Accept no substitute! Jackson Browne - there is only one!

I recently received a digital copy of a double CD tribute album honoring the life work of Jackson Browne.
I listened to all 23 tracks of "Looking Into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne" over and over again for two or three days, and I keep coming up with the same inescapable conclusion - there is one and only one Jackson Browne.

Most of the tribute album left me feeling completely indifferent, cold, or even disgusted...although the tracks covered by Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, Keb 'Mo, Lyle Lovett, and Bruce Springsteen came close, they still didn't really satisfy me deep inside. Something crucial was missing - that special intonation, the timing, the diction, the soulfulness in the vocals, and the musical arrangements and instrumentation on the original recordings by Jackson Browne...

I went back to the source this morning, and collected my favorites from Jackson Browne's early 1970's recordings, and listened to a few in the car on the way to work.
Ahhhhh, now that really hits the spot... that's the way I like to hear "Fountain of Sorrow", "The Pretender", and "Running on Empty"...

Sometimes there is just no substitute for the real thing, the original...

Traveling Blues show no. 67 , October 17, 2012

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Traveling Blues show no. 67 , October 17, 2012

On tonight's Traveling Blues, we celebrated the birthdays of Johnny Moore, Bernie Pearl,
Kenny Neal, Victoria Spivey, Jelly Roll Morton, Big Joe Williams, and the Reverend KM Williams,
who will be arriving in Israel in January.  We featured a new album by resophonic guitar expert Bob Brozman,
and some tracks by Jorma Kaukonen, who will be performing in Israel in mid December.


here's our playlist:

01. Johnny Moore - How Blue Can You Get
02. Bernie Pearl - Crosscut Saw
03. Kenny Neal - Things Have Got To Change
04. Kenny Neal - Ain't Nothing You Can Do
05. Victoria Spivey  - Got The Blues So Bad
06. Jelly Roll Morton - Buddy Bolden's Blues
07. Big Joe Williams w/Robert Petway - Hollow Log Blues
08. KM Williams - Goin' Away Baby
09. Bob Brozman - Ow! My Ukes On Fire
10. Bob Brozman - Memory Blues
11. Jason King - Steppin' Out
12. Jorma Kaukonen - I'll Be Alright
13. Jorma Kaukonen - Bread Line Blues

Traveling Blues show no.66, October 10, 2012

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Traveling Blues, show no. 66, October 10, 2012

On tonight's show, we celebrated the birthdays of John Lennon and Nappy Brown (Napoleon Culp).
I also "dug up" some historic recordings by the sadly under-recognized guitarist Hollywood Fats (Michael Mann).
We featured new recordings by Blues diva Shemekia Copeland, harmonica ace Sugar Blue, young Brit Blues lady Joanne Shaw Taylor,
and the deep voiced Hans Theessink with Terry Evans  (not Terry King as I may have said on air) and Ry Cooder.

here's our playlist:

01. Hollywood Fats (Michael Mann) - Hideaway
02. Liz Mandeville - Corner Bar Blues
03. The Beatles/John Lennon - Yer Blues
04. Nappy Brown - Keep On Pleasin' You
05. Nick Gravenites - Buried Alive In The Blues
06. Sugar Blue - One More Mile
07. Hans Theessink/Terry Evans - Blues Stay Away From Me
08. Hans Theessink/Terry Evans - Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
09. Joanne Shaw Taylor -
10. Shemekia Copeland - I Sing The Blues
11. Hollywood Fats (Micheal Mann) - Sidetracked

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Traveling Blues, show no. 65, October 3, 2012

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Traveling Blues, show no. 65, October 3, 2012 



On Tonight's Traveling Blues, we celebrated the birthdays of Albert Collins,
Deborah Coleman, Keb 'Mo, Roy Bookbinder, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Nick Gravenites.


Here's the playlist:
01. Hill Country Revue - Georgia Woman
02. Albert Collins - Mr. Collins! Mr. Collins!
03. Deborah Coleman - I'm A Woman
04. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Love Struck Baby
05. Roy Bookbinder - Let's Get Drunk Again
06. Nick Gravenites - You Can't Hurt Me
07. The Blues Project - Jelly Jelly Blues
08. Keb 'Mo - The Reflection
09. Bo Carter - Please Warm My Weiner
10. Catfish Keith - Reefer Head
11. Geoff Muldaur - Got To FInd Blind Lemon - Part 2



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Traveling Blues, show no. 64, September 26, 2012

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 Traveling Blues, show no. 64  September 26, 2012

 on Tonight's Traveling Blues we celebrated the birthdays of
 John Coltrane, Ray Charles, Roy Buchanan, Danny Gatton, Fenton Robinson,
 Koko Taylor, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mighty Joe Young, and myself.
 We featured new recordings from Cassie Taylor and Chris Watson,
 and sent out special get well wishes to Candye Kane.


