Pure Blues

28/07/2024

Check this Out: Boogie & The Blues

It's All Here On Pure Blues with Roy Woodcock: 1 Jo Jo Williams, Rock n Ro ll Boogie. 2 Eddie Clearwater, Boogie Woogie Baby. 3 Junior Wells, It's My Life, Baby! 4 Dave Specter, Buzz Me. 5 Dave Specter, You're Gonna Be Sorry. 6 Johnny Lewis, Hobo Blues. 7 Josh White, My Father Is A Husbandman. 8 Ardoin Brothers, Mamou Hot Step. 9 Barbecue Bob, Poor Boy a Long Ways From Home. 10 Gus Cannon, My Money Never Runs Out. 11 Tampa Red, Black Hearted Blues. 12 Leroy Carr, Barrel House Woman No 2. 13 Roosevelt Sykes, Drivin' Wheel. 14 Otis Rush, I've Got News For You. 15 Phil Guy, Garbage Man Blues. 16 Karen Carroll, Whose Lovin' You Tonight

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Listen to Boogie & Blues ... it's all here on Pure Blues by Pure Blues & JazzTastic

24/07/2024

Sad news: Our route into the blues so many years ago.

RIP John Mayall. John passed away today at age 90. Photo L-R: Bob Corritore, Kim Wilson, Doc MacLean, Larry Taylor, John Mayall in Memphis around 2008. Photo Arnie Goodman.

21/07/2024

ROY'S BLUES BOX: The blues you can't do without

Pick 17 tracks you can't do without, they said. Here they are:
1 Sonny Boy Williamson, Don't Start Me Talking
2 Howlin Wolf, Smokestack Lightnin'
3 Muddy Waters, Hoochie Coochie Man
4 T-Bone Walker, Cold Cold Feeling
5 Son House, Death Letter
6 Blind Willie Johnson, Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
7 Rev Gary Davis, Going to Sit Down on the Banks of the River
8 Mississippi John Hurt, Louise Collins
9 Georgia White, The Blues Ain't Nothing But
10 Memphis Minnie, Chickasaw Train Blues
11 Kokomo Arnold, Milk Cow Blues
12 Blind Blake, West Coast Blues
13 Clifton Chenier, Bon Ton Roulet
14 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Bottom Blues
15 John Lee Ho**er, Dimples
16 B B King, It's My Own Fault
17 Elmore James, Dust My Blues

Listen to Roy's Blues Box: The blues you can't do without by Pure Blues & JazzTastic

14/07/2024

Still time to catch an hour of great blues!
All aboard for a great mix of pure blues music:
1 James Cotton Little Car Blues
2 Luther Allison My Luck Don't Ever Change
3 Hosea Leavy Can't Miss What You Ain't Never Had
4 L C McKinley Rosalie Blues
5 Ike Turner Down And Out
6 Thaddeus Declouet Catch That Morning Train
7 Mother McCollum You Can't Hide
8 Henry Thomas Bob McKinney
9 Henry Thomas Fishin' Blues
10 Sylvester Weaver Six String Banjo Piece
11 Bobby Rush Bobby Rush Shuffle
12 Washboard Sam My Feet Jumped Salty
13 Chris Martin That's Awkward
14 Chris Cain Had About All I Can Take
15 Koko Taylor Better Watch Your Step

Listen to Pure Blues: It doesn't get better than this! by Pure Blues & JazzTastic

14/07/2024

Blues in the rain: Errol Linton at Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival last night

14/07/2024

Jump on board (Humber Wave Radio today, 2pm) for another great Pure Blues show with Roy Woodcock. Tickets please from James Cotton, Luther Allison, Hosea Leavy, L C Mckinley, Ike Turner, Henry Thomas, Washington Phillips, Sylvester Weaver, Bobby Rush, Chris Martin, Chris Cain, Koko Taylor, Mother McCollum and Thaddeus Declouet.
You can listen on 106.9FM and DAB+ in Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire and anywhere on humberwave.com

07/07/2024

GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES ... THE BLUES HAS IT ALL!

