Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Roadhouse Bluzin’ 12-2 pm ET on a Louisiana Tuesday

It’s Mardi Gras in my hometown of New Orleans. So today, I will feature artists from my home state as well as new tunes by The Stumble, Paul Buchanan’s Voodoo Preachers, The Hoodoo Men, The Mojoes, and Bedford Slim. Hope you can join us from 12-2 pm ET on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com!

Here is the intended playlist:

ARTISTTITLE
MIssissippi ‘Shiners, William PearsonLouisiana Moon
The StumbleSleepwalk
Tab BenoitFever For The Bayou
TNYFBBYour Revolution
Billy Boy ArnoldI Ain’t Got You
Paul Buchanan’s Voodoo PreachersSome Kind Of Voodoo
Debbie DaviesWatch Out What You Do
Gregg WrightDon’t Talk to My Woman
The Hoodoo MenBye, Bye Baby
Bedford SlimTill I Ain’t Able
Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray VaughanChampagne and Reefer
Edgar WinterGot my Mojo Workin’ (feat. Bobby Rush)
Eric JohansonDown To The Bottom
Ryan Foret and Foret TraditionFlip, Flop and Fly
Jon ButcherFoolish Behavior
Irma ThomasDon’t Mess With My Man
Delbert McClintonGoing Back To Louisiana
The MojoesWhen A Man Loves A Woman
Buddy Guy feat. Mavis StaplesWe Go Back
Jimmy CarpenterI Got Loaded
Dr. JohnI Walk On Guilded Splinters (Feat. Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real)
Tiffany Pollack & Co.Livin’ For Me
The Hungry WilliamsGo on Fool
Canned HeatCreole Queen
Sonny LandrethBroken Hearted Road
Kenny Wayne ShepherdDiamonds & Gold
Clarence “Gatemouth” BrownBorn In Louisiana

Ben Vee Roadhouse Blues Nooner 12-2 pm ET

Hope you have time to join us today for the Ben Vee Roadhouse Blues Nooner on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com. I have a mix of contemporary blue tunes including new songs from artists in the Czech Republic, Germany, France, Slovakia, Croatia, the UK, and all over the United States. I also have a song from the new Kenny Wayne Shepherd album, Trouble is 25, which is a completely new recording (with the original band members) of his 1997 classic!!

Here is the intended playlist:

ARTISTTITLE
The B. Christopher BandLike A Fool
Miko MarksRiver
Tiffany Pollack & Eric JohansonBlues In My Blood
Duke RobillardDo You Mean It
Silvia JosifoskaBaby please don’t go
James Cotton feat. Delbert McClintonHard Sometimes
Karen LovelyBlues Ain’t Far Behind
Tiger RoseI Ain’t in No Hurry
Tom HambridgeWhat You Leave Behind
Henrik FreischladerRule the World
Brett LittlefairI’m Beat
Justin Lavash TrioSlide
The FarmersYour Own Way
Larkin PoeStrike Gold
Roy BuchananMy Baby Says She’s Gonna Leave Me
Tomislav Goluban feat. Gregg MartinezDisappear For Good
Eric DemmerI’m A Guitar Player
Joe BonamassaYou Upset Me Baby (feat. Paul Jones)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band(Long) Gone
Albert CummingsMy Babe
Janiva MagnessBad Moon Rising
Mike ZitoPearl River
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers Feat. Mike ZitoRock Bottom
Zed MitchellLast Train
Uncle Watson’s WidowI Don’t Think I Love You
Ralph Nix & the Guilt BirdsCall Me Baby
Robert Plant & Alison KraussCan’t Let Go
Avey Grouws BandRise Up

The Mid Winter Roadhouse Blues on BMFR 12-2 pm EST

With most of the North America in deep freeze, seems like a perfect time to relax indoors and listen to some contemporary blues! Join me from 12 to 2 pm EST for my Roadhouse Blues Nooner on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com. I have tunes by Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Larkin Poe, the Atomic 44s, Avey Grouws Band, the Band of Heathens, a new Rolling Stones release, Curtis Salgado, Ghalia Volt, and many more.

