This week's playlist:

• Done With You by The Shane Dwight Band, from Done With You (2005), available from CD Baby. For more information, visit ShaneDwight.com, SchooloftheBlues.com and Shane's MySpace page.

• Cold Blooded Lover by W.C. Clark, from Deep In The Heart (2004), available from Alligator Records, the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. For more information, visit W.C.'s page at the Alligator Records site.

• Sexual Chocolate by The Ken DeRouchie Band, from Unglued (2006). For more information, visit KDBand.net, their Garageband page, their page at American Idol Underground, or their MySpace page.

• Gut Bucket 3 by James Brown, the one and only Godfather of Soul. This track is available exclusively from the Podsafe Music Network. There's also a Web site called (what else?) GodfatherOfSoul.com and there are 58 James Brown albums available for download through the iTMS.

• Survive by Grant Lyle, available from Podsafe Music Network. For more information, visit GrantLyle.com.

• Let Me Stir in Your Pot by Carey Bell, from Deep Down (1995), available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit Carey's page at the Alligator Records site.

• Had My Fill Of You by The Curbfinders from Sick Of The Blues (2000). For more information and more songs, visit their page at Garageband.com.

• Shoot Him Down by Jenny Beck, from On The Outside (2005), available from the store at her site, or the iTMS. The front page of her site is here.

• Natural Man by Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, from Head's Up! (2002), available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit Lil' Ed's page at the Alligator Records site.

• Break This Time by Alejandro Escovedo, from The Boxing Mirror (2006), available from his site, the iTMS and Amazon.com. Alejandro also has a MySpace page, where you can hear three more songs.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #46 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I obtained many of these tracks)

This week's playlist:

• Rich Man's War by Steve Earle, from Live at Montreux 2005, available from the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. For more information and all things Earle, visit The Original Unofficial Steve Earle Site, which is filling in while SteveEarle.com is under construction.

• Fidelis by Colie Brice, from Luna Muse (2005), available from CD Baby. For additional information, visit his MySpace page and ShoreSound.biz.

• 1, 2, Gone by Poppa Dawg & Dogskin Suit, from Same Dog, New Suit (2005), available from DogskinSuit.com and PacificBlues.com. For more information, check Poppa Dawg's pages at MySpace.com, Garageband.com and SoundClick.com.

• Rollin' by Barry McCabe, from Beyond The Tears (2006), available from CDBaby.com and the iTMS. For more information, visit BarryMcCabe.com.

• I Like It Like That by Blue Plate Special, from Can You Dig It (2006), available from CD Baby and Amazon.com. Also available from CD Baby: The Blues Ain't Pretty (2000) and No Place To Fade (1998). No Place To Fade is also available from the iTMS. For more information, visit BluePlateSpecialBand.com.

• I Need You by Ernie Van Veen and The Van Veen Band, from Drive (2005), available from CD Baby. A solo CD, One Tiny Life (2004) is also available from CD Baby. For more information, visit VanVeen.net.

• Better Get To Steppin' by The Mescal Sheiks, from their album The World Is Not My Home (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. For more information, visit MescalSheiks.com or their MySpace page.

• Don't Know (Whose Life I'm Living) by The Hitman Blues Band, from Blooztown (2000), available at their online store, CD Baby and the iTMS. For more information about The Hitman Blues Band, visit HitmanBluesBand.com or their MySpace page.

• House of Blues by Lee Coulter, from Listen Hear (2005), available direct from LeeCoulter.com, or from the iTMS. And of course, Lee has a MySpace page.

• Last Two Dollars by Root Doctor, from Been A Long Time Coming (2006) on Big O Records, available from CD Baby, the iTMS and Amazon.com.

• Almost Heaven by Tommy Z. from Universal Love (2005), available on CD from his site, or as downloads from AOL Music Now. Tommy also has a MySpace page.

Mentioned during this show: the writ of habeas corpus and Mr._Dooley.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #45 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I obtained many of these tracks)

This week's playlist:

• I Won't Go Back by Joe White, from Trials Along The Trail (2005), available as downloads from Independent Artists Company.com. For more information, visit JoeWhiteMusic.com and Joe's page at Garageband.com.

• Tell Me What To Do by Boo Boo Davis, from Drew Mississippi (2006), available from Black & Tan Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com.

• The Daddy by Big George Jackson, from Big Shot (2001), available from Black & Tan Records, iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com.

• Doncha Know I Love You by Harpdog Brown, from the CD Once In A Howlin' Moon. For more information or to buy Harpdog's CD, visit HarpdogBrown.com. You can hear some other tracks by visiting Harpdog's Garageband page or his MySpace page.

• Let The Chips Fall Where They May by Lucky Peterson, from Triple Play (1990), available from Alligator Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com.

• Sleeping With The Devil by Johnny Nicholas, from Thrill On The Hill (1994, then 2005), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby, IcarusDigital.com, the iTMS and Amazon.com.

• Honey The Night Is Young by The Mescal Sheiks, from their album The World Is Not My Home (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. For more information, visit their site or their MySpace page.

• Drivin' Wheel by EB Davis & The Superband, from Live at Yorckschlossen, Berlin (2000). EB sells his own CDs through his online store. You can also learn more at EB Davis.com and at his MySpace page.

Also mentioned during this show: The Hilltop Cafe and The Big Band Bash; and BigContact.com.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #44 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I obtained many of these tracks)

This week's playlist:

• I Feel It Too by The Hipnotics, from their album Plannin' An Accident, available on CD from TheHipnotics.net.

• Serial Lover by Joe Hutchinson, from his extended EP Hutch (1999), available from CD Baby. With his brother Jimmy, Joe put out The Hutchinsons EP in 1996 and Plastic Fruit & Popcorn in 1997. Joe's MySpace page serves as his official site.

• The Last To Know by Alejandro Escovedo, from a sanctioned bootleg, Live at The Palms (1995). The studio version of The Last To Know is from the album Gravity (2002), available the store at his site and Lone Star Records. Most of Alejandro's albums are available also from the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com.

• I Believe by Detroit Women, from Rattle Your Cage (2005), available from CD Baby, Silk City Records, the iTMS and Amazon.com. The song Old Weakness by Detroit Women is included in a compilation called iTunes Essentials: Detroit.

• Test Me by The Phantom Freeway Rhythm & Blues Revue, featuring The Badass Horns. The band's page at the Podsafe Music network is here (where you can hear several more tracks). Poke Chop, their lead guitarist, moved recently to Portland, ME, and at Poke-Chop.com, you can learn more about his new band, Poke Chop and the Other White Meats, and see pictures of a Phantom Freeway reunion held May 5, 2006, at Ziggie's in Denver.

• Red Room Romp by Pat mAcdonald, from his 2004 CD In the Red Room, available from CD Baby and the iTMS. And, of course, Pat has a MySpace page. Pat is a musician's musician in many ways; he and his wife Barbara K. Macdonald are best known as two-thirds of Timbuk 3 (the other third of the band was sometimes a boombox, sometimes a drum machine), who had a surprise hit with their low-fi 1986 single, The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades.

• Sing My Way Out Of These Blues by Hal Newman and The Mystics Of Time, from an album called America's Party Band. For more information, contact Hal's son Cody, whose power pop trio has their own Web site at Codaphonic.com and a MySpace page.

• Angeline by George Fletcher and the Handsome Men (now known as George Fletcher's Bourbon Renewal), from Ain't The Worst That You Could Find (2000), available from CD Baby; also available: Dangerous Things - Live (2005). For more information and to see George's extensive photo gallery (nice hair in some of the older pics, George), visit GeorgeFletcher.com.

Also mentioned during this show: WiredParish.com.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #43 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I obtained many of these tracks)

This week's playlist:

• Show Me The Way by Johnny Rawls and the Rays, from No Boundaries (2005), available from TopCat Records, CD Baby, the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com. You can also buy Johnny's CDs through JohnnyRawls.net.

• Badlands by Ross Neilsen, from his CD Where I'm From (2005), available from SkyNetMusic.com or Landwash Distribution. For more information and other tracks, visit Ross' page at the PodSafe Music Network and RossNeilsen.com.

• My Baby Don't Wear No Panties by Mean Gene Kelton and The Die Hards, from Most Requested (1999), available from Gene's online store, the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit JamboneRecords.com and GeneKelton.com.

• Little Black Dress by Mean Gene Kelton and The Die Hards, also from Most Requested.

• Woman With No Shame by Mark Kerr, from One Drink Away From The Blues (2005), available from CD Baby, the iTMS and Amazon.com. For more information, visit MarkKerrLtd.com.

• Low Down Dirty Shame by Mark Kerr, also from One Drink Away From The Blues.

• Baby's Been On My Mind by Blue Plate Special, from Can You Dig It (2006), available from CD Baby and Amazon.com. Also available from CD Baby: The Blues Ain't Pretty (2000) and No Place To Fade (1998). No Place To Fade is also available from the iTMS. For more information, visit BluePlateSpecialBand.com.

• Yer' Bad Behind by Blue Plate Special, also from Can You Dig It.

Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #42 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I obtained many of these tracks)