The BluzNdaBlood Blues Podcast
Get a refill on your favorite drink, grab a seat, and get ready to get some blues in the blood!

This is show #61, Giving Thanks to the Blues.

Welcome back, my friends! I’ve got a great show for you! Since Thanksgiving is right around the corner it made me think about things I’m thankful for! So this show is simply about giving thanks for great blues music! No, there are no songs really about thanksgiving other than the last one by Doug MacLeod singing about a Turkey Leg Woman! :-)  So are you ready to give thanks to the Blues? I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Here’s giving a shout out to all the folks listening to our show by the way of the Kansas City Online Radio station! I’ve joined the station and can now be heard on Saturday’s at 2:00 pm CST.

Well, we started off show #61 with Tommy Dardar with Voodoo Queen. After Tommy, Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials treat us to Hold That Train; followed by The Legendary Rhythm and Blues Revue with Whammer Jammer; The Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band, Mean Evil Woman; Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan, Big Boss Man; Laurie Morvan Band, A Long Time Ago; James Cotton, Corey Bell, Junior Wells and Bill Branch, Hit Man; Albert Cummings, Blues Makes Me Feel So Good; Albert Collins, Brick; Rene Trossman, I Wonder Why; Bob Petrocelli, Lady With A Plan; Albert Castiglia, Twister; Mitch Kashmar, Lollipop Mama; and Doug MacLeod with Turkey Leg Woman.

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 are hyperlinks to all the great music that you hear on my show! You can e-mail me at dave@bluzndablood.com.

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Until next time, this is Dave Harrison, reminding you to keep the blues alive and keep the blues in the blood! 

Dave

 

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This is show #60, Braille Blues Daddy Blues for the first part of November, 2008.

Hey, welcome back! I’ve got a special show for you this time! I’m going to feature an artist nicknamed the Braille Blues Daddy! It’s the one and only Bryan Lee! I saw him recently on the Kenny Wayne Shepherd DVD “Ten Day’s Out”. I was asked if I had any interest in interviewing him before he had a local concert! I was thinking “Are they crazy? Of course!” So are you ready to hear an interview and some of the Braille Blues Daddy’s Blues? I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started off show #60 with Bryan Lee singing 29 Ways. Who else can we expect to hear from on this Braille Blues Daddy Blues Show? No one else!  It’s all about Bryan! We’ll hear him play such great tunes as Barefootin’, Don’t Joke With The Stroke, Blues Singer, Take It Like A Man, Flat Foot Sam, and Lowdown and Dirty!

Special thanks to Justin Time Records, Bryan Lee, Bethany Lee, Kerry and the Blue5 Restaurant!  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 are hyperlinks to find Bryan’s great music and a DVD that he has too! It comes highly recommended by the BluzNdaBlood show!

Please keep in touch! I love hearing from everyone! Tell me what I’m doing right or tell me what I’m doing wrong! You can e-mail me at dave@bluzndablood.com.

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Until next time, this is Dave Harrison, reminding you to keep the blues alive and keep the blues in the blood! 

Dave

 

 

Direct download: BNDB_2008_Show60.mp3
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This is show #59, The Devil’s Music for the last part of October, 2008.

Hey, everybody! This is Dave Harrison, coming at ya once again from the blues filled studio in the Star City of Virginia! Well, this time of year has everyone thinking about Halloween and the sights of ghosts, witches, devils and generally evil things! Even our beloved music was called the Devil’s Music! Well, that’s the theme of our show! So are you ready to hear some Devil’s Music? I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started off show #59 with Billy Jones singing At Da’ Crossroads. Who else can we expect to hear from on this spooky BluzNdaBlood show? How about Smokey Wilson, Standing At The Crossroads;  Roomful of Blues, Standing Here At The Crossroads; Sean Costello, How in the Devil; Albert Castiglia, Ghosts of Mississippi; Chainsaw Dupont, Devil Turn True; Coco Montoya, Fear No Evil; Big Bill Morganfield, Evil; Corey Stevens, I Get Evil; Billy Jones, Deal Wit’ Da’ Devil; Johnny Nicholas, Sleeping With the Devil; Tinsley Ellis, Come Hell or High Water; and finishing up the show will be Watermelon Slim and the Workers, Devil’s Cadillac.

