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Andy Gunn - Country Fried Pickin’ -
Valerie June - You Can’t Be Told
Gwyn Ashton - Waiting for the Day - Fist Full of Blues

What You Mean you don’t already own that?!?!

Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues
featured tracks: Hoodoo Man & Ships on the Ocean

Christopher Paul Stelling - Homesick Tributaries - False Cities
Daniel Smith - G Jam Blues - Highwire IBBA Album of the Month

BBA Guitarist of the Year Nominee

Chantel McGregor - Help Me
Ben Poole - Everything I Want
Ron Sayer Jr - Baby Blue
Joel Fisk - TIm Aves and Wolfpack - Forty Four
Alan Nimmo - The Nimmo Bros.- Waiting for My Heart to Fall
Jon Amor - Fools Gold

vote at www.britishbluesawards.co.uk

Ori Naftali Band - Set Me Free - Happy for Good
Girls With Guitars - I Put a Spell on You - Live
Hollywood Fats and the Palladins - That will Never Do
Colin James - Cadillac Baby - Little Big Band
Dudley Taft - Meet me in the Morning
Taj Mahal - Loving In My Baby’s Eyes - Phantom Blues
Charlie Parr - Henry Goes to the Bank
Dave Thomas - Feeling Good
Junior Wells - Early in the Morning - Hoodoo Man Blues

This week marks the first in a new series on Blues is the Truth. It’s called: What Do You Mean You Don’t Already Own It?

Basically, it’s a spot that features the blues records you really should own, the thinks that define blues, define careers and define artists. The first in the series features the seminal release from Junior Wells, the first in his long collaboration with guitar genius Buddy Guy, Hoodoo Man Blues.

The album was released in 1965 and is widely regarded as the first real blues album. Up until this disc blues long players were collections of singles, grouped together to give the record company a second bite of the financial cherry. Delmark took a risk with this disc, allowing the songs to run longer than the typical two or three minutes, in using Buddy as part of the band when he was under contract to rivals at Chess, in trying something that had never been done before. The good news is that it was a success, remaining as Delmark’s best selling record for over 30 years, and in producing music that has stood the test of time until this day. Songs like Early In The Morning and Hoodoo Man are still being recorded and performed by acts like Clapton, the funky arrangements of tracks like Hound Dog being borrowed by the young up and comers, the impact of the music that was recorded here is still resounding around the world today.

If you don’t own Hoodoo Man Blues, you’re missing out. It’s a great record, moving, funky and fun. One of the best records ever made. And one you can hear three tracks from, tonight, from 9, on www.ukjazzradio.com

Just after my show tonight you can catch something rather good. My Show! A whole 3 hours of me in a row, but in the second one from 11 til midnight I’ll be joined by musical legend Albert Lee as we chat through his brilliant musical career, his influences and his guitars. Well worth checking out! from 11pm on www.ukjazzradio.com

Another week’s blues is the truth is done and on it’s way to the servers. Things are a touch different this week with the addition of a new feature tentatively entitled “What do you mean you don’t already own it?” where we treat you to a selection of tracks from an album you really should own. This week it’s Junior Wells and Hodoo Man Blues. There are also the guitar nominees from the BBA’s which means Chantel McGregor, Alan Nimmo, Ron Sayer, Jon Amor, Ben Poole and Joel Fisk. There are also traks from Charlie Parr, Daniel Smith, Gwyn Ashton and more, so tune in from 9pm monday for a great time on www.ukjazzradio.com

A post yesterday by Villanovajunctionblues got me to thinking.

What are the blues records that everyone should own (or at least have heard)?

There are so many records that people should own and love, at least in my opinion, and from next week I’ll start sharing my views. I’ve got a fairly long list to begin with but I’d love to know what you think.

What are the blues albums everyone should own?

Daniel Smith - The Pot Calling The Kettle Black - Highwire IBBA Album of the Month
Otis Clay - Even Now - Truth Is
Nick Cohen - Big Brother - Pages
Derek Trucks Band - Down Don’t Bother Me - Already Free
Magic Slim and the Teardrops - Wake Me Up early
Curtis Salgado - Getting to Know You
Larry Miller - Outlaw Blues - Live and Outlawed
Dale Storr - Radiatin’ the 88s - New Orleans Piano LIVE!
Otis Grand - Magic Mood - Perfume and Grime
Christopher Paul Stelling - Writing in Shambles

BBA Nominees - Band of the Year

24 Pesos - Tryin’ To Get Back To You - When the Ship Goes Down
King King - Heavy Load
Ron Sayer Jr - Mañana - Better Side
The Motives - Cookie Jar - The Motives
Jon Amor Blues Group - Make it Your Trouble -JABG
Ian Siegal and the Mississippi Mudbloods - Hard Pressed - Candy Store Kid

Vote for your Favourite at www.britishbluesawards.co.uk

Charlie Parr - Motorcycle Blues
Rabbit Foot - Down the Road - Swamp Boogie
Paul Lamb and Chad Strentz - Take these Chains - Goin’ Down the Road
Buddy Guy - Lonesome Home Blues - Blues Singer
Mississippi Heat - Daggers and Spears
Steve Hay’s Shades of Blue - Shake Rag Boogie - Jocks Juke Joint
Brooks Williams - Grinning In Your Face - Baby O!
Katy Bradley - Hound Dog

Tomorrow’s show has made it to the server and will be gracing your ears with some of the winners in the Blues Music Awards, the Band of the Year nominees in the BBAs and some classic stuff too. That means King King, Jon Amor Blues Group, Ron Sayer, The Motives, and Ian Siegal and the Mississippi Mudbloods, along with Curtis Salgado, Derek Trucks, Otis Grand, Paul Lamb, Buddy Guy and Katie Bradley. Tune in from 9pm tomorrow on www.ukjazzradio.com

Otis Grand - When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer - Perfume and Grime
The Mustangs - Sea Change - Speed of Love
Daniel Smith - Old House Boogie Woogie - Highwire IBBA Album of the Month May
Dale Storr - Tipitina - New Orleans Piano LIVE
Arthur Big Boy Crudup - The Mistake I Made in LA - Sunny Road
John Lee Hooker - In the Mood - The Healer
Poplar Jake - 32-400 - From the Delta to the Docks
Gary Clark Jr - When My Train Pulls In - Black and Blu
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats - Calling All Fools - Aligator Records Sampler

BBA Nominees Harmonica Player of the Year

Paul Lamb - Black Jack Game - The Games People Play
West Weston - Five Long Years - Lazy Lester with West Weston & the Bluesonics
Giles King - Listen Up - Dove and Boweevil
Giles Robson - Cooling Board
Will Wilde - Fly Around the World - Unchained
Trevor Steger of Babajack - Burn All the Bridges - Rooster

Larry Miller Band - Messing With The Kid - Live and Outlawed
Ruff Kutt Blues Band - Where the Blues Began
Billy T Band - In the Mood For You
Hans Theesink and Terry Evans - Down in Mississippi - Delta Time
Navacross - Overload
Bob Brozman - Breathing In The Blues
Elmore James - Dust My Broom

Hope you enjoyed the show this time!