Join us as we get ready for the long Labor Weekend in the United States on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com. Tune in from 3 to 5 pm EST today for new tunes by Paul Buchanan’s Voodoo Preachers, CD Woodbury, The Hi-Jivers, and Gregg Martinez and lots more!
Below is the intended playlist:
ARTIST
TITLE
ALBUM
Omar & The Howlers
Omar’s Boogie
I’m Gone
New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers
Let’s Work Together (feat Jim Dickinson)
Volume I
Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton
Joliet Bound
Play The Blues – Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center
Grant Dermody
Real Time Man
My Dony
Ash Grunwald
180
Trouble’s Door
Vintage Trouble
Nancy Lee (live)
Limited Edition Bonus Disc
BMFR
ARTISTID – The Hi-Jivers – You’re Listening to BMFR
****
The Hi-Jivers
Knee High & Risin
Single
Lucinda Williams
Real Live Bleeding Fingers And Broken Guitar Strings
World Without Tears
Eric Johanson
Love Is Rebellion
Below Sea Level
James House & The Blues Cowboys
Ballad Of The Troubadour Kings
James House & The Blues Cowboys
Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
Don’t Leave Me Here
TajMo
Avey Grouws Band
Let’s Take It Slow
The Devil May Care
Sugar Ray & the Bluetones feat. Little Charlie Baty
From the Horses Mouth
Too Far from the Bar
Joanne Broh
Wicked Cool
Live
Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters
Big Town Playboy
Rise Up
BMFR
ARTISTID – Voodoo Preachers – You’re Listening to BMFR
****
Paul Buchanan’s Voodoo Preachers
Some Kind Of Voodoo
Testimony
Frankie Moreno
Back to the Boogie
Back To the Boogie
The Barrett Anderson Band
Good Man
Hypnobooge
BMFR
ARTISTID – Gregg Martinez – You’re tuning in to BMFR
****
Gregg Martinez
This House
MacDaddy Mojeaux
Greyhound George Band
Down Home Girl
Electrified
Don Bryant
Your Love is to Blame
You Make Me Feel
BMFR
ARTISTID – CD Woodbury – You’re Listening to BMFR2
Gonna be spinnin’ alot of blues rock and several tunes from the new DION album during today’s Ben Vee Roadhouse Blues Nooner at http://www.bluesmusicfan.com from 12 to 2 pm ET. Also have songs from the Quarryteen Men, Joe Bonamassa, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Ana Popovic, Sue Foley. Beth Hart, and many more.
Below is the intended playlist:
ARTIST
TITLE
Savoy Brown
Getting To The Point
Robin Trower
Crossroads
Dion
Way Down (I Won’t Cry No More) (Feat. Stevie Van Zandt)
Layla Zoe
Desert Song
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Anywhere The Wind Blows
Ash Grunwald
Everyday
The Quarryteen Men
Corona Condom
John Cook, Rich Newman, Rory Gallagher, Spoon
Leaving Town Blues
Joe Bonamassa
Woke Up Dreaming
Albert Cummings
Call Me Crazy
Dion
Blues Comin’ On (Feat. Joe Bonamassa)
Sue Foley
81
The Rolling Stones
Living In A Ghost Town
Ana Popovic
Get Back Home To You
Beth Hart
Better Man
Widespread Panic
Pleas
Bryce Janey
Funky Guitar Blues
Savoy Brown
I Can’t Stop The Blues
Dion
I Got Nothin’ (Feat. Van Morrison & Joe Louis Walker)
It’s a sunny day with a bit of a breeze….perfect time for some Good Time Roadhouse Blues. Join us for alot of upbeat contemporary blues tunes on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com from 3-5 pm EST today, April 16th. Got tunes by Keb’ Mo’, Terry Hanck, Ash Grunwald, the Teskey Brothers, The Derek Trucks Band, and many more!
The year 2019 was a banner year for the roadhouse blues across the world. From Australia to Copenhagen and along all points in between, both debut artists and well established performers released a stunning number of new recordings. Every month my in box and my mail box were full of some fabulous blues recordings which makes picking the Ben Vee Roadhouse Blues 66 this year much more daunting.
This year’s list includes classic blues, roots oriented blues, R&B, soul, contemporary blues and blues rock artists with songs that span the genre from “almost the blues” tunes to the stellar classic blues sound of Mary Lane. Given that many of us have some extra time on our hands due to the ongoing global pandemic, I hope you enjoy downloading and listening to every one of these songs.
The position of the songs on the list is of little consequence…you might list them in a different order and get no argument from me. Whether it is song #23 by Samantha Fish or number 66 by the Coyote Kings, all of these tunes made my playlists for my roadhouse blues shows at http://www.bluesmusicfan.com, got mentioned on my Ben Vee Facebook page or Twitter account, and/or got written about on this website at http://www.benveeblues.com during 2019. All 66 are representative of the energy and vitality that permeates the modern contemporary blues….by and large they are upbeat…sometimes loud…and truly international.
