Star Time #182: You've Got Bad Intentions
This is the 4th annual Star Time Blues Summit episode. I'm always astonished when I've stuck with a project long enough to produce a 4th annual anything, but I'm especially proud of this year's crop of hardcore blues going back to the 1920s. It's in two parts: the first hour being more old-timey and acoustic, the second hour dealing with those newfangled electric guitars and jump rhythms. Absorb the tradition.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Blind Willie Johnson | You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond | 1930 | Columbia |
| Hambone Willie Newbern | She Could Toodle-Oo | 1929 | Okeh |
| Clara Smith | It's Tight Like That | 1929 | Columbia |
| Peetie Wheatstraw | Police Station Blues | 1932 | Vocalion |
| Mary Lou Williams | Mr. Freddie Blues | 1939 | Decca |
| Irene Scruggs | Must Get Mine In Front | 1920s | unknown |
| Tommy McClennan | I'm a Guitar King | 1942 | Bluebird |
| Set 2 | |||
| Danny Barker Sextette Featuring Blu Lu Barker | Don't You Feel My Leg | 1946 | Apollo |
| Blind Boy Fuller | Thousand Woman Blues | 1947 | Columbia |
| Leroy Dallas | I'm Down Now But I Won't Be Down Always | 1948 | Sittin' in With |
| Nellie Lutcher | Hurry On Down | 1947 | Capitol |
| Ernest Lewis | West Coast Blues | 1953 | Parrot |
| Rosetta Crawford | I'm Tired of Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 1949 | probably Decca |
| Charley Booker | Rabbit Blues | 1952 | Blues & Rhythm |
| Sonny Boy Holmes | I've Got the $64 Question | 1952 | Recorded In Hollywood |
| David Honeyboy Edwards | Bull Cow Blues | unknown | unknown |
| Set 3 | |||
| Jimmy McCracklin with his Blues Blasters | What's Your Phone Number | 1952 | Swing Time |
| Louis Jordan | (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse | 1950 | Decca |
| Square Walton | Gimme Your Bankroll | 1953 | RCA Victor |
| Dossie Terry | Didn't Satisfy You | 1952 | RCA Victor |
| Floyd Dixon | Hole in the Wall | 1953 | Specialty |
| Bobby Bland | You've Got Bad Intentions | 1956 | Duke |
| Frank Fat Man Humphries with the 4 Notes | Lulubell Blues | 1952 | Jubilee |
| Washboard Bill | In the Morning | 1956 | King |
| Lightnin' Hopkins | I'm Achin' | 1954 | Herald |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| Jimmy Reed | Going to New York | 1959 | Vee Jay |
| Elmore James & his Broomdusters | Wild About You Baby | 1956 | Modern |
| B.B. King | I Can't Lose | 1964 | Ember |
| Calvin Johnson | Unsatisfied Mind | 1965 | New World |
| Albert Collins | Thaw-Out | 1964 | Hall |
| Mabel Franklin | Dream I Had Last Night | 1965 | Ritzy |
| Slim Harpo | Baby Scratch My Back | 1966 | Excello |
| Charles Brown & Amos Milburn | I Want to Go Home | 1959 | Ace |
| John Lee Hooker | Drifting Blues | 1963 | Atlantic |
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