Special thanks to all the record labels, the artists, and the listeners who helped contribute to the show!  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 are new pages that highlight details of the artists that I play!

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! 

Dave

 

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This is show #58, Blues Down to the Bone for the first part of October, 2008.

Hey, welcome back everybody! This is Dave Harrison, coming at ya once again from the little studio in the Star City of Virginia! Well, this show is themed Blues Down to the Bone and is based on the Edwin Holt song I’ll be playing on the show! So you ready for some Blues Down to the Bone?  I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Boo Boo Davis and his tune, Talkin’ ‘Bout My Dogs. So who else are gonna hear from on Show 58? How about Edwin Holt, Down to the Bone; Diamond Jim Greene, Jug Band Music; Doug MacLeod, High Spending Woman; Paul Reddick, Devilment; Memphis Gold, Big Leg Woman; Papa Don McMinn, Junior’s Place; W.C. Handy Preservation Band, Aunt Hagar’s Children Blues; Tom Principato, Return of the Voodo Thing; Carlos del Junco, Bailey’s Bounce; Mojo Buford, Overplayed and Underpaid; and wrapping up with the beautiful Candye Kane singing My Country Man.  

Special thanks to all the record labels, the artists, and the listeners who helped contribute to the show!  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 are new pages that highlight details of the artists that I play!

Also mentioned in the Blues News section of the show… More information about the Bluzapalooza tour can be found at: http://www.myspace.com/bluzapalooza    Also info about the B.B. King Museum, can be found here: http://www.bbkingmuseum.org/ . Finally, get your tickets to the International Blues Challenge here: http://www.blues.org/ibc/index.php4

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! 

Dave

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This is show #57, The Blues Rolls On for the last part of September, 2008. Welcome back to the BluzNdaBlood Podcast! Your first stop for the best of the blues!This is Dave Harrison, your blues DJ coming at ya once again from the blues studio in the Star City of Virginia! Well, this show is themed The Blues Rolls On and is based on the lyrics of a new Elvin Bishop song we’ll play later in the show! So you ready to Roll with Some Blues?  I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Ian Parker playing The Moral Men. So who else are we gonna hear from on the show? How about Albert Castiglia, Party Till the Cows Come Home; Henry Correyy and The Correydors, Standin’ Here Alone; JW Jones, Tickets on Yourself; Zachary Harmon, Hattie Mae; Peggy Ratusz, Sexual High; Boo Boo Davis, It’s a Shame; Bill Watts, Cadillac Baby; The Carlos Del Junco Band, Diddle It; Memphis Gold, Chicken It; Sugar Blue, Bluesman; and wrapping up the show with Elvin Bishop with The Blues Rolls On!   

Special thanks to all the record labels, the artists, and the listeners who helped contribute to the show!  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 are new pages that highlight details of the artists that I play! Hey, are you living in the Maryland, DC, or Virginia area of the USA or planning to visit? If so, check out the great online concert directory at PlayList Magazine !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! 

Dave

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This is show #56, National Women in Blues Festival Preview Podcast – for the first part of September, 2008.

Welcome back to the BluzNdaBlood Podcast! Your first stop for the best of the blues!

This is Dave Harrison, your blues DJ coming at ya once again from the Star City of Virginia! Well, this show highlights most of the performers for the upcoming 3rd Annual National Women in Blues Festival to be held in Wilmington, NC on September 26th and 27th! So you ready to hear some great Women in the Blues?  I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women playing Don’t You Tell Me! Who else are we going to be hearing from? How about our Friday headliner, Gaye Adegbalola playing She Just Wants To Dance, Big Ovaries, Baby, and The Dog Was Here First; Sarah Lemieux, Moonshine, and Balloulah Blues; Patty Benson, Single Blues, and Poor Ole You; and wrapping up with Saturday’s headliner Candye Kane with Gifted In The Ways Of Love, and You Need A Great Big Woman.

