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Tuesday Roadhouse Blues Nooner 12-2 pm ET
Join us today on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com for the Ben Vee Roadhouse Blues Nooner from 12-2 pm ET. I have a passel of new tunes from Bonnie Raitt, Steve Dawson, Maria Daines, Dana Fuchs, Albert Cummings, Mojo Mafia, Dom Martin, and a whole bunch more!
Here is the intended playlist:
ARTIST | TITLE |
Levee Town | The Stumble |
HOROJO Trio | Man of Steel |
Robben Ford & The Blue Line | Moth To A Flame (Live) |
Larry McCray | Good Die Young |
Jim Kahr | Better Days Are Comin’ |
Dion | My Stomping Ground (feat. Billy F. Gibbons) |
Bonnie Raitt | Something’s Got a Hold of My Heart |
Josh Hyde | Where to Start |
Beth Hart | Try A Little Harder |
Kickin’ The Mule | Am I Wrong |
Mudlow | Red Rock |
Mojo Mafia | Don’t Let the Devil Drive |
Steve Dawson | 6 Skeletons |
Ash Grunwald | Gone |
The Blues Against Youth | Blue Muse |
Maria Daines | Have Mercy |
Juke Joints Band | Cold Cell |
Joan Osborne | Same Love That Made Me Laugh (The Loft – Sirius XM 2012) |
Albert Cummings | Got You Covered |
Gina Sicilia | Death Don’t Have No Mercy |
Jack Broadbent | New Orleans |
Angel Forrest | Everything Changes (Feat. Wellbad) |
Dana Fuchs | Curtain Close |
Dom Martin | Blues On the Bay |
Markey Blue Ric Latina Project | Hanging On |
Simon McBride | Gimme Something Good |
The Rudy Boy Experiment | Whatcha Gonna Do |
Roadhouse Bluzin’ Nooner 12-2 pm ET on BluesMusicFan Radio
Join me for the Ben Vee Roadhouse Bluzin’ Nooner on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com from 12-2 pm today, Tuesday March 29th. I have new tunes from Nick Andrea, Miss Bix, Jose Ramirez, Grant Haua, Julian Sas, The Blue Chevys, Duke Robillard, and more. #blues #roadhouseblues
Here is the intended playlist:
ARTIST | TITLE |
Neal Black & The Healers | Lisa’s Lullaby |
Gunn Blues Band | Way To Go |
Bad Daddy | Where You Been So Long |
Jose Ramirez | Whateve She Wants |
Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne | Somebody Tell That Woman |
Tim Gartland | The Thing About The Truth |
Nick Andrea | Motherless Soul |
Jack Broadbent | Midnight Radio |
Markus K. | Are You Ready |
Derek Trucks|Susan Tedeschi | Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning |
Grant Haua | So Lonely (Unplugged) |
Julian Sas | Leave It Up To You (Acoustic Version) |
The Blues Band | Them Ol’ Crossroads Blues |
The British Bluescasting Corporation | Darkness In My Soul |
Miss Bix | The Poison |
Michael Osborn | A Woman Never Forgets |
Neal Black & The Healers | Poor Boy |
Robert Andreas | Sentimental |
Mudlow | Clean Slate |
Mississippi Heat | Batty Crazy |
The Blue Chevys | Thin Line |
Ross Osteen Band | Tumble |
Terraplanes Blues Band | Night Bus |
Bananafish | Luck & Work |
R.C. and the 3rd Shift | Left Without a Warning |
Duke Robillard | No Place To Go (ft John Hammond) |
Bob Stroger & the Headcutters | That’s My Name |
Blues Rockin’ Thursday 3-5 pm on BluesMusicFan Radio
I’ll be rockin’ the blues today with Joanna Connor, Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys, Black River Delta, Dave Hunt, Veronique Gayot, Handsome Jack, and a bunch more. Join us from 3-5 pm ET on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com! #blues #roadhouseblues
Here is the intended playlist:
ARTIST | TITLE | ALBUM |
Popa Chubby | Boogie For Tony | Tinfoil Hat |
EG Kight | Falling | The Trio Sessions |
