During September Black Routes is featuring the recently late Michael Burks, and also The Black Sorrows great new release, Crooked Little Thoughts.
With Joe Bonamassa in town at the end of next week, we’ll play tracks from him as well.
And until announcement of the ARIA nominations we’re playing some tracks each week from Blues & Roots entrants.
Our birthday tributes today are all to living artists: King Sunny Adé, Marlena Shaw, and Doug Wimbish …
… and we have valedictory tributes to James ‘Sugar Boy’ Crawford and, somewhat belatedly, Joe South.
All our selections today are from the following titles …
- Crooked Little Thoughts [3-CD+book] / The Black Sorrows (Head; 2012) Australian artist
- Black Rock / Joe Bonamassa (J&R Adventures; 2010)
- Driving Towards the Daylight / Joe Bonamassa (J&R Adventures (promo); 2012)
- Dust Bowl / Joe Bonamassa (J & R Adventures; 2011)
- I Smell Smoke / Michael Burks (Alligator; 2003)
- Iron Man / Michael Burks (Alligator; 2008)
- Show Of Strength / Michael Burks (Alligator; 2012)
- Stranger Than Fiction / Glenn Cardier (indie; 2012) Australian artist
- Break Your Own Heart / Jack Carty (GigPiglet/Inertia; 2012) Australian artist
- Suburban Hell / Pete Cornelius and the DeVilles (Only Blues Music; 2008) Australian artist
- Promo CD : A Collection Of the Best / El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico (CD-RW; 2012)
- Behind the Stars / Paul Greene & The Other Colours (Whirl/ABC/Universal; 2012) Australian artist
- Don’t Explain / Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa (J&R Adventures; 2011)
- To the Horses / Lanie Lane (Ivy League; 2012) Australian artist
- Carried In Mind : Limited Edition / Jeff Lang (ABC Roots/Universal; 2011) Australian artist
- You Have To Dig Deep To Bury Daddy / Jeff Lang (ABC/Warner; 2005) Australian artist
- The Wolf That House Built / Little Axe (Wired/Festival; 1994)
- Karimba / Novalima (Novalima; 2011)
- Gee Baby / Liza Ohlback (indie; 2006) Australian artist
- Leave It All Behind / Saskwatch (Northside; 2012) Australian artist
- Jungle Blues / C W Stoneking (King Hokum; 2008) Australian artist
- Jedermann Remixed : the Soundtrack / Hans Theessink (Blue Groove; 2011)
- Find Someone / Danny Widdicombe (ABC/Universal; 2011) Australian artist
- Trippy Notes For Bass / Doug Wimbish (EFA; 1999)
- Chess Rhythm & Roll / Various (Chess/MCA; 1994)
- The Chess Story 1965-1975 / Various (Chess/MCA; 2001)
- Kings Of New Orleans R ‘n’ B / Various (Music Club; 1998)
- The Rough Guide To African Guitar Legends / Various (Rough Guides/World Music Network; 2011)
- Top Of the World 80 (Songlines : November/December 2011) / Various (Songlines; 2011)
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan / Various (Ace (UK); 2008)
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– Gil Onyett