This week's playlist:

• Black Water by Watermelon Slim and the Workers, from The Wheel Man (2007), available from Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information.

• My Hometown by Deacon Jones, from Jonesen For Money (2007), available from CD Baby. Visit the CD Baby page for Deacon's CD Makin' Blues History (2000) and this page for more information.

• Second Hand Man by Carey Bell and Junior Wells, from Harp Attack! (1990), which also includes James Cotton and/or Billy Branch on some tracks. Harp Attack! is available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Alligator Records site for more information (and be sure to scroll down).

• Don't Let Me Catch You with Your Drawers Down by Koko Taylor, from Royal Blue (2000), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Koko's Alligator Records bio page for more information.

• Last Call by Brad Wilson, from Rockin' The Blues (2007), available for sale at Brad's gigs. Brad has eight other albums for sale from CD Baby and the iTMS. He also has a long list of individual tracks for sale through Napster. Visit BradWilsonLive.com for a gig schedule and other information.

• I'm Tore Down by Brad Wilson, also from Rockin' The Blues (2007).

• Eat Up With The Blues by Delta Chuck. Visit Chuck's page at Garageband.com for more tracks and information.

• Tell Me A Story by Chris Juergensen, from Big Bad Sun (2005), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChrisJuergensen.com to buy Big Bad Sun and for more information.

• Red Room Romp by Pat mAcdonald, from his 2004 CD In the Red Room, available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Pat's MySpace page for more information.

• Workin' On Love by Blue Plate Special, from Can You Dig It (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit BluePlateSpecialBand.com for more information.

Mentioned during this show: the Cara's Basement podcast in iTunes and the Web page; and the Black Cat Jazz Bar in Northampton, England.

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 #72 courtesy of the artists, and Garageband.com, Download.com, Podsafe Music Network or the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance)

This week's playlist:

• Bad Blood by Janiva Magness from Do I Move You (2006), available from NorthernBlues.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit JanivaMagness.com for more information.

• Foul Weather Blues by Harpdog Brown. To buy Harpdog's most recent CD, Once in a Howlin' Moon, visit HarpdogBrown.com. Visit Harpdog's Garageband page or his MySpace page for more information and to hear more killer tracks.

• Gemini by David R. Merry, a single first released in 2000, and currently available from the Podsafe Music Network. Visit David's page at UKScreen.com and David's MySpace page for more information.

• Ain't Nobody 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). Visit GeorgeFletcher.com for more information and to see George's photo gallery.

• The Wheel Man by Watermelon Slim and the Workers, from The Wheel Man (2007), available from Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information.

• I've Got News by Watermelon Slim and the Workers, from The Wheel Man (2007), available from Slim's site, NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit WatermelonSlim.com for more information.

• Strange Voodoo by Robert Wuagneux, from 1-U w/U (2002), available from his site. The individual track may be purchased through his page at Broadjam.com. Visit Robert's site, 1-Uproductions.com for more information.

• Running To New Orleans by Byther Smith, from his album Throw Away The Book, available from Black & Tan Records. Visit Byther's page at TheBlueHighway.com for more information.

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

• Some Sympathy by Chris Juergensen, from Big Black Sun (2005), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ChrisJuergensen.com to buy Big Black Sun and for more information.

Mentioned during this show: two guitarists whose work will be featured on Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in the near future: Pete Mitchell, aka Stratmaster; and Brad Wilson; The Untouchables, directed by Brian DePalma; the Cara's Basement podcast, in iTunes, and the Web page.

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 #71 courtesy of the artists, and either the Podsafe Music Network or the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance)

This week's playlist:

• Ice Storm by Boo Boo Davis, from East St. Louis (2007), available from Black & Tan Records. Visit BooBooDavis.com and Boo Boo's page at the IODA site for more information.

• Sweet Home New Orleans by Phillip Walker, from Going Back Home (2007), available from Delta Groove Productions.com and the iTunes Music Store. Visit PhillipWalker.com for more information.

• Insecurity by Doc Bates, from Hard Headed Heart (2006). Visit Doc's page at Podshow.com for more information.

• Wine, Women & Song by Johnny Ferreira, from Rock & Roll Saxophonist (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit JohnnyFerreira.com for more information.

• One Thing's For Certain by Robert Wuagneux, from It's a 1-Uful World (2003), available from his site. The individual track may be purchased through his page at Broadjam.com. Visit Robert's site, 1-uproductions.com for more information.

• Workin' So Hard by Robert Wuagneux, from Love Is Easy (2004), available for purchase through his site. A variety of tracks are also for sale as individual downloads from Robert's download page at Broadjam.com. Visit Robert's site, 1-uproductions.com, for more information.

• Poor Man's Train by Gerry Wall, from Winter Grass (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit GerryWall.com for more information.

• Guaranteed Recipe by The Raunch Tones, from Standing Room Only: Songs from the Last Roadhouse (2005), available from Silk City Records and the iTMS. Visit RaunchTones.com for more information.

• Hooked On You by Albert Collins, from Cold Snap (1986), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit Albert's bio page at the Alligator site for more information.

• Ya Better Treat Me Right by The Mitchell Blues Band. For more information, visit the band's GarageBand page.

Mentioned during this show: Mary4Music.com, one of the very best online blues directories I've ever seen; MarkKerrLtd.com, the home page of Mark Kerr, a smokin' blues guitarist, a great friend to Murphy's Saloon and the host of the Mark Kerr's Blues Nation podcast; James Carlyle's podcast Hambone's Blues Rumshack, which originates in the Shetland Islands; and Chicago radio demigoddess Cara Carriveau's podcast, Cara's Basement.

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 #70 courtesy of the artists and the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, the Podsafe Music Network or Garageband.com)

This week's playlist:

• Nothin' But The Blues by Deacon Jones, from Jonesen For Money (2007), available from CD Baby. Visit the CD Baby page for Deacon's CD Makin' Blues History (2000) and this page for more information.

• On The Rebound by Russell Alexander & The Hitman Blues Band, from Angel in the Shadow (2003), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit HitmanBluesBand.com for more information.

• Rise by Eddie Turner, from Rise (2005), available from NorthernBlues.com and the iTMS. Visit EddieDevilBoy.com and Eddie's MySpace page for more information.

• Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Ben Bowen King, from Sidewalk Saints - Roots Gospel Guitar (2006), available from TalkingTaco.com and the iTMS. Visit Ben's MySpace page for more information.

• Gotta Make Some Changes by Sweet Alice Hoskins and the Unfinished Business Blues Band, from Eyes Full Of Tears (2007), reportedly available from Leg Up Live Records, a division of L'lezra Entertainment Group. Purchasing music on line is supposed to be easy. However, after upwards of 30 minutes spent clicking links in every direction, I was unable to find a link where Eyes Full Of Tears can be purchased. I like to do far better than this by the artists I play, and somebody somewhere needs a good hard kick in the pants. Visit Alice's pages at IODA/PROMONET and SummitArtists.com for more information about Alice and her band.

• Going Up (To Get Down) by Steve Marriner, from Going Up (2007), available from DogMyCatRecords.ca and the iTMS. Visit SteveMarriner.com for more information.

• Rollin' by Barry McCabe, From Beyond The Tears (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit BarryMcCabe.com for more information and a list of other online music distributors that sell Barry's music.

• I'm Looking For A Miracle by the Phantom Blues Band, from Out of Shadows (2006), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit the Phantom Blues Band page at the Delta Groove site for more information.

• Sweet As Sin by Ruby James; this and other tracks can be purchased as individual downloads from Ruby's MySpace page. Also, visit the Ruby James Fans page at MySpace for more information.

• Superhot Lady Cop by Beau Hall, from UNH! (2005), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Beau's MySpace page for more information.

Also mentioned during this episode: Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues by Elijah Wald; this week's Murphy's Saloon Joke of the Week was courtesy of Bluesman Tom Malafarina.

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 #69 courtesy of the artists and either the Podsafe Music Network or the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance)

This week's playlist:

• Me and My Wife by Root Doctor, from Been A Long Time Coming (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit RootDoctorBand.com for more information.

• Blackheart Blues by Melissa Forbes, from No More Mondays (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit MelissaForbes.com for more information.

• Joelee by Robert Farrell, from Autoloader (2002), available from MyMusic.com. Visit DoubleSlide.com for more information; Robert also has a guitar technique instructional podcast available.

• Dancin' Is Not My Thing by Johnny Ferreira, from Rock & Roll Saxophonist (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS.Visit JohnnyFerreira.com for more information.

• Blackjack by Phillip Walker, from Going Back Home (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit PhillipWalker.com for more information.

• Barnyard Blues by Billy Jones, from tha' Bluez, available from Black and Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit Billy-Jones.com for more information.

• Snake by Son Lewis, from Snake (2005), available from Silk City Records and the iTMS. Visit SonLewis.com for more information.

• Fine Line by Maria Daines, obtained from the Podsafe Music Network. Maria and her partner, Paul Killington, have an album entitled Treebone (2005) available from CD Baby. Visit Maria-Daines.com or Maria's MySpace page for more information.

• Keep Your Motor Running by Dave Hole, from Short Fuse Blues (1992), available direct from the store at Dave's site, Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit DaveHole.com for more information.

• Plannin' An Accident by The Hipnotics, from Plannin' An Accident (2004), available direct from their online store. Visit their site for more information.

Mentioned during this episode: Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson; and Faking It: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music by Hugh Barker and Yuval Taylor. Both are Amazon.com links.

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

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #68 courtesy of the artists, and either the Podsafe Music Network or the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance)