James Cotton (Buried Alive In The Blues); L.R. Phoenix and Mr. Mo'Hell (Don't Want No Skinny Woman); Andres Roots (Southern Sky); Kirsten Thien (I Ain't Superstitious); Karen Lovely (Boom Boom); Mississippi Fred McDowell (You Gonna Meet King Jesus); Grant Dermody (Twelve Gates To The City); Claude Hay (Deep Fried Satisfied); Ben Prestage (Crocodile Man); Buddy Guy (Key Don't Fit); Lynwood Slim and The Igor Prado Band (I Sat And Cried); The Stacy Jones Band (Waitin' On Love); Joanne Shaw Taylor (Dead And Gone); The J. Derrickson Project (The Blues In Me); The Delta Flyers (61 Highway Blues); 24 Pesos (Lowdown Sweet And Dirty).
Nothing But The Blues
Nothing But The Blues #120
(upbeat music) ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ All caught up in a landslide ♪ ♪ Bad luck pressing in from all sides ♪ ♪ Gotta be bucked off of my ears and ride ♪ ♪ There's a light and a blue ♪ ♪ Suckin' morning, everybody's in bed ♪ ♪ I'm out on the street, talkin' out of my head ♪ ♪ This old dumb brick wall ain't heard a word that I've said ♪ ♪ Better life than a blue ♪ ♪ A better life ♪ ♪ A better life than a blue ♪ ♪ A better life ♪ ♪ A better life than a blue ♪ ♪ I met for mercy ♪ ♪ I prayed for rain ♪ ♪ I refused to be the one to take all the blame ♪ ♪ Somebody here just blew my brain ♪ ♪ Better life than a blue ♪ ♪ You know your people ♪ ♪ Oh, you're walkin' on by ♪ ♪ Some make me laugh, some make me cry ♪ ♪ Ain't no use 'cause you know that I ♪ ♪ Better life than a blue ♪ ♪ A better life ♪ ♪ A better life than a blue ♪ ♪ A better life ♪ ♪ A better life than a blue ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ I met for mercy ♪ ♪ I prayed for rain ♪ ♪ I refused to be the one to take all the blame ♪ ♪ Somebody here has polluted my brain ♪ ♪ Better life than a blue ♪ ♪ You know your people ♪ ♪ Oh, you're walkin' by ♪ ♪ Some make me laugh, some make me cry ♪ ♪ Ain't no use 'cause you know that I ♪ ♪ Better life than a blue ♪ ♪ A better life ♪ ♪ A better life than a blue ♪ ♪ A better life ♪ ♪ A better life than a blue ♪ ♪ A better life than a blue ♪ ♪ A better life than a blue ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) - Yeah, happy new year. Welcome to "Nothing But the Blue" is the main cliff. And that was James Cotton buried alive in the blues, getting us off to a great start. Well, January is named after Janus, the two headed God of Gateways, who traditionally is looking back at the old year and forward at the new year. So this week, I'm gonna look back at some of my favorite albums of 2010. In no particular order, I'm not trying to go sort of count down or anything. Well, L.R. Phoenix and Mr. Mohal had a new album in 2010. I think it's the best yet. It's called "Jumper on the Line". And from that, this is "Don't Want No Skinny Woman". (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ I don't need no skinny woman ♪ ♪ Me don't shake me don't shake me ♪ ♪ Me me me me ♪ ♪ Me me me ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Well, she won't cook no rabbit ♪ ♪ Yes, she don't wash clothes ♪ ♪ I still, I still love ♪ ♪ Love, love, love ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ She's good for the woman ♪ ♪ And I love her for myself ♪ ♪ She's good for the woman ♪ ♪ She, she, she ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ She's good for the woman ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Yeah, don't want no skinny woman ♪ ♪ I don't need no skinny woman ♪ ♪ Me don't shake me don't shake me ♪ ♪ Me me me me ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) - Hi, this is Antles Rose from Tata, Estonia, and you're listening to Nothing But the Blues with Cliff McKnight. (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ She sent them on the board ship a rocket ship ♪ ♪ And my name here it's Gunna's with ♪ ♪ Had the sun keeps rolling down that southern sky ♪ ♪ I got a beard and a hat and a hat for me ♪ ♪ The world may stop and I really don't care ♪ ♪ So keep rolling down the southern sky ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Never been better and never been worse ♪ ♪ I should get up and say for the nurse ♪ ♪ The sun keeps rolling down that southern sky ♪ ♪ I got a dog and a cat and a bacon stare ♪ ♪ The Spanish boots are worn up here ♪ ♪ The sun keeps rolling down the southern sky ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I got a fancy coat from 20 years ago ♪ ♪ A B2 case had an older room ♪ ♪ And the sun keeps rolling down that southern sky ♪ ♪ And a good old boy don't arrive from Rome ♪ ♪ Send me a rocket to this old song ♪ ♪ And the sun keeps rolling down the southern sky ♪ (upbeat music) - That's an undressed route with southern sky. It's from his new album, "Browned About." And it's much more diverse than "Bullfrog Brown Albums." I really like it. I like "Bullfrog Browned." I like this one. It's a great album. That track had Dave Arcari on vocals. And Dave's own new album, "Devil's Left Hand," didn't quite make the cut into this show, but I'll certainly be featuring it in the future. Well, two great lady singers now, especially for Simon in Australia. - Hey, this is Kirsten Thene. You're traveling with Cliff and "Nothing But the Blues." (upbeat music) ♪ I ain't superstitioned ♪ ♪ Well, I ain't superstitioned ♪ ♪ But a black hat just crossed my trail ♪ ♪ I ain't superstitioned ♪ ♪ But a black hat