Pacific Street Blues & Americana

This is our first show. Come with me now back to 1991 and hear our first show. Thanks to John Draus for years of co-hosting with me. Those were simpler times. (Is simpler even a word?) 

In this episode, we very briefly look at early rock-a-billy legend, Eddie Cochran. It's fun and informative. If you enjoy the show, please share the link with a friend. If you hate the show, please show the link with two friends. Thanks for listening. Rick P.S. Thanks to Nick Armijo for posting birthdays on our Facebook page. You tha' man Nick!  21. Eddie Cochran & Gene Vincent / White Lightin...

Pacific Street Blues & Americana September 18, 2022 1. BB King / Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens 2. Louis Jordan / Jack You're Dead 3. Chris Cain / Gamblers Blues  4. Joe Bonamassa / Ask Around for You 5. Sonny Boy Williamson / One Way Out  6. Slim Harpo / Shake Your Hips  7. Mississippi Fred McDowell / You Gotta Move 8. John Lee Hooker / Crawling King Snake 9. Joanne Shaw Taylor / If There'...

Pacific St Blues & Americana September 11, 2022 We have a really smokin' show this week including numerous homegrown specials and an in-depth exploration of the music of Chuck Berry.  Over the past several months we have explored the roots of 'rock music' of the 60s and 70s. While there are the clear influences of Elvis Presley and Little Richard, less obvious, but arguably more profound, as t...

21. Robben Ford / Indianola 22. Screaming Cheetah Wheelies / I Found Love   23. The Rolling Stones / Prodigal Son  24. Sass Jordan / Sailing Shoes  25. Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa / Ain't No Way  26. Dana Fuchs /  Hard Road  27. Donald Kinsey (Marley, Kinsey Report) / Sweet Emotion 28. Derek & the Dominoes / Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad 29. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Bell Bottom Blues  30. Bil...

Lots of new releases and homegrown tracks this week.  Short looks at Otis Redding, The Allman Brothers, and Louis Jordan Pacific St Blues & Americana September 4, 2022 1. Otis Redding / These Arms of Mine  2. Paul Rodgers / That's How Strong My Love Is 3. Rod Stewart / Shake  4. Aretha Franklin / Respect  5. BB King / I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town  6. Chris Cain / Gamblers Blues  7....

21. Rolling Stones / I Wanna Be Loved  22. Mick Jagger / Too Many Cooks 23. Jeff Beck Group (feat Rod Stewart) / You Shook Me 24. The Doors / Backdoor Man  25. Joe Louis Walker & James Cotton / You Need Love  26. Beth Hart / Whole Lotta Love  27. Led Zeppelin / I Can't Quit You  28. Screaming Cheetah Wheelies / Little Red Rooster 29. George Thorogood / Seventh Son 30. Ten Years After / Spoonfu...

Pacific St Blues & Americana August 21, 2022 Exploring the Music of The Willie Dixon Show  1. Muddy Waters / Close to You  2. Little Walter (Jacobs) / My Babe  3. Willie Dixon / If the Sea Was Whiskey   4. Robben Ford / It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace)   5. Koko Taylor / 29 Ways  6. Etta James / You Shook Me    7. Buddy Guy w/Joss Stone / I Got What It Takes   8. Sonny Boy Williamson...

21. Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes / Ain't Nobody's Business 22. Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul /I Don't Want to Go Home 23. Blue House / Shamalama 24. Roomful of Blues /  Watch Your Back 25. Eric Clapton / Every Day I Have the Blues  26. Sue Foley / Southern Men  27. Gary Moore / Walkin' Through the Park  28. Thin Lizzy /Whiskey in the Jar  29. Bonnie Raitt / Waiting for You t...

Pacific St Blues & Americana August 14, 2022 1. Swampboy / 100 degrees in the Shade 2. Jimmy Reed / Big Boss Man  3. Rev Gary Davis/ Cocaine Blues 4. Magic Slim, Billy Branch, & James Cotton / When the Levee Breaks 5. Nighthawks / Johnny Too Bad  6. Mississippi Heat /Silent Too Long 7. Keb Mo & Taj Mahal / Om Sweet Om 8. Soul of John Black / Beautiful Day  9. Allman Brothers / Don't Wa...

There's a story behind this week's show. The Blues Society of Omaha asked me and Glenn, who fills in from time to time, to go on the main stage of our annual, In the Market for the Blues, and discuss the history of the blues. So we did. Sorta. The blues is a pretty big topic - especially to pack into 45 minutes. Instead, I put together A History of the Blues (rather than The History...). I decided...

There's a story behind this week's show. The Blues Society of Omaha asked me and Glenn, who fills in from time to time, to go on the main stage of our annual, In the Market for the Blues, and discuss the history of the blues. So we did. Sorta. The blues is a pretty big topic - especially to pack into 45 minutes. Instead, I put together A History of the Blues (rather than The History...). I decided...