Special thanks to all the record labels, the artists, and the listeners who helped contribute to the show!  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 are new pages that highlight details of the artists that I play!

Hey, are you living in the Maryland, DC, or Virginia area of the USA or planning to visit? If so, check out the great online concert directory at PlayList Magazine !

Hey, guess what? The BluzNdaBlood souvenir shop is open! A major portion of the proceeds will go to a foundation that provides funds for medical needs to ailing blues musicians! Absolutely nothing goes into Dave’s pockets! More info on the BluzNdaBlood web site!

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! 

Dave

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This is show #55, Bad Time Blues (featuring Debbie Davies!) – for the last part of August, 2008.

Welcome back to the BluzNdaBlood Podcast! Your first stop for the best of the blues!

This is Dave Harrison, coming at ya once again inside the blues filled studio in the Star City of Virginia! Well, this show is filled with tunes about bad luck, hard times, having money, and all those other difficulties that gives us the blues! I guarantee these tunes will cure those blues!So you ready to hear some bad time blues?  I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Debbie Davies playing Made Right in the USA! Who else will be belting about the tunes? How about Albert Castiglia, Bad Year Blues; Sean Costello, Hard Luck Woman; Watermelon Slim and the Workers, Hard Times; Debbie Davies and Coco Montoya, A.C.Strut; Debbie Davies, Can’t Live Like This No More, Howlin’ At The Moon, Takin’ It All To Vegas; Tommy Castro, It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Me; Michele Lundeen, No Money No Honey; and wrapping up with Corey Stevens belting it out like Albert King with That’s What the Blues Is All About!

Special thanks to all the record labels, the artists, and the listeners who helped contribute to the show!  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 are new pages that highlight details of the artists that I play!

Hey, are you living in the Maryland, DC, or Virginia area of the USA or planning to visit? If so, check out the great online concert directory at PlayList Magazine !

Hey, guess what? The BluzNdaBlood souvenir shop is open! A major portion of the proceeds will go to a foundation that provides funds for medical needs to ailing blues musicians! Absolutely nothing goes into Dave’s pockets! More info on the BluzNdaBlood web site!

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

Have iTunes and want to easily subscribe? Click here!

Keep the Blues in the Blood! 

Dave

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This is show #54, The Power of the Blues (featuring Rod Piazza and The Mighty Flyers) – for the first part of August, 2008.

Welcome back to the BluzNdaBlood Podcast! Your first stop for the best of the blues!

This is Dave Harrison, coming at ya once again inside the CD filled studio in the Star City of Virginia! Well this show is featuring artists and musicians that I’ve recently seen live! I’m also featuring the music of Rod Piazza and The Mighty Flyers! So you ready to hear the Power of the 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 with their tune, Ground Hog Blues. Who else are we gonna hear from? How about Debbie Davies, Wrong Man For Me; Ana Popovic, Is This Everything There Is; The Mannish Boys, These Kind of Blues; Bacon Fat, Wait on It; Rod Piazza, Mellow Down Easy; Rod Piazza and The Mighty Flyers, Chicken Shack Boogie, Spit Shine, Moving In A West Coast Way; Stacy Mitchhart, Keep Bluesn’, The Nighthawks, Born In Chicago; and wrapping up with Watermelon Slim and The Workers, Gearzy’s Boogie.

Special thanks to all the record labels, the artists, and the listeners who helped contribute to the show!  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 are new pages that highlight details of the artists that I play! Please come over, click on their albums, and buy some of their tunes! Or e-mail them and let them know you enjoy their music and you hear it on the BluzNdaBlood show!