A real mixed bag of emotions and music on this week's Pure Blues:
1 Snooky Pryor Gonna Have A Good Time
2 Valerie Wellington Down in the Dumps
3 Big Time Sarah The Thrill Is Gone
4 John Primer Take The Bitter With The Sweet
5 Sonny Terry Do**in' My Heart Around
6 Washboard Sam I Love All My Women
7 Bull City Red Jesus Touched Me
8 Bull City Red Now I'm Talking About You
9 Nathan Abshire Pine Grove Blues
10 Seth Richard Lonely Seth Blues
11 Mae Glover I Ain't Givin' Nobody None
12 Lil Green Romance In The Dark
13 Tutu Jones Sweet Woman
14 Big Bad Smitty Mean Disposition
15 Deborah Coleman Goodbye Misery

Listen to Good times, bad times . . . the blues has it all! The Pure Blues podcast by Pure Blues & JazzTastic

07/07/2024

BLUES, BLUES AND MORE BLUES!
A great show lined up for you today on Pure Blues with Roy Woodcock (Humber Wave Radio, 2pm): New releases and classic cuts from Snooky Pryor, Valerie Wellington, Big Time Sarah, John Primer, Sonny Terry, Washboard Sam, Tutu Jones, Big Bad Smitty, Deborah Coleman, Bull City Red, Seth Richard, Lil Green,Mae Glover and Nathan Abshire.
You can listen on 106.9FM and DAB+ in Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire and everywhere on Humberwave.com

30/06/2024

MOUTH-WATERING MENU OF PURE BLUES

Check out this latest Pure Blues podcast with Roy Woodcock:
1 Frankie 'Half Pint' Jaxon Down At Jaspers Bar-B-Que
2 Kenny Neal Blues Stew
3 Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials Lil Ed's Home Cookin'
4 Roy Gaines T-Bone Shuffle
5 B B King Saturday Night Fish Fry
6 C J Chenier Eat More Crawfish
7 Holmes Brothers Feed My Soul
8 Barbecue Bob Barbecue Blues
9 Bessie Jackson Barbecue Bess
10 Brownie McGhee Barbecue Any Old Time
11 Jim Jackson I Heard the Voice of a Porkchop
12 Bessie Smith Gimme A Pigfoot
13 Chris Cain Bad Dream
14 Zora Young Be Careful How You Vote

Listen to All fired up: BBQ & the blues ... by Pure Blues & JazzTastic

30/06/2024

FIRE UP THE RADIO - WE’RE COOKING TODAY!

Summer’s arrived at last and we’ve got the perfect recipe for a blues barbecue on Pure Blues with Roy Woodcock (Humber Wave Radio today at 2pm).
Pour yourself a cold one and chilli out to Kenny Neal, B B King, Barbecue Bob and more. Listen on 106.9FM and DAB+ in Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Catch us anywhere on Humberwave.com

23/06/2024

Pure Blues: String dazzlers strut their stuff

Great blues guitar across the spectrum on this week's podcast:
1 Albert King Born Under A Bad Sign
2 Toronzo Cannon Can't Fix the World
3 Jimi Hendrix Red House
4 Joe Beard Let Me Hang Around
5 Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne Way Down South
6 Boozoo Chavis Jealous Man Two Step
7 Washington White The Promise True and Grand
8 Washington White The New Frisco Train
9 Memphis Minnie/Kansas Joe What's the Matter With the Mill
10 Big Joe Williams Rooting Ground Hog
11 Sonny Boy Williamson Got the Bottle Up and Gone
12 Robert Lee McCoy Tough Time
13 Robert Nighthawk My Sweet Lovin' Woman
14 Matt 'Guitar' Murphy Cool Down Baby
15 Little Jar Parker Bad Women, Bad Whiskey
16 Muddy Waters Messin' With the Man

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https://www.mixcloud.com/Woodyroy/star-guitars-on-pure-blues/

