Sue Foley

Ben Vee Roadhouse Blues 12-2pm ET on BMFR

Join me on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com today from 12 to 2 pm ET for a mighty fine mix of contemporary Roadhouse blues (if I must say so myself!. I have new tunes from Buddy Guy, Edgar Winter, Mud Morganfield, Layla Zoe, Shakura S’Aida, Robert Connely Farr, and some classics from John Lee Hooker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimmie Vaughan.

Here is the intended playlist. I hope you get a chance to listen in!!

ARTISTTITLE
The B. Christopher BandTake It Home
John Lee HookerMaudie (Live)
Edgar WinterLone Star Blues (feat. Keb’ Mo’)
Mud MorganfieldLeave Me Alone
Texas RedLong Distance Lover
Angela StrehliI Love The Life I Live
Shakura S’AidaClap Yo Hands And Moan
The Lucky LosersHigh Two Pair
Judy Blu Band, TheOne Decision
Umberto PorcaroTake Me Home
Stevie Ray VaughanTell Me
Johnny WinterHustled Down in Texas
The SidekicksThis Is the Blues
The JorgensensOld Black Crow
John Duer And The Blues FreaksWhole Lotta Water
Robert Connely FarrGoing Down South
Henrik FreischladerFree
Layla ZoeDark Heart (feat. Henrik Freischlader)
Freddie KingLet The Good Times Roll
Mike FlaniginI Got My Eyes on You
Memo GonzalezCry Baby
The Smokin’ Joe Kubek BandShow You What They See [feat. Bnois King]
Dr. Wu’High Maintenance Baby
Sonny LandrethBroken Hearted Road
Sue FoleyHurricane Girl (ft. Jimmie Vaughan)
Jimmie Vaughan and Bonnie RaittBaby, Please Come Home
Jimmie VaughanRoll, Roll, Roll
Buddy Guy feat. Mavis StaplesWe Go Back
Buddy GuySymptoms Of Love feat. Elvis Costello
Buddy GuyGuilty As Charged

A Ben Vee Roadhouse Blues Fest Thursday on BMFR 3-5 pm ET (August 18, 2022)

Over FIFTY major roadhouse blues artists will be appearing at blues festivals in Europe, Canada, and three locations in the United States this weekend. In Belgium (Swing…Blues for the People Festival), Canada (Edmonton Blues Festival), New Hampshire (White Mountain Boogie and Blues Festival), New York (Chenango Blues Festival), & Indiana (Madison Ribberfest), people will be on the road today headed for a weekend of family, friends, food, and some badass music.

I will be spinning songs by some of the artists appearing at the festivals during my Roadhouse blues show from 3-5 pm ET on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com. I plan on squeezing in as many tunes as I can from Keb’ Mo’, Samantha Fish, Walter Trout, Jimmie Vaughan, Popa Chubby, Sue Foley, Ghalia Volt, Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps, Angel Forrest, Ana Popovic, the Altered Five Blues Band, Joyann Parker, G-20, Mud Morganfield, and the other fabulous acts that will be on stage.

For a complete listing of all the artists, checkout my video on the Ben Vee Youtube channel!

Sue Foley – A Canadian at home in Texas on Pinky’s Blues

Sue Foley saw her first blues concert in Canada at the age of 15 and she has been captivated by the blues ever since. She is a Texas infused Canadian who has released 16 albums since 1992. A talented singer, songwriter, and guitarist, she exhibits her talent and her love of the blues genre on the new recording Pinky’s Blues. The name of the album comes from her hot pink Fender guitar which is front and center on the songs.

The album was recorded over a three day period during the pandemic in 2020 and features Chris “the Whipper” Layton of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble fame, Mike Flanigin on the Hammond B3 organ (he also produced the album) and Jon Penner on bass who has been with Sue on a number of her recordings over the years.

The signature cut on the album is Hurricane Girl which features a special appearance by the renown Jimmie Vaughan on rhythm guitar. It is simply some badass roadhouse blues and a perfect vehicle for Sue’s talent. As she sings in the song, she is a force of nature that has paid her dues in a career spanning over 30 years. Check out the video here !!

Another song and video release from the album is Dallas Man. It is vintage upbeat Texas blues and she wrote it while thinking of all of the great bluesmen that have come out of Dallas including Freddie King, Bugs Henderson, Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan, Anson Funderburgh, and Doyle Bramhall II to mention just a few. There is also a third song and video that I really enjoyed, Southern Men, because of the numerous shots focused on Sue playin’ that damn guitar.

