Blues Moon Radio Playlist Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012

Blues Moon Radio Playlist Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012

Tonight's playlist features special guest,

Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater

 

We'll start with a song,

then an interview

and a few more songs... ...the entire playlist is below:

Eddy Clearwater w/ Lonnie Brooks - Too Old to Get Married

Blues Moon Radio Interview
with Eddy Clearwater and your host, Clair DeLune

Eddy Clearwater - The Call Me the Chief b/w A Good Leavin' Alone

Next, we'll transition from Eddy to Eddie; and later on, Eddie "Lockjaw"...

Eddie C. Campbell - All My Life b/w I Do
Franc Robert and the Boxcar Tourists - let's Go Jukin b/w Ohh Baby

Jeff Gates Band - Call Me Up
Swamp Cabbage - Little Martha
Alexis P. Suter Band - Another Fool

Bert Deivert - Rob and Steal
Satan and Adam - Pick Up the Pieces of My Life
Paul Geremia - Shake It and Break It

 

Time for some holiday flair,,,

...hand-picked for you by Clair

Damon Fowler - I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal
Ron Holden and the Thunderbirds - Who Say There Ain't No Santa Claus?
Louis Armstrong and the Commanders - Zat you Santa Claus?

Woody Herman - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Louis Prima - What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everyone Swingin?)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Cadillac Baby Specials - Santa Came Home Drunk

Mississippi Fred McDowell w/Hunter's Chapel Singers - Jesus On the Mainline
Bull City Red - Jesus Touched Me
The Famous Blue Jay Singers of Birmingham Alabama - Sleep, Baby, Sleep

Charles Brown - Christmas in Heaven [dedicated to those whom we have lost this year; link goes to Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation on Facebook]

Don't forget tonight is the monthly Columbia Blues Mob Jam at Utopia Food and Spirits at 3830 Rosewood Drive in Columbia...

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Thanks for listening!
Clair DeLune

Blues Moon Radio playlist Dec. 6, 2011 - Tribute to Hubert Sumlin

Welcome to this week's Blues Moon Radio show... for those of you who have come to this page for the first time, we are pleased to meet you. The Blues Moon has been on WUSC-FM (and streaming via the Web) since 1990. We hope you will "LIKE" and "favorite" this page, as well as bookmark www.bluesmoonradio.blogspot.com.

The weekly show airs at 6 p.m. (-5GMT) and "Tuesday is Bluesday." Your host, Clair Delune - and her intrepid inspiration/co-host, RockyDawg, Blues Defender are happy to have you tune in via the Web at http://wusc.sc.edu, the University of South Carolina's award-winning college station. You may also stream the show via ITunes at radio/college and university/WUSC-FM.

Ms. DeLune is a writer, historian, artist, counselor, university administrator and public relations practitioner who has taught upper level music appreciation courses at the Unversity of South Carolina, including Blues History, Rock and Roll History, Jump/Swing/Boogie-Woogie, and Women in Popular Music of the 20th Century. She has contributed numerous articles and chapters to numerous books and periodicals and endeavors to make the show historical, informative, empathic and entertaining. In her spare time, she trains horses and works to help rescue animals who are abandoned or abused.

Tonight's show will be the last Blues Moon Radio Show of the year. We'll rejoin your lives (already in progress) in mid-January - please stay tuned to the blog and FB page for a specific date).

We mourn the loss of so many of our elder statesmen of the Blues this year... most recently a fine fellow named Hubert Sumlin, who got his start with Howlin' Wolf, then got a "better offer" from Muddy Waters... only to ask Wolf to take him back a year later, which he did. Sumlin shared with me that he used to crawl into the gigs through the bathrooom windows of venues because he was too young to get in; and looked too young to be snuck in even as a member of the band. Sumlin was always smiling, every time we met, and always had an upbeat and positive attitude. He has played with the greats, and he turned around and shared his knowledge with the up-and-coming Blues greats through the past three decades.

He had just passed his landmark 80th birthday on Nov. 16th... but was reportedly too ill to play and passed away, in his sleep, Sunday morning, Dec. 4th in the wee wee hours.

He will be missed terribly by so many, me among them. I hope his friends, colleagues, loved ones and those who knew him better than I, will find comfort in how well he was loved and admired by so many across the globe.

And Blues Heaven expands to fit in another landmark great man in the best Blues band ever assembled.

We will pay tribute to Hubert Sumlin, one of the Bluesmen I most admired, at the top of the first hour. Then we'll move to some of the nominees for Best of 2011 - and you all are welcomed to comment on this page to vote for your faves... you can vote for multiple people - there are 20 slots for "Best of 2011"... so if you'd like to submit a rating for your top three or five, that will work fine!

Then, we'll finish out with more Christmas Blues - including the amazing Clifford Curry with his new holiday single... and I'm hoping we will have time for Big Boy Pete and Hilton Valentine's Merry Skifflemas! That might just cheer us up a bit after this sad week.

Wishing you all a very happy holiday season and wonderful, prosperous and healthy new year. As always, thank YOU for tuning in... we appreciate YOU!



