Music For Listeners 2007/11/24
"Blues For Listeners" with special guest host Steve Cushing

1) The Beastie Boys-"Country Mike's Theme (Slowed Down A Bit)"  Original version on the CD 'Anthology'.
2) Robert Johnson-"I Believe I'll Dust My Broom"  From the CD box set 'The Complete Robert Johnson'.
3) Robert Johnson-"Come On In My Kitchen (Take 1)"  From the CD box set 'The Complete Robert Johnson'.
4) Tommy Johnson-"Big Road Blues"  From the Document Records CD compilation 'Tommy Johnson 1928-1929'.
5) Robert Wilkins-"That's No Way To Get Along"  From the Document Records CD compilation 'Memphis Blues Vol. 1 (1928 - 1935)'.
6) Walter Davis-"Can't See Your Face"  From the Document Records CD compilation 'Walter Davis Vol. 5 1939-1940'.
7) George Carter-"The Rising River Blues"  From the Document Records CD compilation 'Georgia Blues & Gospel 1927-1931'.
8) J.B. Lenoir-"Voodoo Music"  From the CD 'Down in Mississippi'.
9) Bo Diddley-"Roadrunner (Live)"  From the CD 'Bo Diddley's Beach Party'.
10) Lightnin' Hopkins-"Baby Please Don't Go (Live)"  From the CD 'The Swarthmore Concert'.
11) The White Stripes-"I Fought Piranhas"  From the CD 'The White Stripes'.
12) Muddy Waters-"You Shook Me"  From the CD compilation 'Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Muddy Waters'.
13) Muddy Waters-"You Need Love"  From the CD compilation 'Blues Masters, Vol. 6: Blues Originals'.
14) Muddy Waters-"Deep Down In My Heart"  From the CD compilation 'Rare and Unissued'.
15) Howlin' Wolf-"Who Will Be Next?"  From the CD set 'Chess Box'.
16) Howlin' Wolf-"Going Back Home"  From the CD set 'The Howlin' Wolf Anthology'.
17) Howlin' Wolf-"My People's Gone"  From the CD compilation 'Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog'.
18) Led Zeppelin-"Traveling Riverside Blues"  From the CD 'Coda'.
19) R.L. Burnside-"Goin' Down South"  From the CD 'First Recordings'.
20) John Lee Hooker-"Boogie Chillen'"  From the CD 'Boogie Chillen''.
21) ZZ Top-"Brown Sugar"  From the CD 'ZZ Top's First Album'.
22) Wings Over Jordan-"Alone"  From the CD 'Amen'.
23) The Florida A&M University Concert Choir-"There Is A Balm In Gilead"  From the CD compilation 'Wade In the Water, Vol. 1: African American Gospel - The Concert Tradition'.
24) The Bobby Brown Quartet-"Venus Velvet"  From the CD compilation 'Stars of the Apollo'.
25) Skip James-"Cherry Ball Blues"  From the CD 'Complete Early Recordings'.
26) Muddy Waters-"I Just Want To Make Love To You"  From the CD compilation '20th Century Masters: The Best Of Muddy Waters (Millennium Collection)'.
27) Albert King and Otis Rush-"You Know My Love"  From the CD 'Door To Door'.
28) Pink Floyd-"More Blues"  From the CD soundtrack to the film "More".
29) Billy Boy Arnold-"Prisoner's Plea"  From the Vee Jay CD compilation 'A Taste Of The Blues, Vol. 2'.
30) Snooky Pryor-"Someone To Love Me"  From the Rhino CD compilation 'Blues Masters, Vol. 6: Blues Originals'.
31) "The Mid-Morning Recording"                    Fleetwood Mac-'English Rose'
Tonight's album is a great compilation of early blues period Fleetwood Mac originally released in 1969 on Epic. Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, Jeremy Spencer and the rhythm section of Mick and John; how can you go wrong? This compilation features some of my favorite all-time Fleetwood Mac recordings including the original version of "Black Magic Woman", way before Santana made it popular. Danny Kirwan greats, "Something Inside of Me", and "One Sunny Day" are also terrific album cuts featured on this recording. This album was picked by our guest host, Steve Cushing, as it was the album that led him to the blues. My favorite Mac composition "Albatross" is the particular song that led him to buy this album back in the late 60's'. I'm always happy to listen to Steve's long-running program "Blues Before Sunrise", and I'm happy to hear "Albatross" end his program every week. I asked Steve Cushing to be apart of this show because of the Mac's 40th anniversary celebrated this month, and I'm happy that he accepted. We both had a great time putting this show together, and we hope you have as much fun listening to it. "Help me baby, help me take my blues away."
Michael - MFL
32) James-"Sayonara"  From the CD 'Wah-Wah'.