With Old Man Winter biting and blowing here in the northeast U.S., we thought you might enjoy this double dose of blues to help keep you warm, featuring a talk-free edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour as well as a sampling of our favorite lyrics from this month’s show!
Here are just a few of the lines you’ll hear in tracks from the likes of Kim Wilson & Mud Morganfield, Gary Clark Jr., Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, Sean Costello, Bob Stroger & Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith, Davina and the Vagabonds, Long John Baldry, the Skyla Burrell Band, Thorbjorn Risager and more:
“I got a strange feelin’
my woman is doin’ me wrong.
I got a strange feelin’
my woman is doin’ me wrong.
She don’t love me the way she useta’
and all my money’s gone.”
– “Strange Feeling”, Michael Burks (performed here by Alastair Greene)
“I’m gonna’ do somethin’ baby
and I hope you don’t take it wrong.
I’m gonna’ do us both a favor:
gonna’ give you a damn good leavin’ alone.”
– “A Good Leavin’ Alone”, Eddy Clearwater/Ronnie Baker Brooks
“I love my baby
but my baby don’t love me.
I love my baby
but my baby don’t love me.
That’s why I’m goin’ back
to my old used to be.
I’m goin’ down to the Delta
where I can drink and have my fun.
I’m goin’ down to the Delta
where I can drink and have my fun.
Where I can drink my white lightnin’ and gamble
and bring my baby home.”
– “Charles River Delta Blues”, Erin Harpe (based on “Mississippi Blues” by Willie Brown)
“Well, they call me Bob Stroger;
they can call me any name they choose.
They call me Bob Stroger;
they can call me any name they choose.
They can call me what they want to,
but my real name is the blues.”
– “That’s My Name”, Bob Stroger
Go ahead and prop your feet up someplace toasty and give this latest edition of our program a spin!
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Old Man Winter Blues playlist
If You Wanna Leave – Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado
Magic West Side Boogie – JW Jones
Blow Wind Blow – Kim Wilson & Mud Morganfield
You Better Start Praying – Davina and the Vagabonds
Strange Feeling – The Alastair Greene Band
Midnight in New Orleans – Long John Baldry
A Good Leavin’ Alone – Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater
Charles River Delta Blues – Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers
If Trouble Was Money – Gary Clark Jr.
Blue Heart – Too Slim & the Taildraggers
Hard Luck Woman – Sean Costello
Funky Monkey – Jeremy Baum
That’s My Name – Bob Stroger & Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
Blues Scars – Skyla Burrell Band