  Here's our playlist:
 
  01. John Coltrane - Village Blues
  02. Ray Charles - I Got A Woman
 03. Roy Buchanan - My Baby Say's She's Gonna Leave Me
 04. Danny Gatton - Blues Newburg
 05. Danny Gatton - Slidin' Home
 06. Fenton Robinson w/Mighty Joe Young - Checkin' On My Woman
 07. Geoff Muldauer - I Want Find Blind Lemon (Part1)
 08. Koko Taylor - I Got What It Takes
 09. Koerner, Ray, and Glover - Packin' Trunk
 10. Cassie Taylor - Spoken For
 11. Candye Kane - Gifted In The Ways Of Love
 12. Chris Watson - Going Home

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Traveling Blues show no. 63, Sept 19, 2012

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Traveling Blues show no. 63, Sept 19, 2012

On tonight's Traveling Blues we said happy birthday to BB King, Billy Boy Arnold,
Louis Meyers, Bill Jazz Gillum, and Slam Stewart.
We featured new recordings by Bob Dylan, Jeremy Spencer, Linsey Alexander, Danny Marks, Alfie Smith,
and the Bluesmasters tribute to Hubert Sumlin and Pinetop Perkins.


Here is our playlist:

01. BB King - Blues Stay Away From Me
02. Billy Boy Arnold - I Wish You Would
03. Bob Dylan - Dusquesne Whistle
04. Jeremy Spencer - Homework
05. Louis Meyers - Take A Little Walk With Me
06. Bill Jazz Gillum - Sweet Sweet Woman
07. Darrell Nulisch - Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
08. Slim Gaillard and Slam Stewart (Slim & Slam) - Flat Foot Floogie
09. Danny Marks - Blues Party Tonight
10. Alfie Smith - Only Sin
11. Linsey Alexander - Been There, Done That
12. Chris Watson - Heartache
13. Bluesmasters (w/Cassie Taylor)  - Talk To Me Baby
14. Bluesmasters (w/ Hazel Miller) - Tangoray

Traveling Blues show no. 63, Sept 19, 2012

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Traveling Blues show no. 62, Sept 12, 2012

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 Traveling Blues show no. 62, Sept 12, 2012

 Tonight on Traveling Blues, we are blessed with many Blues birthdays -
(Riley Blues Boy) BB King, Charles Brown, (R & B singer) Otis Redding, Paul Orta,
Alger Texas Alexander, Barbecue Bob Hicks, Snooky Prior, and Darrell Nulisch.
We featured new albums by Danny Marks (Canada), Alfie Smith (Canada), Chris Watson, and Bob Dylan. 
I also want to wish all of our listeners a healthy, sweet, and happy new year (Jewish new year - 5772)


more info on Danny Marks - www.DannyM.com
more on Alfie Smith - www.AlfieSmith.org
more on Paul Orta - www.great-recordings.com/Paul_Orta.htm
more on Darrell Nulisch -  www.severnrecords.com/site/artistDetail.asp?AID=9


Here's our playlist:

01. BB King - Eyesight To the Blind
02. Charles Brown - Trouble Blues
03. Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
04. Paul Orta w/Lazy Lester - SHe KNow How
05. Texas Allexander - Don't You Wish Your Baby Was Built Like MIne
06. Texas Alexander - Death Bed Blues
07. Barbeque Bob - Ease It To Me Blues
08. Snooky Prior - Good or Bad TImes
09. Darrell Nulisch - I Can't Be Satisfied
10. Danny Marks - Caretaker
11. Chris Watson - Pleasure and Pain
12. Bob Dylan - Early Roman Kings
13. Alfie Smith - Two-tone Snake

 Traveling Blues show no. 62, Sept 12, 2012

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Traveling Blues show no. 61, September 5, 2012

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Tonight we celebrated the Blues birthdays of Buddy Bolden, Freddy King,
Memphis Slim, Guitar Shorty, Deanna Bogart, Little Milton, Meade Lux Lewis, and Sunnyland Slim, and oh yeah, Guy Dagan!!!
We featured new recordings by local artist David Peretz, and by Bert Deivert.

here's our playlist:

