WXRT's Blues Breakers
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Artist of the Week: Little Walter
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* = new/current release
# = Chicago artist
MAMA TALK TO YOUR DAUGHTER - JOHN PRIMER with BOB CORRITORE - SPIDER IN MY STEW - VIZZTONE John will be performing on the FitzGerald's patio on Tuesday evening beginning at 7:00pm, then Thursday at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights. *#
HATE TO SEE YOU GO (SINGLE VERSION) - LITTLE WALTER - THE ESSENTIAL LITTLE WALTER - CHESS #
SUMMERTIME - EDDIE C. CAMPBELL - TEAR THIS WORLD UP - DELMARK Eddie was born on May 6, 1939.
He died in Oak Park at the age of 79 in November of 2018. He'll be our Artist of the Week next week. #
CATFISH BLUES - JELLY ROLL KINGS - ROCKIN' THE JUKE JOINT DOWN - EARWIG Happy Birthday to Michael Frank who founded Earwig Record label and management company in 1978. This record was the first release on Earwig Records in 1979. Happy Birthday this week Michael Franks who makes 72 this Wednesday.
SOMEBODY CHANGED THE LOCK - WILLIE WILLIAMS - CADILLAC BABY'S BEA & BABY RECORDS - EARWIG This is from a 2019 four CD set of over one hundred songs of a collection of songs on Chicago's Bea & Baby Records released in a beautiful box with extensive liner notes by Chicago's Earwig Records. #
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT - LITTLE WALTER - THE ESSENTIAL LITTLE WALTER – CHESS Little Walter was born on May 1, 1930. #
SHE BLACK - MELODY ANGEL - SHE BLACK - SELF RELEASED *#
BURNING FIRE - JOHNNY IGUANA WITH LIL' ED WILLIAMS - JOHNNY IGUANA'S CHICAGO SPECTACULAR - DELMARK *#
BOLL WEEVIL - LITTLE WALTER AND BABY FACE LEROY - THE BLUES WORLD OF LITTLE WALTER - DELMARK Little Walter on harp, Baby Face Leroy on vocals, Muddy Waters on guitar. #
BAD NEWS - JOANNA CONNOR - 4801 SOUTH INDIANA AVENUE - KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE Joanna will be performing at City Winery on Wednesday evening. *#
THIS TIME I'M GONE FOR GOOD - DAVE SPECTER AND OTIS CLAY - MESSAGE IN BLUE – DELMARK *#
Next week's Artist Of The Week will be Eddie C. Campbell