Rebecca Downes | Wave Them Goodbye | Stripped Back |
Dave Hunt | Doctor | Behind the Moon |
Chris BadNews Barnes | You Wanna Rock? You Gotta Learn The Blues | BadNews Rising |
Joanna Connor | Destination (feat. Jimmy Hall) | 4801 South Indiana Avenue |
Caleb Johnson | I Just Want To Celebrate | Mountain Mojo, Vol. 1 |
Veronique Gayot | Wicked Shot | Animal |
Chris Kramer and Beatbox ‘n’ Blues | Can’t Bring Me Down | 21st Century Blues |
Pierce Dipner | Empty Bed Blues | Goin’ Back |
Izzo Blues Coalition | It Won’t Come Easy | Take It Or Leave It |
Guthrie Kennard | Rustle in the Corn | Riverside |
Handsome Jack | Shoulder To Lean On | Get Humble |
Sun King Rising | Drive Me To Nashville | Delta Tales |
Johnny Mastro and Mama’s Boys | Child Wolf | Elmore James For President |
Few Miles On | Spinning Around | The Memphis Push |
West Side Joe & The Men of Soul | Colorado Mama | Keep On Climbin’ |
Papa George | Blackjack | These Wheels |
Jessie Lee And The Alchemists | Get Out Of My Head | Let It Shine |
Ghost Hounds | Shadowcaster (feat. Sasha Allen) | A Little Calamity |
Black River Delta | Midnight Train | Shakin’ |
Big Town Players | Take Me Out Tonight | Other Side Of Town |
Joey Landreth | All That You Dream | All That You Dream |
The Blue Quarantinos | Down On Bended Knees | Phoning It In |
Rob Strong and Peter Brander | Baby’s Coming Back to Me | Stronger Together |
Early Times & The High Rollers | Do What She Do | The Corner |
Colin Linden | Until The Heat Leaves Town | bLOW |
Trainman Blues | Troubled Mind | Shadows & Shapes |
The Liberators | Wrong Distraction | Waitin’ |
January 11th Roadhouse Blues Nooner on BluesMusicFan Radio 12-2 pm ET
I hope you enjoy today’s selection of Roadhouse blues tunes on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com from 12-2 pm ET. I will be spinning tunes by Tony Holiday, AJ Plug, Louise Cappi, Val Starr & the Blues Rocket, Toby Lee, Mission Brown, Samantha Fish, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Kaleo, and a whole bunch more! #blues #roadhouseblues
Here is the intended playlist:
ARTIST | TITLE |
Robben Ford & The Blue Line | Step On It |
AJ Plug | Train Of Love |
Bernie Marsden | Grits Ain’t Groceries |
Johnny Fink | That’s Alright |
Louise Cappi | Talkin Talkin (Radio Edit) |
Val Starr & The Blues Rocket | Outside Looking In |
Dion | My Stomping Ground (feat. Billy F. Gibbons) |
Eric Clapton | Steady Rollin’ Man |
Boz Scaggs | Dry Spell |
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers | Common Ground |
Mike Zito | The Hard Way |
Toby Lee | One Foot On The Path |
Van Morrison | Blue Funk |
Mission Brown | Loaded |
David Gogo | Whatever I Need To Do |
Tony Holiday | Bad Bad Girl Featuring Johnny Burgin |
Samantha Fish | No Angels |
Dede Priest & Johnny Clark’s Outlaws | Rum & Sugarcane |
Brad Palmer | Slow Down Woman |
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | Searching for My Love |
Misty Blues | I Can’t Wait |
Kaleo | Brother Run Fast |
Eric Starczan, Jennifer Jordan, Ian Siegal | Whole Lotta Money |
Tab Beniot | Too Sweet for Me |
Rod Gator | 29 August |
Potliquor | Waitin’ For Me At The River |
Holebones | Mojo Hand |
Sonny Landreth | For You & Forever |
Roots and Bluzin 3-5 pm ET on BluesMusicFan Radio
Join me today for some roadhouse blues focused on roots music! You can hear it all at http://www.bluesmusicfan.com from 3-5 pm today featuring Lonesome Pete, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Guy Verlinde, Beelzebub Jones, Yola, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Jackson Brown, Lucky Wuthrich and more. #blues #roadhouseblues
