So, are you fools ready for some Blues? I hope so! Crank it up my friends we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, Description of a Fool!  Who else are we gonna hear from? How about Tommy Castro, A Good Fool Is Hard To Find; The Gas House Gorillas, Nobody’s Fool;  Doug MacLeod, One Fool Show; Boo Boo Davis, What Makes a Fool Fall In Love; Phantom Blues Band, A Fool For You; Percy Strother, Still a Fool; Johnny Nicholas, I’m A Fool to Care; Deborah Coleman, Another Hoping Fool; The Mike Anderson Band, Fooling Yourself, and Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, Sea of Fools.

A special thank you always goes out to Michael Allen and the Crossroads Blues Gallery for the excellent artwork that enhances my web pages!

Be sure to swing by the BluzNdaBlood home page! There’s a survey on the web site! Please visit and respond so I know how to make the show grow to meet your expectations! If you enjoy this show, spread the word!

Please keep in touch! I always enjoy hearing from you! You can e-mail me at dave@bluzndablood.com.

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Keep the Blues in the Blood! 

This is show #44, Blarney Stone Blues for the first part of March, 2008.

Hey, welcome back, my friends! This is Dave Harrison, your bluesman coming at ya once again in that green colored studio in the Star City of Virginia. It’s Saint Patrick’s Day! So… you will find that all of my tunes for the show are related to things gold, green, or about luck!!! So, are you  ready for some Blarney Stone Blues? I hope so! Crank it up my friends we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Big Joe and the Dynaflows playing Bad Luck Blules; Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88’s, Solid Gold Cadillac; Debbie Davies, Lucky in Love; Tommy Castro, Lucky In Love; Emanuel Young with Howard Glazer and his EL 384s, Lucky Lucy; Roscoe Chenier, Bad Luck; Kevin Clark, Lucky Dog Blues; E.G. Kight, Blues and Greens; Mitch Kashmar, Green Bananas; Bill Perry, Big Ass Green Van; Sean Costello, Hard Luck Woman; Papa Joe Grappa, (You Get) Old If You’re Lucky; and Mike Rayburn with Bad Luck.

A special thank you always goes out to Michael Allen and the Crossroads Blues Gallery for the excellent artwork that enhances my web pages! Also special thanks to Lb for the production assistance and the research conducted for this show!

Be sure to swing by the BluzNdaBlood home page! There’s a survey on the web site! Please visit and respond so I know how to make the show grow to meet your expectations! If you enjoy this show, spread the word!

Please keep in touch! I always enjoy hearing from you! You can e-mail me at dave@bluzndablood.com.

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Keep the Blues in the Blood! 

This is show #43, Black and Blues for the last part of February, 2008.

Hey, welcome back, my blues brothers and sisters! This is Dave Harrison, your bluesman coming at ya once again from the Star City of Virginia. This month is Black History Month! As a result I’ve created this show with a lineup of only African American bluesmen and blues women. But this show is dedicated to the black men and women that were in the cotton fields that created this music that has evolved and enriched our lives through the years! So you  ready for some Black and Blues? I hope so! Crank it up my friends we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Cephas and Wiggins, Aint Seen My Baby. We will also have Big George Jackson, Kitchen Sink Boogie; Big Bill Broonzy, Wee Wee Hours; Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, and Robert Cray, The Moon is Full; James Cotton, Superharp; Billy Jones, At Da’ Crossroads; Boo Boo Davis, Standing and the Cottonfields; Boo Boo Davis, Shut That Door; Chick Willis, What The Blues Is All About; Corey Harris, 5-0 Blues; John Lee Hooker, Too Much Boogie; Jessie Mae Hemphill, Lord, Help the Poor and Needy; Lightnin’ Hopkins, Have You Ever Loved A Woman; Robert Lockwood Jr., Train My Baby; and Sonny Terry, Cold Wind Blowing.

Friends, we can’t change history but we can learn from it and learn to live in peace and respect for our fellow man. Each and every one of us can make a difference! To me, I don’t care if you are yellow, black, white, or purple! But if you’re blue and you got the blues in the blood, then you’re all right with me and a friend of mine for life!

A special thank you always goes out to Michael Allen and the Crossroads Blues Gallery for the excellent artwork that enhances my web pages!

Be sure to swing by the BluzNdaBlood home page! There’s a survey on the web site! Please visit and respond so I know how to make the show grow to meet your expectations! If you enjoy this show, spread the word!

Please keep in touch! I always enjoy hearing from you! You can e-mail me at dave@bluzndablood.com.

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This is show #42, Love-In the Blues, Part 2 for the first part of February, 2008.

Hey, welcome back, everybody! This is Dave Harrison, your blues Cupid coming at ya once again from the love filled studio in the Star City of Virginia. After the last Valentine’s Show, I realized I had lots of extra songs! So since it’s still before Valentine’s Day, I have created a Love In the Blues Part 2 show! Every song has been hand-picked for you and has Love in it! You ready for some more Love-In the Blues? I hope so! Crank it up my friends we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with The Lara Price Band with Game of Love; The Tommy Castro Band, Nobody Loves Me Like My Baby; Smiling Jack Smith, I Love To Be In Love; Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, Love To Spare; Watermelon Slim and The Workers, Got Love If You Want It; Chainsaw Dupont, Flame of Love; Big Joe and the Dynaflows, The Church of Your Love; Mighty Lester, Give My Love A Try; Lightnin’ Hopkins, Have You Ever Loved A Woman?; E.G. Kight, Lovin’ on the Weekend; Janiva Magness, I’m Just A Prisoner Of Your Good Lovin’; Rene Trossman, All Your Love; and we’ll wrap up with a live recording of Stevie Ray Vaughan playing Love Struck Baby!

