This is the third annual
Star Time Blues Summit, a special show that we do in the middle of every October just as summer is coughing off-screen and winter is gargling in the unfinished basement. It's a laudation of the second half of "rhythm and blues" since we do the rhythm part every week. This year we veered slightly more toward country and folk blues, with some interesting deviations from the norm, including the infelicitous Screamin' Jay Hawkins novelty at the end which I'm much less sorry about including now.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|
| Set 1 | | | |
| Bukka White | Strange Place Blues | 1940 | Vocalion |
| Carolina Slim | Black Chariot Blues | 1950 | Acorn |
| Smokey Hogg | Penitentiary Blues Pt. 1 | 1952 | Blues Classics |
| Jesse Allen | Dragnet | 1953 | Bayou |
| Big Joe Turner | Blues Jump the Rabbit | 1953 | Bayou |
| Mildred Jones | Mr. Thrill | 1954 | Peacock |
| Baby Boy Warren | Stop Breakin' Down | 1954 | Drummond |
| Son House | American Defense | 1942 | unknown |
| Set 2 | | | |
| Lazy Lester | I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter | 1958 | Excello |
| Gwen Johnson | New Orleans | 1954 | Peacock |
| Blue Charlie | I'm Gonna Kill That Hen | 1957 | Nasco |
| Magic Sam | Love Me with a Feeling | 1957 | Cobra |
| Josh White | Free and Equal Blues | 1955 | Elektra |
| Little Al | Every Day Brings About a Change | 1958 | Excello |
| Champion Jack Dupree | Nasty Boogie | 1958 | Atlantic |
| Katie Webster | Goodbye Baby, I'm Still Leaving You | 1959 | Rocko |
| Set 3 | | | |
| Al Perkins & Band | You Cost Too Much | 1960 | C.J. |
| Mercy Dee Walton | After the Fight | 1961 | Prestige Bluesville |
| Lightning & Spider | Candy Wagon | 1965 | Arhoolie |
| Sonny Terry | Changed the Lock On My Door | 1963 | Prestige Bluesville |
| J.B. Hutto & his Hawks | Too Much Alcohol | 1965 | unknown |
| Lightnin' Hopkins | Devil Is Watching You | 1962 | Vee Jay |
| John Lee Hooker | Don't Be Messin' with My Bread | 1966 | Verve Folkways |
| Fred McDowell | Wished I Was in Heaven Sitting Down | unknown | Mississippi |
| Set 4/Outro | | | |
| Freddie King | That Will Never Do | 1969 | Cotillion |
| Alberta Hunter | You Can't Tell the Difference After Dark | 1977 | Varese Sarabande |
| Jesse Fuller | Got a Date at Half Past Eight | 1969 | Poppy |
| Lowell Fulson | Every Second a Fool Is Born | 1973 | Jewel |
| Fenton Robinson | The Getaway | 1974 | Alligator |
| Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Constipation Blues | 1969 | Philips |
| Koko Taylor | I Got What It Takes | 1974 | Alligator |
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