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Everyday I Have the BluesApril 4, 2023*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2023-04-121h 04Everyday I Have the BluesMarch 28th, 2023After a month long break, Elliott is back with songs from Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, W.C. Handy, and Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup for the final slate of shows
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2023-04-011h 03Everyday I Have the BluesFebruary 28th, 2023Slow music day, so Elliott dives deep into Led Zeppelin lore, birthdays for Brian Jones and John Fahey, and Springsteen performing live.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2023-03-011h 03Everyday I Have the BluesFebruary 21st, 2023Elliott is back after a Valentines Day screw-up and heats up the radio with Jack White, Albert King, Allman Brothers, Nina Simone, and Led Zeppelin.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2023-02-221h 01Everyday I Have the BluesFebruary 7, 2023Elliott gears up for February with songs from Grammy winners Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder, and Bonnie Raitt and wishes birthdays to King Curtis and Earl King!
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection* 2023-02-081h 03Everyday I Have the BluesJanuary 31, 2023Elliott talks about and plays Zeppelin, Slim Harpo, Grant Green, Chuck Willis, and Charlie Musselwhite.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2023-02-081h 02Everyday I Have the BluesJanuary 24th, 2023Elliott begins the show with a eulogy for Chicago radio legend Lin Brehmer, and memorializes birthdays for Aaron Neville, Warren Zevon, and John Belushi.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2023-01-2558 minEveryday I Have the BluesJanuary 17th, 2023Elliott celebrates the life of Jeff Beck, offers tidbits on Gene Krupa and Johnny Otis, and wishes Mick Taylor a happy birthday.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2023-01-1859 minEveryday I Have the BluesJanuary 10th, 2023Elliott is back after about a month off! On a big birth and death day, he talks about Jefferson Airplane, Max Roach, Steely Dan, Jerry Wexler, and a tribute to Ziggy Stardust.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2023-01-1158 minEveryday I Have the BluesDecember 12th, 2022After a sudden off day last week, Elliott is back for the final show of 2022! He dives into John Lennon and Doors history, dual Stones events, and birthdays for Joe Williams, Tony Williams, and Dickey Betts!
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-12-131h 07Everyday I Have the BluesNovember 28th, 2022The first show after Thanksgiving! Elliott dives into the Blues Brothers, Papa Lightfoot, and birthdays for Berry Gordy, Matt Cameron, and Randy Newman!
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-11-291h 00Everyday I Have the BluesNovember 8th, 2022For the final show of the quarter, Elliott discusses Jailhouse Rock, birthdays for Bonnie Raitt and Bonnie Bramlett, and gives the first ever "dekagnition" on air!
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-11-0957 minEveryday I Have the BluesNovember 1st, 2022SHOW NUMBER 50! Elliott dives into albums from The Beatles, Springsteen, and Nirvana while musing on The Blues Brothers and Charlie Musselwhite!
*This episode first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-11-021h 03Everyday I Have the BluesOctober 25th, 2022Elliott talks about the Stones on Ed Sullivan, Led Zeppelin III, Jack Bruce, and birthdays for Earl Palmer and Chad Smith.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-10-261h 02Everyday I Have the BluesOctober 18th, 2022Elliott digresses on more Beatles talk, Rod Stewart and the Faces, and birthdays for Chuck Berry and Anita O'Day.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-10-191h 02Everyday I Have the BluesOctober 11th, 2022Elliott yawns his way through an exciting episode featuring cuts from Koko Taylor, Aerosmith, Allman Brothers, and a birthday for Art Blakey.
*This episode first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-10-121h 03Everyday I Have the BluesOctober 4th, 2022Elliott dives into albums from CCR, The Beatles, and Pink Floyd, Cream's farewell tour, and baseball?!!
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-10-051h 08Everyday I Have the BluesSeptember 27th, 2022Elliott digs into W.C. Handy, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, and birthdays for Randy Bachman and Bud Powell!
*This episode first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-09-281h 05Everyday I Have the BluesSeptember 20th, 2022After a 3-month hiatus, Elliott is back in the studio for the Season 3 premiere! Featuring The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jim Croce, and more!