Special thanks always goes out to Michael Allen and the Crossroads Blues Gallery for the excellent artwork that enhances my web pages!

Be sure to swing by the BluzNdaBlood home page for pictures, videos, and updates! There’s a survey on the web site! Please visit and respond so I know how to make the show grow to meet your expectations! If you enjoyed this show, spread the word!

Please keep in touch! I always enjoy hearing from you! You can e-mail me at dave@bluzndablood.com.

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Keep the Blues in the Blood! 

This is show #41, Love-In the Blues for the last part of January, 2008.

Hey, welcome back, everybody! This is Dave Harrison, coming at ya once again from the lil rockin’ studio in the Star City of Virginia. This is the Valentine’s Show! Every song that’s been hand-picked for you has Love in it! We’ve got Lucky Love, Hard Love, Cold Blooded Lovers, High Priced Love, Wrapped Up in Love, Give Me Your Love, Love Don’t Care, Love Moves Me, etc.! We’re just bustin’ at the seams with Love! You ready for some Love-In the Blues? I hope so! Crank it up my friends we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with John Lee Hooker and I Love You Baby; Magic Slim and the Teardrops, I Aint Lookin For No Love; W.C. Clarke, Cold Blooded Lover; Co Co Montoya, Hard Love; Nappy Brown, Give Me Your Love; Deanna Bogart, Love and Attention; Tommy Castro Band, Let’s Give Love A Try: Tommy Castro Band, Love Don’t’ Care; Debbie Davies, Lucky in Love; Deborah Coleman, Love Moves Me; Hubert Sumlin, Bring Your Love To Me; Roscoe Shelton, I Can’t Love Nobody But You; Patty Benson, High Price Love; and wrapping up with  Carey and Lurrie Bell, Wrapped Up in Love.

Special thanks always goes out to Michael Allen and the Crossroads Blues Gallery for the excellent artwork that enhances my web pages!

Be sure to swing by the BluzNdaBlood home page for pictures, videos, and updates! They’ll be a survey posted soon! Please respond so I know how to make the show grow to meet your expectations! If you enjoyed this show, spread the word!

Please keep in touch! I’d love to hear from you! You can e-mail me at dave@bluzndablood.com.

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This is show #40, New Blues for a New Year, for the first part of January, 2008.

Hey, welcome back! Happy New Year! This is Dave Harrison, coming at ya once again from the lil rockin’ studio in the Star City of Virginia. As I was reading all my blues magazines over the holidays, it suddenly hit me! Man, there’s a lot of great new blues for this New Year! So the theme of the show is just that! New Blues for a New Year!

This show is a great one! We started off the show with a tune called 'Keep on Pleasin’ You’ by Nappy Brown. So, are you ready for some new blues for the New Year? I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, ringing in the new year with new blues will also be The Phantom Blues Band, Barnyard Blues; David Evans, Who’s That Yonder?; Mason Casey, It Takes a Lotta Love; Doug MacLeod, I’m So Broke; Harrison Kennedy, Let Me Call You; Cherry Lee Mewis, Shame Shame Shame; Smokin’ Mojo Kings, Aint Ran Out Of You; Doug MacLeod, The Leavin’ Road; Sharrie Williams, I’m Here To Stay; Suzanne and the Blues Church, You Been Cheatin’ On Me; Kenny Neal, Baby Bee; and The Laurie Morvan Band, Wiggle Room!   

Special thanks always goes out to Michael Allen and the Crossroads Blues Gallery for the excellent artwork that enhances my web pages!

Be sure to swing by the BluzNdaBlood home page for pictures, videos, and updates! If you enjoyed this show, spread the word!

Please keep in touch! I’d love to hear from you! You can e-mail me at dave@bluzndablood.com.

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Keep the Blues in the Blood! 

This is show #39, Blues Yule Love, for the last part of December, 2007.

Hey, welcome back, everyone!!! This is Dave Harrison once again, coming at ya once again from the lil rockin’ studio in the Star City of Virginia. My stockings are hung on the chimney with care, and I’ve got a plate full of cookies for Santa! I’ve also got a plate full of blues to share with you!

This show is a great one! We started off the show with a tune called 'May Christmas Bring You Happiness' by Chick Willis. 

So, are you ready for some Blues Yule Love? I hope so! Put on your Santa hat! Crank it up my friends! We’re off and running!

We’ll hear two great Jimmie Bratcher songs, Man, It's Christmas! and What Child Is This?; then we’ll hear from Mel Brown and the Homewreckers, Don’t Plan No Party This Christmas; Roomful of Blues, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!; Big Jack Johnson, Jingle Bell Boogie; Jimmie Bratcher, Going Home To Grammy’s House; Marc Broussard, This Christmas; Roomful of Blues, I Told Santa Cluas; Christina Vierra and Jimmy Z, Joy2theWorld; The Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra, Merry Christmas, Baby and The Christmas Song; Lightnin' Hopkins, Happy New Year; and B. B. King, Auld Lang Syne.

Special thanks always goes out to Michael Allen and the Crossroads Blues Gallery for the excellent artwork that enhances my web pages!

Be sure to swing by the BluzNdaBlood home page for pictures, videos, and updates! If you enjoyed this show, spread the word!

Still have troubles downloading or want to send comments? I’d love to hear from you! You can e-mail me at dave@bluzndablood.com.

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Keep the Blues in the Blood!  And Happy New Year!

Dave