Special news for everyone! Hey, guess what? The BluzNdaBlood souvenir shop is open! A major portion of the proceeds will go to a foundation that provides funds for medical needs to ailing blues musicians! Absolutely nothing goes into Dave’s pockets! More info on the BluzNdaBlood web site!

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! 

Dave

 

 

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This is show #53, Big Lick Blues Festival Preview Podcast – for the last part of July, 2008.

Welcome back to the BluzNdaBlood Podcast! Your first stop for the best of the blues!

This is Dave Harrison, coming at ya once again inside the blues packed studio in the Star City of Virginia! Well this show is providing a festival preview for the SunTrust Big Lick Blues Festival to be held in Roanoke VA on September 20, 2008 from 2:00 to 9:00 pm. So you ready to get a sample of some Big Lick Blues?  I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Shemekia Copeland belting it out with her tune, All About You! Who else are we gonna hear from? How about Chickenwings and Gravy, Walk With Me Baby; Mike Westcott and Blues On Board, Blues in Rockville and Keep the Blues Alive; Hamilton Loomis, Best Worst Day and Workin’ Real Hard; Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers, How Long; Jimmy Thackery and the Cate Brothers, Arky Shuffle; Ana Popovic, Hungry and You Don’t Move Me; and wrapping up with more Shemekia Copeland, I Always Get My Man and Honey Do That Voo-Doo.

Special thanks to all the record labels, the artists, and the listeners who helped contribute to the show! 

Be sure to swing by the BluzNdaBlood home page! There are new pages that highlight details of the artists that I play! Please come over, click on their albums, and buy some of their tunes! Or e-mail them and let them know you enjoy their music and you hear it on the BluzNdaBlood show!

Special news for everyone! Hey, guess what? BluzNdaBlood T-shirts, cups, posters, bags, and lots of other items are coming your way soon! A major portion of the proceeds will go to a foundation that provides funds for medical needs to ailing blues musicians! Absolutely nothing goes into Dave’s pockets! More info on the BluzNdaBlood web site!

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! 

Dave

 

 

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This is show #52, Back to the Business of the Blues – for the first part of July, 2008.

Welcome back to the BluzNdaBlood Podcast! Your first stop for the best of the blues!

This is Dave Harrison, coming at ya once again inside the blues studio in the Star City of Virginia! Well, the party is over! The last two shows have been celebrating our 2 year anniversary! It’s time to Get Back to the Business of the Blues! You strapped in and ready for a real variety of the blues? I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Albert Castiglia playing a tune about his old boss Junior Wells with “Godfather Of The Blues” … So, who else will you be hearing other than Albert? How about Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne with Blackberry Wine; Eden Brent, Mississippi Flatland Blues; Mister TBA, Dirty Dog; Michael Burks, Heartless; Doug MacLeod, $50 Wig; Roomful of Blues, Hey Now; Bill Sims and Mark LaVoie, Going Down That Road Feeling Bad; Steve Johnson, Bus Blues; Sandy Carroll, Honey Lovin Gumbo; Marlena and Rosco Gordon, Just A Little Bit; Mississippi John Hurt, Nobody’s Dirty Business; Big Bill Broonzy, Baby, Please Don’t Go; and wrapping up with Watermelon Slim and the Workers brand new tune Call My Job from his new release No Paid Holidays!

Special thanks to all the record labels, the artists, and the listeners who helped contribute to the show!  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 are new pages that highlight details of the artists that I play! Please come over, click on their albums, and buy some of their tunes! Or e-mail them and let them know you enjoy their music and you hear it on the BluzNdaBlood show!

Special news for everyone! Hey, guess what? BluzNdaBlood T-shirts, cups, posters, bags, and lots of other items are coming your way soon! A major portion of the proceeds will go to a foundation that provides funds for medical needs to ailing blues musicians! Absolutely nothing goes into Dave’s pockets! More info on the BluzNdaBlood web site!