01. Spider John Koerner - Rent Party Rag
02. Dave Van Ronk - Buddy Bolden's Blues
03. Freddy King - You've Got To Love Her With A Feeling
04. Freddy King - Hideaway
05. Memphis Slim - Buddy Comes To Town
06. Percy Mayfield - My Mind Is Trying To Leave Me Too
07. Guitar Shorty - Story Of My Life
08. Deanna Bogart - OK, I'll Play the Blues
09. Little Milton Campbell - If Walls Could Talk
10. Meade Lux Lewis - Closing Time
11. David Peretz - Song For The Middle Of Life
12. Bert Deivert - Keep On Truckin'


Traveling Blues show no. 61, September 5, 2012



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Traveling Blues show no. 60, August 29, 2012

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Traveling Blues show no. 60, August 29, 2012


Tonight's show celebrated the birthdays of Dinah Washington, Spider John Koerner,
L.C. Ulmer, Jack Teagarden,  Luther "Snakeboy" Johnson, Robert Crumb, and Gayle Dean Wardlow.
We featured new recordings by Dennis Jones, the touring Ruf records project Girls With Guitars,
Roger "Hurricane" Wilson with Willie Big Eyes Smith, and our own expat representative in Chicago - Guy King.

here's our playlist:

01. Guy King - I Am Who I Am, and It Is What It Is
02. Guy King - Last Fair Deal Gone Down
03. Willie "Big Eyes" Smith and Roger "Hurricane" Wilson - Eyesight To The Blind
04. Ruth Brown - I Would If I Could
05. Dinah Washington - Begging Mama Blues      
06. Koerner, Ray, and Glover - Good Time Charlie
07. Koerner, Ray, and Glover - Ramblin' Blues
08. L.C. Ulmer - Hip Shake
09. Muddy Waters - Walking Through the Park
10. Jack Teagarden - I've Got A Right To Sing the Blues
11. Dennis Jones - My Kind of Blues
guest station ID - Mitch Woods
12. Dawn Tyler Watson - Wild Wild Woman
13. Samantha Fish/Girls With Guitars - Leaving Kind
14. Reverend KM WIlliams - I'm Comin' Home

Traveling Blues show no. 60, August 29, 2012


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Traveling Blues - show no. 59 - 22 August 2012

Tonight's show was split into two parts, 

the podcast is available here:: 

Traveling Blues, show No. 59, HOUR ONE

Traveling Blues, show no. 59, HOUR TWO

(NOTE: there were no new shows on Aug 8th or Aug 15th)        

Tonight's show was a special 2 hour Traveling Blues with special live musical guests in the second half -
The Heeby Gee Bees, acoustic duo (Guy Dagan and Assaf Barak).
We paid tribute to the recently departed Johnnie Bassett, the Detroit Blues singer, guitarist, and Blues and R & B session man.
We celebrated the birthdays of Rahasaan Roland Kirk, Willie Brown, Magic Slim, Jimmy Witherspoon, Wynonie Harris, Al Hibbler, Percy Mayfield,
Son Seals, and John Lee Hooker.
We featured new albums or new artists Janiva Magness, Cee Cee James, and our live guests the Heeby Gee Bees (acoustic duo version).


Here's our playlist:

01. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Roots
02. Willie Brown - Future Blues
03. Willie Brown - M & O Blues
04. Johnnie Bassett - I Can Make It Happen
05. Johnnie Bassett - Let's Get Hammered
06. Magic Slim - Don't Tell Me About Your Troubles
07. Jimmy Witherspoon - Bad Bad Whiskey
08. Wynonie Harris - Bad News Baby (There's No Good Rockin' Tonight)
09. Al Hibbler (w/Rahsaan Roland Kirk) - I Don't Get Around Much Anymore
10. Percy Mayfield (W/Ray Charles, piano) - River's Invitation
11. Janiva Magness - I Won't Cry
12. Janiva Magness - Dirty Water
13. Son Seals - I Can't Lose The Blues

****end of first hour****

14. Robert Belfour - Black Mattie
15. Robert Belfour - Treat Me Right
16. Morgan Davis - Bar - B - Que
17. Cee Cee James - Black Raven
18. Cee Cee James - Low Down Where the Snakes Crawl
19. John Lee Heeker - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
20. Guy Dagan and Assaf Barak - Blues With A Feeling
21. Guy Dagan and Assaf Barak (live in the studio) - I Live the Life I Love, And Love the Life I Live
22. Guy Dagan and Assaf Barak (live in the studio) - Don't Go No Further, Brother
23. Guy Dagan and Assaf Barak (live in the studio) - Hallelujah I Love Her So
24. Morgan Davis - Love Song

Traveling Blues, show No. 59, HOUR ONE

Traveling Blues, show no. 59, HOUR TWO




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