Episode #230: The Blues Don't Care


The third week in October is when Star Time has its annual Blues Summit. This is the fifth one, in a calendar year when blues music feels a little too appropriate. Unlike previous BS's, this year's collection focused pretty squarely on '60s and '70s blues, with a few late '50s entrants thrown in for good measure. I dug up some more obscure musicians, which explains the appearance of incredible artists like Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis and Mable Hillery. But we also went with old reliables like John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, and the omnipresent Lightnin' Hopkins. It's always a fun show, with just the right amount of supportive melancholy.
ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1   
T-Bone WalkerPapa Ain't Salty1959Atlantic
Sonny Boy WilliamsonToo Young to Die1965Chess
Big Joe WilliamsAin't Gonna Be Your Lowdown Dog1964Testament
John Lee HookerBottle Up & Go1966Impulse
Otis SpannNo More Doggin'1969Blue Horizon
Lizzie MilesTishomingo Blues1955Cook
Earl HookerTwo Bugs and a Roach1969Arhoolie
Set 2   
Otis RushMe1969Cotillion
Slim HarpoTip On In1968President
Buddy GuyOne Room Country Shack1968Vanguard
Juke Boy BonnerYakin' in my Plans1967Blues Unlimited
Maxwell Street Jimmy DavisLong Haired Darlin'1965Elektra
Jesse FullerNinety-Nine Years and One Dark Day1965Topic
Larry JohnsonThe Beat From Rampart Street1970Blue Goose
Donna HightowerThe Blues Don't Care1959Capitol
Set 3   
B.B. KingBad Case of Love1962United
J.B. LenoirThe Whale Has Swallowed Me1966CBS (Europe)
Bee HoustonThe Hustler1970Arhoolie
Joe CallicottRolling and Tumbling1971Revival
Snooky PryorSomebody Been Rambling in My Drawers1973Bluesway
George ''Wild Child'' ButlerHippie's Playground1970Mercury
Eddie "Cleanhead" VinsonSomebody Sure Has Got to Go1969Delmark
Mable HilleryUp the Road So Nasty1968Vogue
Lightnin' HopkinsUnsuccessful Blues1959Dart
Set 4/Outro   
Lonesome SundownGonna Stick To You Baby1959Excello
Homesick JamesFayette County Blues1973Bluesway
Champion Jack DupreeGutbucket Blues/Ugly Woman1968Blue Horizon
Junior Wells' Chicago Blues BandHoodoo Man Blues1965Delmark
Buddy MossI've Got to Keep to the Highway1970Biograph
Jimmy RushingBerkeley Campus Blues1967Bluesway
Roosevelt SykesDirty Mother for You1978Blind Pig
Curtis JonesRoll Me Over1964Decca

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