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Blues Off the Record

Mar 31, 2021 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

With Sonny Boy Williamson III

Blues Off the Record
12:00 PM
Blind Roosevelt Graves - Hittin' the Bottle Stomp
Blind Roosevelt Graves Hittin' the Bottle Stomp
Blind Roosevelt Graves (1929-1936)
12:03 PM
The Hokum Boys - Pat-a-Foot Blues
The Hokum Boys Pat-a-Foot Blues
Ain't Goin' That Way Black Swan 2005
12:05 PM
Blind Lemon Jefferson - One Dime Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson One Dime Blues
King of the Country Blues 1961
12:07 PM
Nat "King" Cole - The Sheik of Araby
Nat "King" Cole The Sheik of Araby
Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936 - 1943) Resonance Records 2019
12:10 PM
Ciro's Club Coon Orchestra - Never Let Your Right Hand Know What Your Left Hand's Going to Do
Ciro's Club Coon Orchestra Never Let Your Right Hand Know What Your Left Hand's Going to Do
From Ragtime to Jazz, Vol. 3 - 1902-1923 2008
12:14 PM
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12:15 PM
Charley Patton - Running Wild Blues
Charley Patton Running Wild Blues
King of the Delta Blues Singers
12:18 PM
Blind Roosevelt Graves - Telephone to Glory
Blind Roosevelt Graves Telephone to Glory
Blind Roosevelt Graves (1929-1936)
12:21 PM
Washington Phillips - Train Your Child
Washington Phillips Train Your Child
Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams 2016
12:24 PM
Blind Joe Taggart - Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Blind Joe Taggart Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Blind Joe Taggart Vol. 2 (1929-1934) 1994
12:28 PM
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - I Saw the Light
Sister Rosetta Tharpe I Saw the Light
Spirituals In Rhythm Spin-O-Rama 2021
12:29 PM
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12:30 PM
Mahalia Jackson - Move On Up a Little Higher, Pt. 1 (Alternate Take)
Mahalia Jackson Move On Up a Little Higher, Pt. 1 (Alternate Take)
The Original Apollo Sessions 1995
12:33 PM
Mahalia Jackson - Walking In Jerusalem (Up In Jerusalem)
Mahalia Jackson Walking In Jerusalem (Up In Jerusalem)
The Original Apollo Sessions 2004
12:36 PM
The Zion Travelers - Down by the River
The Zion Travelers Down by the River
The Dootone Masters 1996
12:38 PM
The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi - Old Ship of Zion
The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi Old Ship of Zion
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
12:41 PM
The Original Blind Boys Of Mississippi - You Don't Know (feat. Archie Brownlee)
The Original Blind Boys Of Mississippi You Don't Know (feat. Archie Brownlee)
The Great Lost Blind Boys Album (feat. Archie Brownlee) 1992
12:44 PM
Elder Curry - Memphis Flu
Elder Curry Memphis Flu
How Can I Keep From Singing Vol. 2: Early American Religious Music and Song Yazoo 2006
12:47 PM
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12:49 PM
Jerry Lee Lewis - When the Saints Go Marching In
Jerry Lee Lewis When the Saints Go Marching In
Sun Records - Turn It Up! Gospel 1961
12:53 PM
Johnny Cash - I Was There When It Happened
Johnny Cash I Was There When It Happened
Sun Records - Turn It Up! Gospel 1957
12:54 PM
Texas Jubilee Singers - He's Coming Soon
Texas Jubilee Singers He's Coming Soon
Arizona Dranes
12:56 PM
Golden Gate Quartet - Atom and Evil
Golden Gate Quartet Atom and Evil
Golden Gate Quartet Vol. 5 (1945-1949) 2005
12:59 PM
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1:01 PM
The Ink Spots - Java Jive
The Ink Spots Java Jive
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Blues Classics
1:04 PM
The Mills Brothers - Julius Caesar
The Mills Brothers Julius Caesar
The Decca Singles, Vol. 2: 1937-1939 Verve Reissues 2017
1:06 PM
Josh White - Trouble
Josh White Trouble
Free and Equal Blues
1:08 PM
Tampa Red - Rambler's Blues
Tampa Red Rambler's Blues
The Essential Tampa Red 2001
1:12 PM
Roosevelt Sykes - Sputnik Baby
Roosevelt Sykes Sputnik Baby
Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 10 (1951-1957)
1:15 PM
Roosevelt Sykes - Security Blues
