BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE FOR 1/12/12
BRONZEVILLE CHICAGO

This week on BBS - I often refer to the music we present during Hour #1 as the “Sounds of Bronzeville” that is, Blues singers that performed and recorded in the Jazz side of the genre. But this week when I say Bronzeville we’ll be presenting acts and music actually originating from Chicago’s own Bronzeville. We’ll be presenting sets by Jojo Adams, Little Miss Cornshucks, Joe Williams w. Red Saunders and finally, the Ham-Bone Kids w. Red Saunders. When you think of Chicago Blues you think of Muddy, Wolf, Walter and Elmore but to me Joe, Jojo and Cornshucks were a legitimate Blues style, another facet of the genre. Blues From Bronzeville –

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HOUR #1

FLOYD’S GUITAR BLUES

FLOYD SMITH

LOVE ME

JOJO ADAMS

DRINKING BLUES

JOJO ADAMS

IF I FEEL LIKE THIS TOMORROW

JOJO ADAMS

CRYING BY MY WINDOW

JOJO ADAMS

SO LONG

LITTLE MISS CORNSHUCKS

I DON’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE

LITTLE MISS CORNSHUCKS

GONNA LEAVE HERE WALKIN’

LITTLE MISS CORNSHUCKS

HAVE YOU EVER LOVED SOMEBODY

LITTLE MISS CORNSHUCKS

HEY BARTENDER

JOE WILLIAMS/SAUNDERS

STOP PRETTY BABY STOP

JOE WILLIAMS/SAUNDERS

MISTREATIN’ WOMAN

JOE WILLIAMS/SAUNDERS

HAMBONE

HAMBONE KIDS/SAUNDERS

‘ZEKIEL ‘ZEKIEL

HAMBONE KIDS/SAUNDERS

PICE A’ PUDDIN’

HAMBONE KIDS/SAUNDERS

IT’S ALL IN YOUR MIND

DELTA RHYTHM BOYS

BARRELHOUSE BOOGIE

AMMONS & JOHNSON

HOUR #2

DEACON DASH

JULIAN DASH

WYNONIE’S BLUES

WYNONIE HARRIS

WORRIED LIFE BLUES

RUBBERLEGS WILLIAMS

BRING IT ON HOME

RUBBERLEGS WILLIAMS

TEARS IN MY EYES

BIG BERTHA HENDERSON

I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU

EBONY MOODS

THERE’S SO MUCH TROUBLE

FLUFFY HUNTER

EXCITE ME DADDY

CAMILLE HOWARD

HURRY BACK HOME

CAMILLE HOWARD

I TRIED TO TELL YOU

CAMILLE HOWARD

OH DADDY tk 1

ETHEL WATERS

OH DADDY tk 2

ETHEL WATERS

DOWN HOME BLUES Tk 1

ETHEL WATERS

DOWN HOME BLUES tk 2

ETHEL WATERS

I’M A PILGRIM

SOUTHERN WONDER QUARTET

WARMING BY THE DEVIL’S FIRE

REV JOHNNY BLAKEY

GO DOWN MOSES

HARMONIZING FOUR

PASS ME NOT GENTLE SAVIOR

HARMONIZING FOUR

HOUR #3

TOMORROW NIGHT

LONNIE JOHNSON

TELL ME LITTLE WOMAN

LONNIE JOHNSON

CHICAGO RENT PARTY

MEMPHIS SLIM

PINETOP’S BOOGIE WOOGIE

MEMPHIS SLIM

RISING SUN

BROWNIE McGHEE

BACKDOOR STRANGER

BROWNIE McGHEE

JODY

CHAIN GANG

BIG ROAD BLUES

HOUSTON STACKHOUSE

COOL WATER BLUES

HOUSTON STACKHOUSE

RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER

HOUSTON STACKHOUSE

CANNED HEAT

HOUSTON STACKHOUSE

DEATH OF SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON

PECK CURTIS

NIGHTHAWK BOOGIE

ROBERT NIGHTHAWK

YOU CALL YOURSELF A CADILLAC

ROBERT NIGHTHAWK

JERSEY COW BLUES

BLIND JOHN DAVIS

HOUR #4

MOJO BOOGIE

J.B. LENOIR

THE MOUNTAIN

J.B. LENOIR

SAVE HER DOCTOR

EDDIE BOYD

EARLY GRAVE

EDDIE BOYD

I STAY MAD

A.C. REED

CHOCOLATE DROP

HOWLING WOLF

SWEET WOMAN

HOWLING WOLF

BLUEBIRD BLUES

HOWLING WOLF

STOMACH ACHE

JR WELLS

MONKEY MEAT

CHIEF SCHABOOTTIE

I WANNA BE LOVED

JIMMY REED

BABY PLEASE DON’T GO

MUDDY WATERS

BLOW WIND BLOW

MUDDY WATERS

LONESOME HOME

LIGHTNING HOPKINS

CRAZYLEGS

SMOKEY SMOTHERS

HEY EVERYBODY

CHUCK NORRIS

KINDA SICK – MOSTLY WORRIED

CHUCK NORRIS

SWEET HOME CHICAGO

BIG JOHN TRICE

HOUR #5

STARDUST

CHARIOTEERS

DANCING IN THE DARK

CHARLIE PARKER

A ROOM WITH A VIEW

BILLY ECKSTINE

COQUETTE

DINAH WASHINGTON

GROANIN’

JIMMY SMITH

STOP THE CLOCK

FATS DOMINO

ROCKING CHAIR

FATS DOMINO

PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME

FATS DOMINO

SO LONG

FATS DOMINO

BALL THE WALL

PROF LONGHAIR

CAN’T JUDGE A BOOK etc

BO DIDDLEY

DEAREST DARLIN’

BO DIDDLEY

COPS & ROBBERS

BO DIDDLEY

I’M LOOKING FOR A WOMAN

BO DIDDLEY

YOU MAY

JODY WILLIAMS

LUCKY LOU

JODY WILLIAMS

CALLING ALL BLUES

EARL HOOKER & JR WELLS

ALBATROSS

FLEETWOOD MAC

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