I also enjoyed Two Bit Texas Town (written by another Texas legend Angela Strehli), Stop These Tears (written by Lavelle White), and Frankie Lee Sim’s Boogie Real Low. And if you want a straight up sampling of Sue’s guitar playing prowess just listen to the instrumental title cut….mhmm.

Sue has embarked on an extensive tour of Canada, the United States, and Europe over the next year to support the album. I hope to be among the crowd that gets a chance to see this stellar performing artist.

Ben Vee started out spinning songs on terrestrial radio and at nightclubs back in the 1970’s in his home state of Louisiana. After a career in the construction business, he returned to DJing in 2011. He now hosts two shows each week on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com and writes about the blues at http://www.benveeblues.com from his home in Connecticut. He also has a 24 hour stream devoted to the Roadhouse Blues… WRHB

Roadhouse Blues News – New Albums On the Way

Over the next several months a number of new roadhouse blues albums will be released. This is just a sampling that includes artists with well established reputations as well as several “up ‘n comers” that I think you will like.

Due in September

Avey Grouws Band – Tell Tale Heart

This band from Iowa was one of my favorites for 2020 and I can’t wait to see what they have in store for us in 2021!

Colin Linden – bLOW

Tas Cru – Broke Down Busted Up

Robert Jon & The Wreck – Shine a Light on Me Brother

Another great band from California with a southern blues rockin’ style.

Teresa James & the Rhythm Kings – Rose-Colored Glasses Vol. 1

One of the great voices of the contemporary blues.

Tony Holiday – Porch Sessions Vol. 2

I loved the first Porch Sessions album. This one should be good too!

Altered Five Blues Band – Holler If You Hear Me

Featuring Jeff Taylor, who is an awesome singer, this band out of Wisconsin is a perennial roadhouse favorite.

Due in October

The Doobie Brothers – Liberte

They have had a long and storied career. I have listened to all 4 of the singles released so far and the southern blues rock vibe is great.

Sue Foley – Pinkey’s Blues

A Canadian artist with strong ties to Austin, Texas who is a great guitar player, singer, and songwriter.

Due in November

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raise the Roof

It has been a long time coming but the new collaboration between these two superstars picks up right where they left off!

Due in Early 2022

Eric Gales – I Want My Crown

Produced by Joe Bonamassa. Should be an incredible blues rock recording.

Elles Bailey – Shining in the Half Light

This British talent is a roots blues and blues rocker with a great voice and style.

As they are released or if I am lucky enough to make the early distribution list, you will find songs from these albums in rotation on my 24 hour roadhouse blues stream at WRHB. They will also be featured during my future Ben Vee Roadhouse Blues shows on BluesMusicFanRadio from 12-2 pm EDT on Tuesdays and from 3-5 pm EDT on Thursdays.

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)

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

Best of the Blues 2018 – Ben Vee’s Roadhouse 66 Song List

Similar to the old Route 66 that wound from the heart of the United States in Chicago to the west coast and captured some of the best of what America has to offer, the Ben Vee Roadhouse 66 song list meanders world wide from Africa to Europe to North and South America.. on then to Australia and up to Asia capturing the best blues songs of 2018. The roadhouse blues is situated at the crossroads of the blues and rock genres so there are plenty of upbeat tunes and a number of belly grinders on the list. The selection includes 15 female singers..a dozen blues rockers…several roots blues tunes and numbers of hot contemporary blues recordings…I hope you download and enjoy listening to all the songs!!

As a DJ, in 2018 I played over 200 sets and 500 hours of blues music or roughly 6,000 songs for listening audiences. On my 24 hour Roadhouse blues stream, I streamed thousands more. Picking the best 66 from my broadcasts was both a labor of love and a huge challenge.  The position of the songs on the list is of little consequence…you might list them in a different order or include ones that I didn’t.  The important thing is that these 66 tunes are a “top shelf” sampling of a vibrant and growing contemporary blues market. Don’t let ANYONE tell you that the blues are dead or dying!!  I encourage you to turn your friends on to songs on the list and help spread the news that, as Buddy Guy said on his latest album, the blues is alive and well!!

