This week's playlist:

• Prodigal Son by Billy Goodman, from Blues From The Gospel (2006), available from ItsAboutMusic.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit BillyGoodman.com for more information.

• Mr. Blues by The Chicago Thieves, from The Player (2001), available by emailing Craig Giles at info@chichagothieves.co.uk. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information.

• Got To Have Me Two by The Mescal Sheiks from This World Is Not My Home (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit MescalSheiks.com or the Sheiks' MySpace page for more information.

• Done With You by The Shane Dwight Band, from Done With You (2005), available from CD Baby. For more information, visit ShaneDwight.com, SchooloftheBlues.com and Shane's MySpace page.

• Never Look Back by Andy Cowan, included on the compilation BAR, Vol, 4 (2007), available from BluesandRootsPromotions.com. This version of Never Look Back is from a forthcoming ABC/Warner Music Australia DVD entitled Sweet Release. Visit AndyCowan.com.au for more information.

• Talkin' To My Baby by Mississippi Shakedown, included on the compilation BAR, Vol, 4 (2007), available from BluesandRootsPromotions.com. Visit MississippiShakedown.com.au for more information and to buy their CD, Mississippi Shakedown.

• She's Leavin' by The Phantom Freeway Rhythm & Blues Revue, from Callin' In Rich. The band's page at the Podsafe Music network is here (where you can hear several more tracks). Poke Chop, their lead guitarist, moved to Portland, ME last year. Visit Poke-Chop.com to learn more about Poke Chop's current band, Poke Chop and the Other White Meats, and see pictures of the Phantom Freeway reunion held May 5, 2006, at Ziggie's in Denver.

• I'm Gonna Leave This Town by Howard "Guitar" Luedtke, from Bake Sale, Volume Four (2007), available by mail from the Great Northern Blues Society. Howard's album Face to Face with the Blues (1996), which also includes I'm Gonna Leave This Town, is available from CD Baby.com. Visit the GNBS site and HowardLuedtke.com for more information.

• Let It Be In Memphis by Watermelon Slim, from Big Shoes to Fill (2003), available from the store at Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com, and the iTMS. Special thanks to Chris "Wick" Hardwick of Southern Artist Management.

• Right Now by Blue Plate Special, from Can You Dig It (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit BluePlateSpecialBand.com for more information.

• Road House by Ed Stallman, one of three free downloads from Download.com. Visit Ed's SoundClick.com page for more information, or to listen and download (for $$) some of the dozens of tracks Ed has available there.

Mentioned during this episode: Poke-Chop.com and BlueVoodooBlues.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. 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 #79 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:

• Mark My Words by Gregg Martinez, from Big Bad Daddy (2006), available from Gregg's site or CD Baby. Visit GreggMartinez.com for more information.

• Angeline by George Fletcher's Bourbon Renewal, from Ain't The Worst That You Could Find (2000), available from CD Baby; also available: Dangerous Things - Live (2005). Visit GeorgeFletcher.com for more information and to see George's extensive photo gallery.

• You're Scarin' Me by Pat Coast, from Don't Touch My Guitar (2003), available from CD Baby. Visit PatCoastBand.com for more information.

• My Baby Don't Wear No Panties by Mean Gene Kelton, from Most Requested (1999), available from Gene's online store and the iTunes Music Store. Visit JamboneRecords.com and GeneKelton.com for more information.

• Sometimes by Dave Steffen, from Bake Sale, Volume Four (2007), available by mail for $15 from the Great Northern Blues Society. Visit the GNBS site and DaveSteffenBand.com for more information. The Dave Steffen Band's album Eve of Autumn (2004) is available from CD Baby and the iTMS.

• Just Boogie by Little Cisco, from Bake Sale, Volume Four (2007), available by mail for $15 from the Great Northern Blues Society. Visit the GNBS site and LittleCisco.com for more information. Little Cisco's own album Riffs in Time (2007) is available from CD Baby.

• She's Trouble by Reggie Miles, a single found on Reggie's MySpace page. Reggie has three albums currently available through CD Baby: Stray Dog Blues (1995), 51 Highway Blues (2006) and Fresh Picked (2006). Fresh Picked is also available from the iTMS. Visit Reggie's Geocities site for more information.

• Got To Find My Baby by Johnny Heartsman, from The Touch (1991), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Johnny's bio page at the Alligator Records site for more information.

