

SE 5 Ep 48 - Classic Feature Album - Sam Cooke - Live At The Harlem Square Club 1963
“In the studio, Sam Cooke was a consummate pop crooner, whose delicate, caramelized voice charmed the reserved and mild. By the early sixties, his success and stature as a groundbreaking R&B crossover sensation loomed large in the music business. But when Cooke stepped into Miami’s Harlem Square C…

SE 5 Ep 47 - Classic Album Feature - Little Charlie & the Nightcats - All the Way Crazy
“It's been over 30 years since world-class musicians guitarist Little Charlie Baty and harmonicist/vocalist/songwriter Rick Estrin first teamed up and took hard Chicago blues, jump, Texas swing and jazz and mixed it with rockabilly, proto-rock'n'roll, jumping jive, bebop and Estrin's sharply ori…

SE 5 Ep 46 - Mavis Staples - Classic Album Feature - We'll Never Turn Back
"Billed as her most personal statement, this may well be Mavis Staples’ finest solo effort to date. In 2004, the powerhouse lead singer of the famed Staple Singers released the rootsy Have A Little Faith on Alligator. Here, producer/guitarist Ry Cooder places the reigning queen of gospel’s voice in…

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…