Bulldoggin' Boogie
"Bulldoggin' Boogie" by "Big Guitars from Texas"
Theme intro
Popa Chubby
Take Off-- A!
"Take Off-- A!" by "Popa Chubby"
Bluesy instrumental from "Popa Chubby: The Hungry Years, 1991-1996" on Blind Pig (2003)
Elliot Sharp's Terraplane
Lost Souls
"Lost Souls" by "Elliot Sharp's Terraplane"
Hot downtown blues, on "Do the Don't" (2003); longtime Howlin' Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin plays on a few cuts.
Roy Head
(You're) Almost Tuff Enough
"(You're) Almost Tuff Enough" by "Roy Head"
Roy Head's 1965 smash "Treat Her Right" is still one of the great rockers; this song comes from the "Psychedelic States: Texas" collection (Gear Fab, 2003)
True Believers
Train Round the Bend
"Train Round the Bend" by "True Believers"
Alejandro Escovedo's hot band from the 80s
Hayseed Dixie
You Shook Me All Night Long
"You Shook Me All Night Long" by "Hayseed Dixie"
Clever country cover of AC/DC tune
Jerry Jeff Walker
Mr. Bojangles
"Mr. Bojangles" by "Jerry Jeff Walker"
Not a bad song, even if it's been played too much. Even Jacky Jack sounds bored with it! From "Texas Folks" on K-Tel (1996)
Alvin Crow & the Pleasant Valley Boys
Crazy Little Mama (At My Front Door)
"Crazy Little Mama (At My Front Door)" by "Alvin C...
This is the song I meant to play, from "Texas Folks"
Damal & Rasheed
Twistin' in the Tub
"Twistin' in the Tub" by "Damal & Rasheed"
Frankie Avalon
Dee Dee Dinah
"Dee Dee Dinah" by "Frankie Avalon"
Polyester pop from the early 60s
The New Dimensions
Bongo Shutdown
"Bongo Shutdown" by "The New Dimensions"
Now we're talking rock & roll, from "Lost Legends of Surf Guitar" (Sundazed, 2003)
Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy
Oh, What A Night
"Oh, What A Night" by "Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy"
Wry jazz cover, with smart-ass horns. This is a Ladies Choice. Girls, select your partners!
Bob Wills & Texas Playboys
Bubbles in my Beer
"Bubbles in my Beer" by "Bob Wills & Texas Playboys"
Merle Haggard pulled the Playboys together ("For the Last Time") for a 1973 reunion; Bob Wills, with an occasional whoop from his wheel chair, died a year or so later
John Anderson & Marty Stuart
Mama Tried
"Mama Tried" by "John Anderson & Marty Stuart"
from Nashville tribute to Merle Haggard
Gillian Welch
Wayside/Back in Time
"Wayside/Back in Time" by "Gillian Welch"
from "Soul Journey"
Mary Gauthier
The Ledge
"The Ledge" by "Mary Gauthier"
from "Filth & FIre" (Signature Sounds, 2002)
Drive-By Truckers
Sink Hole
"Sink Hole" by "Drive-By Truckers"
Depressing lyrics with a rocking country beat; from "Decoration Day" (New West, 2003)
Eric Anderson w/Phoebe Snow
Ain't No Time to Bleed
"Ain't No Time to Bleed" by "Eric Anderson w/Phoeb...
Powerful new tune, from Anderson's intense new album: "Beat Avenue" (Appleseed Recordings, 2003)
Milton Brown & his Musical Brownies
Brownie's Stomp
"Brownie's Stomp" by "Milton Brown & his Musical B...
Let's take a break from all the singer-songwriter bummer songs!
Freres Michot
La Mazurka de Eugene Michon
"La Mazurka de Eugene Michon" by "Freres Michot"
These Cajun boys know how to play
Zachary Richard
Invitation des Mardi Gras
"Invitation des Mardi Gras" by "Zachary Richard"
Zachary Richard
High Time
"High Time" by "Zachary Richard"
Cajun rocker tries his hand at country music
The Hillmen
Copper Kettle
"Copper Kettle" by "The Hillmen"
Fine version of mountain classic, by Chris Hillman, pre-Byrds/Burrito Bros, and band
Ramblin' Jack Elliot
More Pretty Girls Than One
"More Pretty Girls Than One" by "Ramblin' Jack Ell...
Ramblin' Jack Elliot
Me & BIlly the Kid
"Me & BIlly the Kid" by "Ramblin' Jack Elliot"
Joe Ely wrote this song, Jack sings it along with pal Peter Rowan, on "Friends of Mine" (Hightone, 1998)
Guy Clark
Ramblin' Jack and Mahan
"Ramblin' Jack and Mahan" by "Guy Clark"
Two wild cowboys, folk singer Jack Elliot and rodeo star Larry Mahan
Guy Clark
She Loves to Ride Horses
"She Loves to Ride Horses" by "Guy Clark"
Guy Clark can still write great songs. This one, written with Keith Sykes, is from "The Dark" (Sugar Hill, 2002)
John Hammond
No Chance
"No Chance" by "John Hammond"
A rockin' number, with David Hidalgo, Augie Myers and others.
Hamilton Loomis
Take A Number (Stand in Line)
"Take A Number (Stand in Line)" by "Hamilton Loomis"
Young blues rocker out of Austin, TX
Robert Belfour
Crazy Ways
"Crazy Ways" by "Robert Belfour"
on Fat Possum, 2003
Butterbeans and Susie
Get Yourself A Monkey Man, Make Him Strut
"Get Yourself A Monkey Man, Make Him Strut" by "Bu...
Blues with a vaudeville flavor, from "Butterbeans and Susie Complete Recorded Works, 1924-1925" (Document, 1999)
Cab Calloway
Chant of the Jungle
"Chant of the Jungle" by "Cab Calloway"
The Hi-De-Ho man, from 1942
Albert Collins
Collins Mix
"Collins Mix" by "Albert Collins"
Fred Koller
Bluesman
"Bluesman" by "Fred Koller"
Wise-ass Nashville songwriter
Chuck E. Weiss
Congo Square at Midnight
"Congo Square at Midnight" by "Chuck E. Weiss"
L.A. hipster goes to New Orleans
Coctails
Monkeys and Seals
"Monkeys and Seals" by "Coctails"
Not your run-of-the-milll lounge music, from "Long Sound" (1992)
Morning 40 Federation
Stinky
"Stinky" by "Morning 40 Federation"
New Orleans funky party band, from "You My Brother" (2000)
Bembeya Jazz
Leta
"Leta" by "Bembeya Jazz"
After a long absence, these musicians from Guinea are back, on World Village Music (2002)
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