Today's Blues Playlist

Thought I'd put this up here: http://wxrt.cbslocal.com/2017/04/18...and-broadcast-with-co-host-shemekia-copeland/

The City of Chicago will celebrate the 34th AnnualChicago Blues Festival at its new home in Millennium Park Friday, June 9 through Sunday, June 11, 2017. Alligator stars Coco Montoya, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, The Cash Box Kings and Jarekus Singletonwill perform at the festival. On Thursday, June 8 Shemekia Copeland and Toronzo Cannon will appear as part of the WXRT Blues Breakers Blues Fest Broadcast at Buddy Guy’s Legends. Toronzo Cannon will headline at Buddy Guy’s Legends later that evening. Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater will headline at Buddy Guy's Legends on Friday, June 9, 2017. Coco Montoya will also perform at SPACE in Evanston on Thursday, June 15, 2017.


Because fans come from all over the world to Chicago during this time, we're sending this information to our entire email list. Below is a complete listing of Alligator artist performances in the Chicago area surrounding this year's festival:


Concert information is as follows:


SHEMEKIA COPELAND

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Co-Hosting the WXRT Blues Breakers Blues Fest Broadcast

Buddy Guy’s Legends

700 S. Wabash Ave.

Chicago, IL

312-427-1190

6:30pm-8:00pm broadcast

Ticket price: Free admission

www.wxrt.cbslocal.com

*See website for complete broadcast information


TORONZO CANNON

Thursday, June 8, 2017

WXRT Blues Breakers Blues Fest Broadcast

Buddy Guy’s Legends

700 S. Wabash Ave.

Chicago, IL

312-427-1190

6:30pm-8:00pm broadcast

Ticket price: Free admission
9:30pm headline appearance
Ticket price: $15

www.wxrt.cbslocal.com

*See website for complete broadcast information


JAREKUS SINGLETON

Friday, June 9, 2017

34th Annual Chicago Blues Festival

Millennium Park – Mississippi Juke Joint Stage (North Promenade)

201 E. Randolph St.

Michigan Ave. and Columbus Ave.

Chicago, IL

312-744-3316

4:00pm

Ticket price: Free admission

www.chicagobluesfestival.us

*See website for complete festival line-up


EDDY "THE CHIEF" CLEARWATER
Friday, June 9, 2017
Buddy Guy’s Legends
700 South Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL
312-427-1190
10:30PM
Ticket price: $20
www.buddyguy.com
*See website for complete line-up


COCO MONTOYA

Saturday, June 10, 2017

34th Annual Chicago Blues Festival

Millennium Park – Budweiser Crossroads Stage (South Promenade)

201 E. Randolph St.

Michigan Ave. and Columbus Ave.

Chicago, IL

312-744-3316

3:45pm

Ticket price: Free admission

www.chicagobluesfestival.us

*See website for complete festival line-up


Thursday, June 15, 2017

SPACE

1245 Chicago Ave.

Evanston, IL

847-556-9756

8:00pm

Ticket price: $15-$27

www.evanstonspace.com

*See website for detailed ticket information



RICK ESTRIN & THE NIGHTCATS

Sunday, June 11, 2017

34th Annual Chicago Blues Festival

Millennium Park – Budweiser Crossroads Stage (South Promenade)

201 E. Randolph St.

Michigan Ave. and Columbus Ave.

Chicago, IL

312-744-3316

3:45pm

Ticket price: Free admission

www.chicagobluesfestival.us

*See website for complete festival line-up

THE CASH BOX KINGS

Sunday, June 11, 2017

34th Annual Chicago Blues Festival

Millennium Park – Blues Village Stage

201 E. Randolph St.

Michigan Ave. and Columbus Ave.

Chicago, IL

312-744-3316

4:00pm

Ticket price: Free admission

www.chicagobluesfestival.us

*See website for complete festival line-up

Eric

 

B B King - My Kind of Blues
Crown Records

Otis Rush- Live Cambridge 1973
Rockbeat records

Jimmy Dawkins- All For Business
Delmark Records

 

Albert King/Otis Rush- Door to Door
Chess

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Look on Yonder Wall
Delmark
Lots of great stuff on the Delmark label

 

Jimmy Reed- Lost in the Shuffle
32 Blues Records
A good compilation

And every time I listen to Jimmy Reed, I have to listen to more Eddie Taylor

Eddie Taylor- I Feel So Bad
Hightone Records

 

^^^ good stuff, Toddo!

John Platania
Blues, Waltzes and Badlands Borders
Train Wreck Records

 

I started a book on Muddy Waters, "I Can't Be Satisfied "

So
Muddy Waters- The Chess Box, disc one 1947-1954
Love the early stuff.

 

That's a great book.
The Howlin' Wolf one, Moanin' At Midnight, is a nice side-by-side read, IMO.
And obviously putting his Chess Box into the mix, as well.

 

Agreed. While I really like Johnny Winter and Michael Bloomfield, Muddy's stuff with them didn't compare to his early music.

 

Duck Baker
There's Something For Everyone in America
another session coming out of Stephan Grossman's guitar workshop

 

Tab Benoit~Live: Swampland Jam
Justice CD, 1997
Mastered by Bernie Grundman

 

Alabama Slim, "Blue & Lonesome"
Music Maker Relief Foundation CD



Also saw him perform live Friday at Carrboro, NC "Freight Train Blues Concerts" weekly event.

 

Lightnin Hopkins. Hootin the blues.
I bought this new in 1969.

 

Snowy White
The Galaxy
Vilnius, Lithuania
March 2004

 

Snowy White
Released
(SW, 2016)

 

Tinsley Ellis~The Hard Way
Telarc Blues CD, 2004

 

Paul Oscher - Knockin' On The Devil's Door*

*house empty, beverage cold, and volume set to 'healthy'.

 

Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell - Vol. 1: 1928-1934 disc 4 of 4
JSP Records

A very big influence on Robert Johnson's music and vocal style.

I bought this after reading
"Escaping The Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues " by Elijah Wald which is a thoroughly researched history of the Blues and a great book on Robert Johnson. It may change your perception of pre-war delta blues men.
Highly Recommended !

 

Muddy Waters- The Chess Box,
disc two and three

 

Derek And The Dominos
Fillmore East
New York City, NY
23 October 1970