23/06/2024

GUITAR STARS ON PURE BLUES …

On Pure Blues today with Roy Woodcock (Humber Wave Radio, 2pm), a new album that highlights the legacy of of Matt Murphy. Plus Murphy himself and other guitar legends, including Albert King, Bukka White and Jimi Hendrix.
Toronzo Cannon weighs in, too, plus Memphis Minnie, Memphis Slim and we explore the many personas of Robert Nighthawk.
You can hear Pure Blues on 106.9 and DAB+ in Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire and streaming everywhere on Humberwave.com

16/06/2024

RAW UNPOLLUTED BLUES ON PURE BLUES

As always new releases and classic tracks and then purest of blues:
1 Booba Barnes Heartbroken Man
2 Roosevelt 'Booba' Barnes & The Playboys Ain't Gonna Worry
3 Lil' Dave Thompson Suitcase Packed
4 Little George Smith Telephone Blues
5 Muddy Waters Gypsy Woman
6 Muddy Waters You're Gonna Need My Help
7 Errol Linton Sad and Lonesome
8 Clarence Garlow Make Me Cry
9 Blind Willie Johnson Church, I'm Fully Saved Today
10 Jack Kelly's South Memphis Jug Band Highway 61 Blues
11 Casey Bill Weldon Flood Water Blues
12 Corey Harris That Will Never Happen No More
13 Johnny Iguana Burning Fire
14 Buddy Guy Damn Right I Got the Blues
15 'Booba' Barnes & The Playboys Tell Me What I've Done/My Last Affair

And this is the link to listen:
https://www.mixcloud.com/Woodyroy/raw-unpolluted-blues-new-releases-classic-tracks-on-pure-blues/

16/06/2024

New albums featuring Booba Barnes, George Smith, Muddy Waters, Casey Bill Weldon and a jug band compilation all feature on today’s Pure Blues with Roy Woodcock (Humber Wave Radio, 2pm). PLUS a spotlight on last week’s Chicago Blues Festival and the upcoming Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival.
You can hear Pure Blues on 106.9FM and DAB+ in Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire and streaming everywhere via Humber wave.com

09/06/2024

PURE BLUES: PACKED WITH NEW RELEASES

8 tracks from new releases on this latest episode of Pure Blues:
1 Giles Robson Hoodoo Man Blues
2 Eddie Cotton Under the Cover of Darkness
3 Gerald McClendon House Ain't A Home
4 Fabulous Thunderbirds Watcha Do To Me
5 Fabulous Thunderbirds Don't Make No Sense
6 Mr Sipp Glory Glory
7 Mattie Delaney Tallahatchie River Blues
8 Charley Patton High Water Everywhere
9 Barbecue Bob Going Up The Country
10 Babe Stovell Candy Man
11 The Butler Twins Bring It On Back To Me
12 Nick Alexander I'm Tired
13 Linsey Alexander Please Love Me

Click the link to listen now:
https://www.mixcloud.com/Woodyroy/pure-blues-8-new-releases-including-the-fabulous-thunderbirds/

09/06/2024

New albums on Pure Blues with Roy Woodcock today (Humber Wave Radio, 2pm) from Mr Sipp (pictured), Eddie Cotton, Giles Robson, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Nick Alexander and Gerald McClendon.
We also feature a new compilation with tracks from Charley Patton and Mattie Delaney and another featuring Barbecue Bob. Plus The Butler Twins, Babe Stovall and Linsey Alexander.
You can hear Pure Blues on 106.9FM and DAB+ in Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire and streaming everywhere on www.humberwave.com

02/06/2024

Feeling lucky? Love the blues? You can't lose with this Pure Blues gambling special:
1 Magic Slim Gambler's Blues
2 B B King Gambler's Blues
3 Albert Collins/Robert Cray/Johnny Copeland Blackjack
4 John Primer/Bob Corritore Gambling Blues
5 William Clarke Five Card Hand
6 Clifton Chenier Bad Luck and Trouble
7 Sister O M Terrell The Gambling Man
8 Sylvester Weaver Georgia Skin
9 Clifford Gibson Bad Luck Dice
10 Kokomo Arnold Policy Wheel Blues
11 Blind Blake Poker Woman Blues
12 Black Ace Black Ace
13 Robert Johnson Little Queen Of Spades
14 Lonnie Brooks Roll of the Tumbling Dice
15 Big Joe Turner Born To Gamble

