OCTOBER in Rock Roots & Blues
This podcast chronicles of some of the rock, roots and blues events that occurred in the month of Oct in years gone by.
Playlist: Artist - Song.
1 Ma Rainey - See See Rider Blues.
2 The Animals - CC Rider.
3 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - CC Rider.
4 Old Crow Medicine Show - CC Rider.
5 Victoria Spivey - Blood Thirsty Blues.
6 Bill Doggett - Wild Oats.
7 Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma Baby).
8 The Who - My Generation.
9 Madness - One Step Beyond.
10 Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go.
11 Chuck Berry - Little Queenie.
12 Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love.
19 Son House - Levee Camp Blues
20 Skip James - Crow Jane
21 Fats Domino - Blue Monday.
22 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Didn't It Rain.
23 Canned Heat - Rollin' and Tumblin'.
24 Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side.
25 Cream (Jack Bruce *) - White Room.
26 Janis Joplin, Big Brother & The Holding Company - Piece Of My Heart.
27 Tom Petty - Free Fallin'.
28 This Mortal Coil - Mr. Somewhere.
29 Woody Guthrie with Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry - Hard Travelin'
30 Tony Joe White - Hoochie Woman.
31 Jerry Jeff Walker - Hill Country Rain.
32 Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - Theme From Route 66.
33 Marianne Faithfull - Sister Morphine.
34 Blind Lemon Jefferson - That Crawlin' Baby Blues.
35 Lonnie Johnson - Hot Fingers.
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Playlist: Artist - Song.
1 Ma Rainey - See See Rider Blues.
2 The Animals - CC Rider.
3 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - CC Rider.
4 Old Crow Medicine Show - CC Rider.
5 Victoria Spivey - Blood Thirsty Blues.
6 Bill Doggett - Wild Oats.
7 Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma Baby).
8 The Who - My Generation.
9 Madness - One Step Beyond.
10 Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go.
11 Chuck Berry - Little Queenie.
12 Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love.
19 Son House - Levee Camp Blues
20 Skip James - Crow Jane
21 Fats Domino - Blue Monday.
22 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Didn't It Rain.
23 Canned Heat - Rollin' and Tumblin'.
24 Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side.
25 Cream (Jack Bruce *) - White Room.
26 Janis Joplin, Big Brother & The Holding Company - Piece Of My Heart.
27 Tom Petty - Free Fallin'.
28 This Mortal Coil - Mr. Somewhere.
29 Woody Guthrie with Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry - Hard Travelin'
30 Tony Joe White - Hoochie Woman.
31 Jerry Jeff Walker - Hill Country Rain.
32 Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - Theme From Route 66.
33 Marianne Faithfull - Sister Morphine.
34 Blind Lemon Jefferson - That Crawlin' Baby Blues.
35 Lonnie Johnson - Hot Fingers.
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OCTOBER in Rock Roots & Blues History
In October of 1903 Joseph Lee Williams was born in Crawford, Mississippi. As vocalist and guitarist Big Joe Williams he became the embodiment of the rambling bluesman.
In October of 1903 Joseph Lee Williams was born in Crawford, Mississippi. As vocalist and guitarist Big Joe Williams he became the embodiment of the rambling bluesman.
On the 31st of October back in 1927 Victoria Spivey recorded ‘Blood Thirsty Blues’ for OKeh Records.
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