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Time for the Blues - "Twofers with a Kicker"

hcook — Sun, 19 May 2013 05:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 05/19/2013

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Time for the Blues - "Pickin' with John and Henry"

hcook — Sun, 12 May 2013 05:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 05/12/2013

Time for the Blues

Time for the Blues - "James Cotton, Albert Castiglia & Alligator Sampler"

hcook — Sun, 05 May 2013 05:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 05/05/2013

Time for the Blues

The five songs listed below from this program are from the FREE Alligator "Blues & Roots" Sampler that is not for sale and only available for free download until May 11, 2013. Click here to link to our blog that will take you there. No registration required to download the sampler!

James Cotton, Albert Castiglia and Alligator Sampler!

jporter — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:00:12 +0000

Henry and I hope you will join us this week (5/5/13) on Time For The Blues as we’ve prepared one of those shows that will live in infamy! We’re pulling out all the stops and bringing you the best blues in our price range, and we’ve blown our whole month’s budget on this show. Well, maybe not, but we have new James Cotton and Albert Castiglia's incredible guitar!

Time for the Blues - "John Primer and Bob Corritore"

hcook — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 04/28/2013

Time for the Blues

The last song in the playlist "Callin' All Fools" by Rick Estrin and the Nightcats is available as a free download from Alligator Records "Blues & Roots" sampler. To check our blog on the sampler and download this and other tracks (or the entire sampler) click here.

John Primer and Bob Corritore!

hcook — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:00:02 +0000

Our friend Bob Corritore is at it again! This superb harp player, radio host and all-around purveyor of the blues has teamed up with another of our favorites, guitarist John Primer for a rollickin' new CD "Knockin' Around These Blues" and you can hear tracks from it on Time for the Blues this week (4/28/13)!

Time for the Blues - "More Albert King, Mike Eldred & Cool Crossovers"

hcook — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 05:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 04/21/2013

Time for the Blues

Elvis Unleaded?

hcook — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:00:15 +0000

Elvis Unleaded? What's up with that? Check out Time for the Blues this week (4/21/13) as we reveal the mystery behind this cool CD and check out more tracks from Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign Remastered" as well as some way cool crossovers! Don't you just love quirky, imaginative CD premises like this?

Time for the Blues - "Navigating Rare Waters"

hcook — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 04/14/2013

Time for the Blues

Blues Lovers... Sample This!

hcook — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:52:35 +0000

Time for the Blues fans--how about some free blues? Yes--I said FREE! Our friends at Alligator Records are offering a 17 song sampler for Public Radio Music Month that’s free to download! Read on for the links and comment back to us your favorite tracks and we’ll feature them on future shows and give you credit! See what nice guys we are?

Time for the Blues - "Hendrix's Angels and Albert King Remastered"

hcook — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 04/07/2013

Time for the Blues

Hendrix's Angels and Albert King Remastered!

hcook — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:30:57 +0000

Join us the week (4/7/13) as Time for the Blues features legendary guitarists--tracks from the new Jimi Hendrix release as well as a newly remastered version of Albert King's late 60's Stax classic "Born Under a Bad Sign" -- isn't that a cool cover? These tracks sound as fresh as if they were recorded yesterday! We'll also check out the new CD by Andy Poxon!

Time for the Blues - "James Carr, Lisa Cee and More Gary Clark Jr.!"

hcook — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 05:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 03/31/2013

Time for the Blues

The Mike Eldred Trio CD "61/49" is a re-release on Rip Cat Records from 2010.

JJ Grey and Mofro's new CD "This River" will be releasde and available 4/16/12. It can be pre-ordered at Amazon through the link below.

John and Henry Jump the Shark!

hcook — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:15:31 +0000

As if you couldn't tell this was coming! Join us this week (3/31/13) as Time for the Blues does what it basically does EVERY week, stretch another silly premise (aka Jumping the Shark) but also playing really cool blues! We'll hear more Gary Clark Jr., new Lisa Cee and classic James Carr (from our Goldwax Story segments)!

Time for the Blues - "Weekend Blues Overdrive II"

hcook — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 03/24/2013

Time for the Blues

Time for the Blues - "Things We Got in the Mail #4 and the Goldwax Story--Episode 6"

hcook — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 05:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 03/17/2013

Time for the Blues

Markiss Blowfish music can be found at www.reverbnation.com/markissblowfish

Time for the Blues - "Gary Clark Jr., More Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite and Goldwax!"

hcook — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 06:02:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 03/10/2013

Time for the Blues

The Album "Six Pack of Cool" by Big Papa and the TCB will be availble on its release date 3/23/13.

Gary Clark Jr., More Ben Harper w/Charlie Musselwhite and Goldwax!

hcook — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:45:56 +0000

Catch Time for the Blues this week (3/10/13) as John and I check out the debut release by Gary Clark Jr. as well as some more tracks from Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite and also more lost gems from the Goldwax label! We promise you'll be amazed! Or....at least, slightly amused!

Time for the Blues - "Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite"

hcook — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 06:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 03/03/2013

Time for the Blues

Get Up! With Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite!

jporter — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:30:28 +0000

We may be on late, but when you hear tracks from the new CD from Ben Harper wih Charlie Musselwhite on Time for the Blues this week (3/3/13), your'e going to want to GET UP! This collaboration is one of the best new blues releases of the year (so far) and has hit #1 on the Billboard Blues Charts! Read on...and don't miss this show!

Time for the Blues - "Gary Moore Rediscovered and Keb' Mo"

hcook — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 06:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 02/24/2013

Time for the Blues

Gary Moore Rediscovered and Keb' Mo!

jporter — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:00:06 +0000

Hope you’re planning to stay up late with us as Henry Cook and I have some great blues coming your way on Time for the Blues this week (2/24/13) on WCVE Public Radio. We’ve got a couple of old favorites, and some new players – well new for us – and a bunch of bad jokes lined up, but it won’t mean a thing if you’re not there.

Time for the Blues - "George Thorogood's Chess Tribute and the Goldwax Story, Ep. 5"

hcook — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 06:01:49 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 02/17/2013

Time for the Blues

Time for the Blues - "Joe Louis Walker, JT Coldfire and the Goldwax Story, Ep. 12"

hcook — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 06:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 02/10/2013

Time for the Blues

The songs by Brandon Santini and Danny and the Devils were sent to us on a promotional CD compilation by Electro Glide records. While that particular CD is not available at Amazon, both these tracks are available as mp3 downloads so we linked to them in the playlist.

Time for the Blues - "The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Freddie King"

hcook — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 02/03/2013

Time for the Blues

Time for the Blues - "Andrew Love (Memphis Horns) Tribute"

hcook — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 01/27/2013

Time for the Blues

Time for the Blues - "Unusual Suspects III"

hcook — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 06:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 01/20/2013

Time for the Blues

Rolling Stones Special: Got Blues If You Want It!

hcook — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:10:18 +0000

Join us for the next TWO weeks (1/6/13 & 1/13/13) as Time for the Blues presents a two-part special on the blues roots of the Rolling Stones as they celebrate 50 years of music history! Host and Producer Paul Ingles digs deep to relate how the blues started the group and how they never left it behind! Read on for a full description!

Blues for the New Year!

hcook — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:01:00 +0000

Playlist Date:

Sun, 12/30/2012

Time for the Blues

Blues for the New Year!

jporter — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:55:30 +0000

Join us this week (12/30/12) as Time for the Blues rings in the New Year early! We'll have some cool New Year's blues tracks (and they aren't easy to find!) and Henry might wax nostalgic about past New Year's Eves! Believe me, I'll do my best to stop him! We'll also have an announcement for special shows in January!