526: White Brits Sing Black America

In the early 1960's black American "race records" were being brought to England by merchant marine sailors. These records were a big influence on the teens and young musicians across the British Islands.  This week Trick's counts down some of these early covers performed by young bands that were part of the first wave of the coming British Invasion...Ready...5...4...3...2...1!

10 Bright Lights, Big City (Jimmy Reed) - Them fea. Van Morrison

9 Big Boss Man (Jimmy Reed) - Pretty Things
 8 That's How Strong My Love Is (Otis Redding) - The Hollies
 7 Who B2B Heat Wave (Martha and the Vandellas) and Please, Please, Please (James Brown)
 6 I'm A Man (Muddy Waters) Live - The Yardbirds

 5 Can't Be Satisfied (Muddy Waters) - The Rolling Stones
 4 Stormy Monday (T-Bone Walker) - Manfred Mann
 3 Hellhound On My Trail (Robert Johnson) - Fleetwood Mac
 2 Little Red Rooster (Howlin' Wolf) - Savoy Brown
 1 Roberta (John Lee Hooker) - The Animals
00 I Can't Quit You Baby (Otis Rush) - Led Zeppelin

We were all young once!

Tricks Gets The Blues

Join us in our annual salute to icons of the musical realm when the Trick's Synthetic Podcast Gang sets up their Backyard Band and Barbecue. This year's tribute features a selection that pairs wonderfully with ribs and white bread...and that can only be 100% Blues. Here take a look at what we're cooking:


Tribute to Texas' T: 
T Bone Shuffle (T Bone Walker) Doug Sahm

Going To The Country:

Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning (Blind willie Johnson)Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi

Big Road Blues (Tommy Johnson) B2B with David Bromberg 

and Canned Heat

Southern Flood Blues (Bill Broonzy) Dave and Phil Alvin

Baby Please Don't Go (Big Joe Williams) Webb Wilder

Getting It Off My Chess:

Gypsy Woman (Muddy Waters) Mem Shannon

Walking By Myself (Big Walter) Mark Wenner

Killing Floor (Howlin' Wolf) B2B with L.A. Blues Authority and The Electric Flag

Mellow Down Easy (Willie Dixon) Tab Benoit

The Next Generation:

All These Blues (Paul Butterfield) Robben Ford

I Can't Lose The Blues (Roy Buchanan) Fred Chapellier

Cold Shot (Stevie Ray Vaughan) Steve Stevens

Tribute to Texas' King:

Hideaway (Freddie King) Rick Derringer

So hurry and pick this up before it's gone

 

100% Texas Blues

Join us on a Texas sized road trip across the heart of Texas with this 100% Texas Blues celebration from deep in the heart of Texans edition of Texas Trick's Synthetic Podcast "March Is Texas Music Month...at least around here" and did I say this is all about Texas and 

Goin' Back To Texas - Omar and The Howlers

East Texas Blues:

Railroading Some - Henry Thomas (Mineola)

Stormy Monday - Aaron T-Bone Walker (Linden)

Stormy Monday - Roy  Gaines (Waskom)

Lonesome Saxophone - Grady Gaines (Waskom)

Tore Down - Freddie King (Gilmer)

 Givin' It Up For Your Love - Z. Z. Hill (Hughes Springs)

Dallas/ Fort Worth:

Matchbox Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson (Coutchman)

I Got A Stick - Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones (Dallas)

Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn (Oak Cliff)

Give It To Me - Mitch T and Andrew Baxter, Jr. (Dallas)

Tore Up - Anson and The Rockets (Dallas)

She's A Rocket - Robert Ealey (Ft. Worth)

Highway Blues - Mason Rufner (Ft. Worth)

 West Texas:

V - 8 Ford - Long John Hunter (El Paso)

Central Texas:

Curandera - Randy Garibay (San Antonio)

T Bone Shuffle - Doug Sahm (San Antonio)

Everywhere I Go - W.C. Clark (Austin)

Houston:

Texas Jump - Pete Mays

Hop To It - Hop Wilson

My Name Is Earl - Earl Gillam

Guitar Man - Sherman Robertson

In Care Of The Blues(fade) - Toni Price

Honk if you love Texas!

A Brief Survey of British Blues

Born in the Delta of the River Itchen outside of South Hampton, the blues soon migrated north past Winchester, Basingstoke, Egham and Twickinham via the M3 making their way to London, where they exploded electrically in the clubs of London's southside and Carnaby Street, but never quite making it to Abbey Road Studios... So join the professor of musicology, better known as simply Ray, as we wonder through this brief history of British blues with:

The Early Bluesmen:
Rambling on My Mind - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
Got Love If You Want It - Yardbirds
Hoochie Coochie Man - Manfred Mann
You Gotta Move - Fleetwood Mac

The Rockers Sing The Blues:
Milk Cow Blues - The Kinks
Gin House Blues - The Animals
Bright Lights, Big City - Them with Van Morrison
Little Red Rooster - The Rolling Stones

Those Psychedelic Blues:
Ain't Superstitious - Savoy Brown
I'm So Glad - Cream
Spoonful - Ten Years After
 

Playing with The Masters:
Power Of The Blues - B B King 

with Ringo Star, Klaus Voorman, and Gary Wright
I Want To Have A Word With You - Howlin' Wolf 

with Clapton,Voormann and Starr
London Berry Blues - Chuck Berry 

with Ian McLagan and Kenny Jones
Got My MoJo Working - 

Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones
 

Two Contemporary Players:
Woke Up This Morning - Alexis Korner
Truck Stop (fade) - Chris Rea

 

Around Trick's Synthetic Podcast we are all 

Red, White, and Blues!

Traveling with Duke, Chicago Style

We head up north to get down with the Duke.  Upset with being left out of the big 400th, I promised Duke that we would take another road trip and his choice...Chicago. So join us as we take a musical tour of the Windy City with:
Sweet Home Chicago B2B 
with Robert Lockwood, Jr. 
and Randy Garibay
Chicago Bound - Canned Heat
Say Hello To Chicago - Neil Young
Born In Chicago - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Chicago Line - John Mayall fea. Walter Trout
Chicago Promenade - Jason Isbell
The Eggplant That Ate Chicago - Big Maybelle
Chicago - Tom Waits
Mean Old Chicago - Bob Margolin
A Visit To The Chess Studios:
2120 South Michigan Avenue - The Rolling Stones
I Live The Life I Love, I Love The Life I Live - Muddy Waters
Mellow Down Easy - Little Walter
Get Down With It - Wayne Cochran
The Wobble - Jimmy McCracklin
Oh, Chicago - The Yahoos

Join us on this magical musical tour...bus.