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WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

Blues Off the Record

Jun 2, 2021 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

With Sonny Boy Williamson III

Blues Off the Record
12:01 PM
Blind Roosevelt Graves - Hittin' the Bottle Stomp
Blind Roosevelt Graves Hittin' the Bottle Stomp
Blind Roosevelt Graves (1929-1936)
12:04 PM
Sonny Boy Williamson I - Decoration Day Blues No. 2
Sonny Boy Williamson I Decoration Day Blues No. 2
Sonny Boy Williamson Vol. 3
12:07 PM
Sonny Boy Williamson II - Decoration Day
Sonny Boy Williamson II Decoration Day
More Real Folk Blues
12:09 PM
John Lee Hooker - Decoration Day
John Lee Hooker Decoration Day
It Serves You Right to Suffer 1964
12:14 PM
Howlin' Wolf - Decoration Day
Howlin' Wolf Decoration Day
Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog: Chess Collectibles, Vol. 2 Geffen 1994
12:17 PM
Billy Boy Arnold - Decoration Day
Billy Boy Arnold Decoration Day
Billy Boy Sings Sonny Boy 2008
12:26 PM
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12:27 PM
Eddie Mapp & Slim Barton - Wicked Treatin' Blues
Eddie Mapp & Slim Barton Wicked Treatin' Blues
Georgia Blues 2005
12:31 PM
Ramblin' Thomas - So Lonesome
Ramblin' Thomas So Lonesome
Ramblin' Thomas & the Dallas Blues Singers (1928-1932) Document Records 1992
12:33 PM
Ramblin' Thomas - Back Gnawing Blues
Ramblin' Thomas Back Gnawing Blues
Ramblin' Thomas
12:36 PM
Clifford Gibson - Sunshine Moan
Clifford Gibson Sunshine Moan
Glifford Gibson (1929-1931)
12:39 PM
Peg Leg Howell - Low Down Rounder Blues
Peg Leg Howell Low Down Rounder Blues
My Rough and Rowdy Ways: Early American Rural Music. Badman Ballads and Hellraising Songs, Vol. 1 2005
12:42 PM
Luke Jordan - If I Call You Mama
Luke Jordan If I Call You Mama
The Stuff that Dreams Are Made Of: Super Rarities
12:45 PM
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12:46 PM
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Easy Rider Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson Easy Rider Blues
Blind Lemon Jeffrson Vol. 2
12:49 PM
Lucille Bogan - B.D. Woman's Blues
Lucille Bogan B.D. Woman's Blues
Shave 'Em Dry - The Best of Lucille Bogan Columbia/Legacy 1933
12:54 PM
Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours
Ruth Brown 5-10-15 Hours
Ruth Brown 1952
12:56 PM
Cab Calloway - Shotgun Boogie
Cab Calloway Shotgun Boogie
Jukebox Hits
1:01 PM
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1:01 PM
Elmore James - Early One Morning
Elmore James Early One Morning
Shake Your Money Maker: The Best of the Fire Sessions 2001
1:04 PM
Maggie Sue Wimberly - Call Me Anything but Call Me
Maggie Sue Wimberly Call Me Anything but Call Me
The Sun Records Sound of Barbara Pittman & Other Rockin' Girls (30 Sun Originals) 2014
1:07 PM
Gatemouth Moore - I Ain't Mad At You, Pretty Baby (feat. Dallas Bartley)
Gatemouth Moore I Ain't Mad At You, Pretty Baby (feat. Dallas Bartley)
Stompin' At the Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961 2003
1:09 PM
The Ravens - Write Me a Letter
The Ravens Write Me a Letter
Stompin' At the Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961 2003
1:12 PM
Chuck Berry - I Want to Be Your Driver
Chuck Berry I Want to Be Your Driver
Rock 'n Roll Rarities Geffen* 1986
1:15 PM
Muddy Waters - Good Morning Little School Girl
Muddy Waters Good Morning Little School Girl
Folk Singer 1964
1:18 PM
Deford Bailey - Pan-American Blues
Deford Bailey Pan-American Blues
Harp Blowers (1925-1936)
1:21 PM
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1:23 PM
Lan Hardin - California Desert Blues
Lan Hardin California Desert Blues
Country Blues You Never Heard Before
1:27 PM
Tom Dickson - Happy Blues
Tom Dickson Happy Blues
Memphis Blues, Vol. 1 (1928-1935) 1994
1:30 PM
Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band - R. F. C. Blues
Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band R. F. C. Blues
Ruckus Juice & Chittlins, Vol. 2 2006
1:33 PM
Charley Patton - You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die
Charley Patton You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die
Charley Patton Vol. 2 (1929) 1990
1:36 PM
Sunset Four - Wade in the Water
Sunset Four Wade in the Water
Black Vocal Groups Vol. 1
1:39 PM
Harlem Hamfats - Delta Bound
Harlem Hamfats Delta Bound
Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938 Document Records 1994
1:41 PM
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1:42 PM
Harlem Hamfats - Oh Red!
