This week's playlist:

• Flashback by Bobby Rush, from Blues Man's Ball Vol. 1 (2008); available from LocoBop.com. Visit BobbyRush.net and LocoBop.com for more information.

• Trouble In Mind by Rufus Thomas, from Blues Man's Ball Vol. 1 (2008); available from LocoBop.com. Visit this page in Wikipedia for more information.

• I'm the Creeper by Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, from Blues from the Heart (2008); available from ElectroFi.com. Visit WillieBigEyesSmith.com and ElectroFi.com for more information.

• Bad Year Blues by Albert Castiglia, from These Are The Days (2008); available from Blues Leaf Records and the iTMS. Visit Blues Leaf Records and AlbertCastiglia.com for more information.

• Key In The Lock, Last Night Baby And The Night Before and Junior's Place, all by Papa Don McMinn, and all from Home Blues (2008); available from LocoBop.com. Visit DonMcMinn.com for more information.

• Trouble In Our Home by Eddie Floyd, from Blues Man's Ball Vol. 1 (2008); available from LocoBop.com and . Visit EddieFloyd.com for more information.

• Hold That Train by Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, from Full Tilt (2008); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit for more information.

• On My Way Home by The Chicago Thieves, from In The Windy City (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information.

Mentioned during this show: TheLocalTourist.com; to donate to the American Red Cross for hurricane relief, go here.

Excellent resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com.

Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon # courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• Deadman Walking by The Max Bent Band. Visit MaxBent.com and his MySpace page for more information.

• Running To New Orleans by Byther Smith, from his album Throw Away The Book, available from Black & Tan Records. Visit Byther's page at TheBlueHighway.com for more information.

• Cut You Loose by Big George Brock, from Live at Seventy Five (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Big George's MySpace page for more information.

• Diddle It, Doodle It and Mash Potatoes Canada, all by Carlos Del Junco and all from Steady Movin', due for release in September, 2008; available from NorthernBlues.com. Visit CarlosDelJunco.com for more information.

• Steal Away by Edwin Holt, from Second Time Around (2005), available from TopCat Records and the iTMS. Visit EdwinHolt.com for more information.

• Pay Me No Mind by The Homemade Jamz Blues Band, from Pay Me No Mind (2008); available for pre-release orders at NorthernBlues.com. Visit HomemadeJamzBand.com and their MySpace page for more information.

• Money Tree by Joe Galea Band, a track available free from Download.com. Visit JoeGaleaBand.com for more information.

• Boot Hill by Johnny Winter, from Guitar Slinger (1984), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit JohnnyWinter.net for more information.

Mentioned during this show: to read my response to the revised (formerly five-star, now one-star) review of Murphy's Saloon in iTunes, go here; to donate to the American Red Cross, go here.

Excellent resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon # courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• Overnight Sensation by the Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band, from Overnight Sensation (2008); available from CD Baby, Delta Groove Productions and the iTMS. Visit the band's official Website for more information.

• Tell Me Why by Moreland & Arbuckle, from the compilation The Future of the Blues, Vol. 3 (2008); the track is from 1861 (2008). Both the compilation and 1861 are available from NorthernBlues.com, and 1861 is available from the iTMS. Visit KingsnakesBlues.com for more information.

• Ragtop Cadillac by George Fletcher's Bourbon Renewal, from Ain't The Worst That You Could Find (2000), available from CD Baby. A live version of Ragtop Cadillac is on the album Dangerous Things - Live (2005), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit GeorgeFletcher.com for more information.

• Three Chords by Jimmie Bratcher, from Red (2005), available from his online store and the iTMS. Visit JimmieBratcher.com for more information.

• Going Down That Road Feeling Bad, Gotta Go Down and Big Leg Woman, all by by Bill Sims Jr. and Mark LaVoie, and all from American Blues Roots Duo (2008); available from the iTMS. Visit BillSimsJr.com, Middlebury.net/LaVoie and this page at the Delta Groove Productions site for more information.

• Raining Again by Blues Divine, from That's What It Takes (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit BluesDivine.com for more information.