Roosevelt Sykes Security Blues
Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 10 (1951-1957) 1988
1:18 PM
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1:19 PM
Ear Hooker - Cotton Pickin' Blues
Ear Hooker Cotton Pickin' Blues
The Leading Brand
1:22 PM
Jody Williams - Moaning for Molasses
Jody Williams Moaning for Molasses
The Leading Brand Red Lightnin Records 2013
1:25 PM
The Electric Flag - Texas
The Electric Flag Texas
A Long Time Comin' 1968
1:28 PM
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1:30 PM
Ma Rainey - Ma Rainey's Mystery Record
Ma Rainey Ma Rainey's Mystery Record
One Hundred Years of Mother's Blues
1:33 PM
Alberta Hunter - Down South Blues
Alberta Hunter Down South Blues
If I Knew Music Suncoast Music 2015
1:37 PM
Ida Cox & Coleman Hawkins Quintet - St. Louis Blues
Ida Cox & Coleman Hawkins Quintet St. Louis Blues
Blues for Rampart Street (Remastered) 1961
1:39 PM
Eartha Kitt - The Memphis Blues
Eartha Kitt The Memphis Blues
The Essential: Eartha Kitt 2011
1:44 PM
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1:45 PM
Bessie Smith - Me and My Gin
Bessie Smith Me and My Gin
The Essential Bessie Smith Columbia/Legacy 2013
1:48 PM
Lil Johnson - You Can't Throw Me Down
Lil Johnson You Can't Throw Me Down
Lil Johnson & Barrelhouse Annie Vol. 3 1937 2005
1:50 PM
The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) - Stop and Listen
The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) Stop and Listen
The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) Vol. 3 1939-1940 2005
1:53 PM
Bumble Bee Slim - B and O Blues
Bumble Bee Slim B and O Blues
Bumble Bee Slim Vol. 1 1931-1934 Document Records 1994
1:57 PM
Charlie Spand - Fetch Your Water
Charlie Spand Fetch Your Water
Charlie Spand (1929-1931) 1992
1:58 PM
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2:00 PM
William Brown - East St. Louis Blues
William Brown East St. Louis Blues
Mississippi Blues & Gospel 1934 - 1942
2:03 PM
Thomas (Jaybird) Jones with Minnie Lee Whitehead - The Worried Life Blues
Thomas (Jaybird) Jones with Minnie Lee Whitehead The Worried Life Blues
Field Recordings Vol. 3: Mississippi
2:04 PM
Thomas (Jaybird) Jones - Interiew: Fo' Day Blues
Thomas (Jaybird) Jones Interiew: Fo' Day Blues
Field Recordings Vol. 3: Mississippi
2:11 PM
Smokey Hogg - Key to My Door
Smokey Hogg Key to My Door
Field Recordings Vol. 3: Mississippi
2:14 PM
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2:15 PM
Juke Boy Bonner - If You Don't Want to Get Mistreated
Juke Boy Bonner If You Don't Want to Get Mistreated
The Sonet Blues Story 1972
2:17 PM
Lightnin' Hopkins - Back to New Orleans
Lightnin' Hopkins Back to New Orleans
Prestige Profiles: Lightnin' Hopkins 1961
2:21 PM
John Lee Hooker - You're Wrong
John Lee Hooker You're Wrong
It Serves You Right to Suffer
2:25 PM
Robert Petway - In the Evening
Robert Petway In the Evening
Mississippi Blues (1935-1951) 2007
2:28 PM
Peetie Wheatstraw - Bring Me Flowers While I'm Living
Peetie Wheatstraw Bring Me Flowers While I'm Living
Peetie Wheatstraw Vol. 7 1940-1941 1993
2:31 PM
Mance Lipscomb - Joe Turner Killed a Man
Mance Lipscomb Joe Turner Killed a Man
You Got to Reap What You Sow 1964
2:35 PM
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2:36 PM
Hambone Willie Newbern - Nobody Knows - What the Good Deacon Does
Hambone Willie Newbern Nobody Knows - What the Good Deacon Does
Roll and Tumble Blues
2:39 PM
Frank Stokes - Nehi Mama
Frank Stokes Nehi Mama
The Best of Frank Stokes 2005
2:42 PM
Blind Blake - Guitar Chimes
Blind Blake Guitar Chimes
Blind Blake - Ragtime Guitar Legend
2:45 PM
Blind Boy Fuller - Get Your Yas Yas Out
Blind Boy Fuller Get Your Yas Yas Out
Blind Boy Fuller, Vol. 5: 1938-1940 Document Records 1992
2:48 PM
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2:49 PM
Yank Rachell - Moonshine Whiskey
Yank Rachell Moonshine Whiskey
Blues Mandolin Man 1986
2:53 PM
Dave Van Ronk - Death Letter Blues
Dave Van Ronk Death Letter Blues
In the Tradition 1963
2:58 PM
Etta Baker - Mint Julep
Etta Baker Mint Julep
Railroad Bill
Chat is archived.