The Top Ten (in no particular order other than #1)
#1 Mary Lane – Blues Give Me a Feeling (2019 Travelin’ Woman)
Mary Lane, from Chicago, recorded the Roadhouse Blues 66 number one tune of 2019 at the age of 83!! How cool is that! She is one of the last living legendary singers of the blues to have been part of the great migration from the American Deep South to Chicago in the 1940’s. Just a fabulous tune!
Big Daddy Wilson – Crazy World (2019 Deep In My Soul)
An expat from the United States who has lived in Germany for years, Big Daddy aces an sumptuous slow soul ballad.
Altered Five Blues Band – Mischief Man (2019 Ten Thousand Watts)
Led by the deep blues voice of Jeff Taylor, this group out of Wisconsin once again makes one of my top performer annual blues lists.
Keb’ Mo’ – Cold Outside (2019 Oklahoma)
I played this song over and over when it came out on the album this past summer. You can nevah get enough of Keb’ Mo’!
Christone Kingfish Ingram – Fresh Out (2019 Kingfish)
A 20 year old with a debut album that features a cut with Buddy Guy as well as another with Keb’ Mo’. Life is good for this very talented young man.
Jontavious Willis – Low Down Ways (2019 Spectacular Class)
Another young blues artist that attracted the attention of Taj Mahal as well as Keb’ Mo’, Jontavious has stardom written all over him. It will be interesting to see how he evolves as a blues artist as the years roll by.
Tiffany Pollack & Eric Johanson – Blues In My Blood (2019 Blues In My Blood)
This blues duo hails from my hometown of New Orleans. Tiffany has a haunting voice that is framed by a strong beat and memorable guitar licks by Eric on this song.
Beth Hart – Bad Woman Blues (2019 War In My Mind)
Beth just has a great time with this tune and shows off the chops that have made her a fan favorite amongst blues rockers.
Brandon Santini – Drive You Off My Mind (2019 The Longshot)
This long time resident of Memphis had a great year in 2019. He was my 2019 Roadhouse Bluesman of the Year for both this album and one he did with Tennessee Redemption. A great voice and world class harmonica player; what’s not to like!
Allman Betts Band – Shinin’ (2019 Down to the River)
The sons of the Allman Brothers pick up where their dads left off! Not much else to be said but get yer tickets when they get close by!!
As you look through the rest of the list and hopefully listen to many, if not all, of the tunes, I hope you get an appreciation for what I term as the roadhouse blues. From its roots in the deep American south, the blues has grown and expanded to become a worldwide phenomenon. (And if someone you know states “the blues is dead” just show them this list and ask them how so?!) I am proud to be one of the DJs and influencers helping get the word out about just how great this music is!!!
Artist
Song Title
Album
1
Mary Lane
Blues Give Me A Feeling
Travelin’ Woman
2
Big Daddy Wilson
Crazy World
Deep In My Soul
3
Altered Five Blues Band
Mischief Man
Ten Thousand Watts
4
Keb’ Mo’
Cold Outside
Oklahoma
5
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Fresh Out (ft Buddy Guy)
Kingfish
6
Jontavious Willis
Low Down Ways
Spectacular Class
7
Tiffany Pollack & Eric Johanson
Blues In My Blood
Blues In My Blood
8
Beth Hart
Bad Woman Blues
War in my Mind
9
Brandon Santini
Drive You Off My Mind
The Longshot
10
The Allman Betts Band
Shinin’
Down to the River
11
Amnesia Blues Band
Fast Johnny Cool
Hailstorm
12
HeavyDrunk
If I Love You Hard Enough
Holywater
13
Mindi Abair and the Boneshakers
Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
No Good Deed
14
Walter Trout
Me My Guitar and the Blues
Survivor Blues
15
Coco Montoya
Lights On But Nobody’s Home
Coming In Hot
16
Ghost Town Blues Band
Shine
Shine
17
Chris O’Leary
7 Minutes
7 Minutes
18
Tedeschi Trucks Band
They Don’t Shine
Signs
19
Van Morrison
Three Chords and the Truth
Three Chords and the Truth
20
Terry Hanck
Howlin’ For My Darlin’
I Still Get Excited
21
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Woman Like You
The Traveler
22
Zack Walther Band
Bad Girl
The Westerner
23
Samantha Fish
Dirty
Kill or Be Kind
24
Giles Robson
Don’t Give Up on the Blues
Don’t Give Up on the Blues
25
Lucky Peterson
Pack It Up
50: Just Warming Up!