• Chesterfield County Jail by Mason Casey, from the compilation The Future of the Blues, Vol. 3 (2008); the track is from Sofa King Badass (2007). Both the compilation and Sofa King Badass are available from NorthernBlues.com, and Sof King Badass is available from the iTMS. Visit for more information.

• I'm Single by The Billy Gibson Band, from Southern Livin' (2006), available from CD Baby, InsideSounds.com and the iTMS. Visit BillyGibson.com and the band's MySpace page for more information.

Excellent sites to visit for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #136 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

Cheryl in Gunter, Texas, has laid claim to the title of "Murphy's Saloon's Biggest Fan." I think she makes a good case for her claim. (Comment below)

" ... I want to nominate myself as one of your biggest fans, or your least scary stalker - whichever pleases you most.  As of today - before today's podcast posting - I have downloaded each and every episode and transferred them onto CDs.  Yes - all 128 episodes.  Even episodes 1 through 5, which we won't talk about.

"Whatever am I doing with all those CDs?

"I take them to my car a 6-pack at a time.  I play them on my 45-minute to 1 hour commute when there is absolutely NOTHING on the radio (which is every day right after the weather and traffic on the 8's usually.)  Anyone riding with me who hears it and likes it gets to take it home with them, with instructions to go to the website, subscribe, and pass the CD on. That has happened much more than a few times by now, let me assure you.

"Once I've given them all away, I'm intending to do it all over again. I feel kind of like I'm like the 'Johnny Appleseed' for Murphy's Saloon in North Texas.

"My next goal is to listen to all the podcasts.  According to my i-Tunes, there are 98 I haven't listened to yet - at work.  That doesn't count the ones I've already listened to in the car - I would estimate that as another 20. And you are making it difficult because I'm going to listen to that Albert Collins one again today instead of another new one.  But I'm using the i-tunes list as my official 'listening log'.

"So to re-iterate my qualifications for biggest fan I have -

- subscribed via i-tunes
- put a pin in the frapper map (I'm Gunter, Texas)
- won a Murphy's Saloon T-shirt Contest
- submitted a joke which was read as joke of the week
- got my son's photograph on a podcast episode download file
- filled out the listener survey ...
- downloaded all podcasts
- transferred all podcasts to CDs
- recruited at least 3 new Murphy's Saloon fans (that I know of)

"Ha! Beat that you blues-loving Murphy-ites!

"But I'm not done, I know. I have a few more goals before I will be absolutely unbeatable. I WILL very soon talk you into letting me do one of your announcements, or read one of my own jokes myself.  (I was a disc jockey in college - I've got some decent radio voice cred.)  After that I have goals to put money in the tip jar, and buy cds from artists you've played that I've not already got in my collection. ... "

This week's playlist:

• Thinkin About You by the Red Mercury Blues Band, from nothing purdy boutda blues (2004); available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit the Red Mercury Blues Band page at Download.com for more information and free downloads.

• Cool Your Engine by Janet Ryan and Straight Up! from Wrapped Up In Blue (2001); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit JanetRyan.com for nore information.

• Nothin' But The Blues by Deacon Jones, from Jonesen For Money (2007), available from CD Baby. Visit this page for more information.

• Take A Chance On Me by the Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band, from Overnight Sensation (2008); available from CD Baby, Delta Groove Productions and the iTMS. Visit the band's official Website for more information.

• Just The One and Mean Evil Woman by the Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band, both from Master Of The Game (2006); available from CD Baby, Delta Groove Productions and the iTMS. Visit the band's official Website for more information.

• You Ain't All That by the Big George Jackson Blues Band, from Southern In My Soul; available from Black & Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit BigGeorgeJackson.com for more information.

• Blackjack by Phillip Walker, from Going Back Home (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit PhillipWalker.com for more information.

• Big Easy (Ain't Easy No More) by Mark Hummel, from Ain't Easy No More (2006), available from Electro-Fi Records and the iTMS. Visit MarkHummel.com for more information.

• Leaving Blues (All Around The World) by Mike Gerner, from Harmonica Masters of New Zealand (2008); available from HarmonicaMasters.co.nz, Amplifier.co.nz and the iTMS. Visit HarmonicaMasters.co.nz for more information.

Mentioned during this show: my friend Nate Taiapa hosts The Blues Room on Community Radio Hamilton, New Zealand.