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! 

Dave

 

 

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This is show #51, The Birthday Blues Show – Part 2 for the last part of June, 2008.

Welcome back to the BluzNdaBlood Podcast! Your first stop for the best of the blues!

This is Dave Harrison, coming at ya once again inside the birthday blues studio in the Star City of Virginia! It’s party time! It’s not only our 51st show on the podcast but also our 2 year anniversary! Whoopie! So are you ready to look back at the growth of the BluzNdaBlood podcast and some flashbacks on the memories I have in creating them? Show #51 will focus on Shows 30 through 49! You strapped in and ready for some more birthday celebrating? I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with the incredible guitar slinger for the Roomful of Blues, Chris Vachon,  introducing their tune Jona Lee! Who else will be helping out with the birthday celebration? How about Tom Hunter, Layin In The Alley; The Laurie Morvan Band, Wiggle Room; and our first dedication song going out to Richard from Billy with The Tommy Castro Band playing Cant Keep A Good Man Down; John Hammond, Butter; Patty Benson, High Price Love; The Smokin Mojo Kings, Aint Run Out of You; Deborah Coleman, Love Moves Me; Cephas and Wiggins, Aint Seen My Baby; Rod and Honey Piazza introducing Tough and Tender; and wrapping up with Watermelon Slim and the Workers brand new tune Archetypal Blues No. 2 from his new release No Paid Holidays!

Special thanks to all the record labels, the artists, and the listeners who helped contribute to the show!  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 are new pages that highlight details of the artists that I play! Please come over, click on their albums, and buy some of their tunes! Or e-mail them and let them know you enjoy their music and you hear it on the BluzNdaBlood show!

Special news for everyone! Hey, guess what? BluzNdaBlood T-shirts, cups, posters, bags, and lots of other items are coming your way soon! A major portion of the proceeds will go to a foundation that provides funds for medical needs to ailing blues musicians! Absolutely nothing goes into Dave’s pockets! More info on the BluzNdaBlood web site!

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! 

Dave

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This is show #50, The Birthday Blues Show for the first part of June, 2008.

Welcome back, everyone! This is Dave Harrison, coming at ya once again inside the birthday blues studio in the Star City of Virginia! It’s party time! It’s not only our 50th show on the podcast but also our 2 year anniversary! Whoopie! So are you ready to look back at the birth and growth of the BluzNdaBlood podcast and some flashbacks on the memories I have in creating them? The response has been so overwhelming that we’re devoting Show 50 to go up until Show 29, the Show #51 will focus on Shows 30 through 50! You strapped in and ready for some blues? I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Tommy Castro playing Nasty Habits! Ya know, he allowed me to play a lot of his music early on, which really help launch the show!  Following Tommy, we’ll hear Tinsley Ellis, Hooked; James Cotton, High Compression; Janiva Magness, Stealin Sugar; Mighty Lester, Swingin at Lesters; R.L. Burnside and the Sound Machine, Jumper Hanging Out On The Line; B.T. Richardson, Hot Damn Mama; Candye Kane, You Need A Great Big Woman; Watermelon Slim and the Workers, Truck Driving Momma; Billy Jones, Da’ Love Doctor; and finally The Hard Bargain Blues Band, with Birthday Blues.

Special thanks to all the record labels, the artists, and the listeners who helped contribute to the show!  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 are new pages that highlight details of the artists that I play! Please come over, click on their albums, and buy some of their tunes! Or e-mail them and let them know you enjoy their music and you hear it on the BluzNdaBlood show!

Special news for everyone! Hey, guess what? BluzNdaBlood T-shirts, cups, posters, bags, and lots of other items are coming your way soon! A major portion of the proceeds will go to a foundation that provides funds for medical needs to ailing blues musicians! Absolutely nothing goes into Dave’s pockets! More info on the BluzNdaBlood web site!

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

Have iTunes and want to easily subscribe? Click here!