Listen to Gamblers blues ... A Pure Blues themed special by Pure Blues & JazzTastic

02/06/2024

It's an odds-on winner today: Pure Blues with Roy Woodcock (Humber Wave Radio, 2pm) is another chance to hear a gambling-themed special - tracks from Magic Slim, B B King, Lonnie Brooks, Big Joe Turner and more.
You can hear Pure Blues on 106.9FM and DAB+ in Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire and everywhere on www.humberwave.com

26/05/2024

A magic Blues mix: Classic tracks and new releases plus a tribute to Phil Wiggins on Pure Blues:
1 John Primer Sugar Sweet
2 James Cotton Rocket 88
3 Toronzo Cannon Shut Up And Play
4 Giles Robson Nine Below Zero
5 Giles Robson G R's Locomotive Blues
6 Otis Clay Working Hard
7 Eddie LeJeune Grand Bosco
8 Cephas & Wiggins All I Get Is Them Blues
9 Cephas & Wiggins Somebody Told the Truth On Me
10 Bo Carter County Farm Blues
11 Cannon's Jug Stompers Viola Lee Blues
12 Ma Rainey Chain Gang Blues
13 Selwyn Birchwood Call Me What You Want To
14 Otis Rush Looking Back

Listen to Classic tracks and new releases on Pure Blues by Pure Blues & JazzTastic

26/05/2024

BLUES CLASSICS COMING RIGHT AT YOU!

On Pure Blues with Roy Woodcock today (Humber Wave Radio, 2pm): Tracks from Giles Robson's upcoming new album plus another from Toronzo Cannon's latest.
Plus: James Cotton with Billy Branch, Selwyn Birchwood, Otis Rush, Otis Clay, Ma Rainey, a tribute to Phil Wiggins, Bo Carter, Cannon's Jug Stompers, John Primer and Eddie LeJeune.
You can near Pure Blues on 106.9FM and DAB+ in Hull and East Yorkshire and streaming everywhere on www.humberwave.com

19/05/2024

All aboard for some more great blues: Toronzo Cannon's new album plus much more:
1 Duke Robillard Stomp The Blues Tonight
2 Billy Boy Arnold Hello Stranger
3 Toronzo Cannon Unlovable
4 Toronzo Cannon Message To My Daughter
5 Curtis Salgado Hear The Lonely Hearts
6 The Caravans I'm Willing
7 Fernest Arceneaux I'm On My Way Back Home
8 Jim Brewer Long Ways From Home
9 Arvella Gray Corinna, Corinna
10 John Lee Grandson Hard Luck John
11 Maxwell Street Jimmy Cryin' Won't Make Me Stay
12 Big John Wrencher Maxwell Street Alley Blues
13 Robert Nighthawk Back Water Blues
14 Bonnie Lee Standing On The Corner
15 Love Lee Ain't No Hand Me Down

Listen to Firing on all cylinders: New blues from Toronzo Cannon and more by Pure Blues & JazzTastic

19/05/2024

Former bus driver-cum-blues star Toronzo Cannon is looking forward to the release of his new album. We’ve now got a full copy and feature 2 tracks on Pure Blues with Roy Woodcock today (Humber Wave Radio, 2pm).
Also, a new album from Curtis Salgado plus tracks from Duke Robillard, Billy Boy Arnold, Lovie Lee, Bonnie Lee, Robert Nighthawk, John Wrencher, John Lee Granderson, Arvella Gray, Maxwell Street Jimmy, Jim Brewer, Fernest Arceneaux and gospel from The Caravans.
You can hear Pure Blues on 106.9FM and DAB+ in Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire and streaming via www.humberwave.com

12/05/2024

A 'SWEET' HELPING OF PURE BLUES . . .