*This episode first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-09-211h 06
Everyday I Have the BluesJune 9th, 2022The final episode of the school year! Elliott goes out with a bang with a double dip of the Stones and The Band with Ronnie Hawkins and Muddy Waters, plus birthdays for Les Paul, Jackie Wilson, and Jon Lord.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-06-101h 02Everyday I Have the BluesJune 2nd, 2022Elliott talks a lot about Darkness On the Edge of Town, Live and Dangerous, and wishes birthdays to Jimmy Jones, Charlie Watts, and ZZ Ward.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-06-031h 00Everyday I Have the BluesMay 26th, 2022Elliott discusses Beatles' tidbits, Jimmie Rodgers, Chris Cornell, and birthdays for Lenny Kravitz, Mick Ronson, Stevie Nicks, Levon Helm, and Miles Davis.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection2022-05-271h 06Everyday I Have the BluesMay 19th, 2022Elliott talks about Ritchie Valens, 50 years of Honky Chateau, and wishes birthdays for Dusty Hill, Tom Scott, and Pete Townshend.
*This episode first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-05-201h 03Everyday I Have the BluesMay 12th, 2022On a warm Thursday night, Elliott talks about the Stones and Exile on Main Street, Wilson Pickett, Jimi Hendrix, The Black Crowes, and birthdays for Norman Whitfield, Ian McLagan, and Steve Winwood.
*This episode first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-05-131h 07Everyday I Have the BluesMay 5th, 2022It's officially been one whole year of Everyday I Have the Blues! Elliott celebrates the occasion with recounting the new Rock Hall inductees, some love for the Isley Brothers, a tribute to Reverend Gary Davis, and birthdays for Blind Willie McTell and Bill Ward.
*This episode first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-05-061h 02Everyday I Have the BluesApril 28th, 2022Elliott dishes out tunes from Glenn Miller, Chicago, Pink Floyd, and Ray Charles, pays tribute to Charley Patton, and wishes Chuck Leavell a happy birthday.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-04-291h 04Everyday I Have the BluesApril 21st, 2022Elliott wishes a belated 4/20 with Bob Dylan, discusses Modern Records, Elvis, and the passings of Earl Hooker, Lonnie Mack, Nina Simone, and Prince.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-04-221h 03Everyday I Have the BluesMarch 17th, 2022Elliott is back after a week off with songs from Rory Gallagher, The Coasters, Sunnyland Slim, and birthdays for Scott Gorham and Hozier.
*This episode first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-03-191h 03Everyday I Have the BluesMarch 3rd, 2022Elliott covers a ton today including Elvis on Louisiana Hayride, The Yardbirds and Jeff Beck, Buffalo Springfield, Mississippi John Hurt's rediscovery, and birthdays for Doc Watson and Junior Parker.
*This episode first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*
P.S. Enjoy Radio Free Europe by R.E.M. in the beginning :)2022-03-041h 05Everyday I Have the BluesFebruary 24th, 2022Elliott goes through a packed slate of Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin albums, Memphis Slim, and birthdays for George Thorogood and Nicky Hopkins.
*This episode first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-02-251h 05Everyday I Have the BluesFebruary 10th, 2022Elliott marks an eventful day for Glenn Miller, Van Halen's debut album, a tribute to Syl Johnson, and a birthday for Roberta Flack.
*This episode first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-02-111h 04Everyday I Have the BluesFebruary 3rd, 2022Elliott pays tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper on the Day That Music Died, discusses The Blues Brothers first album, and wishes birthdays to Johnny "Guitar" Watson and Stan Webb of Chicken Shack.
Note from Elliott: I decided to leave Rock and Roll by The Velvet Underground and Stand by R.E.M. in the show as bookends. Enjoy :)
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-02-041h 01Everyday I Have the BluesJanuary 27th, 2022Elliott discusses his recent attendance at a Tedeschi Trucks Band concert in Chicago, pays tribute to Mahalia Jackson, and wishes birthdays for Elmore James, Bobby Bland, and Brian Downey of Thin Lizzy.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-01-281h 02Everyday I Have the BluesJanuary 20th, 2022We're back! Elliott kicks the new year off with album tracks from The Beatles and Dylan, tributes to Alan Freed, David "Fathead" Newman and Etta James, and birthdays for Lead Belly and Jimmy Cobb.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2022-01-221h 00Everyday I Have the BluesDecember 16th, 2021The final show of 2021!
