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Blue Light Boogie: Origin of the Blues

Steven Miscandlon
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 Playlist #1905 May 11, 2018

“Blue Light Boogie”, Cozy Eggleston, Honkers And Barwalkers vol. 1, Delmark Records, http://www.delmark.com

“The First Man (Who Ever Had The Blues)”, Hoopsnakes, Jump In And Hang On, self release

“Caveman”, Barrence Whitfield And The Savages, Ritual Of The Savages, Demon Records, http://www.barrencewhitfieldsavages.com

“Caveman Rock”, Omar And The Howlers, Big Delta, Blind Pig Records, http://www.omarandthehowlers.com http://www.blindpigrecords.com

“Caveman Rock”, Kid Andersen, Guitarmageddon, self release

“Poor Tarzan”, Little Charlie And The Nightcats, 35X35, Alligator Records, http://www.rickestrin.com http://www.alligator.com

“Gitarzan”, Ray Stevens, Goofy Greats (various artists), K-Tel Productions, http://www.raystevens.com http://www.k-tel.com

“Dirty Drawers”, Elvin Bishop And Little Smokey Smothers, That’s My Partner, Alligator Records, http://www.elvinbishopmusic.com http://www.alligator.com

“Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On”, Professor’s Blues Review with Gloria Hardiman, Genuine Houserockin’ Music II (various artists), Alligator Records, http://www.alligator.com

“Drawers Trouble”, Chuck Carbo, Drawers Trouble, Rounder Records, http://www.rounder.com

“Gasoline Drawers”, Holmes Brothers, State Of Grace, Alligator Records, http://www.theholmesbrothers.com http://www.alligator.com

“Pull Your Dress Down”, Guitar Shorty, Alone In His Field, Trix Records

“Red Dress”, Tinsley Ellis, Trouble Time, Alligator Records, http://www.tinsleyellis.com http://www.alligator.com

“Take Off That Dress”, Chuck Carbo, Drawers Trouble, Rounder Records,

“I’m A King Bee”, Muddy Waters, King Bee, Blue Sky Records, http://www.muddywatersofficial.com

“Honey Bee”, Zora Young, The French Connection, Delmark Records, http://www.delmark.com

“Queen Bee”, Rod Piazza And The Mighty Flyers, Soul Monster, Delta Groove Music, http://www.themightyflyers.com

“Sugar Bee”, Kathy And The Kilowatts, Premonition Of Love, Nola Blue Records, http://www.kathymurrayandthekilowatts.com http://www.nola-blue.com

“Bee Sting”, Davina And The Vagabonds, Black Cloud, self release, http://www.davinaandthevagabonds.com

“Bee Keeper”, Hurricane Ruth, Ain’t Ready For The Grave, Hurricane Ruth Records, http://www.hurricaneruth.com

“Calling All Cows”, Elvin Bishop, Raisin’ Hell, Capricorn Records, http://elvinbishopmusic.com

“Down On The Farm”, Little Feat, Live From Neon Park, Zoo Entertainment, http://littlefeat.net

“The Farmer Song”, Carolyn Wonderland, Miss Understood, Bismeaux Productions, http://www.carolynwonderland.com http://www.bixmeauxstudios.com

“Buley’s Farm”, Blind Lemon Pledge, Evangeline, self release, http://www.blindlemon-pledge.com

“Jack Of Diamonds”, Good Rocking Sam, Other Side Of Time, self release

“I’m A Diamond”, Audra Mae And The Almighty Sound, Audra Mae And The Almighty Sound, Side One Dummy Records, http://www.audramaemusic.com  http://www.sideonedummy.com

“Diamonds Are Optional”, Vintage #18, Grit, self release, http://www.vintage18.net

“Diamonds On My Windshield”, Tom Waits, The Early Years vol. 2, Bizarre/Straight Records, http://www.tomwaits.com

Art Hooker was born in Wisconsin and trained on tuba at Hortonville Union High School and Lawrence Conservatory. As a self-taught flutist he traveled throughout the western U.S. as a busker. He studied radio production technology at Mount Hood Community College in Oregon. He also ad libbed flute music beds for a locally produced poetry program on public radio. He currently plays tenor saxophone, flute, rhythm guitar, percussive devices and vocals. He has performed with the Siegal/Schwall Blues Band, Seafood Mama (later known as Quarterflash), Sweet Betty and Nathaniel Mayer, as a solo artist and as a member of the bands King Rat, The Bushwhackers, FM Band, Two Flat Blues Band, Mumblin’ Eddy, Art Hooker, Hot Tomato, and the Big Jones Blues Band. He has opened for John Lee Hooker, James Cotton, Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy, Ben E. King, Luther ‘Guitar Jr.’ Johnson, Marshall Tucker, The Guess Who and Chris Duarte.