This week's playlist:

• Sweet As Sin by Ruby James from her forthcoming CD Ruby James; this and other tracks can be downloaded free from RubyJames.com. Ruby is touring the United States this fall - some dates are confirmed and others are pending. For more information, visit Ruby's MySpace page or the RubyJamesFans page at MySpace.

• In My Time Of Dying by Ben Godwin from the CD Lighter Than The Atom / =shinyshiny= (2006) available from CD Baby, the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. For more information about Ben, visit his site PeaceMango.com and his MySpace page.

• Mr. Bad Luck by Oscar Jordan & The Mighty Sons Of Hercules from their album Mr. Bad Luck (2001), available from CD Baby and Amazon.com. For more information, visit OscarJordan.com and/or his MySpace page. Oscar's CD Eclectic Soul (2004) is also available from CD Baby.

• Superharp by James Cotton from High Compression (1984) available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com.

• Some Sympathy by Chris Juergensen from the CD Big Black Sun (2005) available from Magnatune.com, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Chris' earlier CD Prospects (2003) is also available from Magnatunes.

• Go Fast by Humdinger. They have a CD and a band website in the works; in the meantime, visit their MySpace page for more information.

• Bad Religion by Jimmie Bratcher, from his 2005 CD Red, available from his online store, the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit JimmieBratcher.com.

• Highwayman by Tinsley Ellis from Live - Highwayman (2005) available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com.

Mentioned on tonight's Murphy's Saloon: Jambone Records, and Flamenco Chicago, as well as FC's founder, artistic director and choreographer, Rosetta Magdalen.

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

Please note: If this is your first visit to Murphy's Saloon, you can skip the first 10-12 episodes with a completely clear conscience. No kidding.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #37 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I downloaded some of these tracks)