This is the intended playlist:

ARTISTTITLEALBUM
New Bayou Swamp BandSlow Sweaty Swampy BluesBayou Detective
Jack J HutchinsonHip Slickin’Back To The Blues
Avey Grouws BandRise UpThe Devil May Care
The Atomic 44sThe BoogeymanPromo Single
The Rolling StonesTerrifying (Remastered)R & B
Kirsten ThienI Gotta ManTwo Sides
Ghalia VoltReap What You SowOne Woman Band
The Band Of HeathensBlack CatStranger
David GogoFrom a Buick 617 Vultures
Larkin PoeMississippiVenom & Faith
Seasick Steve & The Level Devils8-BallCheap
Hazmat ModineCrust of BreadBox of Breath
Wooden HorseMean Old FriscoSingle
JankyThree Ways From SundayHill Country Foot Stomp
Georgia RandallIsolation BluesHound Dog
Curtis SalgadoI Don’t Do That No MoreDamage Control
Johnny Burgin feat. Anson FunderburghCherry On TopPromo Single
James ArmstrongBlues Been Good To MeBlues Been Good To Me
The Lucky LosersAlligator BaptismBlind Spot
Blues ArcadiaSeven Days A WeekCarnival Of Fools
Vanja SkyLow Down And DirtyBad Penny
Val Starr & the Blues RocketWhether Blues (remix 2020)Single Release
Kenny Wayne ShepherdEverybody Gets The BluesLedbetter Heights
Brad James SwallowMelon PatchSingle Release
Bluesman Tom LarsenRolloverThe Hard Way
Odds LaneHard RainLost & Found
Colin JamesSoul of a ManMiles To Go

End of August 2020 Good Time Roadhouse Blues 3-5pm EST

It’s already the end of August….and 2020 can’t get done soon enough for me!! Join us today, August 27th, from 3 to 5 pm EST for the Ben Vee Good Time Roadhouse Blues show on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com. Let’s blues the day away…..together!!

The intended playlist is below:

ARTISTTITLEALBUM
Andrew AlliChrome-A-ThickHard Workin’ Man
Linda ShellMe & The Band (Me & My Guitar)Under The Influence
The Lucky LosersHalf a NothingGodless Land
Savoy BrownRiver On The RiseAin’t Done Yet
Wayne Nicholson & John CampbelljohnShake Your Money MakerElmore’s Blues
Turn OnWasted DaysThe Ghost On The Wall
JD TaylorBy All MeansThe Coldwater Sessions
Kenny Wayne ShepherdBorn In Louisiana (Live With Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown)The Legends EP Vol. II
Sonny LandrethCongo SquareKFOG Live From The Archives 2
Tab BenoitFever For The Bayou
Carolyn WonderlandSwampMoon Goes Missing
Honey Island Swamp BandHead High Water BluesDemolition Day
Laurence JonesSoul Swamp River
SmokehouseCadillac In the SwampCadillac In the Swamp
Tiffany Pollack & Eric JohansonKeep It SimpleBlues In My Blood
Wily Bo Walker/Danny FlamFool for You (2020 Hindsight)Ain’t No Man a Good Man (Deluxe)
Johnny & the MongrelsTrue LifeCreole Skies
Blackie & The Rodeo KingsHow Come You Treat Me So Bad featuring Janiiva MagnessKings and Queens
John FogertySwamp River DaysBring It Down To Rock ‘n’ Roll
Jensens Juke JointI Got This DreamJensens Juke Joint
Lisa MannThat’s AllOld Girl
Jade MacraeI Choose LoveHandle Me with Care
Malaya BlueThese Four WallsStill
John NemethI Can See Your Love Light ShineStronger Than Strong
Joanne Shaw TaylorHumanReckless Blues
Trevor SewellShaky Ground (Live)Live In Portugal
Joe BonamassaTrouble WaitingA New Day Now (20th Anniversary Edition)

The Ben Vee Roadhouse Nooner on BMFR (Tues June 16th)

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:

ARTISTTITLE
Savoy BrownGetting To The Point
Robin TrowerCrossroads
DionWay Down (I Won’t Cry No More) (Feat. Stevie Van Zandt)
Layla ZoeDesert Song
Kenny Wayne ShepherdAnywhere The Wind Blows
Ash GrunwaldEveryday
The Quarryteen MenCorona Condom
John Cook, Rich Newman, Rory Gallagher, SpoonLeaving Town Blues
Joe BonamassaWoke Up Dreaming
Albert CummingsCall Me Crazy
DionBlues Comin’ On (Feat. Joe Bonamassa)
Sue Foley81
The Rolling StonesLiving In A Ghost Town
Ana PopovicGet Back Home To You
Beth HartBetter Man
Widespread PanicPleas
Bryce JaneyFunky Guitar Blues
Savoy BrownI Can’t Stop The Blues
DionI Got Nothin’ (Feat. Van Morrison & Joe Louis Walker)
Eric ClaptonIf I Had Possession Of Judgement Day
Bob DylanRollin’ And Tumblin’
Dudley TaftDrifting
Alastair GreeneAnother Lie (feat Walter Trout)
DionI Got The Cure (Feat. Sonny Landreth)

BMFR Roadhouse Blues Nooner for Tuesday, April 7th from 12-2 pm EST

Well the sun is out and the days are gettin’ warmer! Hope you and yours are stayin’ safe during these strange times! Grab your favorite beverage and join us for a mix of new contemporary roadhouse blues and blues rock in equal measures from 12-2 pm EST today on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com.

