It's Our 106th Anniversary!

Rick Estrin and the Nightcats - One Wrong Turn

We cordially invite you to join us this week on Time for the Blues (8/5/2012) as we celebrate our 106th Anniversary! 106th you say? Well, you'll have to tune in to find out the secret of our longevity! Along with our usual bad jokes, we'll have great new blues including the latest from Rick Estrin and the Nightcats! Isn't that a cool cover?

Time for the Blues - "Tribute to Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith/Buddy Guy Comeback/Goldwax Story Ep. 8" - Sun, 07/22/2012

  • Pinetop Perkins, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith / Grown Up to Be a Man
  • Davis Coen / Tight Times
  • Skip James / Illinois Blues
  • Eric Lindell / Lucky Lucky
  • Pinetop Perkins, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith / Eyesight to the Blind
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith / I Want My Baby Back
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Navigating Rare Waters! New Lisa Mann!

Lisa Mann - Satisfied

Join us this week on Time for the Blues (7/15/12) as we practice our boating skills through the winding river of blues and discover some rare treats from Muddy Waters and other blues legends! We'll also feature tracks from the new release by our fave bass player/singer/songwriter from the Northwest, Lisa Mann!

Weekend Blues Overdrive 2: Kevin’s Revenge!

Kevin Wiese

Another return guest host on Time for the Blues (7/8/12) this week! John and I learn from Kevin Wiese that blues influences in fusion and high powered guitar (re:shredding) can be a blast! So like all bad movie sequels, Kevin comes back to exact his revenge! Unlike bad movie sequels, the music will be fantastic! Don't miss it!

Time for the Blues - "What's on Henry's MP3 Player?" - Sun, 07/01/2012

  • Bo Diddley / Before You Accuse Me
  • Chuck Berry / Sweet Sixteen
  • Fats Domino / Detroit City Blues
  • John Lee Hooker / I’m in the Mood
  • Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley / Sweet Little Angel
  • Buddy Holly / Midnight Shift
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Pickin’ with John and Henry!

B.B. King and Eric Clapton - Riding With the King

Join us this week on Time for the Blues (6/24/12) as Henry and I pick through our blues library in search of “buried treasures!” No, we’re not copying a reality show--the stuff we’re picking is ABOUT picking! Guitars, get it? Yeah, not one of our best, but hey, the music will be great!

Time for the Blues - "Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood LIVE" - Sun, 06/17/2012

  • Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood / Sleeping in the Ground
  • Eric Burdon and the Animals / Inside Looking Out
  • Eric Burdon and the Animals / See See Rider
  • Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood / Voodoo Chile
  • Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood / Double Trouble
  • Steve Winwood / I'm Not Drowning
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Joe Louis Walker, JT Coldfire and the Goldwax Story, Ep. 12

Joe Louis Walker - Hellfire

John and I are unwrapping some new stuff this week on TIme for the Blues (6/10/12)! Ooohhh..a paper cut from the CD cover! Join us for two distinctively different yet uncompromising modern bluesmen, Joe Louis Walker and JT Coldfire! More from The Goldwax Story too!

Tribute to Andrew Love (The Memphis Horns)

The Memphis Horns: Wayne Jackson & Andrew Love with Special Guests

Here we go again... another tribute show this week on Time for the Blues (6/3/12)--we hate doing them but it’s important that we remember the great artists that pass. This time it’s Andrew Love, fantastic sax player (and half of the duo that headed up the Memphis Horns) who left us in April. We’re jamming the show full of examples of their incredible career!

Time for the Blues - "Return of Angel & the Badmen" - Sun, 05/27/2012

Guest co-host: Angel Limb, producer of Artsline (http://ideastations.org/artsline)

  • Rising Sons / Baby What You Want Me to Do
  • Shirley Johnson / 634-5789
  • Byther Smith / If You Love Me
  • Eva Cassidy / Ain't Doin' Too Bad
  • The Holmes Brothers / There's a Train
  • Cowboy Junkies / Walking After Midnight
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