This week's playlist:

• Caterpillar Whine (Long Line Skinner) (4:14) by Watermelon Slim, from Escape From The Chicken Coop (2009), available from NorthernBlues Music and the iTunes Music Store. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information.

• Sweetness And Delight (5:10) by Jennifer Marriott & Odd Sheep Out, from Baa Baa Blue Sheep (2008); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit JenniferMarriott.com for more information.

• I'm Going To Copyright Your Kisses (3:16) by Mia Vermillion, from Alone Together With the Blues (2009); available from HipChickMusic.com and the iTMS. Visit MiaVermillion.com for more information.

• Big Mouth (4:08), C'mon Baby (4:57) and Dirty Blonde (3:37), all by Mike Zito and all from Pearl River (2009); available from EclectoGroove.com and the iTMS. Visit MikeZito.com for more information.

• Katrina (5:40) by Jacks O' Diamonds, from Find Something New (2006). To buy Find Something New, send email to jdofjacksodiamonds (at) yahoo (dot) com. Visit JacksODiamonds.net for more information.

• Some Kind Of Hurricane (4:51) by the JP Blues Band, from Die Happy (2007); available from the iTMS. Visit the band's Electronic Press Kit (EPK) for more information.
Please be advised: it's extremely unfortunate, but at this time, JPBlues.com has been labeled a "suspicious" site by Google in the Firefox and Safari browsers. To visit the site, use IE if you're on a PC, or the Opera browser (or IE) if you're on a Mac.

• Broken Heal (3:48) by King King, from Broken Heal (2008); available from the store on their site and the iTMS. Visit KingKingBlues.com for more information.

• Pawnbroker (3:27) by Tinsley Ellis, from Fanning The Flames (1989); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Thanks also to AirplayDirect for helping make this track available. Visit TinsleyEllis.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: Great Northern Blues Society's Blues ala Carte 2009.

To contact me: email me at murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. You can check out my Flickr photo collection here. My Google profile is here, and you can read the items I share in Google Reader here. You are also welcome to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

Primary sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com.

Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues.

For things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist.

Two wonderful non-traditional online sources of Chicago news: Gapers Block and the Chicagoist.

(Something noteworthy being done by a remarkable long-ago friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

Music on Murphy's Saloon #167 courtesy of the artists, their labels and (in one case this week) AirplayDirect.

This week's playlist:

• I Wanna Know (7:38) by Nick Moss & The Flip Tops, from Live At Chan's Combo Platter No. 2 (2009); available from Blue Bella Records, CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit this page at the Blue Bella site for more information.

• I Love 'Em (3:58) by Big James & The Chicago Playboys, from Right Here Right Now (2009); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit BigJames.com for more information.

• No Mercy (4:20) by The Snake Charmers, from Been Gone Too Long (2008), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit TheSnakeCharmers.net and The Snake Charmers' MySpace page for more information.

• I Can't Go On This Way (4:05) by A.C. Reed, from I'm In The Wrong Business (1987), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Thanks also to AirplayDirect for helping make this track available. Visit this page at the Alligator site for more infomation.

• 18, 18 Wheeler (3:59), Should Have Done More (4:07) and Caterpillar Whine (Long Line Skinner) (4:14), all by Watermelon Slim and all from Escape From The Chicken Coop (2009), available from NorthernBlues Music and the iTMS. Visit for more information.

• I'll Find Someone Who Will (5:10) by by Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps, from Oh Yeah (2003), available from the music page of her Web site, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit TeresaJames.com for more information.

• I Don't Believe (5:09) by David Herrero, from Austin To Chicago (2007); available from and the iTMS. Visit for more information.

• Built For Comfort (3:40) by Big Twits & The Mellow Fellows, from Live From Chicago! Bigger Than Life! (1987); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Thanks also to AirplayDirect for helping make this track available. Visit this page at the Alligator site for more information.

Mentioned during this show: Great Northern Blues Society's Blues ala Carte 2009.

To contact me: in addition to email - murphyssaloon(at)gmail(dot)com - you can contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. You can check out my Flickr photo collection here. My Google profile is here, and you can read the items I share in Google Reader here. You are also welcome to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in iTunes.

Excellent sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com.

Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

For up-to-the-minute news about things to do in Chicago: TheLocalTourist.com.

(Something noteworthy being done by a remarkable long-ago friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago)

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #166 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, IODA PROMONET, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• Steal Me Away (3:32) by Ana Popovic, from Blind for Love (2009), available from Eclecto Groove Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit this page for more information.

• Walkin Blues (2:44) by Steve Guyger from Last Train To Dover (1997); available from Blues Leaf Records' page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit SteveGuyger.com for more information.

• She What? by The Bad Influence Band, from Tastes Like Chicken (2001), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. For more information, visit BadInfluenceBand.com or their MySpace page.

• Let Me Love You by Boo Boo Davis, from Drew, Mississippi (2006), available from Black & Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit BooBooDavis.com for more information.

• The Boogie Man (3:08) by Papa Don McMinn, from Boogie Man (2009); available from LocoBop.com and the iTMS. Visit DonMcMinn.com for more information.

• Brick (4:36)by Albert Collins, from Frostbite (1980); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit the Wikipedia's entry about Albert and Albert's page at Alligator.com for more information.

• Fill 'Er Up (9:23), Try To Treat You Right (8:05) and I Wanna Know (7:38), all by Nick Moss & The Flip Tops and all from Live At Chan's Combo Platter No. 2 (2009); available from Blue Bella Records, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Blue Bella site for more information.

• Color-Blind Angel (5:16) by Robin Rogers, from Treat Me Right (2008); available from the store at Robin's site, Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit RobinRogers.com for more information.

• Fool For The Ladies by EB Davis & The Superband, from I Want To Talk About You (1999). EB sells his own CDs through his online store. Visit EB Davis.com and his MySpace page for more information.

• Brown Angel by Nerak Roth Patterson, from Brown Angel (2008), on the Blues Leaf Records label. Visit Nerak's MySpace page and this page at BluesBoys.com for more information.

• Let's Boogie (4:27) by Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings, from Blues Evolution (2007); available from CDBaby and the iTMS. Visit BigDaddyStallings.com for more information.

• Dark Horses by Billy Goodman, from Dark Horses (2005), available from ItsAboutMusic.com and the iTMS. Visit BillyGoodman.com for more information.

• All For Business by Byther Smith, from his album Throw Away The Book (2004), available from Black & Tan Records. Visit Byther's page at TheBlueHighway.com for more information.

To contact me: in addition to email - murphyssaloon(at)gmail(dot)com - you can contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. You can check out my Flickr photo collection here. My Google profile is here, and you can read the items I share in Google Reader here. You are also welcome to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in iTunes.

Excellent sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com.

Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

For up-to-the-minute news about things to do in Chicago: TheLocalTourist.com.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #165 courtesy of the artists, their labels and, possibly, one of the following: Podsafe Music Network, IODA PROMONET, Download.com or Garageband.com)