1 Joe Bonamassa King Bee Shakedown
2 Anthony Gomes Whiskey Made Me Do It
3 Lance Lopez Blue Moon Rising
4 Larkin Poe Bleach Blonde Bottle Blues
5 Billy F. Gibbons Hollywood 151
6 Danielle Nicole Save Me ft. Kenny Wayne Shepherd
7 Boz Scaggs Little Miss Night And Day
8 Buddy Guy Cognac (feat. Jeff Beck & Keith Richards)
9 Shemekia Copeland Ain’t Got Time For Hate
10 Widow Blue Who’s Gonna Take Care of Lucille?
11 Bettye LaVette Things Have Changed
12 Mike Zito Mississippi Nights
13 Layla Zoe Are You Still Alive Inside
14 Ray Bonneville South of the Blues
15 Markey Blue Ric Latina Project Raised in Muddy Water
16 Colin James I Will Remain
17 Jim Allchin Voodoo Doll
18 Tinsley Ellis Nothing But Fine
19 Sean Chambers All Night Long
20 Ryan McGarvey Ain’t Enough Whiskey
21 The Nick Moss Band The High Cost of Low Living
22 Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps The Day The Blues Came To Call
23 Delta Moon Skinny Woman
24 Chris Smither Maybelline
25 Janiva Magness Down Below
26 Curtis Salgado/Alan Hager You Got to Move
27 Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats Coolin’ Out
28 The Record Company Roll Bones
29 Travis Bowlin Vicksburg Blues
30 Damon Fowler Ain’t Gonna Rock With You No More
31 Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa Give It Everything You Got
32 Dana Fuchs Ready To Rise
33 Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite The Bottle Wins Again
34 Sue Foley The Lucky Ones (ft Jimmie Vaughan)
35 Anthony Geraci Why Did You Have to Go
36 Joe Goldmark Beautician Blues
37 Mud Morganfield Oh Yeah
38 The Lucky Losers The River
39 Fiona Boyes Ember
40 Johnny & The Headhunters Watch And Chain (Hey Gyp)
41 Hannah Wicklund & The Steppin Stones Mama Said
42 The Reverend Shawn Amos Moved
43 Dry Johnson Drunk Girl With a Tamborine (feat Snit)
44 Tom Hambridge This End of the Road (ft Sonny Landreth)
45 Anthony Gomes Take Me Back Home
46 Ally Venable Backwater Blues
47 Kat Danser Hol’ Up Baby
48 Dan Patlansky Judge A Man
49 Marcia Ball Take a Little Louisiana
50 Sari Schorr Thank You
51 Too Slim And the Taildraggers Trouble
52 Jamie Lynn Vessels Done Me Wrong
53 Lindsay Beaver Dangerous
54 Steve Krase Dirty Dirty
55 Black River Delta Keeps Me Bleeding
56 The Marcus King Band Side Door
57 Kris Barras Band Wrong Place, Wrong Time
58 Dany Franchi Wanna Know
59 Niecie Thank God for Fools
60 Eric Steckel We’re Still Friends
61 Luke Winslow King Chicken Dinner
62 John Akapo Maui Drive
63 Kat Riggins A Girl in the Boys’ Club
64 The Bob Lanza Blues Band Hey Baby
65 Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne That Raggedy Shack
66 Elvin Bishop That’s the Way Willy Likes It

Ben’s Playlist for Thursday, Oct 25, 2018 on BluesMusicFan Radio

Here’s the intended playlist for today’s show from 3-5 pm EST. Hope you have time to tune in from your computer, tablet, or phone on BluesMusicFan Radio .  Doin’  all I can to bring YOU the best of the contemporary roadhouse blues each and every week!

ARTIST TITLE
Lurupean Dub Stars The Blues Ain’t Never Gonna Die
Delta Moon Nobody’s Fault But Mine
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers Feat. Mike Zito Rock Bottom
Mike Zito I Wouldn’t Treat A Dog (The Way You Treat Me)
Sue Foley Fool’s Gold (feat. Billy F Gibbons)
Beth Hart Drive
Trigger Hippy Rise Up Singing
JJ Grey & Mofro Georgia Warhorse
Fiona Boyes What You Put on Me
Lance Lopez Never Came Easy To Me
Travis Bowlin Vicksburg Blues
Boz Scaggs Down In Virginia
John Fogerty Blueboy
Jim Allchin Two Bad Dreams (ft Bobby Rush)
Reloaded Squeeze My Jeeves
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Poor Until Payday
Sean Chambers Black Eyed Susie
Dry Johnson Long Live Them Blues (Feat. Trudy Lynn & Steve Krase)
Jeff Strahan Hard Headed Woman
Joe Bonamassa Love Is A Gamble
Jim Allchin Enough Is Enough (ft Mike Zito)
Lindsay Beaver Dangerous
Billy F Gibbons Standing Around Crying
Eugene Hideaway Bridges I Can’t Stop Loving You Baby
Kirk Fletcher Two Steps Forward
Gov’t Mule Mule