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Welcome to Something Blue. I'm Hairy Larry and I've got the Blues, for you.

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All right now, that's Spartacus Jones with the "Homeland Security Blues", a message song for modern times. Kicking us off tonight we featured Buddy Guy and Junior Wells doing "Give Me My Coat And Shoes". Buddy Guy and Junior Wells are one of the greatest Blues duos of all time. They just know how to make that guitar and harmonica fit together. And in between there we heard the Siegall Schwall Band sing "Going Back To Alabama".

Thanks to musicalley.com for their catalog of podsafe music. Most of the songs I'm playing tonight I found through their excellent service.

You're listening to Something Blue on KASU. Please visit our website at sbblues.com for podcasts, scripts, even a liveblog discussion of this show in progress. You can also visit the KASU website at kasu.org.

Sugar Blue is a fantastic harmonica player who really brings it to the Blues. Sugar Blue was raised in the theater scene in Harlem, New York. He learned from Blues, Jazz, and Folk music with influences including Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Bob Dylan, Brownie McGhee, and Roosevelt Sykes. He's worked with everyone from Junior Wells to Willie Dixon. His new CD is called "Code Blue". Here he is now with "Cold Blooded Man".

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And that's Sugar Blue with another hot song from his "Code Blue" CD. A song called "Bluesman".

We're going back now to one of my lifelong favorite bluesmen, Buddy Guy. Buddy Guy is from Lousiana but he is associated with the Chicago Blues because of all his session work on Chess Records. He still has a presence in Chicago with his famous Blues Club, Buddy Guy's Legends. They host Blues Jams right in the loop. No telling who you'll hear playing there. Here he is now singing "Are You Losing Your Mind?".

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Oh yeah, that's Steady Rollin Bob Margolin singing "She And The Devil". Bob Margolin played with Muddy Waters during the Blues Revival of the sixties and he's been steady rollin ever since.

I met Nitro on the internet and they have a good reverbnation site. Nitro plays guitar and drums and they feature Ruthie on vocals. Reverbnation is a great place to find cool indie music. Go to reverbnation.com and search on Nitro Mean Streak Blues, Hairy Larry, or your other favorites. If you're promoting your music on the internet they have a great player widget and free mail list software. Here's Mean Streak Blues now and they're "Stuck In New York".

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And that's some more from Nitro, "Monkey On My Back" and "Pet The Kitty". I love it when someone puts some humor in their Blues.

We're cooking on KASU, closing out Something Blue with three hot songs from Lil Ed and The Blues Imperials. Lil Ed and The Blues Imperials are another great Chicago Blues Band. On the Alligator site they're compared to Hound Dog Taylor and The House Rockers, top praise from Alligator the company that brought you Hound Dog Taylor. You can also visit with the Ed Heads at liledandthebluesimperials.com where they've got a great photo gallery. We'll hear them play "Hold That Train", "Chicken Gravy And Biscuits", and "Compact Man". 

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