Need a little sugar in your bowl? You'll be "stirred" by the latest Pure Blues podcast:
1 Howlin' Wolf Sugar Mama
2 Johnny 'Yard Dog' Jones I Need A Sugar Mama
3 Sugar Boy Williams Five Long Years
4 Sugar Pie Desanto Soulful Dress
5 Jay (Mr Sugar Bee) Stutes Hound Dog Baby
6 Rev Gary Davis Evening Sun Goes Down
7 Memphis Willie B Hard Working Man Blues
8 Sidney Maiden Me and My Chauffeur Blues
9 K C Douglas Mercury Blues
10 Memphis Jug Band K C Moan
11 Will Shade I Got the Blues So Bad
12 Sunnyland Slim It's You Baby
13 Sunnyland Slim You Used To Love Me
14 Willie Buck Soon Forgotten
15 Henry Gray Going Down Slow
16 T-Model Ford I Asked For Water

Listen to A 'sweet' helping of Pure Blues . . . by Pure Blues & JazzTastic

12/05/2024

It's a sweet start to the show, but you know the blues! Check out Pure Blues with Roy Woodcock on Humber Wave Radio today at 2pm ... close encounters with Howlin' Wolf, Johnny 'Yard Dog' Jones, Henry Gray, T-Model Ford and more.
You can hear Pure Blues on 106.9FM and DAB+ in Hull and East Yorkshire and streaming everywhere via www.humberwave.com or your favourite radio app and smart speaker

08/05/2024

Well done Steve Jessney: 800 blues shows on V***n 101. Enjoyed tonight’s special marking the milestone. Keep on keeping on Steve

05/05/2024

The Blues, The Whole Blues and Nothing But The Blues

New albums and classic tracks, including the songs by Arthur Crudup recorded by Elvis Presley:
1 Little George Smith Blues Stay Away
2 Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup My Baby Left Me
3 Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup So Glad You're Mine
4 Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup That's All Right
5 Jimmy McCracklin Love When It Rains
6 Jimmy McCracklin Your Heart Ain't Right
7 John Brim You Got Me
8 Jabo Step On It
9 Elizabeth King Be So Glad
10 Lucious Curtis & Willie Ford High Lonesome Hill
11 David 'Honeyboy' Edwards Wind Howlin' Blues
12 Memphis Piano Red Mr Freddie Blues
13 Piano Red Right String, But the Wrong Yo-Yo
14 Holly Maxwell Dr Feelgood
15 Johnny Burgin Silently Suffering

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05/05/2024

Elvis sings the blues . . . of Big Boy Crudup! Tune into Pure Blues on Humber Wave Radio today (2pm) to hear the original versions of three songs later recorded by Elvis Presley. They feature on one of the new albums on the show.
Pure Blues with Roy Woodcock also features new albums by Jimmy McCracklin and Johnny Burgin. And much much more.
You can hear Pure Blues on 106.9FM and DAB in Hull and East Yorkshire and streaming everywhere on www.humberwave.com

28/04/2024

Best show BAR none - a booze & blues special

Time to drink in some great music:
1 Brewer Phillips Whiskey Headed Woman
2 Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials Whiskey Flavoured Tears
3 Memphis Slim Beer Drinking Woman
4 Floyd Dixon Hey Bartender
5 Albert Collins I Ain't Drunk
6 Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas Too Much Wine
7 Rev W M Mosley Drinking Shine
8 Tommy Johnson Canned Heat Blues
9 Merline Johnson Bad Whiskey Blues
10 Barbecue Bob Me and My Whiskey
11 Robert Johnson Drunken Hearted Man
12 John Lee Hookeer One Bourbon, One Scotch & One Beer
13 Billy Boy Arnold Whiskey Beer and Re**er
14 J B Hutto Too Much Alcohol

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Listen to Cheers - it's a Pure Blues blues & booze special! by Pure Blues & JazzTastic

27/04/2024

Whisky, wine or beer . . . what's your tipple? We have all three on a Pure Blues blues & booze special tomorrow on Humber Wave Radio (2pm). Join the party and hear Albert Collins, Brewer Phillips, Floyd Dixon, Memphis Slim, John Lee Ho**er, J B Hutto, Billy Boy Arnold, Robert Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials and more.
Pure Blues with Roy Woodcock is on Humber Wave Radio every Sunday on 106.9FM and DAB in Hull and East Yorkshire and streaming everywhere via www.Humberwave.com