This week's playlist:

• I Got Love If You Want It by Steve Gardner, from Big Delta Crossing (2005), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Steve's Web site is here.

• Big City Woman by Doug MacLeod, from A Little Sin (2002), available from Black & Tan Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Doug's Web site is here.

• She's Trouble by Reggie Miles, from Katrina Blues (2006). For more information, visit Reggie's Geocities site and MySpace page. You can also get Reggie's 1995 CD Stray Dog Blues from CD Baby.

• Texas Easy Street by Jim Suhler, from Dirt Road (2002), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Jim's site is here.

• I Like It Like That by Chick Willis, from I Did It All (2005), available from ChickWillis.com, the iTMS and Amazon.com.

• Sweet Lovin' Man by Calvin Owens, from The House Is Burnin' (2002), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Calvin's Web site is here.

• Young And Evil by Billy Boy Arnold, from Back Where I Belong (1993), available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com.

• Ain't Got No Home by Roscoe Chenier, from Waiting For My Tomorrow (2006), available from Black & Tan Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com.

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.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #41 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I obtained many of these tracks)

This week's playlist:

• Mary Ann by EB Davis & The Superband, from Live at Yorckschlossen, Berlin (2000). EB sells his own CDs through his online store. You can also learn more at his MySpace page, and at EB Davis.com.

• Lafayette Cajun by Blue Stew, from Headed South (2005). All four of Blue Stew's albums are available on CD from CD Baby. Also available from Amazon.com, are their albums Stumbling Blocks and Stepping Stones (January 2000), and Destination: The Blues (November 2000). Headed South is also available from Silk City Records. All tracks from all Blue Stew albums are available as individual digital downloads for 99 cents each from their brand new Web site. I downloaded this track from the Podsafe Music Network.

• Copperhead Road by Steve Earle, from the Live at Montreux, 2005 CD, available from Amazon.com and the iTunes Music Store. Copperhead Road is also the title track of a superb, blistering electric album, available from both Amazon.com and the iTMS. I downloaded the acoustic solo version from the PMN.

• Crooked Frame by Alejandro Escovedo, from a sanctioned bootleg, Live at The Palms (1995). Three versions of Crooked Frame appear on Alejandro's album With These Hands (2003): an electric studio version from 2003, and two live versions (one electric, the other acoustic) recorded in 1996. With These Hands, and all of Alejandro's other albums (as well as some rareties and swag) are available from the store at his site. Most of his albums are available from the iTMS and Amazon.com.

• One More Time by Alejandro Escovedo, from Live at The Palms. Two electric (and very rocking) versions of One More Time are available: on Gravity (1992) and on With These Hands (recorded live at the South By Southwest Conference, 1996).

• Hooked On You by Albert Collins, from Cold Snap (1986), available from Aligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. This track was downloaded from the PMN.

• Got The Blues In My Heart by Boo Boo Davis, from the CD Drew Mississippi forthcoming in October on Black & Tan Records. Pre-orders are possible at Amazon.com. This track downloaded from the PMN.

Mentioned on tonight's Murphy's Saloon: The Palms Playhouse.

The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum are excellent online resources for more information about the blues. Be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, Uncensored History of the Blues.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #40 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I downloaded some of these tracks)

This week's playlist:

• New Stagger Lee Blues by Ross Neilsen, from his CD Where I'm From (2005), available exclusively from Landwash Distribution. For more information and other tracks, visit Ross' site and his page at the PodSafe Music Network.

• Give It Time by Eric Lindell, from his 2006 album Change in the Weather, available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Eric's fall tour schedule is here.

• Got To Have A Job by Little Charlie & The Nightcats, from their album Nine Lives (2005), available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. You can learn about their upcoming gigs here.

• Dance Away The Blues by The Vargas Blues Band, with guest vocalist Devon Allman, from Love, Union, Peace (2005). To purchase Love, Union, Peace or any of Jose Vargas' 14 other albums, visit VargasBlues.com. A schedule of upcoming shows by the VBB is here.

• Something Wonderful by Jon Dee Graham & The Fighting Cocks, from a July 2, 2006 live set at FitzGerald's, one of the very best live music clubs in the Chicago area. The studio version of Something Wonderful is on the album Full (2006), available from LoneStarMusic.com or the iTMS. For more information about Jon Dee and his music, visit JonDeeGraham.com.

• Got To Find My Baby by Johnny Heartsman, from The Touch (1991), available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com.

• They Call Me Watermelon Slim by Watermelon Slim, from Big Shoes to Fill (2003), available from the store at Slim's site and NorthernBlues.com, as well as the iTMS and Amazon.com. Thanks also to Chris "Wick" Hardwick of Southern Artist Management.

Mentioned on tonight's Murphy's Saloon: the Trinidaddio Blues Fest VIII in Trinidad, CO, the FitzGerald's American Music Festival held in early July each year at FitzGerald's Nightclub in Berwyn, IL.

The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum are excellent online resources for more information about the blues. Be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, Uncensored History of the Blues.

Please note: If this is your first visit, please feel free to skip the first 10-12 episodes of Murphy's Saloon, which you may find are of sub-par quality, sound-wise. If you decide to listen, just know that while the music is great, my voice may seem muffled in many of those shows.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #39 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I downloaded some of these tracks)

This week's playlist:

• Keep You Motor Running by Dave Hole, from his 1992 album, Short Fuse Blues, available from Alligator Records, the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. Dave's site is here.

• Little Black Dress by Mean Gene Kelton & The Die Hards, from Most Requested (1999), available from Gene's online store, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Jambone Records, Gene's label, has a site under construction here, while Gene's own site is here.

• Snake Eye by John Mayall &The Bluesbreakers, from the 2005 CD, Road Dogs, available from Eagle Rock Entertainment, the iTMS and Amazon.com. The official John Mayall web site is here.

• Road Dogs, also by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and from Road Dogs.

• Sweet Talk & Wine by Blue Voodoo, from their CD The Storm (2005), available from CDBaby. Also available from CDBaby is Red Hot Blues (2004). Blue Voodoo's site is here.

• Doctor of Love by David Sansing, from his 1999 CD A Dream Deferred, which is available exclusively from the Music Discoveries Network. The MDN also has a bio page for Dave.

• Rocket In Your Pocket by Blue Plate Special, from Can You Dig It (2006), available from CD Baby and Amazon.com. Also available from CD Baby: The Blues Ain't Pretty (2000) and No Place To Fade (1998). No Place To Fade is also available from the iTMS. Blue Plate Special's site is here.

• Hard Enuff, also by Blue Plate Special and from Can You Dig It.

• Torch by Devon Allman's Honeytribe, from their just-released 2006 CD Torch, available from Hittin' the Note, the iTMS and Amazon.com . Also available from the iTMS - an earlier album entitled Bootleg: Live in Florida, released in January. The Honeytribe site is here.

Mentioned on tonight's Murphy's Saloon: Classmates.com and Hittin' the Note (the online home of all things Allman Bros.)

Visit the Blues Foundation, the Delta Blues Museum, and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, Uncensored History of the Blues, for more information about the blues.

Please note: If this is your first visit to Murphy's Saloon, you can skip the first 10-12 episodes, which you may find are of sub-par quality. If you decide to listen, just know that while the music is great, my voice may seem muffled in many of those shows.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #38 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I downloaded some of these tracks. A special thanks to Ron, of Blue Plate Special)

RIP, Gordon Searls.