Robert Johnson

Hot blues for the cold winter, and conversations with performers who shared the stage with one of the forefathers of the blues, Robert Johnson.

HOUR ONE

Open Bed: Cross Road Blues Marcus Roberts
Blues For the New Millennium, Columbia

Cross Road Blues Robert Johnson
The Complete Recordings, Columbia

Crossroads Cream
The Very Best of Cream, Polydor

Terraplane Blues Robert Johnson
King of the Delta Blues, Columbia/Legacy

Dynaflow Blues The Johnny Shines Blues Band
Chicago Blues Today! Vol. 3, Vanguard

INTERVIEW: Johnny Shines

Gonna Call the Angel Johnny Shines
Johnny Shines and Robert Lockwood, Paula Records

Instrumental: Preaching Blues Jay McShann
Some Blues, Chiaroscuro

Walking Blues Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt, Warner Brothers

Sweet Old Chicago Roosevelt 'The Honeydripper' Sykes
Blues By Roosevelt 'The Honeydripper' Sykes, Smithsonian Folkways

Last Fair Deal Gone Down Rising Sons
Rising Sons featuring Ry Cooder & Taj Mahal, Columbia/Legacy

Milk Cow Blues Kokomo Arnold
The Roots of Robert Johnson, Yazoo

Milk Cow Blues Rose Maddox
America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band, Vol. 1, Arhoolie

Le blues de la vache a lait Clifton Chenier
Frenchin' The Boogie, Verve

Instrumental: Memphis Blues Eubie Blake
Memories of You - from Rare Piano Rolls, Biograph

INTERVIEW: Henry Townsend

It's A Hard Road to Travel Henry Townsend
Mule, Nighthawk

They're Red Hot Robert Johnson
The Complete Recordings, Columbia

Go Ahead Buddy Bill Weldon
The Roots of Robert Johnson, Yazoo

They're Red Hot Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Essential Red Hot Chili Peppers, EMI

HOUR TWO

Miles Runs the Hoodoo Down Miles Davis
Bitches Brew, Columbia

Hell Hound On My Trail Robert Johnson
King of the Delta Blues, Columbia/Legacy

Hell Hound On My Trail Cassandra Wilson
Blue Light 'Til Dawn, Blue Note

Preachin' Blues Son House
Mojo Workin' - Blues for the Next Generation, Columbia/Legacy

Stop Breaking Down Rolling Stones
Exile On Main Street, Virgin

Love In Vain Robert Johnson
King of the Delta Blues, Columbia/Legacy

Instrumental: Be My Lady Booker T. & the MGs
The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968, Atlantic

INTERVIEW: Robert Junior Lockwood

Ramblin' On My Mind Robert Junior Lockwood
Plays Robert & Robert, Evidence

Ramblin' On My Mind Front Range
Ramblin' On My Mind, Sugar Hill

Sitting On Top of the World The Mississippi Sheiks
The Roots of Robert Johnson, Yazoo

Come On In My Kitchen Robert Johnson
King of the Delta Blues, Columbia/Legacy

Come On In My Kitchen Keb' Mo'
Keb' Mo', Okeh

Dust My Broom Yardbirds
BBC Sessions, Warner Archives

Instrumental: Strollin' Home King Curtis
The Best of King Curtis, Capitol

INTERVIEW: Lonnie Pitchford

My Babe Lonnie Pitchford
All Around Man, Rooster

If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day Lonnie Pitchford
All Around Man, Rooster

Rollin' and Tumblin' Muddy Waters
The Chess Box, Chess/MCA

KKKrossroads Chris Thomas
21st Century Blues...From Da 'Hood, Private

End Bed: Crossroads Cowboy Junkies
Whites Off Earth Now!, RCA

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