Here is the intended playlist:
ARTIST | TITLE |
The Allman Brothers Band | Hot ‘Lanta |
Lucky Wuthrich | I Wanna Play My Blues |
Mary Stokes Band | I’m So Glad |
Handsome Jack | Hard Luck Karma |
Lonesome Pete | Chain Gang |
Johnny Black and the 22’s | Tears Run Dry |
Eric Clapton | Tulsa Time |
Joey Landreth | Sailin’ Shoes |
Van Morrison | Double Agent |
Marc Broussard | Anybody out There |
Guy Verlinde | Dance Through The Night |
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | You Can’t Rule Me |
Jon Allen | Can’t Hold Back the Sun |
Beelzebub Jones | Whiskey For Breakfast (Feat. Half Deaf Clatch) |
Roots & Dore | Better Treat Me Better |
The Holmes Brothers | Man of Peace |
Delaney & Bonnie | I Can’t Take It Much Longer |
Yola | Great Divide |
Ben Levin | I Can’t Stop It |
James Cotton | Cotton Mouth Man |
JJ Grey and Mofro | 99 Shades of Crazy |
Oliver Wood | Fine Line |
AJ Fullerton | Remind Me Who I Am Again |
Andrew Riverstone | One Foot In The Bucket |
Bluestone | Every Hour Every Day |
Vintage Trouble | Nancy Lee |
Bill Filipiak | Punch My Ticket |
Chris Smither | Down To The Sound (B-Side) |
Tami Neilson | Call Your Mama |
Steve Hill | Alternate Days |
Jackson Browne | Still Looking For Something |
Firmly In the Roots of the Roadhouse Blues 12-2pm ET on BlueMusicFan Radio
Join me today from 12-2 pm ET on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com for some roadhouse roots blues tunes from Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, EG Kight, John Hiatt, Veronique Gayot, David Gogo, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Rod Gator, Kaleo, the Misty Blues, and many more.
Here is the intended playlist:
ARTIST | TITLE |
Dede Priest & Johnny Clark’s Outlaws | Rum & Sugarcane |
Van Morrison | Thank God for the Blues |
Eric Clapton | Got My Mojo Working |
Veronique Gayot | Good Blues On The Radio |
The Immediate Family | 3:45 Coming Through |
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | High and Lonesome |
John Hiatt With The Jerry Douglas Band | Keen Rambler |
Misty Blues | Days Gone By |
David Gogo | Blues For Dollface |
Mission Brown | Expectations |
EG Kight | You’re drivin’ me crazy |
Brad Palmer | Risin’ Moon |
The Shedmen Blues Band | Chain Gang Stomp |
Dede Priest & Johnny Clark’s Outlaws | 16 Tons |
Kaleo | Backbone |
Rodney Crowell | Something Has To Change |
Rod Gator | Mermentau Bridge |
Holebones | Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around |
Eric Starczan, Jennifer Jordan, Ian Siegal | You Are Right For Me |
Blue in the Face | Ain’t Nobody Gonna Miss You |
Jackie Venson | Rollin’ On |
Chris Kramer and Beatbox ‘n’ Blues | In the Dead of the Night |
Danny Bryant | Rescue Me |
Rebecca Downes | Take Me Higher |
Toby Lee | One Foot On The Path |
Dave Hunt | Behind the Moon |
Caleb Johnson | Drift Away (Acoustic) |
Ben Levin | Love And Friendship |
Mid Summer Roadhouse Blues Nooner for August 3rd on BMFR (12-2pm EDT)
Got some mid summer roadhouse blues for ya today on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com from 12-2 pm EDT. Tunes by Tab Benoit, John Latini, Dana Gillespie, Bo Diddley, Bonnie Raitt, new Tedeschi Trucks Band, Rodney Crowell, Bonnie Bramlett, and a bunch more.
You can find the intended playlist below….