Keep the Blues in the Blood! 

Dave

 

 

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This is show #49, Bustin’ Out in Blues for the last part of May, 2008.

Hey, welcome back! This is your bluesman Dave Harrison, coming at ya once again in that blues bustin’ studio in the Star City of Virginia. Ya know, when I first started this show a couple of years ago, I was always worried that I’d run out of music to play! Now with all the music I get, all that I hear, and all that I can play, I feel I’m Bustin’ Out in Blues!  So are you ready to Bust Out in the Blues? I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!

Well, we started of the show with Michael Burks playing Strange Feeling; followed by Eddy Clearwater, Hypnotized; Willie Big Eyes Smith, That’s the Way To Do It; J W Jones, Double Eyed Whammy; Billy Boy Arnold, Mellow Chick Swing; Henry Correy and the Correydors, I’m Hooked on You; Kenny Neal, Let Life Flow; The Homemade Jamz Blues Bland, Who Your Real Friends Are; Corey Harris and Henry Butler, If You Let A Man Kick You Once; Marcia Ball, Down in the Neighborhood; Dave Hole, Keep Your Motor Running; and Mike Zito with No Big City!  

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!

Hey, guess what? BluzNdaBlood T-shirts, cups, posters, bags, and lots of other items are coming your way soon! A major portion of the proceeds will go to a foundation that provides funds for medical needs to ailing blues musicians! More info soon!

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! 

Dave

 

 

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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 8th 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!

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

Have iTunes and want to easily subscribe? Click here!

Keep the Blues in the Blood! 

Dave

 

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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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Dave

 

 

Direct download: BNDB_2008_Show47.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 8:25 PM

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!

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Dave

 

 

Direct download: BNDB_2008_Show46.mp3
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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!

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Dave

 

 

Direct download: BNDB_2008_Show45.mp3
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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!

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Dave

 

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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!

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Dave

 

 

Direct download: BNDB_2008_Show43.mp3
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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!

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Dave

 

 

Direct download: BNDB_2007_Show42.mp3
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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!

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Dave

 

Direct download: BNDB_2007_Show41.mp3
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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!

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Dave

 

 

Direct download: BNDB_2007_Show40.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 11:14 PM
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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!

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

Dave

Direct download: BNDB_2007_Show39_Holiday.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:53 AM
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This is show #38, Funny Bone Blues for the first part of December, 2007.

Hello!!! This is Dave once again, with a special Funny Bone Blues Show! This is considered an ADULTS ONLY show…. So if you’re easily offended, hit Stop and wait for the next show!

This show is a great one! We started off the show with a tune called Damn Big SUV and that’s from Papa Joe Grappa! It’s on his Too White to Sing the Blues CD. 

So, I’ve been working on this show for ages! It’s about time I got off my behind and pulled this show off!  Are you ready for some more Funny Bone Blues Blues? I hope so! So instead of saying 'Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running', let me say 'Hold on to your cranks my friends, we’re off and running!'

Other than Papa Joe Grappa, we’ll hear from The Red Herrings, Shaking Hands; Dr. Duke Tumatoe with You’ve Got the Problem; Papa Joe Grappa, Old If You’re Lucky; Mean Gene Kelton, Let Me Pump Your Gas; Creepy Elders, Italian Blues; Ernie Southern, Ain’t Goin’ Bald Jus’ Getting’ Mo’ Head!; Bo Carter, Please Warm My Weiner; Smokehouse Ramblers, New Dog; Bo Carter, Banana In Your Fruit Basket; Carey Bell, Let Me Stir Your Pot; Dr. Duke Tumatoe, My Baby Is a Nudist; Mean Gene Kelton, My Baby Don’t Wear No Panties; and finally The Blenders, Don’t F*ck Around With Love!

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

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

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Keep the Funny Bone Blues in the Blood!

Dave

 

 

Direct download: BNDB_2007_Show38.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:21 PM
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