BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE FOR 4/19/26
BBS POSTWAR PIANO ROSTER

This week on BBS I ran across an old playlist from 2005. That week we were turning the spotlight on Postwar Piano Players, featuring a dozen of the best-known singer/pianists to record after WWII. It’s been a while so I thought it might be fun to do again but with some up-dates – there really wasn’t much reissued back then by James Beale Street Clark or Willie “Long-Time” Smith. We’ll include them both this time around. Join us for Post War Blues Piano during hours #3 & #4. Only on BBS!

HOUR #1

BABY AT BIRDLAND

BABY LAWRENCE

I STAY IN THE MOOD FOR YOU

BILLY ECKSTINE

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOU

BILLY ECKSTINE

BLOWING THE BLUES AWAY

BILLY ECKSTINE

OPUS X

BILLY ECKSTINE

PALM CHANT

LURLEAN HUNTER

I HADN’T ANYONE TIL YOU

LURLEAN HUNTER

MY HOMETOEN CHICAGO

LURLEAN HUNTER

I GET A WARM FEELING

LURLEAN HUNTER

DON’T HESITATE TOO LONG

ANISTEEN ALLEN

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

ANISTEEN ALLEN

MORE MORE MORE

ANISTEEN ALLEN

125TH STREET SUNRISE

TINY GRIMES

LOCH LOMOND

TINY GRIMES

ANNIE LAURIE

TINY GRIMES

I’D RATHER BE WRONG

DELTA RHYTHM BOYS

BUSS ROBINSON BLUES

PETE JOHNSON

NIGHT SOUNDS

ERNIE FREEMAN

HOUR #2

COAL MINER

NAPPY BROWN

SNUFF DIPPIN’ MAMA

CHARLES BROWN

I WANT A BOWLEGGED MAMA

BULLMOOSE JACKSON

DADDY DADDY

RUTH BROWN

LITTLE BOY BLUE

ROY MILTON

IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO

EDDIE CLEANHEAD VINSON

DID YOU MEAN IT

IVORY JOE HUNTER

CARNIVAL DAY

DAVE BARTHOLOMEW

THAT’S HOW YOU GOT KILLED BEFORE

DAVE BARTHOLOMEW

STREAMLINE TRAIN

CRIPPLED CLARENCE

BROWNSKIN GIRLS

CRIPPLED CLARENCE

LONESOME WALLS

ETHEL WATERS

IF YOU EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND

ETHEL WATERS

WHAT GOES UP

ETHEL WATERS

Y’ HAD IT COMIN’ TO YA’

ETHEL WATERS

CRYING TO THE LORD

BIRMINGHAM JUBILEE SINGERS

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

REV E.D. CAMPBELL

MY CHAINS FELL OFF

FIVE TRUMPETS

DO NOT PASS ME BY

NATIONAL KINGS OF HARMONY

HOUR #3

WORRIED LIFE BLUES

BIG MACEO

COUNTY JAIL

BIG MACEO

KID MAN BLUES

BIG MACEO

JOHNSON MACHINE GUN

SUNNYLAND SLIM

FLY RIGHT LITTLE GIRL

SUNNYLAND SLIM

DOWN HOME CHILD

SUNNYLAND SLIM

GRINDER MAN BLUES

MEMPHIS SLIM

ANGEL CHILD

MEMPHIS SLIM

THROW THIS POOR DOG A BONE

MEMPHIS SLIM

OTIS IN THE DARK

OTIS SPANN

THE HARD WAY

OTIS SPANN

BURNING FIRE

OTIS SPANN

FIVE LONG YEARS

EDDIE BOYD

BLUE COAT MAN

EDDIE BOYD

GOT ME SEEING DOUBLE

EDDIE BOYD

COME TO ME BABY

JAMES BEALE STREET CLARK

YOU CAN’T MAKE THE GRADE

AMES BEALE STREET CLARK

HOUR #4

I DON’T KNOW

WILLIE MABON

MONDAY WOMAN

WILLIE MABON

POISON IVY

WILLIE MABON

HOY-HOY

LITTLE JOHNNY JONES

WAIT BABY

LITTLE JOHNNY JONES

DO THE BEST I CAN

LITTLE JOHNNY JONES

MY RED

BLIND JOHN DAVIS

NO MAIL TODAY

BLIND JOHN DAVIS

TELEGRAM TO MY BABY

BLIND JOHN DAVIS

THAT AIN’T RIGHT

HENRY GRAY

YOU MESSED UP

HENRY GRAY

WATCH YOURSELF

HENRY GRAY

WRONG BLUES

CURTIS JONES

COOL PLAYING BLUES

CURTIS JONES

FLAMING BLUES

CURTIS JONES

DEVILMENT ON MY MIND

WILLIE LONGTIME SMITH

DUE RESPECTS TO YOU

WILLIE LONGTIME SMITH

NO SPECIAL RIDER

WILLIE LONGTIME SMITH

               

HOUR #5

SOMEDAY

RAVENS

GONE WITH THE WIND

WES MONTGOMERY

I’LL FOLLOW YOU

JOE WILLIAMS

REMEMBER

BETTY CARTER

CUTE

SHIRLEY SCOTT

IF I DON’T SEE YOU AGAIN

TED TAYLOR

HOLD ME TIGHT

TED TAYLOR

AIN’T THAT LOVIN’ YOU

JIMMY REED

I WANNA BE LOVED

JIMMY REED

LEFT ME WITH A BROKEN HEART

JIMMY ROGERS

BACKDOOR MAN

HOWLING WOLF

I’M LEAVIN’ YOU

HOWLING WOLF

MAGIC ROCKER

MAGIC SAM

THAT AIN’T RIGHT

A.C.REED

YOUR TURN TO CRY

JAMES T-BIRD DAVIS

SHINE ON

LILLIAN OFFITT

WEE WEE HOURS

CHUCK BERRY

ALBATROSS

FLEETWOOD MAC

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