just crossed my trail ♪ ♪ Don't you definitely win a room ♪ ♪ Just my lamb being jailed ♪ ♪ When my right hand hit you ♪ ♪ I get some money for a show ♪ ♪ I know when my right hand hit you ♪ ♪ I get some money for a show ♪ ♪ When my left hand hit you ♪ ♪ When my left hand hit you ♪ ♪ You know somebody ♪ ♪ Somebody's got to go ♪ ♪ When the dogs begins a hole in my neighborhood ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ When the dogs begins a hole in my neighborhood ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Well, but the sure sign, baby ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Things don't, don't look so good ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ I hate superstitions ♪ ♪ But the black hat just crossed my trail ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ And I hate superstitions ♪ ♪ But the black hat just crossed my trail ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Don't you sleep with a woman ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Don't mind me, I'm in jail ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I'm in jail, I'm in jail ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I'm in jail, I'm in jail ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I'm in jail, I'm in jail ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I'm in jail, I'm in jail ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I'm in jail, I'm in jail ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ So much superstitions ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ So much superstitions ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Hey, have you ever been loved ♪ ♪ Have you ever been loved ♪ ♪ Have you ever been loved ♪ ♪ Have you ever been loved ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Hey, so superstitions ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ You're black cat ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I can't move on ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ We're all good ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom ♪ ♪ I'm gonna shoot you right down ♪ ♪ Right off your feet ♪ ♪ Take your home with me ♪ ♪ Put you in my house ♪ ♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom ♪ ♪ Mmm, mm, mm ♪ ♪ Mmm, mm, mm ♪ ♪ I love to see you walk ♪ ♪ Up and down the floor ♪ ♪ When you're talking to me ♪ ♪ And that baby talk ♪ I'm just like a like that When you talk like that, it really knocks me out, right off of my feet. How how how how oh baby oh baby I love you baby baby little baby oh oh yeah shake it baby shake it shake it baby oh one time. One time for me, up and down the floor, all alone. Come on, step right down by the child. When you talk that talk, and you walk that walk, and you whisper in my ear. Oh, tell me that you love me, I love that talk, that baby talk. When you talk that talk, and you knock me dead, right off of my feet. How how how how oh baby come on home baby shake it baby one more time, up and down the floor. Oh walk around my room, oh baby oh come on baby, right here, oh you know what I like. I like it like that, I like it like that, oh baby pretty baby oh baby shake it oh shake it one time. Oh shake it two times oh right down the middle oh you know what I like. Oh baby oh baby Oh yes, two great blues standards there by two great lady singers. That was Caron Lovely with Boom Boom, it's from a new old and lucky girl. And as far as I can tell, that was also released in 2010, like still the rain. And before that coast and theme with I ain't superstitious from her new album Delicious. Well the next guy may seem a bit of a cheat, it's Mississippi Fred McDowell, but as far as I know the album came out last year. Well I think we better go home. So two. [Music] Where are you going to change? [Music] Where are you going to change? Where are you going to change? Where are you going to change? [Music] Where are you going to change? [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Oh Lord, what a beautiful city. Oh Lord, what a beautiful city. Oh Lord, what a beautiful city. Oh Lord, what a beautiful city. 12 gates to the city. Hallelujah. So glad that I made it to the city. So glad that I made it to the city. Oh Lord, Lord, now I made it to the city. 12 gates to the city. Hallelujah. Where last three gates in the east. Three gates in the west. Three gates in the north. Three gates in the south. Now makes 12 gates to the city. Hallelujah. [Music] [Music] [Music] Oh Lord, what a beautiful city. Oh Lord, what a beautiful city. Oh Lord, what a beautiful city. 12 gates to the city. Hallelujah. [Music] [Music] Grunt emoji with 12 gates to the city. It's from the wonderful oven laid down by burden and he lists it as a traditional tune but I know it mostly I think as a Reverend Gary Davis tune. And before that Mississippi Fred McDowell with you going to meet King Jesus. It's from the album Come and Found You Gone which was recorded by Bill Ferris in 1967. But as far as I know, it only became available last year. If you're a Fred McDowell fan, rush out and buy it. Right, this next guy's somebody I only came across last year. His name, Claude Hay, and the other one's Deep Fried Satisfied. [Music] Can I get just a garden salad? Are you crazy, man? I don't believe I heard a dime. 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