

Se 5 Ep 45 - Live Focus - Mike Henderson - Last Night At The Bluebird - Live
Live Focus – Mike Henderson – Last Night At The Blue Bird - Live “Mike Henderson's long musical career saw him tour with Mark Knopfler, record with Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt and Kelly Willis. His song writing skills have been showcased by the Dixie Chicks, Trisha Yearwood and Patty Loveless, and …

SE 5 Ep 44 - Classic Album Feature - The Paladins - Years Since Yesterday
Classic Album Feature – The Paladins – Years Since Yesterday “Hottest roots rock band on the West Coast; terrific guitar from Dave Gonzales. Minimalist and raw as hell. "Beat for beat, there's no better band than The Paladins. This lineup is lethal!"--L.A. WEEKLY The Paladins' own way of ma…

SE 5 Ep 43 - Classic Album Feature - David Johansen & The Harry Smiths
“David Johansen is a true musical chameleon. Whether fronting the influential punk band the New York Dolls, lounging it up as Buster Poindexter or invoking the blues with the Harry Smiths, he has always demonstrated his unique talent for taking a musical style and making it his own. On David Johans…

SE 5 Ep 42 Delbert McClinton – Classic Album Feature – Live from Austin
The first live album from the King of Texas Roadhouses. Raw rockers, soul ballads, driving band. A best seller. "Breathtaking, hardcore roadhouse rhythm & blues"--Rolling Stone I’ve long been a fan of this classic live set from Delbert and his amazing band and now, for the first time, I’ll be feat…

SE 5 Ep 41 The Howlin Moondoggies Classic Album Feature – Live At The Orient 1990.
A favourite band of mine from back in the very early days, a copy of this incredible live show has recently made its way back into the Blues With A Feeling record library and I’m beyond excited to be featuring this album for you this week. Plus tracks from the latest releases by Buddy Guy, Jimmy B…

SE 5 Ep 40 - Mighty Mo Rodgers Classic Album Feature - Blues Is My Wailing Wall
“Blues Is My Wailin' Wall is the debut album by the American musician Mighty Mo Rodgers, released in 1999. Rodgers referred to his music as "nu bluez"; he was also working on a master's thesis titled "Blues as Metaphysical Music (Its Musicality and Ontological Underpinnings)". He initially relea…

SE 5 Ep 39 - Walter "Wolfman" Washington - Classic Album Feature - Funk Is In The House
“Walter “Wolfman” Washington, a New Orleans guitarist and singer… played his mix of funk, blues, soul and jazz in the city’s clubs for six decades. A quintessential local luminary, Mr. Washington held down long-running weekly residencies at clubs including the Maple Leaf and d.b.a, where he record…

Season 5 Ep 38 Classic Album Feature - Kid Bangham Amyl Justin - Pressure Cooker
“Young blues guitar slinger teams up with rough-hewn soul singer from the Motor City for a set of rockin’ blues in a kind of Stevie Ray Vaughan-meets-Rod Stewart (or maybe, more accurately, David Lee Roth) vein. Most of this will appeal more to rock fans than hardcore blues fans, although straight …

SE 5 Ep 37 Classic Album Feature - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - The Sky Is Crying
“The Sky Is Crying gathers ten previously unreleased tracks that Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble recorded between 1984’s Couldn’t Stand The Weather and 1989’s In Step, their final album before Vaughan died in a helicopter crash. Mobile Fidelity has released all five recordings, including the …

SE 5 Ep 36 - Koko Taylor Classic Album Feature - Royal Blue
Like the force of nature that she was, GRAMMY-winning Koko Taylor, the undisputed "Queen of the Blues," was in a league of her own. With her exuberant, deeply soulful, good-time style and her tough-as-nails band, she could be counted on to make the reluctant fans dance and the quiet ones jump for j…