Bert Deivert / Lula

Damon Fowler / Cypress in the Pines

Demetria Taylor / When you Leave Don't Take Nothing

Drink Small / A Good Woman is Hard to Find

Frankie's Blues Mission / Blues for CK

Grady Champion / Thank You for Giving Me the Blues

Jeff Gates / Wanted You Too Much

JT Coldfire / Pistol Lead

Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers / Blues in My Shoes

Scott Holt / Living in Fear

Sena Ehrhardt / Leave the Light On

Whiteboy James / Zerg, Shotgun and You

Tom Principato / Sweet Angel

Clifford Curry / Christmas Ain't No Time for the Blues

continuing the Christmas music we didn't have time for last week...

Poppa Hop and his Orchestra / Merry Christmas Darling

Lightnin' Hopkins / Merry Christmas

Ella Fitzgerald / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown / Christmas

Texas Pete Mayes and his Houserockers / Christmas Holidays

Katie Webster / Deck the Halls with Boogie Woogie

Jimmy Liggins and His Drops of Joy / I Want My Baby for Christmas

Louis Prima / Shake Hands with Santa

Jimmy McGriff / Hip Santa

Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra / Boogie Woogie Santa Claus

Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra / Dig That Crazy Santa Claus

Tinsley Ellis / Santa Claus Wants Somebody to Love

Jimmy Dorsey / Dixieland Band from Santa Claus Land

Babs Gonzales / Be-Bop Santa Claus

Louis Jordan / Santa Claus, Santa Claus

Fats Waller / Swingin' Them Jingle Bells

Louis Armstrong / Winter Wonderland

The Original Five Blind Boys / White Christmas

Welcome to this week's Blues Moon Radio show... for those of you who have come to this page for the first time, we are pleased to meet you. The Blues Moon has been on WUSC-FM (and streaming via the Web) since 1990. We hope you will bookmark this page and join our Google Blogger page as a follower, as well as  "LIKE" and "favorite" our Facebook page (Blues Moon Radio), as well as www.bluesmoonradio.blogspot.com so we can keep you updated on Blues events and news, as well as playlists for the show.

The weekly show airs at 6 p.m. (-5GMT) and "Tuesday is Bluesday." Your host, Clair Delune - and her intrepid inspiration/co-host, RockyDawg, Blues Defender are happy to have you tune in via the Web at http://wusc.sc.edu, the University of South Carolina's award-winning college station. You may also stream the show via ITunes at radio/college and university/WUSC-FM.

Ms. DeLune is a writer, historian, artist, counselor, university administrator and public relations practitioner who has taught upper level music appreciation courses at the Unversity of South Carolina, including Blues History, Rock and Roll History, Jump/Swing/Boogie-Woogie, and Women in Popular Music of the 20th Century. She has contributed articles and chapters to numerous books and periodicals and endeavors to make the show historical, informative, empathic and entertaining. In her spare time, she trains horses and works to help rescue animals who are abandoned or abused.

This week's Blues Moon Radio with Clair DeLune (11/29/11) features historical artists who are commemorated on their birthdates falling between Nov. 15 and 30th. We will also begin playing from the best of 2011 contemporary Blues CDs. To kick off the official Christmas season (we think starting after Thanksgiving allows for a sufficient period of time to incorporate Christmas Blues songs, without being overbearingly festive and all aglow with cheer and merriment... it's a Blues show, after all, you know! :)



We are always on the hunt for Blues songs about any holiday or season - so keep us posted if you come across any possible inclusions we could procure. Blues artists are welcomed to send their own material to:  Blues Moon Radio_POB 5591_Columbia, SC 29250-5591 ...



Little Willie John / Fever



Handy's Memphis Blues Band / St. Louis Blues



Hubert Sumlin / I Just Need Your Love



Big Walter Horton and Jimmy DeBerry / Easy



Lloyd Glenn / The Shakedown



K.C. Douglas / You Got a Good Thing Now



Whistlin' Alex Moore / Ice Pick Blues



Rosa Henderson / Barrel House Blues



Eddie Boyd / Five Long Years



Lucille Hegamin / Mississippi Blues



John Mayall / Road Show



Robert Nighthawk / Medley: Annie Lee / Sweet Little Angel



Brownie McGhee / The Blues Had a Baby







Among the faves of Blues Moon Radio and its listeners this year (more to come) - in no particular order - are:



Brad Vickers and his Vestapolitans / Leave Me Be



Victor Wainwright and the Wild Roots / Our Last Goodbye



The King Bees / Run Your Reputation Down



Bernie Pearl / I Ain't Hurt



Ben Prestage / Three Hots and  Cot



Armadillo Blues / Southbound



Tom Principato / Back Again and Gone



We welcome your comments on these contemporary artists... you can remark on your favorites and make a difference in the "Lunie Awards" for 2011! Let us hear from you... we love your feedback and thank you, as ever we are grateful for your interest in historical and contemporary Blues.



Clair DeLune and RockyDawg, Blues Defender.