Harlem Hamfats Oh Red!
Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936 1994
1:43 PM
Howlin' Wolf - Oh! Red
Howlin' Wolf Oh! Red
Smokestack Lightning / The Complete Chess Masters
1:48 PM
Howlin Wolf - Dorothy Mae
Howlin Wolf Dorothy Mae
Smokestack Lighting / The Complete Chess Masters
1:50 PM
Ma Rainey with Papa Charlie Jackson - Ma and Pa Poorhouse Blues
Ma Rainey with Papa Charlie Jackson Ma and Pa Poorhouse Blues
Ma Rainey Vol. 2 (1924-1925)
1:53 PM
Bessie Smith - Blue Spirit Blues
Bessie Smith Blue Spirit Blues
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 4 Legacy/Columbia 1993
1:56 PM
Lonnie Johnson - Blue Ghost Blues
Lonnie Johnson Blue Ghost Blues
Lonnie Johnson Vol. 3 (1944-1947)
1:59 PM
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2:01 PM
Leroy Carr - Arlena (Take 1)
Leroy Carr Arlena (Take 1)
Leroy Carr Vol. 6 (1934-1935) Document Records 1992
2:05 PM
Bo Carter - Loveless Love
Bo Carter Loveless Love
Bo Carter, Vol. 1 (1928 - 1931) 2000
2:08 PM
Mississippi Swampers - Some Summer Day No. 2
Mississippi Swampers Some Summer Day No. 2
Fonotone Records (1956-1969) Dust-to-Digital 2017
2:11 PM
Lead Belly - T.B. Blues
Lead Belly T.B. Blues
Lead Belly: The Smithsonain Folkways Collection
2:15 PM
Josh White - House of the Rising Sun
Josh White House of the Rising Sun
Josh White Vol. 6
2:20 PM
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2:20 PM
Josh White - Did You Ever Love a Woman?
Josh White Did You Ever Love a Woman?