Got tunes by Malia, Zack Walther, Katie Kadan, King Solomon HIcks, Eric Gales, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, Walter Trout, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and many more!

The intended playlist is below:

ARTISTTITLE
King Solomon HicksRiverside Drive
Vince Salerno and Gerald McClendonCome On
Zack Walther BandHold On, I’m Coming
Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie VaughanBig Boss Man
Kenny Wayne Shepherd(Let Me Up) I’ve Had Enough
Beth Hart & Joe BonamassaCan’t Let You Go
Keb’ Mo’Put A Woman In Charge (Feat. Rosanne Cash)
The Proven OnesWhom My Soul Loves (Feat. Ruthie Foster)
Mavis StaplesStep Into The Light
Z.Z. HillYou’re Ruining My Bad Reputation
Sugaray RayfordDark Night of the Soul
Big Daddy WilsonDeep In My Soul
Zac HarmonHoney Pleez
MaliaLord, I Feel So Bad
Katie KadanDon’t Lie to Me
King Solomon HicksIt’s Alright
Eric GalesFreedom From My Demons
The Rex Granite BandApple Tree
The Russell Barber BandMother In-Law Blues
Tino Gonzales & Los Reyes Del KOWe Gonna Paint The Town Red
[Lowbudget] Blues BandEverybody Wants To Go To Heaven
The Reverend Shawn Amos & The BrotherhoodThe Job Is Never Done
Wide Mouth MasonStay for a Couple More
Harper and Midwest KindWelcome Home
Wes Lee & Th’ Possum Foot MojoCrown Of Fire
Mike ZitoDark Raven
Walter TroutSadie

March 24th BMFR Roadhouse Blues Nooner 12-2 pm EST

It’s time for the March 24th BMFR Roadhouse Blues Nooner at http://www.bluesmusicfan.com. Tune in from 12-2 pm EST as I roll out tunes by Mud Morganfield, Coyote Kings, Samantha Fish, Anthony Geraci, Dana Fuchs, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa and many more!!

Hope ya stayin’ safe! One small benefit of a bit of home isolation is you get to listen to more music! And the more you listen and purchase and download ones that you like from my playlist, the more it will benefit these great blues artists that are, by and large, really feeling the impact NOW of the lack of gigs to play!! With the exception of a few, most blues artists aren’t wealthy…they are like you and me..bit worried about the immediate future and how to pay the bills as they roll in amidst the pandemic.

Below is the intended playlist:

ARTISTTITLE
Mick ClarkeNuthin’burger Blues
The Original Blues Brothers Band ft Steve Cropper and Lou MariniGot My Mojo Working
Mud MorganfieldOh Yeah
Damon FowlerAin’t Gonna Rock with You No More
Coyote KingsDrive Me
Jimmy CarpenterYou Belong To Me
Johnny & The HeadhuntersWatch And Chain (Hey Gyp)
Luke Winslow-KingChicken Dinner
Sue FoleyThe Lucky Ones (feat. Jimmie Vaughan)
John AkapoMaui Drive
Fiona BoyesEmber
Delta WiresYour Eyes
The Lucky LosersThe River
Peter ParcekWorld Keep On Turning
Joe GoldmarkBeautician Blues
Anthony GeraciWhy Did You Have To Go
Ben Harper & Charlie MusselwhiteThe Bottle Wins Again (Live At Machine Shop)
Sean ChambersGonna Groove
Samantha FishNo Angels
Kenny Wayne ShepherdHow Low Can You Go
John Ginty And Aster PhoenyxCaptain Hook
Mike ZitoChip off the Block
Anthony Rosano and The ConqueroosBound to You
Dana FuchsReady To Rise
Walter TroutCrash And Burn (feat. Joe Louis Walker)
Beth Hart & Joe BonamassaGive It Everything You Got
Corey Dennison BandHear My Plea
Big Wolf BandBe Free
Savoy BrownConjure Rhythm

St Paddy’s Day Quarantine Roadhouse Blues Nooner on BMFR

It’s St. Patrick’s day and most of us are in self quarantine of one sort or another at home…ugh. BUT it is Tuesday and time for the Ben Vee Roadhouse Nooner from 12 to 2 pm EST on BMFR. Grab your favorite beverage..perhaps a smoke…..and join us for some great contemporary tunes at http://www.bluesmusicfan.com!

We will featuring songs from Italy (T-Roosters), Canada (Liz Brasher), Bali (The Bardogs), the UK (Mick Jagger & the Red Devils), Ireland (Gary Moore) as well as some badass roadhouse tunes from all across the USA!