Sonny Boy III (host) 12:02:06 PM
Hi everyone! Apologies for the issues with the playlist last week, but we're back!
Sonny Boy III (host) 12:02:43 PM
Look forward to the blues version of the New Yorker Caption contest around 1:30!
Brian D 12:03:11 PM
Hello SBW3
Sonny Boy III (host) 12:03:13 PM
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNFUd1Ah-zA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Sonny Boy III (host) 12:03:21 PM
Hi Brian!
Brian D 12:06:52 PM
E Cairo St. 1 dime.
Sonny Boy III (host) 12:07:45 PM
Can't go wrong with Lemon
Brian D 12:09:06 PM
Oh this Nat is so slick. Love this version
David Shortell 1:05:08 PM
I didn't know old gospel could be so topical! "Atom and Evil" was evidently made in 1946, a few years before the Russkies got the A-bomb.
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ- 1:21:27 PM
👂EAR hooker
Sonny Boy III (host) 1:21:36 PM
hehehe
Sonny Boy III (host) 1:21:57 PM
a typo -- but doesn't this hook your ear?
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ- 1:22:36 PM
It’s so darn good!
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ- 1:23:24 PM
Very nice tunes! Thanks much!
Sonny Boy III (host) 1:26:32 PM
Thanks for listening!
Brian D 1:28:59 PM
Yes love the transition. Some real gems
Sonny Boy III (host) 1:30:32 PM
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNFUd1Ah-zA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Listen up! Submit your answers! I offer no prizes.
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ- 1:40:52 PM
“Down With The Blues”
Sonny Boy III (host) 1:45:14 PM
That seems like a good bet! It says they gave out 100 prizes. I wonder how many different submissions they got?
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ- 1:45:40 PM
Or the less obvious “This Doesn’t Smell Like Teen Spirit”
Sonny Boy III (host) 1:45:59 PM
A record ahead of its time!
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ- 1:46:22 PM
you get me
Joe Roohr 2:17:20 PM
Playing the web stream as my test audio for the speakers I'm repairing
Elliot 2:19:44 PM
If things sound fuzzy and old, you'll know why!
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ- 2:21:24 PM
“Baby Please Don’t Go” 💙
Brian D 2:22:52 PM
Great set here in the 2:15pm on region
Sonny Boy III (host) 2:30:14 PM
yes don't blame the speakers!
Sonny Boy III (host) 2:30:49 PM
And thanks Brian!
Joe Roohr 2:45:44 PM
Well I'm sure it'll be a while till they put anything out but for now I can listen to this great blues set while i figure out the problem :]
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ- 2:51:52 PM
DJ SonnyBoyWilliamsonIII, I’m thankful for this great show! Thank you for another fine installment! I always appreciate your attention to detail! Cheers and kind regards to you, Sir!
Brian D 2:52:47 PM
Ry Cooder's version of "Tamp 'em Up Solid" featuring the lyric "kick the waterboy in his yes yes yes" or close to that.
Brian D 2:54:00 PM
I don't buy the Google & other sites copy pasta of the lyrics for Ry's version
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ- 2:58:13 PM
Can someone please start correcting all the wonky song lyric submissions all over the EnterWebs?? Thanks!!
Brian D 2:59:38 PM
Yeah right! I had an old Black Sabbath sheet music book w some funny censored substitution lyrics
Brian D 2:59:50 PM
Great show SBW3!
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ- 3:00:13 PM
Please share, Brian D!!
Brian D 3:01:59 PM
Smokin and TRAMPIN not trippin. Would you like to see the PIPE on the end of a rope...