A grab bag today.
During September Black Routes is featuring the recently late Michael Burks, and also The Black Sorrows great new release, Crooked Little Thoughts.
Until announcement of the ARIA nominations we’re playing tracks from the Blues & Roots entries.
A birthday tribute for Snooky Prior and, sadly, a valedictory tribute to Melbourne ockerbilly legend, Peter Lillie, who died on Thursday.
All our selections today are from the following titles …
- Live / Leslie Avril (indie; [~2000 undated])
- Medicine Man / The Bamboos (Tru Thoughts/Inertia; 2012)
- Crooked Little Thoughts [3-CD+book] / The Black Sorrows (Head; 2012)
- I Smell Smoke / Michael Burks (Alligator; 2003)
- Make It Rain / Michael Burks (Alligator; 2001)
- Show Of Strength / Michael Burks (Alligator; 2012)
- Haptics / The Cactus Channel (Hope Street; 2012)
- Election Special / Ry Cooder (Perro Verde/Nonesuch; 2012)
- Suburban Hell / Pete Cornelius and the DeVilles (Only Blues Music; 2008)
- When the Night Comes In / Andy Cowan (ABC; 2009)
- The New Cool / Daddy Cool (Liberation; 2006)
- The Moment / Mia Dyson (Black Door/MGM; 2012)
- Grind / Mark Easton (Plastic Donut; [2012])
- Promo CD : A Collection Of the Best / El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico (CD-RW; 2012)
- Trouble’s Door / Ash Grunwald (Delta Groove; 2012)
- Right Now / The Hiptones (Sony BMG; 2006)
- The Big Bear Sessions / Homesick James and Snooky Pryor (Big Bear/Castle; 2003)
- Best Of / Peter Lillie (indie; 2008)
- Peter Lillie’s Relaxed Mechanics Magazine / Peter Lillie (indie; 2011)
- Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) / Mighty Sam McClain (Mighty Music; 2012)
- Karimba / Novalima (Novalima; 2011)
- Jefferson Blues / PJ O’Brien (indie/Only Blues Music; [2012])
- Gee Baby / Liza Ohlback (indie; 2006)
- Truth Of a Woman / Kristina Olsen (Take a Break; 1999)
- In This Mess Up To My Chest / Snooky Pryor (Antone’s; 1994)
- Leave It All Behind / Saskwatch (Northside; 2012)
- Back To the Country / Johnny Shines | Snooky Pryor (Blind Pig; 1991)
- Gravel & Wine / Gin Wigmore (Island/Universal; 2012)
- Rockin’ Is Our Business / Various (Canetoad; 1998)
- Stompin’ At the Spud n’ Spa : Best Of Lillie and Topper Bands / Various (indie; 2008)
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– Gil Onyett