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Blue Light Boogie: Cupid, Valentines, Records, the Big City, Togetherness, Food Groups, and More!

Steve Snodgrass

Playlist #1845 Feb. 16, 2018

“Cupid Boogie”, Johnny Otis Orchestra, The R&B Box: 30 Years Of Rhythm And Blues (various artists), Rhino Records, http://www.johnnyotisworld.com http://www.rhino.com

“Cupid”, Johnny Nash, The Reggae Collection, SME UK Limited

“Iron Cupid”, Earl King, Glazed, Black Top Records

“Stupid Cupid”, Connie Francis, 45’s On CD vol. 1 ’56-’59 (various artists), Polygram Records, http://www.conniefrancis.com

“Bottom Of A Heart”, Renee Austin, Sweet Talk, Blind Pig Records, http://www.blindpigrecords.com

“Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis”, Neko Case, New Coat Of Paint The Songs Of Tom Waits (various artists), Manifesto Records, http://www.nekocase.com http://www.manifesto.com

“Baby Valentine”, Sena Ehrhardt, All In, Blind Pig Records, http://www.senaehrhardt.com http://www.blindpigrecords.com

“Valentine’s Day”, Peter Karp and Sue Foley, He Said She Said, Blind Pig Records, http://www.suefoley.com http://www.peterkarp.com http://www.blindpigrecords.com

“Blues Valentine”, Karen Lovely, Ten Miles Of Bad Road, self release, http://www.karenlovely.com

“Happy Valentine’s Day”, Shemekia Copeland, Talking To Strangers, Alligator Records, http://www.shemekiacopeland.com http://www.alligator.com

“Blue Valentine”, Tom Waits, Blue Valentine, Elektra Records, http://www.tomwaits.com http://www.elektra.com

“How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away”, Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks, Original Recordings, Blue Thumb Records, http://www.danhicks.net

“You’re The Hangnail In My Life”, Hoyt Axton, Snowblind Friend, MCA Records, http://www.hoytsmusic.com

“Left Alone”, Big Bill Morganfield, If This Is Love…I’d Rather Have The Blues (various artists), Blind Pig Records, http://www.bigbillmorganfield.org http://www.blindpigrecords.com

“Meet Me At No Special Place”, Duke Robillard, A Swingin’ Session With Duke Robillard, Stony Plain Records, http://www.dukerobillard.com http://www.stonyplainrecords.com

“Picking Up After You”, Tom Waits, One From The Heart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Columbia Records, http://www.tomwaits.com http://www.columbiarecords.com

“LP HiFi”, Dave Hannon And Band, Blues Canon, Damasaca Records, http://www.davespecter.com

“Rock And Roll Records”, Walkin’ Cane Mark, Tryin’ To Make You Understand, Enable Records, http://www.walkincanemark.com http://www.enablerecords.com

“Vinyl Records”, Brian Setzer, Rockabilly Riot, Surfdog Records, http://www.briansetzer.com http://www.surfdog.com

“Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)”, Marc Broussard, S.O.S.: Save Our Soul, Vanguard Records, http://www.marcbroussard.com http://www.vanguardrecords.com

“This Old City”, The Kinsey Report, Smoke And Steel, Alligator Records, http://www.kinseyreportband.com http://www.alligator.com

“Ghetto Woman”, Benny Turner, My Brother’s Blues, Nola Blue, http://www.bennyturner.com http://www.nola-blue.com

“Let’s Work Together”, Canned Heat, The Best Of Canned Heat, EMI Manhattan Records, http://www.cannedheatmusic.com

“(We’ve Got To) Come Together”, Reverend Shawn Amos, Breaks It Down, Put Together Music, http://www.shawnamos.com http://www.puttogethermusic.com

“Come Together”, Jeff Healey, Songs From The Road, RUF Records, http://www.jeffhealey.com http://www.rufrecords.com

“Chicken, Gravy And Biscuits”, Lil’ Ed And The Blues Imperials, Genuine Houserockin’ Music (various artists), Alligator Records, http://www.alligator.com

“Fried Food/ Hard Liquor”, Chris Daniels And The Kings, Blues With Horns vol. 1, Moon Voyage Records, http://www.chrisdaniels.com

“Cold Pizza And Warm Beer”, Anni Piper, More Guitars Than Friends, Sugar Daddy Records, http://www.annipiper.com

“Greens And Barbeque”, Micki Free, Tattoo Burn-Redux, Mysterium Blues Records, http://www.mickifree.com http://www.mysteriummusic.com

“Red Beans And Rice”, Noble ‘Thin Man’ Watts, Return Of The Thin Man, Alligator Records, http://www.alligator.com

Art Hooker was born in Wisconsin and trained on tuba at Hortonville Union High School and Lawrence Conservatory. As a self-taught flutist he traveled throughout the western U.S. as a busker. He studied radio production technology at Mount Hood Community College in Oregon. He also ad libbed flute music beds for a locally produced poetry program on public radio. He currently plays tenor saxophone, flute, rhythm guitar, percussive devices and vocals. He has performed with the Siegal/Schwall Blues Band, Seafood Mama (later known as Quarterflash), Sweet Betty and Nathaniel Mayer, as a solo artist and as a member of the bands King Rat, The Bushwhackers, FM Band, Two Flat Blues Band, Mumblin’ Eddy, Art Hooker, Hot Tomato, and the Big Jones Blues Band. He has opened for John Lee Hooker, James Cotton, Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy, Ben E. King, Luther ‘Guitar Jr.’ Johnson, Marshall Tucker, The Guess Who and Chris Duarte.