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Smokestack Blues

About Me

Smokestack Blues is a live radio show airing every Wednesday from 3-5 p.m. on KABF 88.3 FM in Little Rock, Arkansas, it is also available online at www.kabf883.org. Modern music is completely infused with first expressions of protest, naughtiness, truth in reality. Blues music is proof that there are some souls whose spirit would not be broken by adversity and trials; some souls created beauty out of tragedy, and that's where it begins. Pure joy is as real as pain and there is salvation and redemption in the music. Not for the "purists," the weekly play list is as diverse as the blues itself.

Son House Lyrics
John the Revelator Lyrics ..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/05/2008
Band Members: AmyB and various live studio guests.
Influences: In the play list look for a variety of artists, here's a small sampling. Most importantly look for songs and artists that lack pretension:Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Sleepy John Estes, Big Mama Thornton, Ida Cox, Bessie Smith, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Rosa Henderson, Tommy Johnson, Robert Johnson, R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Bonnie Raitt, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Taj Mahal, Billy Boy Arnold, Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Milton, Otis Rush, Etta James, Koko Taylor, Jimmy Witherspoon, James Cotton, Robert Belfour, Jimbo Mathus, North Mississippi Allstars, Black Keys, Nina Simone, Saffire the Uppity Blues Women, Solomon Burke, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Skip James, Jimi Hendrix, Rory Block, Ma Rainey, Leadbelly, Alan Lomax Collection, Sid Hemphill, Otho Turner, Big Maybelle, Ruth Brown, Charlie Musselwhite, Blind Boys of Alabama, Blind Lemon Jefferson, the Theme from "Good Times" and "What's Happenin'!", Buddy Guy, Michael Burks, Wesley Willis, Yank Rachel, Carl Martin, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Tampa Red, Piedmont area, Hot Tuna, Bob Dylan, Precious Bryant, Willie Nelson, Big Bill Broonzy, Lightnin' Hopkins, Odetta... This layout was handmade with love by the folks at My space or yours? Go get one!

Sounds Like: A groovy girl getting in the zone, spinning records just for you: Big Mama T and Co. T Model Ford Jon Spencer Son House
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Ragtime, Work songs and RJ: Playlist 8-5-2009

Oh honey! We went Ragtime, electric, Piedmont, swamp and country-ass blues yesterday!Maple Leaf Rag~Scott JoplinStack O Lee~Blues~Mississippi John HurtBaby, Scratch My Back~Slim HarpoEverything's Gonn...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:30:00 GMT

Past Playlists...Update, like gravy...takes a while!

Who Do You Love?~Candy KaneTell Me WhyFull Time Lover~Ann PeeblesCatfish~Preacher BoyDrawers~Jimmy KingArkansas Blues~Tuts WashingtonStreet Walkin' Woman~T Bone WalkerLeave My Girl Alone~Buddy GuyBad ...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:14:00 GMT

Unusual Playlist 7-29-2009

Unusual in that...though I was doing my show, apparently there was no signal...the thunderstorms took done the Tower of powerSo somewhere, out there, the frequencies of the music, my voice, et. cetera...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:05:00 GMT

Smokestack Playlist 7-1-2009

You Got to Move~Mississippi Fred McDowellYou Gotta Move~Rolling StonesRabbit Foot Blues~Blind Lemon JeffersonBlack Cat, House Upon a Hill, Someday Baby~Lightnin' HopkinsBlack Woman~Vera HallNickel's W...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:18:00 GMT

Take a Look-See: Three Weeks Worth of Smokestack Playlists

If you read my previous post, you will know why I am so tardy. Here we go:Skit Skat~Champion Jack DupreeMan of Considerable Taste~Billy Boy ArnoldSaints Go Marchin' In~Furry LewisRuckus Juice and Chit...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:45:00 GMT

Lazy days where the Delta meets the Bayou, late 1970s...

Oh my, my has it really been since May for my playlist? Sorry y'all; Summer fever is hittin' me hard.I think sometimes of my visits to Beaumont, Texas (land of the thick, thick grass and green tailess...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:58:00 GMT

Burnside Exploration

It seems the progeny of RL Burnside are prolific in side projects, branching out, playing here and there.To some, the name Burnside or Kimbrough connotes royalty and evenso, if someone says they're fr...
Posted by on Fri, 22 May 2009 09:06:00 GMT

Smokestack Blues Playlist~All Buddy Guy

Worried Mind~Buddy GuyFirst Time I Met the BluesLet Me Love YouI Found a True LovePretty BabyMy Time After WhileStone CrazyKeep It to MyselfTen Years AgoGot to Use Your HeadI Cry and Sing the BluesShe...
Posted by on Thu, 21 May 2009 14:29:00 GMT

Smokestack Blues Playlist 5-13-2009 Blues is a WomanIf I Can't Sell It

Blues is a Woman~T Bone WalkerI Got the Blues Again~T-Bone WalkerHenny Penny Blues~Lightnin' HopkinsLoretta Blues~Lightnin' HopkinsLet Me Play With Your Poodle~Lightnin' HopkinsLet Me Fly Your Kite~Li...
Posted by on Thu, 14 May 2009 09:24:00 GMT

Smokestack Playlist 5-7-2009~ In the Mood-It's All Over Now

I'm the Mood~John Lee HookerQueen B~Taj MahalGood Looking Girl Blues~Furry LewisMy Black Mama~Son HouseBrown-Skinned Woman~Howlin' WolfJumpin and Shoutin Blues~Garfield AkersI Will Turn Your Money Gre...
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 08:26:00 GMT