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1. Albert King – More Big Blues (Ace Records)
2. Albert King – The Best of Albert King
3. Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets – Change in My Pocket
4. Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets – Live at the Grand Emporium
5. Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets – Talk To You By Hand
6. Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets – Thru The Years: Retrospective
7. B.B. King – Blues on the Bayou
8. B.B. King – Greatest Hits
9. B.B. King – Live at San Quentin
10. Billy Watson – Numero Cinco (w/ Junior Watson)
11. Cash Box Kings – I-94 Blues
12. Dave Specter – Left Turn on Blue (w/ Lynwood Slim & Jack McDuff)
13. Dave Specter and the Bluebirds – Blueplicity (w/ Tad Robinson)
14. Dave Specter and the Bluebirds – Live in Europe (w/ Tad Robinson)
15. Dave Specter & Lenny Lynn – Blues Spoken Here (Delmark Recordings)
16. The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Butt Rockin’ (Benchmark Recordings)
17. The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Painted On (Tone-Cool Records)
18. Freddie King – Freddie King (1934-1976) (PolyGram Records)
19. Freddie King – Live in Germany (King Biscuit Records)
20. The Hollywood Blue Flames – Deep in America (2-Disc Set; 2nd Disc is The Hollywood Fats Band – “Larger Than Life, Vol. 2″)
21. Jimi Bott – Live Volume 1 – Cheap Thrills (w/ Many West Coast Blues Artists)
22. John Nemeth – Name The Day!
23. Johnnie Bassett – The Gentleman Is Back
24. Junior Wells – Hoodoo Man Blues (Delmark)
25. Kim Wilson – That’s Life (Antone’s)
26. Little Charlie and The Nightcats – All The Way Crazy (Alligator Records)
27. Little Charlie and The Nightcats – Straight Up! (Alligator Records)
28. Little Charlie and The Nightcats – The Big Break (Alligator Records)
29. Lowell Fulson – Black Nights – The Early Kent Sessions
30. Lowell Fulson – The Complete Chess Masters
31. Lowell Fulson – Swingin’ Party
32. Lynwood Slim – “Last Call” (Delta Groove)
33. The Mannish Boys – Big Plans
34. The Mannish Boys – Live & In Demand
35. The Mannish Boys – That Represent Man
36. Muddy Waters – King Bee
37. Muddy Waters – The Lost Tapes
38. Nick Moss & The Flip Tops – Sadie Mae
39. Nick Moss & The Flip Tops – Play ‘Till Tomorrow – 2-Disc Set
40. Raoul & The Big Time – Big Time Blues
41. Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers – Keepin’ It Real
42. Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers – So Glad To Have The Blues
43. Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers – The Essential Collection
44. Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers – ThrillVille
45. Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers – Tough and Tender
46. Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers – Vintage Live 1975 (w/ Hollywood Fats, Larry Taylor, Richard Innes, George Phelps)
47. Rusty Zinn & The Roadmasters – Featuring Kim Wilson
48. Sonny Boy Williamson II – Broken Heart Blues (labeled “John Lee Williamson – Broken Heart Blues)
49. Sonny Boy Williamson II – Goin’ In Your Direction
50. Sonny Boy Williamson II – His Best (Chess Records)
51. Sonny Boy Williamson II – In Europe
52. Sonny Boy Williamson II – Live in England
53. Sunnyland Slim – She’s Got A Thing Goin’ On
54. Various Artists – Blues Harp Meltdown Vol. 2 – East Meets West Live at Moe’s Alley – 2-Disc Set
55. William Clarke – The Early Years

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THE INSOMNIACS brand new release “AT LEAST I’M NOT WITH YOU” (April 21, 2009/Delta Groove Music), the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed debut  “Left Coast Blues”, was recorded in only two days.   The Portland, OR-based band led by 27-year old vocalist/guitarist/songwriter VYASA DODSON, together with bassist DEAN MUELLER, keyboardist ALEX SHAKERI and drummer DAVE MELYAN, laid down an astounding set of material that had been finely tuned night after night out on the road over the last two years.  This release has the benefit of production help from Jeff Scoot Fleenor and the quality sound of one of the finest recording studios on the west coast (Clear Lake Audio).   Joined by special guests Al Blake (harmonica) Mitch Kashmar (harmonica), Joel Paterson (pedal steel guitar) and Jeff Turmes (tenor/baritone sax), The Insomniacs expand on their original intoxicating formula — a mix of blues, swing, jump, and roots rock — and deliver what is sure to become an instant classic.

If you dig West Coast Style blues you will love this band… check ‘em out and tell them TwinCitiesBlues sent you!

Be sure to come down tonight to bid farewell to the Blues Saloon and have a great blues party with Reverend Raven

There have been some great new coverage of the club’s move including an article on the Pioneer Press and on K-Talk Radio (Click on links for more information).

Reverend Raven and his Chain Smokin’ Alter Boys

Wilebski’s Blues Saloon
601 Western Avenue North
Saint Paul, MN 55103-1655
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Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known as Howlin’ Wolf, was an influential American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player.

With a booming voice and looming physical presence, Burnett is commonly ranked among the leading performers in electric blues; musician and critic Cub Koda declared, “no one could match Howlin’ Wolf for the singular ability to rock the house down to the foundation while simultaneously scaring its patrons out of its wits.”^[1] Many songs popularized by Burnett—such as “Smokestack Lightnin’,” “Back Door Man” and “Spoonful“—have become standards of blues and blues rock.

At 6 feet, 6 inches (198 cm) and close to 300 pounds (136 kg), he was an imposing presence with one of the loudest and most memorable voices of all the “classic” 1950s Chicago blues singers. Howlin’ Wolf’s voice has been compared to “the sound of heavy machinery operating on a gravel road”. This rough-edged, slightly fearsome musical style is often contrasted with the less crude but still powerful presentation of his contemporary and professional rival, Muddy Waters – although the two were reportedly not that different in actual personality – to describe the two pillars of the Chicago blues representing the music.

Howlin’ Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller), Little Walter Jacobs and Muddy Waters are usually regarded in retrospect as the greatest blues artists who recorded for Chess in Chicago. Sam Phillips once remarked, “When I heard Howlin’ Wolf, I said, ‘This is for me. This is where the soul of man never dies.’” In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #51 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.^[2]

Source: Wikipedia

Here are a few of my favorite Howlin’ Wolf videos… Do you have any favorite songs or videos by Howlin’ Wolf? Post your favorites in the comments!!!

A full obituary will be provided.

There is a guestbook you can sign at the above link. There will be a blues jam at the Whiskey Junction from 7-9 pm on Thursday April 29 in memory of Ted.

On Thursday, April 29, 2010, from 7-9 pm at Whiskey Junction a jam will be held in memory of blues fan Ted Jolivette who passed away. Blues musicians are welcome to play. Please pass the word to all who knew Ted.

Whiskey Junction is at 901 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 338-9550