Elliott talks about Hendrix's cover of Hey Joe, Wilson Pickett, Mick Taylor, and a 72nd birthday for Billy Gibbons.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2021-12-1758 minEveryday I Have the BluesDecember 9th, 2021Elliott discusses Cream's debut album, Jim Morrison getting arrested on stage, the Blues Brothers, and a birthday for Junior Wells.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2021-12-101h 00Everyday I Have the BluesDecember 2nd, 2021Elliott is back in the studio for 3 more shows till Christmas! Topics include the Voyager Golden Record, Bobby Keys, the Stones recording at Muscle Shoals, Kennedy Center Honors, and a birthday for Wynton Kelly.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2021-12-031h 05Everyday I Have the BluesNovember 16th, 2021On the final show of the quarter, Elliott discusses The Animals, Electric Ladyland, and birthdays for W.C. Handy, Hubert Summon, Dan Penn, and his mother.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2021-11-171h 08Everyday I Have the BluesNovember 9th, 2021Elliott keeps his grind going as he gets near finals week, and talks Brian Epstein, Herb Abramson, Allman Brothers Band, and a birthday for Susan Tedeschi.
*This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection*2021-11-101h 05Everyday I Have the BluesNovember 2nd, 2021Elliott talks Bulls basketball, Mississippi John Hurt, a riot at a Fats Domino concert, Rudy Van Gelder, and the Braves winning their first World Series since 1995.
AUDIO WARNING: Between 50:24 and 50:45, the audio breaks out a bit. Cannot be fixed unfortunately
This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection2021-11-031h 07Everyday I Have the BluesOctober 26th, 2021Elliott concludes his spookiness with cuts from Billie Holiday, Robert Johnson, Son House, and Little Feat, and celebrates gospel legend Mahalia Jackson's 110th birthday.
This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection.2021-10-271h 08Everyday I Have the BluesOctober 19th, 2021Elliott continues his spookiness with cuts from Robert Johnson and Nina Simone, discusses a weird Yardbirds-Cream-Zeppelin connection, Tom Petty, Spencer Davis, Son House, and a birthday for Patrick Simmons from the Doobie Brothers.
This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection.2021-10-201h 03Everyday I Have the BluesOctober 12th, 2021Elliott continues his Spooktober with more haunting tracks, discusses Little Richard's turn to gospel music, Fleetwood Mac's Tusk, the Stones's Rock and Roll Circus, and wishes happy birthdays to Sam Moore of Sam & Dave and Rick Parfitt of Status Quo.
This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection.2021-10-131h 03Everyday I Have the BluesOctober 5th, 2021*DISCLAIMER* We had technical difficulties in the beginning of the show (timestamp 0:50-1:00), so we have removed it for your listening enjoyment :)
Elliott introduces his spoooooky songs for all of October, Led Zeppelin III, R.E.M. and Zevon teaming up for an album, and Steve Miller's birthday.
This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection.
2021-10-061h 05Everyday I Have the BluesSeptember 28th, 2021After months of waiting, Elliott FINALLY enters the Radio DePaul studio for the LIVE debut of Everyday I Have the Blues! He welcomes everyone back to school (or the USSR), discusses his experience at a Dead and Company concert, and wishes Koko Taylor a happy birthday.
This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection.
**Message from EK: Hey everyone, hope you enjoy the show! My voice is a bit muffled during the broadcast because I have to wear a mask in the studio. If this is a problem for you, take it...2021-09-301h 05Everyday I Have the BluesMay 4th, 2021 (Pilot)All systems go for takeoff...
Elliott debuts his love of the blues and talks about the new album from The Black Keys, Paul Butterfield, and more...
This episode was first on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection2021-06-1659 minEveryday I Have the BluesMay 11th, 2021Elliott digs into the Chicago Bears selecting Justin Fields in the NFL Draft, wishes a happy birthday to Eric Burdon, and talks about how the Stones were refused lunch one time...
This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection2021-06-161h 10Everyday I Have the BluesMay 18th, 2021Elliott shares his thoughts on the United Center opening up to fans for the final Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks games, wishes Big Joe Turner a happy birthday, and reminisces on Jimi Hendrix's electric performance at the Miami Pop Festival.
This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection2021-06-161h 05Everyday I Have the BluesMay 25th, 2021Elliott updates listeners on the music festivals happening in the Chicagoland area this summer, gives tribute to Sonny Boy Williamson II, and shares a heartwarming story when he met Delmark Records founder Bob Koester.
This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection.2021-06-161h 02Everyday I Have the BluesJune 1st, 2021Elliott kicks off June with Chuck Berry, briefs listeners on the summer concerts in Chicago, and wishes Stones and Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood a happy birthday.
This episode was first aired on Radio DePaul: Chicago's College Connection.2021-06-161h 03