21. Keb Mo / Sunny & Warm 22. (Rev.) Son House / Forever on My Mind  23. Eric Clapton / Malted Milk Blues  24. Rex Granite Band / The Man in Chapter Two  25. Hector Anchondo /I'm Going to Missouri 26. Dylan Triplett / Brand New Day, Same Old Blues  27. Eric Clapton / Motherless Child  28. Screaming Cheetah Wheelies / Magnolia 29. The Rolling Stones / Stray Cat Blues  30. Tedeschi Trucks Band /...

Pacific St Blues & Americana Like our Facebook page This week we focus on the latest from Eric Clapton, Nothing But the Blues. Noted film director Martin Scorsese is releasing a film to accompany Clapton's latest compilation/live album.  1. Sister Rosetta Tharpe / Didn't It Rain 2. Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball, Angela Stehli, Tracy Nelson / Shout, Sister Shout 3. Eric Clapton / It Hurts Me Too ...

Be sure to take the 2-part trivia contest show out for a spin.  Answers are posted at www. Facebook.com/PSBlues (and below) 19. Bob Malone / Bad Moon a Risin' 20. Duke Robillard / Who'll Stop the Rain  21. Tim Koehn / 100 Degrees in the Shade  22. Rex Granit Band / The Man in Chapter  23. Mississippi Heat / Silent Too Long 24. Bernard Allison (feat Colin James) / My Way or the Highway  25. Joanne...

Pacific St Blues & Americana July 24, 2022 1. Magic Sam / All of Your Love  2. Ronnie Earl / Please Send Me Somebody to Love 3. Fleetwod Mac Blues Band / Blues with a Feeling  4. Muddy Waters / I'm Your Hoochie Koochie Man 5. The Rolling Stones / I Just Can't Be Satisfied 6. Keb Mo (featuring Darius Rucker) / Good Strong Woman  7. Gregg Allman / Checking on My Baby  8. Johnny Cash / Hurt  9. G...

17. The sound of pop music in the 1960s was largely driven by four relatively unknown house bands. For example, Los Angles had the Wrecking Crew, which included Glenn Campbell, Dr. John, and Leon Russell; Muscle Shoals had The Swampers, and Motown had The Funk Brothers. What was the name of the legendary backing band for many of the acts on Stax Records? 18. Speaking of Motown, this version of Ain...

Pacific St Blues & Americana Second Annual On-Air Trivia Contest Originally aired July 17, 2022  Here are the Questions 1. Not a part of the contest 2. Not a part of the contest 3. Who covered this JJ Cale track and had an FM radio hit? 4. Who covered this JJ Cale track and had an FM radio hit?        BONUS: Which product featured this song in their commercial? 5. Robert Johnson famously went...

Pacific St Blues & Americana Second Annual On-Air Trivia Contest July 17, 2022 Here are the Questions 1. Not a part of the contest 2. Not a part of the contest 3. Who covered this JJ Cale track and had an FM radio hit? 4. Who covered this JJ Cale track and had an FM radio hit?         BONUS : Which product featured this song in their commercial? 5. Robert Johnson famously went down to the cros...

Elvis Presley famously bought his clothes from the Lasky Brothers Clothing Store on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Today, the store is owned and operated by Hal Lansky the son and nephew of the original owners. As you will hear, from Elvis Presley to Johnny Cash, who became the 'Man in Black' after shopping at Lansky's, to Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, and the Sex Pistols, the tale of Lansky's i...

Elvis Presley famously bought his clothes from the Lasky Brothers Clothing Store on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Today, the store is owned and operated by Hal Lansky the son and nephew of the original owners. As you will hear, from Elvis Presley to Johnny Cash, who became the 'Man in Black' after shopping at Lansky's, to Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, and the Sex Pistols, the tale of Lansky's i...

21. Sheryl Crow / Live With Me 22. Stan and the Chain Gang / Hole in My Pocket 23. Rory Block / I'm So Glad (Skip James) 24. Buddy Guy / Hard Time Killing Floor (Skip James) 25. Robin Trower / No More Worlds to Conquer 26. Hector Anchondo / Just Forget It 27. Rory Block / Parchman Farm Blues (Bukka White) 28. G Love & Special Sauce / Fixin' to Die (Bukka White) 29. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Bell...

Pacific St Blues & Americana May 29, 2022 Over the years acoustic slide blues player Aurora "Rory" Block has explored the music of the great delta players including Skip James, Rev. Son House, Rev. Gary Davis, Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Bukka White, Bessie Smith, and Leadbelly. Join me this week as we explore the various musical paths trodden by Rory Bloc...