ARTIST | TITLE | ALBUM |
Clifton Chenie | Hot Ro | Louisiana Blues & Zydeco |
George Shovlin & The Radars | Don’t You Just Love The Blues! | Nothing To Lose |
Lee McBee | Ride With Me | Soul Deep |
Dana Gillespie | Raise A Little Hell | Hot Stuff |
Guitar Shorty | Whole Lot Of Loving | Billie Jean Blues |
Tab Benoit | The Seventh Son | Best of the Bayou Blues |
R. Bernard & C. Chenier | Shake, Rattle & Roll | Louisiana Swamp Pop & Rock |
Charlie Musselwhite | The Blues Overtook Me | Great Blues Harp |
John Latini | Hard Walkin’ Woman | The Blues Just Makes Me Feel Good |
Bo Diddley | Can I Walk You Home | A Man Amongst Men |
Elkie Brooks | White Girl Lost In The Blues | Electric Lady |
Elvin Bishop | Fannie Mae | Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Collection |
Johnny & the Mongrels | Music Man | Creole Skies |
Bishop Gunn | What It Do | Gypsy Cadillac |
Andy Logan & The O.C. 75s | Mr. Nothin’ (feat. Ed King) | Transistors of Mercy |
Rodney Crowell | I’m All About Love | Triage |
Bonnie Bramlett | Ain’t that Loving You Baby? | Lady’s Choice |
Tedeschi Trucks Band | Tell The Truth (ft. Trey Anastasio) | Layla Revisited (Live at LOCKN’) |
UnclePhil | If I Was The Devil | A Million Ways To Get The Blues |
Albert Cummings | Workin’ Man Blues | Working Man |
Bonnie Raitt | Gnawin’ On It | Bonnie Raitt And Friends |
Ana Popovic | Sittin’ On Top Of The World | Comfort To The Soul |
Colin James | Big Road Blues | Blue Highways |
Bugs Henderson & The Shuffle Kings | Armadillo Shake | Electric Snow |
Hamish Anderson | Hold on Me | Hamish Anderson |
The Record Company | Feels So Good | Give It Back To You |
Delta Generators | Way Down | Hipshakers and Heartbreakers |
It Isn’t Freedom If YOU don’t have a CHOICE!
Government restrictions on the right to assemble during the ongoing pandemic have destroyed the livelihoods of many local musicians and performing artists. And the rationale for lockdowns being used by politicians and public health officials bode ill for their long term future.
The current pandemic was initially termed the Wuhan flu before it was deemed politically incorrect. It is a virulent and deadly form of the flu. It is not the first such strain nor will it be the last. Every year, the flu strikes millions of people. It is particularly deadly to the elderly and those with other serious underlying medical problems. AND it mutates as it goes so that in any given year there can be new strains to address. And this strain is really bad news.
But we know this….if you are over 70 or have a serious medical issue…take EVERY rational precaution. If you are over 50, wear a mask and wash your damn hands when you are out and about. But if you are under 50 and have no serious medical condition, you should have the CHOICE to take the RISK and get on living your life. Restricting the rights of people under 50 to go to a restaurant or a concert hall or a local bar is government sticking its nose where it can….but it shouldn’t!!
We ALL live with risk every moment of every day. And destroying the livelihoods of performing artists to mitigate these risks is not going to do anything but lead to more drug use and suicides among this vulnerable group of people. Public Health officials are already stating that it may be 2022 “before they feel the threat to the public is under control”. And I have news for you ….the NEXT STRAIN of flu after COVID-19…and there will be a next strain… will lead to the same rationale for restricting public assembly in the name of safety……..for whom?
At some point, we must, in the music industry, stand up to the hysterical (and politicized) fear mongering. Previous generations have had to battle evils that far outweigh this pandemic. All we have to do is endure the slights of the social media trolls (who tolerate no opinion but their own) and rationally make the case that freedom is about making choices and taking the associated risk. If the reasoning takes hold that MY freedom should be restricted dramatically to lower YOUR risk then democracy will become just a platitude and public health officials will be screaming an alarm on any number of issues. If they can restrict your right to assemble, they can damn sure restrict your ability to eat, drink, smoke, drive, create music, or make comments like I am…all in the name of public health!! Fight for your freedoms…..and help put a lot of performing artists and musicians back to work NOW!
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.
Ana Popovic’s Stiletto Blues
My lovely wife Annette and I got to see one of the world’s greatest blues and rock guitarists on Friday night……Ana Popovic! Nestled in the intimate 225 seat confines of the Fairfield Stage One Theatre, we enjoyed a two hour performance of songs from her last several albums as well as tunes by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix!