Unusual Suspects #3! Look at How We Sneak Up On the Blues!
Sure...you can say this is a bit much to do a radio show--but John and I need all the protection we can get as we try to capture elusive blues! Join us for Time for the Blues this week (4/29/12) as we present more artists not normally associated with the blues! You won't believe it!
Actually, John and I are big fans of bad Sci-Fi films, and this shot is from Invisible Invaders from 1959, a movie that really didn't bother to have ACTUAL alien invaders, so they just made them "invisible." Tune in for our take on this--bad films can be so much fun!
So what does bad Sci-Fi have to do with the blues? Well, not a whole lot, really, but I'll try to stretch a point! Like Invisible Invaders, our playlist this week features many bands and artists that are not normally "seen" doing blues--get it? OK, OK, that's pretty bad--but we mean well! We won't divulge the complete list of our suspects but I'll tease you with a couple: The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and TV's Doctor House--Hugh Laurie!
Back in 1973, The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and conductor Seiji Ozawa recorded an album of blues mixed with orchestra by teaming up with the Siegal-Schwall Band in performance of William Russo's "Three Pieces for Blues Band and Orchestra, Op. 50." We'll sample a bit of that in the show--it will amaze you! We think it really worked well and it did end up being a huge seller at the time. When this was later released on CD, they added another blues composition by Russo called "Street Music: A Blues Concerto." After you hear this, let us know what you think!
We're also featuring a track from Hugh Laurie's CD, "Let Them Talk." Hugh has a nice feel for old-school blues and we'll check out his version of Blind Blake's "Police Dog Blues." When I first heard of this CD I was a bit wary, but Hugh can play and sing as well as he acts--we really like what he's done here!
As an added bonus we'll check out a couple of tracks from new releases by Eddie C. Campbell and Curtis Salgado! Eddie's last CD, "Tear This World Up" was nominated for the 2010 Blues Music Awards Album of the Year and his new one, "Spider Eating Preacher" also carries on his classic blues style. Curtis Salgado's new CD, "Soul Shot" is an incredibly well-produced R&B/Soul disc and you will LOVE his rendition of the Otis Redding classic "Love Man"--check the audio sample below!
But the real treat on the show will be the other Unusual Suspects you'll hear doing blues--we think they got it right and we hope you'll agree! So grab that necessary nap, put on your jammies and stay up with us--you'll be glad you did! Time for the Blues with John Porter and Henry Cook airs Sundays at 1:00 AM.
Do you have any "Unusual Suspects" we should check out? Let us know and we'll do right by you!
Thanks for the kind words Dennis! John and I are constantly checking past (and new) blues for the best we can bring to the show! The blues is really taking off right now and it's important we examine the ways it has been integrated in all forms of music, like the SF Symphony! We'll do our best to keep the blues alive here at WCVE!
We really dig your days listening to KAAY--I checked out a video of their radio intros and the first thing I heard was Clyde mention Love Sculpture's "Forms and Feelings" album with a little sound byte of Dave Edmunds smokin' guitar on Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance"--how much more connected can this get? We featured Love Sculpture just a few weeks ago!
Anyway, thanks for the comment and re-opening our eyes to the 70's radio revolution! I also had the transistor radio going all night learning about music that wasn't on the top 40 charts! But 10 transistors? You lucky guy--I only had two!
Ok guys you really blue me away with the San Fancisco Orchestra and that S S Band blues combo recording. Fantastic!!! Really enjoyed it. So why don't you move the show to an earlier time so the rest of the world doesn't sleep through your wonderful program. Ever since Page Wilson went to the great beyond that time slot has been crying for a show like yours --please get with management and let's make some sense of that time slot. I really enjoy your show but usually sleep through it as Sat is such a work day around the house. Tell that CEO that sings to move your show to a more Prime Time.
Also the Steve Winwood --"I'm a Man" song took me back to when I first heard it on Beaker Street (Clyde Clifford) @ KAAY Little Rock Arkansas. Of course I was 15 or 16 then in the 70's and could stay up (11pm to 2 am) to listen to that show on my 10 transistor radio under my pillow. What a fantastic show--similar to your show but they had background music while Clyde talked to empahize the psychedelic rock era at the time. Google it and you will see him and samples of his show--it was an AM Rarity to be playing all the Heavy Rock Music on AM Radio because FM was still in the Dark Ages.It was the only place you could hear that music if you were growing up in a small town in Minnesota like I did.----like your show --it blew me away and really played the music that was relevant for the day and important for music history.
You guys keep up the good work and let's get you on earlier so other people can hear your important and entertaining show!
Thanks Much
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