Excellent resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #135 courtesy of the artists and one of the following: Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• Fool For The Ladies by EB Davis & The Superband, from Live at the A-Trane, Berlin (2005). EB sells his own CDs through his online store. Visit EB Davis.com and his MySpace page for more information.

• West Texas Rain by Mississippi Mud, from Mississippi Mud (2007); available from DoubleBarrelRecords.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit DoubleBarrelRecords.com for more information.

• Dad In The Distance by Watermelon Slim and the Workers, from No Paid Holidays (2008); available from the store at Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information.

• Eye on You by Jerome Godboo, from Humdinger (2007); available from the store ay his site, ElectroFi.com/ and the iTMS. Visit JeromeGodboo.com for more information.

• Too Many Hard Miles by Darcy Perry & Craig Bracken, from Too Many Hard Miles (2008); available from Amplifier.co.nz. Visit DarcyPerry.co.nz for more information.

• Want My Money Back by Craig Bracken, from Harmonica Masters of New Zealand (2008); available from HarmonicaMasters.co.nz, Amplifier.co.nz and the iTMS. Visit HarmonicaMasters.co.nz for more information.

• Blues Man by Darcy Perry & Nate Taiapa, from Harmonica Masters of New Zealand (2008); available from HarmonicaMasters.co.nz, Amplifier.co.nz and the iTMS. Visit HarmonicaMasters.co.nz for more information.

• Wrong Doing Woman by Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, from Alone and Acoustic (1991); available from and the iTMS. Visit for more information.

• Give Me My Coat And Shoes by Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, from Alone and Acoustic (1991); available from and the iTMS. Visit for more information.

• Boogie Woogie Mama by Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, from Can't Stop Now (2008), available from Electro-Fi Records and the iTMS. Visit KennyBluesBoss.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: The Blues Room on Community Radio Hamilton, New Zealand.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #134 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, IODA PROMONET, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• Jump For Joy by Koko Taylor, from Jump For Joy (1990); available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit KokoTaylor.com or Koko's page at Alligator.com for more information.

• Shotgun House by Chainsaw Dupont, from Lake Street Lullaby (2003); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChainsawDupont.com for more information.

• Money Tree by Joe Galea Band, a track available free from Download.com. Visit JoeGaleaBand.com for more information.

• Master Charge, Lights Are On But Nobody's Home and Brick, all by Albert Collins. Master Charge is from Deluxe Edition: Albert Collins (1997); Lights Are On But Nobody's Home is from Cold Snap (1986); and Brick is from Frostbite (1980). All three albums are available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Wikipedia's entry about Albert and Albert's page at Alligator.com for more information.

• Who Stole The Booty by Boo Boo Davis, from Drew, Mississippi (2006); available from from Black & Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit BooBooDavis.com for more information.

• Are You Losing Your Mind? by Buddy Guy, from Stone Crazy (1981); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit BuddyGuys.com and Buddy's page at Alligator.com for more information.

• Remember by Bob Kirkpatrick and Short Fuse, from Drive Across Texas (2001); available from TopCat Records, CD Baby and the iTMS.

• You're The One I Need by Watermelon Slim and the Workers, from No Paid Holidays (2008); available from the store at Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #133 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• Checking On My Woman by Fenton Robinson, from Somebody Loan Me A Dime (1974); available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit Fenton's page at Alligator.com and this page at the Cascade Blues Association site for more information.

• Running From My Baby's Gun, Whilst Previously Watching Butterflies From My Front Porch by Samuel James, from Songs Famed For Sorrow and Joy (2008); available from NorthernBlues Music and the iTMS. Visit Samuel's bio pages at NorthernBlues.com and PiedmontTalent.com, or his MySpace page, for more information.

• Have Mercy by Big Walter Horton, from Big Walter Horton With Carey Bell (1972); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Walter's page at Alligator.com and this page at bluesharp.ca for more information.

• Don't Lie To Me by Chicago Thieves, from In the Windy City (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information.

• Voodoo Woman, 63 Year Old Mama and Jump For Joy, all by Koko Taylor. Voodoo Woman is from Deluxe Edition (2002); 63 Year Old Mama is from Force of Nature (1993); and Jump For Joy is from Jump For Joy (1990). All three albums are available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit KokoTaylor.com or Koko's page at Alligator.com for more information.

• Please Please Mammy by Moreland & Arbuckle, from 1861 (2008); available from NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS.Visit KingsnakesBlues.com for more information.

• Tight Dress Woman by Mikey Jr. and Stone Cold Blues, from Mikey Likes It (2007); available from CD Baby. Visit MikeyJunior.com and Mikey's MySpace page for more information.

• Take Five by Hound Dog Taylor and The Houserockers, from Deluxe Edition (1999); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Hound Dog's page at Alligator.com and this page at keno.org for more information.

Mentioned during this show: Koko Taylor's online photo album.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #132 courtesy of the artists, their labels, and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• A Woman Knows by Janiva Magness, from Bury Him At The Crossroads (2004), available from the store at Janiva's site, NorthernBlues Music and the iTunes Music Store. Visit JanivaMagness.com for more information.

• Why Do Girls Do That by B.C. Read, from Bowl of Sugar (2006); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit BCRead.com for more information.

• Why Do You Punish Me by Mean Gene Kelton & The Die Hards, from Mean Guitar (2003), available from the store at Mean Gene's site, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit GeneKelton.com for more information.

• Don't Bother Me, Cotton Picking Blues and Funky Bitch (Live), all by Son Seals. Don't Bother Me is from Midnight Son (1976); Cotton Picking Blues is from The Son Seals Blues Band (1973); and Funky Bitch (Live) is from Son Seals - Deluxe Edition (2002). All three albums are available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit this page at Wikipedia and this Alligator Records page for more information.

• Big City Woman by Doug MacLeod, from A Little Sin (2002), available from Black & Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit doug-macleod.com for more information.

• 99 mph (Interstate Version) by Chainsaw Dupont, from Lake Street Lullaby (2003); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChainsawDupont.com for more information.

• Can't Play A Playboy by JW-Jones, from Bluelisted (2008); available autographed (if you ask) from the store at JW-Jones.com; also from NorthernBlues Music and the iTMS. Visit both JW-Jones.com and this bio page at NorthernBlues Music for more information.

• Hard Boiled by Marco Pandolfi & the Jacknives, from Too Many Ways (2006); available from CD Baby. Visit Marco's MySpace page for more information.

Mentioned during this show: two YouTube videos of Son Seals playing live can be found here and here; the documentary Journey Through The Blues: The Son Seals Story can be purchased through SonSeals.com.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum. Be sure to subscribe to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #131 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• That's The Way To Do It (B.B. King) by Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, from Nothin' But The Blues Y'All (1999), available from EMusic.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit WillieBigEyesSmith.com for more information.

• Don't Go No Further by Kirk Fletcher, from Shades of Blue (2003); available from Delta Groove Productions, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Delta Groove Productions site for more information.

• Poor Country Boy by Harold Cagler, from Poor Country Boy (2008); available from the Bogalusa Music Group. Visit this page at the IODA PROMONET site for more information about Poor Country Boy.

• I'm A New Man by Jason Ricci & New Blood, from Rocket Number 9 (2007); available from Delta Groove Productions. Visit this page at the Delta Groove Productions site for more information.

• Honey Bee, Hoodoo Man Blues and Get Wise, all by Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers Blues Quartet, and all from ThrillVille (2007); available from the store at their site, Delta Groove Productions and the iTMS. Visit TheMightyFlyers.com and this page at the Delta Groove site for more information.

• Reference Tone by Jaimi Faulkner, from BAR, Volume 5 (2008); available from BluesAndRootsPromotions.com. Jaimi's latest release, Back To You (EP), is available from LastRecordStore.com Visit JaimiFaulkner.com for more information.

• Another Bloody Day by Albert Castiglia, from These Are The Days (2008); available from Blues Leaf Records. Visit Blues Leaf Records and AlbertCastiglia.com for more information.

• Stronghearted Woman by Little Johnny Moore; a free, download-only single obtained from his Download.com page. Visit LittleJohnnyLive.com for more information, and booking.

Mentioned during this show: my friend Nate Taiapa's blog:The Blues Room.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #130 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)