26
Heather Newman
I’m Coming For You
Rise from the Flames
27
Left Lane Cruiser
Smooth Commander
Shake and Bake
28
Delbert McClinton
A Fool Like Me
Tall, Dark, and Handsome
29
Miss Bix and the Blues Fix
Follow Me Down
We Don’t Own the Blues
30
Ash Grunwald
Ain’t My Problem (ft The Teskey Brothers)
Mojo
31
The Texas Horns
I’m Doin’ Alright (ft. Carolyn Wonderland)
Get Here Quick
32
The Mike Duke Project
I’m Not Sad Tonight
….Took a Whlle
33
Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters
Baby How Long
Beyond the Blue Door
34
Travelin’ Blue Kings
Ninety Minutes
Wired Up
35
Al Basile
So Called Story Teller
B’s Hothouse
36
Ida Bang & the Blue Tears
Shelter Me
Good to Me
37
Arsen Shomakhov
Women and Whiskey
Rainy City Blues
38
Elles Bailey
Help Somebody
Road I Call Home
39
The Teskey Brothers
So Caught Up
Run Home Slow
40
Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene
Down Down
City of Love
41
Tad Robinson
Real Street
Real Street
42
Sugaray Rayford
The Revelator
Somebody Save Me
43
Southern Avenue
Whiskey Love
Keep On
44
Honey Hounds
Shine On
The Flame
45
Zac Harmon
Gypsy Road
Mississippi BarBQ
46
Annika Chambers
I Feel the Same (ft Paul DesLauriers)
Kiss My Sass
47
Tennessee Redemption
Back To Tennessee
Tennessee Redemption
48
Ivy Ford
Start a Fight
Harvesting My Roots
49
Wentus Blues Band w/ Duke Robillard
2:19
Too Much Mustard
50
Rockin’ Johnny & QuiQue Gomez
Everybody Loves My Baby
Dos Hombres Wanted
51
Albert Castiglia
Heavy
Masterpiece
52
Seth Rosenbloom
Broke And Lonely
Keep On Turning
53
Arlen Roth
I Can Fix It (ft Jack Pearson)
Tele Masters
54
Eliza Neals
Pawn Shop Blues (Roadhouse)
Sweet Or Mean
55
The Kokomo Kings
Heatwave
Fighting Fire with Gasoline
56
Robin Trower
Coming Closer to the Day
Coming Closer to the Day
57
Blue Moon Marquee
As I Lay Dying
Bare Knuckes & Brawn
58
Peter Ward
Train to Key Biscayne
Train to Key Biscayne
59
Duke Robillard
Don’t Bother Trying To Steal Her Love
Ear Worms
60
Harpdog Brown
Thinkin’ and Drinkin’
For Love & Money
61
Brother Yusef
I’m a Bluesman
Jook Joint Jam
62
Manx Mariner Manline
Rattlesnake
Hell Bound for Heaven
63
Josh Newcom
Girl Got the Mojo
The Blues Gonna Getcha
64
Savoy Brown
Conjure Rhythm
City Night
65
Big Wolf Band
Be Free
Be Free
66
Coyote Kings
Drive Me
Rocket
Ben Vee is an internet DJ and writer from New Orleans that now lives in Connecticut with his wife Annette. He started spinning records back in the 1970’s and has been writing about the roadhouse blues since 2011. He does two roadhouse blues shows each week on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com and he writes about the blues when the urge strikes on http://www.benveeblues.com.
Tune in today on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com for my Gettin’ Close To Christmas Roadhouse Blues Nooner at High Noon EST! I’ll have some new tunes by Lucky Peterson, Diane Blue, Sugaray Rayford as well as some classics by Luther Allison, Freddie King, and Johnny Copeland.
It’s cold outside here in the eastern United States! Keep that blood flowin’ hot by tuning in for my roadhouse blues Nooner at http://www.bluesmusicfan.com. Got tunes by Gracie Curan, Tennessee Redemption, Chris O’Leary, Gov’t Mule, and a bunch more. CYA at High Noon EST for two hours of the best upbeat blues that I can deliver.
Below is the intended playlist.
ARTIST
TITLE
Johnny Burgin
Louisiana Walk (Feat. Nancy Wright)
Frank Christopher
Save Me From Myself
Al Basile
So Called Story Teller
Gregory Sutton
Just One Dollar
Frank Magnolia
Got Juice Got Gas
Gracie Curran
Things We Love
Tennessee Redemption
We Got A Thing Going On
Bob Corritore and Friends
I’m Gonna Keep What I’ve Got (feat. Mighty Joe Milsap)
It’s almost High Noon EST and time for my roadhouse house blues nooner on BMFR. Tune in at http://www.bluesmusicfan.com for some great new contemporary blues as well as classics by Southside Johnny, Mike Zito, Neal Schon, and many more.
How about some Thursday September 5th roadhouse blues on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com? Join me on BMFR for some new contemporary blues as well as classics by Albert King, Muddy Waters, Luther Allison, and many more.
This is the intended playlist.
ARTIST
TITLE
Mick Clarke
Nuthin’burger Blues
Ash Grunwald
Waiting Around To Die (feat. Joe Bonamassa, Josh Teskey & Ian
Collard)
Gonna feature recording done by artists on Alligator Records (a great blues label) as well as a couple of Australian performers, several Boston area groups, and, of course, plenty of contemporary upbeat blues from 3-5 pm EST today, Thursday, Feb 21! Tune in at http://www.bluesmusicfan.com. Below is the intended playlist, so if ya hear somethin you luv, you can find it…download it…and help the roadhouse blues to thrive!
Join us at NOON today on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com for my Roadhouse Blues set. I have some new Eric Gales, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Eric Jerardi, and John Mayall along with some classic tunes and plenty of contemporary upbeat blues from Europe, Australia, and North America.! Below is my intended playlist. Hope ya tune in on your computer, tablet, or phone!