Josh White Vol. 6
2:23 PM
Big Bill Broonzy - Evil Hearted Me
Big Bill Broonzy Evil Hearted Me
Big Bill Broonzy Vol. 6
2:25 PM
Tampa Red - Detroit Blues
Tampa Red Detroit Blues
Big Bill Broonzy Vol. 6 1937
2:29 PM
Jesse Fuller - Just Like a Ship on the Deep Blue Sea
Jesse Fuller Just Like a Ship on the Deep Blue Sea
Frisco Bound 1955
2:31 PM
Joe Pullum - Ice Pick Mama
Joe Pullum Ice Pick Mama
Joe Pullum, Vol. 2 (1935-1951) [with Andy Boy & Walter "Cowboy" Washington] 2005
2:34 PM
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2:35 PM
Papa Egg Shell - Whole Soul Blues
Papa Egg Shell Whole Soul Blues
Rare Coutry Blues Vol. 4
2:36 PM
Ed Bell with Pillie Bolling - I Don't Like That
Ed Bell with Pillie Bolling I Don't Like That
Ed Bell "Mamlish Blues" (1927–1930)
2:41 PM
Memphis Minnie - Finger Print Blues
Memphis Minnie Finger Print Blues
Memphis Minnie Vol. 5 (1940-1941) 2002
2:44 PM
Roosevelt Sykes - Fire Detective Blues
Roosevelt Sykes Fire Detective Blues
Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 10 (1951-1957)
2:47 PM
Roy Milton - Oh Babe
Roy Milton Oh Babe
Information Blues
2:49 PM
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2:50 PM
Bobby Bland - No Sweeter Girl
Bobby Bland No Sweeter Girl
Turn On Your Love Light: The Duke Recordings, Vol. 2 Geffen 1994
2:52 PM
Slim Gaillard - Serenade to a Poodle
Slim Gaillard Serenade to a Poodle
Groove Juice: The Norman Granz Recordings + More 1994
2:55 PM
Duke Ellington & His Kentucky Club Orchestra - New Orleans Low-Down
Duke Ellington & His Kentucky Club Orchestra New Orleans Low-Down
Early Ellington: The Complete Brunswick and Vocalion Recordings, 1926-1931 Verve Reissues 1994
3:00 PM
Tom Waits - Good Old World (Gypsy)
Tom Waits Good Old World (Gypsy)
Night on Earth 2015
Chat is archived.
Sonny Boy III (host) 12:04:35 PM
Hello everyone! Last show at this slot -- next Monday new slot, 10am to noon.
Brian D 12:53:30 PM
Sounds good today SBW3 . Look for you on Mondays now
Sonny Boy III (host) 12:53:47 PM
Thanks much Brian hope you can still tune in!
Richard from Rocky Hill 12:55:12 PM
Hello SB 3rd! Thanks for the update on the new Monday 10 a.m. to noon slot. Knew you were movin, but didn't know to when.
Sonny Boy III (host) 12:56:25 PM
Hi Richard! Yep the new schedule just came out recently
Richard from Rocky Hill 12:58:08 PM
Hey, Ruth Brown is really terrific! Thanks for spinning "5-10-15 Hours."
Richard from Rocky Hill 12:59:40 PM
And the wonderful Cab Calloway's "Shotgun Boogie" which I'd never heard before. I just LOVE the firearms metaphors!
Sonny Boy III (host) 1:02:02 PM
Shotgun boogie really knocked me out too!
Brian D 1:11:29 PM
Wow weekends are going to be rocking this summer. I looked ahead a month or so and there are some return djs if that is accurate.
Sonny Boy III (host) 1:12:54 PM
Who do you have in mind Brian?
Brian D 1:17:14 PM
Looks like Tim Scratchy Vinyl coming back on Sundays. And Pat Clamour Club and/or Downer Party Casey trading off on Sundays maybe
Sonny Boy III (host) 1:18:54 PM
Yes that look right!
Brian D 1:23:58 PM
Dan Octopus moving to the 6pm Sat slot before Commie. Will miss Elliot but that makes for a great Saturday line up
Brian D 1:25:09 PM
California Desert Blues... the roots of Desert Cruising show coming up later
Sonny Boy III (host) 1:27:19 PM
Ha! Should have played this last then
Sonny Boy III (host) 1:28:31 PM
Tom Dickson sounding a lot like fellow Memphis-ite Furry Lewis to me here
Sonny Boy III (host) 1:28:43 PM
What's the noun for someone from Memphis TN?
Sonny Boy III (host) 1:29:25 PM
Memphian?
Brian D 2:53:28 PM
Love Slim G
Brian D 2:53:58 PM
Potato chips..... and avocado seed soup.
Sonny Boy III (host) 2:55:06 PM
:)
Brian D 2:57:23 PM
Have a good one. See you Monday