BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE FOR 11/26/23

BATTLE OF THE BLUES
A.C. REED vs HOWLING WOLF
(YEAH, RIGHT…)  

This week on BBS it’s one of our special “Battle of the Blues”. During Hour #4 Chicago sax man/vocalist A.C. Reed challenges Howlin’ Wolf! Yeah – OK – not much of a battle, but we’ll listen to records by both and to make it at least a little more fair, we’ll just play records by Wolf from the 1960s. Who else is here? Billy Wright, Little Willie Littlefield, Josh White, Barbeque Bob, Bumble Bee Slim, Evelyn Bricky, Sam Brown, Camille Howard, Elmore & Magic Samuel! Sounds of Bronzeville with Dinah, Joe Williams & Hot Lips Page. Push away from the table and tune to BBS!

HOUR #1

IF I FEEL LIKE THIS TOMORROW

JOJO ADAMS

GAMBLER’S BLUES

DINAH WASHINGTON

YOU LET MY LOVE GROW COLD

DINAH WASHINGTON

SURPRISE PARTY

DINAH WASHINGTON

FAT DADDY

DINAH WASHINGTON

5 O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING

JOE WILLIAMS/BASIE

HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO

JOE WILLIAMS/BASIE

GOOD MORNING BLUES

JOE WILLIAMS/BASIE

AIN’T NO USE

JOE WILLIAMS/BASIE

FLORIDA BLUES

HOT LIPS PAGE

GOOD MORNING BLUES

HOT LIPS PAGE

AIN’T NO USE

HOT LIPS PAGE

YOU COME IN HERE WOMAN

HOT LIPS PAGE

OLD MAN ROMANCE

FOUR VAGABONDS

ON THE ALAMO

FOUR VAGABONDS

CABIN IN THE SKY

FOUR VAGABONDS

HIT THAT JIVE JACK

FOUR VAGABONDS

REVEILLIE BOOGIE

ALBERT AMMONS

SLUMBER

TOM ARCHIA

HOUR #2

PASS THE BISCUITS

ANDRE WILLIAMS

MEAN OLE WINE

BILLY WRIGHT

LIVE THAT LIFE

BILLY WRIGHT

STACKED DECK

BILLY WRIGHT

TIME IS ON MY SIDE

IRMA THOMAS

SMELLY ICECREAM

PIGMEAT MARKHAM

TRAIN WHISTLE

LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD

REAL FINE MAMA

LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD

HAPPY PAYDAY

LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD

I’M FER IT

MARTHA DAVIS

MAMA DON’T ALLOW IT

FRANKIE HALF-PINT JAXON

ON REVIVAL DAY

BESSIE SMITH

MOAN YOU MOANERS

BESSIE SMITH

DONE FOUND MY LOST SHEEP

REV A.W. NIX

ONE MORE RIVER

SOUL STIRRERS

RIGHT TO THE TREE OF LIFE

SOUL STIRRERS

SAVIOR DON’T PASS ME BY

FLYING CLOUDS OF DETROIT

HOUR #3

LOW COTTON

JOSH WHITE

BLOOD RED RIVER

JOSH WHITE

RESTLESS NIGHT BLUES

BUDDY MOSS

MISSISSIPPI HEAVY WATER

BARBEQUE BOB

DIVING DUCK BLUES

SLEEPY JOHN ESTES

DROP DOWN MAMA

SLEEPY JOHN ESTES

DOWN IN THE VALLEY

EVELYN BRICKY

LOW DOWN MAN

FRANCIS WALLACE

12TH STREET BLUES

ROSA HENDERSON

THE JOCKEY BLUES

SAMMY BROWN

BLUE BLAZES BLUES

EMERY GLENN

HARD ROCKS IS MY BED

BUMBLE BEE SLIM

THIS OLD LIFE I’M LIVING

BUMBLE BEE SLIM

EARLY IN THE MORNING

WALTER ROLAND

EVERY MORNING BLUES

WALTER ROLAND

TELL ME MAMA

JAZZ GILLUM

GO BACK TO THE COUNTRY

JAZZ GILLUM

BLACKBERRY WINE

JACK NEWMAN

HOUR #4

THIS LITTLE VOICE

A.C. REED

LOVE ME DARLIN’

HOWLING WOLF

I STAY MAD

A.C. REED

MY COUNTRY SUGAR MAMA

HOWLING WOLF

MEAN COP

A.C. REED

MR AIRPLANE MAN

HOWLING WOLF

COME ON HOME

A.C. REED

I’M LEAVING YOU

HOWLING WOLF

THAT AIN’T RIGHT

A.C. REED

I DIDN’T KNOW

HOWLING WOLF

RATHER FIGHT THAN SWITCH

A.C. REED

I WALKED FROM DALLAS

HOWLING WOLF

TALKIN’ BOUT MY FRIENDS

A.C. REED

HOWLING FOR MY DARLING

HOWLING WOLF

CRYING BLUES

A.C. REED

KILLING FLOOR

HOWLING WOLF

LOTTA LOVIN’

A.C. REED

CHANGE MY WAY

HOWLING WOLF

I WANNA BE FREE

A.C. REED

SHAKE FOR ME

HOWLING WOLF

HOUR #5

ROYAL BLUE

HENRY MANCINI

HEARTSTRINGS

MILT JACKSON

DEDICATED TO YOU

JOHNNY HARTMAN

DREAM A LITTLE LONGER

ELLA FITZGERALD

THE MORE I SEE YOU

SHIRLEY SCOTT

ARE YOU LOSING YOUR MIND

CAMILLE HOWARD

EXCITE ME DADDY

CAMILLE HOWARD

SHAKE YOUR MONEYMAKER

ELMORE JAMES

SUNNYLAND TRAIN

ELMORE JAMES

SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME

ELMORE JAMES

FINE LITTLE MAMA

ELMORE JAMES

DEVIL’S JUMP

JOHN LEE HOOKER

21 DAYS IN JAIL

MAGIC SAM

ALL MY WHOLE LIFE

MAGIC SAM

EASY EASY BABY

MAGIC SAM

ALBATROSS

FLEETWOOD MAC

© BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE 1996-2023

JAZZ OASIS 11/26/23

SPEAK ON EVIL

WAYNE SHORTER

FOOT PRINTS

WAYNE SHORTER

MOON OVER MANKOORA

WAYNE SHORTER

LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING

TEDDY WILSON

LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING

JOE WILLIAMS

YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS

CHARLIE ROUSE

BLOOMDIDO

CHARLIE PARKER

BALLADE

COLEMAN HAWKINS

RIFFTIDE

COLEMAN HAWKINS

ANGELFACE

MILT JACKSON

YOU ARE TOO BEAUTIFUL

JR MANCE