The intended playlist can be found below:

ARTISTTITLE
Sonny LandrethGroovy Goddess
Backtrack Blues BandDixie Grill
Johnny & The HeadhuntersLead Me On
Liz BrasherHand To The Plow
The BardogsCorona
Mick Jagger & The Red Devils40 Days, 40 Nights
Honey CreekDon’t Come Around Too Slow
Jake Green BandDark Clouds
T-RoostersThree Euros And Nintyfive Blues
Casey HensleySearching For A Man
Blue AttitudeHere’s to You
Ben Rice and RB StoneHoodoo Workin’ Overtime
Carl and the Road DawgsWaldrop Street
The OutcropsPeace Of Mind
Rhett TylerTotal Package
Joe BonamassaJust ‘Cos You Can Don’t Mean You Should
Rae Gordon BandHow Much I Love You So
Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois KingCan’t Let Go
Jack Mack & the Heart Attack HornsStandin’ Before the King
Etta JamesHush Hush
Victor WainwrightMoney
Kenny Wayne ShepherdHow Low Can You Go
Barns CourtneyGlitter And Gold
Tommy Castro And The PainkillersMy Old Neighborhood
Riff RidersRumors
Jimmy HallHold What You Got
Gary MooreEvil

Thursday Nov 14th Roadhouse Blues on BMFR 3-5 pm EST

Got some chilly November blues for ya during my Roadhouse Blues show today on BMFR from 3 to 5 pm EST. New tunes from Dov Hammer, Fuel Junkie, Eddie 9V, Frank Christopher, Eric Schenkman, and many more. Hope you have time to listen in! http://www.bluesmusicfan.com

As always….here is the intended playlist:

ARTISTTITLE
Billy Branch and The Sons Of BluesJuke
Screamin’ John and TD LindShame, Shame, Shame
Fuel JunkieHigh Stress, Low Money
Brody Buster’s One Man BandOld Dog Blues
Jimmy CarpenterWrong Turn
Eddie 9VWoke Up Sweatin’
JC Gafford And FriendsFallin’ For You
John PrimerYou Shouldn’t Tell A Lie
Freddie KingFreddy’s Midnite Dream
Jimmy ‘Duck’ HolmesRock Me
Jimmy McCracklinDouble Dealing
John Blues BoydThat Singing Roofer
Dov HammerMake It Count
Jim KahrKeepin It Hot
Mike Morgan & The CrawlFrankies Blues
Frank ChristopherI Found Trouble
Eric SchenkmanSign Of The Times
Eddie TurnerMr. Blues
Big Dave McLeanJust To Be With You
Jon GindickI Was Born To Wail
Dave SpecterWave’s Gonna Come
Jamey ArentFind My Blues
Kenny Wayne Shepherd(Long) Gone
Julian SasHowlin’ Wind
Albert CummingsFollow Your Soul
John VerityNothing But The Blues
Snowy WhiteOld Number 7

Zack Walther Band – The Westerner

The Texas based Zack Walther Band is hard to pin down when it comes to their tastes in music…and that is a good thing! On the new album, The Westerner, due out this Friday, October 25th, they provide a spicy mix of Americana, rock, country, and R&B that plays to the strength of band leader Zack Walther’s soul infused voice.

My favorite tune on the album is Payin’ For It Now. A song about poor life choices that lead inevitably to the blues, Zack’s voice vividly brings home the realization that there is more to bein’ a man than money and cars. An insistent beat and some great backing harmonies with band members Matthew Briggs (drums, guitars, bass) and Mike Atkins (keyboards, bass) make this a recording you won’t soon forget.

Zack reminds me a bit of Gregg Allman on another of my favorite cuts of the recording, What Kind of Man. He originally released this song on a previous album, Get Out of Your Head, and I am glad to see him include it once again. The lyrics are powerful and the delivery is perfect.

The album also features a song originally recorded by Sam & Dave, Hold On I’m Coming that is some damn fine soul music featuring trumpet playin’ by D. Tiger Anaya and some badass sax by Mark L. Wilson.

Other songs that I enjoyed on the album were I’m Going Out of Your Mind that has some awesome guitar riffs, the sultry tune Bad Girl, and DFW which has a great Kenny Wayne Shepherd feel to it.

And for those of you that enjoy cool album art, this one is a must have that was designed by Catherine Atkins.

Overall, this is an awesome album of Americana music performed by a talented band with great crossover potential for contemporary blues audiences on several cuts. I will be featuring some during my upcoming BMFR roadhouse blues sets. If you live in the New Braunfels area of Texas, try and catch their CD release party this Friday, October 25th, at the Brauntex Theater. If you go, let me know what you think.

Zack Walther Band – The Westerner (2019)