Now for the holidaze music... to give you a break from the regular Christmas music, we'll pepper you with some red hot Blues holiday music to make your holidays saucy!



Lonnie Brooks / Christmas on the Bayou



Koko Taylor / Merry, Merry Christmas



Poppa Hop and his Orchestra / Merry Christmas Darling



Lightnin' Hopkins / Merry Christmas



Ella Fitzgerald / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas



Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown / Christmas



Texas Pete Mayes and his Houserockers / Christmas Holidays



Katie Webster / Deck the Halls with Boogie Woogie



Jimmy Liggins and His Drops of Joy / I Want My Baby for Christmas



Louis Prima / Shake Hands with Santa



Jimmy McGriff / Hip Santa



Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra / Boogie Woogie Santa Claus



Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra / Dig That Crazy Santa Claus



Tinsley Ellis / Santa Claus Wants Somebody to Love



Jimmy Dorsey / Dixieland Band from Santa Claus Land



Babs Gonzales / Be-Bop Santa Claus



Louis Jordan / Santa Claus, Santa Claus



Fats Waller / Swingin' Them Jingle Bells



Louis Armstrong / Winter Wonderland



The Original Five Blind Boys / White Christmas



What we find we don't have time to play this week, we'll pitch over to next week. Not sure how many shows I'll do over the holidays, so we'll be packing in as much musical magic as possible ... :)



Happy holidays to you all - Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Feliz Everything plus a super Happy Hannukah, too! My holiday wish for you is health, happiness, love and prosperity - other than those four things you are on your own, bucko! :) BEST! Your host, Clair DeLune, Blues Moon Radio - www.bluesmoonradio.blogspot.com and www.wusc.sc.edu.

Blues Moon Radio Playlist Dec. 21, 2010 NOTE: 6-9 p.m. ET/USA (-5 GMT)

It is with great sadness that I report the news of Robin Rogers' death on Friday, Dec. 17, 2010 at 12:40 p.m. She had been fighting a tremendous fight against inoperable cancer, and had been on hospice care since summer, but her doctors took her off chemotherapy last week.

Tonight's Blues Moon Radio program will feature her music at the start of the show in tribute to her amazing talent, her incredible fortitude (in overcoming barriers and challenges in her early years as well as later), and her warmth and ability to attract hundreds of friends and thousands of fans.

Her latest CD is powerful and leaves us thinking about what is important in life - something one considers deeply when one knows time on earth is very limited.

Blessings to all who knew and worked closely with her - our hearts especially go out to her husband, Tony, and the members of the Robin Rogers Band; to Blind Pig Records' employees; to Steve Hecht, her booking agent and friend; and to Mike, Jeri, Scott, Flynn & Pat, Jan, everyone at the Double Door Inn and the entire Charlotte Blues community for all the amazing efforts to help her when she needed you all most.

I'd like to extend thanks to the Columbia artists who donated art so I coud drive it up to the auctions: Pete Holland, HL Gleaton, and Libby Gamble.

We reach out a hand and learn the world is truly connected. Robin, you will be missed but we hold you in our hearts.

The rest of tonight's show will be a mix of 2010 CDs and some more Christmas music - but don't worry: if your 2010 CD is not on the list, there were too many for one show... more to come!

Robin Rogers Tribute:
Songlist:


Ain't No Use
Promised Land
Nobody Stays
Can You Hear Me Now
Ocean of Tears
You Don't Know
Baby Bye-Bye

2010 CDs
(as you can probably tell, Robin's death affected some of my song title choices... not all, but many.)

Bob Corritore; Big Pete Pearson - Tin Pan Alley
JJ Grey and Mofro - Beautiful World
Charlie Musselwhite - Sad and Beautiful World
J Edwards - New Shoes
Chris Cain - So Many Miles
Jeff Liberty - U Can't Find Me
The Delta Flyers - Poison Took My Baby
Hollywood Blue Flames - Fly Like the Eagle, Cry Like the Dove
Hollywood Fats Band - Lonesome
Lee Pons - Me Minus You
Freddie Vanderford - I Still Miss Someone
Davis Coen - Long Lost Friend
James Cotton - Sad Sad Day
Elvin Bishop - Many Rivers to Cross
Kenny Neal - Bitter with the Sweet
Albert Castiglia - Sweet Southern Angel
Naz and the Falsehoods - It's My Soul
Peter Karp and Sue Foley - Scared

Finishing up some Christmas music... have a cool Yule, y'all!

Bob Francis - That Swingin' Manger
Kay Starr - Everybody's Waiting for...
Woody Herman - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Pete Fountain - Medley: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Esquivel - White Christmas
Tex Beneke - Sleigh Ride

Jay Gaunt - Greensleeves
Pete Weiss - Jingle Bells

good night... and may you be blessed with happiness, healthiness and prosperity (spiritually and in yo' bank account or mattress) next year!

We'll be back next week with more BEST OF 2010 and some New Year's songs... celebrate something... and remember, we luvs ya!


Clair DeLune and RockyDawg, Blues Defender...