In this week’s edition of Digital Blues, something rather different with tracks from the 1940s through to 2005 including some interesting and unusual covers, some A sides and their B sides, some all too rarely heard women in blues and three tracks from Essex bands who were involved at the birth of Digital Blues at the beginning of the century!
Join me for tracks from Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones, Bo Diddley, Bill Perry/Richie Havens, Junior Wells, Taj Mahal, Ottilie Patterson, Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jessie Mae Hemphill, The Motel Kings, The Cadillac Kings, The Swampcats and Jimmy Thackery.
Artist Track Source Label
Chuck Berry Johnny B. Goode The Ultimate Collection Spectrum Music
The Rolling Stones Around and Around 12 x 5 London Records
Bo Diddley Bo Diddley The Blues Collection Orbis
Rolling Stones Mona (I Need You Baby) The Rolling Stones London Records
Bill Perry/Richie Havens No Expectations Highway 60's 70's - Blues Revisited Vol 2 DixieFrog Records
Junior Wells (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Highway 60's 70's - Blues Revisited DixieFrog Records
Taj Mahal Honky Tonk Woman Highway 60's 70's - Blues Revisited Vol 2 DixieFrog Records
Ottilie Patterson Ugly Child Easy Easy Baby Jasmine Records
Nina Simone Day & Night Nina Simone Sings the Blues Legacy Recordings
Sister Rosetta Tharpe Rock Me Sister Rosetta Tharpe The Original Soul Sister Proper Records
Jessie Mae Hemphill Shame On You Shake It Baby HighTone Records
The Motel Kings Groover Red Light Fever HotShot Records
The Cadillac Kings I'm Your Professor I'm Gone xxx www.cadillackings.co.uk
The Swampcats Last River Blues Going with The Flow Supertune Sounds
Jimmy Thackery Apache Guitar Blind Pig Records