27 December 2015

#517 :: Merry Christmas Blues

The Blues Room, 23 December 2015
Episode #517

Merry Christmas everybody. Please be safe, have loads of fun and enjoy your family and friends these holidays. And if you have to work through the holidays, don't despair, download some Blues Room podcasts to keep you company. Enjoy!

1. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Christmas
2. Shemekia Copeland - Stay A Little Longer Santa
3. Paul Oscher - Christmas Blues
4. William Clarke - Please Let Me Be Your Santa Claus
5. Shakura S'aida - Be My Santa Claus
6. Kenya Templeton - Good Morning Blues
7. Sharon Jones & The Daptones - 8 Days(of Hanukkah)
8. Sam Sweetsinger Bell - Happy Birthday Jesus
9. The Heavenly Gospel Singers - When Was Jesus Born
10. Charles Bradley - Every Day Is Christmas
11. Don Smith - Black Christmas
12. The Harlem Children's Chorus - Black Christmas
13. Otis Redding - Merry Christmas, Baby

(By the way, the stunning photo used for this episode is of Ogden, Utah, where my son is living for the next two years while he serves a two year mission for the LDS church. Beautiful to say the least) #pixlr

23 December 2015

#516

Photo credit: Jan Persson
The Blues Room, 16 December 2015
Episode #516

1. John Lee Hooker - Blues For Christmas
2. Otis Spann - Otis Rides Again
3. Sonny Boy Williamson II - Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues
4. James Harman - The Clock Is Tickin'
5. Charlie Musselwhite - 300 Miles To Go
6. David Barrett & Aki Kumar - Playin' It Forward
7. Sharon Jones and The Daptones feat. Charles Bradley - World Of Love
8. North Mississippi Allstars feat Anders Osborne - Many Wise Men
9. King Leo - Back It Off
10. Buddy Guy - Crying Out Of One Eye
11. Credirc Burnside Project - Born With It
12. Mississippi Fred McDowell - Lord, I'm Going Down South 

#515

The Blues Room, 9 December 2015
Episode #515

1. Carey Bell - Christmas Train
2. Mattie Phifer - Please Call Daddy
3. Terry Leonino - Meet Me Where They Play the Blues
4. Big Nancy - Bring It On Home (To Me)
5. Rainbreakers - Blood Not Brass
6. Eliza Weals - Detroit Drive
7. Joe Louis Walker - Young Girl Blues
8. Bo Diddley - Before You Accuse Me
9. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
10. Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
11. The Holmes Brothers - Back Door Santa
12. Keb' Mo' - Shopping On Christmas Eve
13. Taj Mahal - Johnny Too Bad

#514 :: Darcy Perry's Hour Of Blues Power

The Blues Room, 2 December 2015
Episode #514


1. Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
2. Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Too Tired
3. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - My Feet Can't Fail Me Now
4. Count Basie - Good Time Blues
5. Funky Blues Messiahs - If God Don't Getcha The Devil Will
6. The Black Keys - Ten Cent Pistol
7. Imelda May - Big Bad Handsome Man
8. The Allman Brothers - Its Not My Cross To Bear
9. Etta James - Somethings Got A Hold On Me
10. Deep Purple - Soldier of Fortune
11. Darcy Perry - Wish I Was In Heaven
12. Darcy Perry - Dust My Broom
13. The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself

7 December 2015

#513 :: Is It Really A Man's World? (White Ribbon Day Blues)

The Blues Room, 25 November 2015
Episode #513

Theres an old adage, 'a happy wife is a happy life.' Well I don't know about you men who've tuned in, but that plays true for me. Heres an episode with a message, 'men need to take responsibility for stopping their violence and abuse towards women and children'. Simple. Enjoy the music.

If you're in NZ and need any sort of support as either a victim or perpetrator of Domestic violence, please contact http://www.nnsvs.org.nz/ or https://www.womensrefuge.org.nz/ or check this link for international contacts http://www.nnsvs.org.nz/links

1. Govt. Mule - It's A Man's Man's Man's World
2. Jack J Hutchinson Band - Loving Man
3. Fiona Boyes - Easy Baby
4. Jai Malano - So Good To My Baby
5. Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis - Ain't Always Better Your Way
6. Big Sandy & The Fly-Rite Trio - Hold Me
7. Ebony Jo-Ann - Send Me Someone To Love
8. Karise Eden - It's A Man's World
9. Missy Andersen - No Regrets
10. Freddie King - She's a Burglar 
11. The Flaming Mudcats - Why'd You Break My Heart
12. Little Milton - We're Gonna Make It
13. Robert Johnson - Kind Hearted Woman
14. Fleetwood Mac - Songbird