Blues Moon Radio playlist for Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011

Thanksgiving (food) and a tribute to John F. Kennedy are tonight's themes.

No matter what happens in life, there is always room for gratitude.

Drink Small - Livin' in a Barbeque World from his new single!
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...and be sure to answer the quiz question with "Clair DeLune's Radio Show!" - what fun to be a quiz question! Who knew that would ever happen? Not I!

Robert Johnson / Come on in My Kitchen

Red Rodney Sextet / Dig This Menu Please

Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers / Pink Champagne

New Legacy Duo / She Can Cook Good Sallet

Blind Boy Fuller / Meat Shakin' Woman

Louisiana Red / Turkey Killer

Robert Lighthouse / Turkey Leg Woman

Lead Belly / Diggin' My Potatoes

Brownie McGhee / Picking My Tomatoes

Arthur Weston / Pea Vine Special

Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers / Sugar

Mark Sallings / Sugar Sweet

Kenny Sultan and Tom Ball / Sweet Temptation

Freddy Brown / Whip It to a Jelly

The Jelly Roll Kings / Jelly Roll Stroll

Tarter and Gay / Brownie Blues

Big Walter Horton / Put the Kettle On

The Beale Street Sheiks / Half Cup of Tea

J.B. Hutto and the Hawks / Pet Cream Man

Albert Collins / Too Many Dirty Dishes

Anson Funderburgh / Don't Want No Leftovers

Steve Jacobs and Artie Sherman / Left Overs

**ID** Elvin Bishop

Bessie Smith / Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine

Laurence "Luckyman" Beall / Hoe Cake

Taj Mahal / Cakewalk into Town

Blind Boy Fuller and Sonny Terry / I Want Some of Your Pie

King David's Jug Band / Sweet Potato Blues

Mississippi John Hurt / Candy Man Blues

Freddie Vanderford / Coffee

Hope Waits / Cigarettes and Coffee

**ID** Saffire

Saffire, the Uppity Blues Women / Sweet Substitute

We will close the show with a tribute to JFK, on the sad anniversary of his death, with a song by:

John Lee Granderson - A Man for the Nation

Thanksgiving and food is the theme for Tuesday's Blues Moon Radio Show

I'm excited about Thanksgiving!

As far as I'm concerned, this is a holiday that has special merit. I believe we can all benefit from taking a moment (each day, if possible) to status check our lives and focus on the things (large or small) that get ignored so that we can focus on whatever vexation happens to be topping our personal charts.

As humans, we are hard-wired to find discontent (don't kick yourself too much if you do that - just try not to do it TOO well) so that we can survive in the evolutionary spectrum that is "life on Earth." A positive way to look at that human trait is to say, "We're programmed to see what is wrong and 'make it better!'"

In so doing, let us not forget to be aware of all the good we have, for which we can and should be appreciative I'll let you figure out the best ways for you to do that for yourselves and your loved ones. My friend, Amy, taught me to write down something good I've done each day in a special book. It helps me turn problems into appreciation for what I have.

Thanksgiving is all of that with the amp turned to "11!" (thank you Spinal Tap), but it also comes with lots of delicious FOOD and an unmitigated abandon of all that is diet! Oh yeah! Sign me up, baby!

In that vein, the Blues Moon radio show will be on the air Tuesday evening from 6-8 p.m. on WUSC FM and streaming Internet, so I hope you will tune in to whet your appetite. We'll start with Mama's Recipe (from the lovely and delightful Wanda Johnson) and then seque into alternate types of menus from the standard turkey and all the fixin's - such as gumbo, fish and stew. Of course, we'll have to hit the All-American faves: chicken, turkey, ham and other meats (my apologies to our vegetarian and vegan listeners); then side dishes such as "sallet," potatoes and peas -- whirled peas, I suspect; and finish out with something for the sweet tooth, such as Cherry Red by our dear friend, Nappy Brown, who served me up some feasts at his house on many an occasion - and I'm giving a special nod to Cora's culinary masterpieces!

But, lest we forget, there are always those less fortunate and ways we can provide for them. I saw on TV today that the demand on food banks has risen 100 percent in the past year with the economic downturn. Not surprising. What is surprising is that they can do more with your dollar than you can... so while it is fine to give pantry staples that you might not use, it is best not to go shop in order to donate new goods. Give the money and it will not only go further, it provides for a more efficient and effective means of organizing and distribution to those who are in need.

Sadly, we will end the Thanksgiving Blues Feast with a deeply disturbing note: Starvation.

Let's all do our best to make sure everyone has something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday as well as something in their tummies.

I'm thankful for my family, friends and all you kind listeners out there.

My wish for you is a wonderful, safe and happy holiday season.

Clair DeLune

The Blues Moon with Clair DeLune

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