• Let Me Love You by Boo Boo Davis, from Drew, Mississippi (2006), available from Black & Tan Records. Visit BooBooDavis.com for more information.

• Kool Iron Bed by Lance Lopez, from Higher Ground (2007). Lance's albums, Higher Ground, Simplify Your Vision (2006) and Wall of Soul (2004), are all available from CD Baby. Visit LanceLopez.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: Blues & Roots Productions; okay, I forgot to mention this, but you might be interested - copies of the blues compilations Bake Sale, Volume Two and Bake Sale, Volume Three are still available by mail from the Great Northern Blues Society. I also forgot to mention that Saturday, June 16th, was the 103rd observance of Bloomsday, which is why, in case you wondered, there's a portrait of James Joyce attached to the mp3 file of this week's show.

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

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #79 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:

• Ride, Ride by Alexis P. Suter, from Shuga Fix (2005), available from CD Universe, EMusic.com, and the iTunes Music Store. Visit AlexisSuter.com for more information.

• Sexual Chocolate by The Ken DeRouchie Band, from Unglued (2006). For more information, visit KDBand.net, their Garageband page, their page at American Idol Underground, or their MySpace page.

• Sloppy Drunk by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women, from Deluxe Edition (1994), available from Alligator Records or the iTMS. Visit UppityBluesWomen.com for more information.

• Lay Down This Love by Pat Coast, from Don't Touch My Guitar (2003), available from CD Baby.com. Visit PatCoastBand.comfor more information.

• Don't Leave Me by The Chicago Thieves, a demo track from an album due to be recorded Summer 2007. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information.

• The Player by The Chicago Thieves, from The Player (2001), available by emailing Craig Giles at info@chichagothieves.co.uk. Visit ChicagoThieves.co.uk for more information.

• Honey Bee by Papa Mali from Do Your Thing (2007), available from FogCityRecords.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit this page, sponsored by Fog City Records, and read this article at JamBands.com for more information about Papa Mali.

• Not One Soul Told Me by Dale Jackson, which was downloaded from Dale's page at Garageband.com.

• Border Town Blues by The Mannish Boys, from Big Plans (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit TheMannishBoys.com for more information.

• Low Down Dirty Shame by Mark Kerr from One Drink Away From The Blues (2005), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. For more information, visit MarkKerrLtd.com.

Mentioned during this show: LevonHelm.com, ComedyCentral.com, the EelPieClub.com, AWorldofBlues.com, Mark Kerr's Blues Nation and KC OnlineRadio.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. An essential read: Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #78 courtesy of the artists and either the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• Everybody Who Meets My Baby by Adam Morley, from his forthcoming album Good Times (2007). Visit AdamMorley.co.uk and Adam's MySpace page for more information.

• Croc Talkin by Poppa Dawg, from Same Dog, New Suit (2005), available from DogskinSuit.com and PacificBlues.com. Visit DogskinSuit.com and Poppa Dawg's MySpace page for more information.

• Classic Case Of The Blues by Robbie King. Visit Garageband.com and RobbieKing.com for more information.

• Has Anybody Seen My Money? by Dale Jackson, which was downloaded from Dale's page at Garageband.com.

• California Blues by The Mannish Boys, from Big Plans (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit TheMannishBoys.com for more information.

• Gotta Move by The Mannish Boys, from Big Plans (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit TheMannishBoys.com for more information.

• Miss Blues'es Child by Eli Cook, from Miss Blues'es Child (2005, re-released 2007), available from the iTunes Music Store and CD Baby. Visit EliCook.com for more information.

• Soul of a Man by Doug Cox and Salil Bhatt, from Slide To Freedom (2007), available from DougCox.org, NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit DougCox.org for more information.

• Get It Back From You by The Sterlinglane Project. To hear three other tracks, visit The Sterlinglane Project page at the Podsafe Music Network.

• Strongest Weakness by Detroit Women, from Rattle Your Cage (2004), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit DetroitWomen.org for more information.

Mentioned during this show: ChicagoBluesFestival.org and the downloadable tour of Chicago blues sites narrated by Buddy Guy, available from DownloadChicagoTours.com; the music of Blind Arvella Grey, a long-standing personal passion of Cary Baker, who is the man at Conqueroo.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. 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 #77 courtesy of the artists and either the Podsafe Music Network or the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance)