When Allison Russell, Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla and Amythyst Kiah founded Our Native Daughters in 2019, it was a revelation. Three of those amazing performers are shaking things up again in the music world with interesting new music. Their close collaborator Luther Dickinson also has a new album and we have a large block dedicated to all of them. We also check out new blues scene from Italy, especially new music fom Fabrizio Poggi and Messa. Don Howland, Annie Keating, Betty Lavette and Tracy Nelson are also back with new music.
Robert Johnson – Hellhound On My Trail
Annie Keating – Lovesick Blues
Fabrizio Poggi – Boogie For John Lee Hooker
Elli de Mon – Star
Messa – Hellhound On My Trail (Originally by Robert Johnson)
Don Howland – Poor Me
Gibson Bros – Caught In A Dream
Bettye Lavette – Plan B
Tracy Nelson – I Did My Part (Feat. Marcia Ball & Irma Thomas)
Valerie June – Don’t It Make You Want to Go Home [Joe South]
Allison Russell – Eve Was Black
Rhiannon Giddens – Wrong Kind of Right
Amythyst Kiah – Hangover Blues
Leyla McCalla – Crown
Luther Dickinson with Sharde Thomas and Sharisse Norman – Are You Sure
Sharde Thomas – Island Breeze
Today we check American singer-songwriters with the most interesting new releases. Margo Price and Sharon Van Etten collaborate on a new tune. Dawn Landes and Rizo are also collaborating. Annie Keating is back with the new tune and so it Amy Ray. Elizabeth Moen comes from Chicago, Angie Olsen from Ashville, Carter Sampson from Oklahoma, Dawn Riding from California, Abbie Gardner from New Jersey and Bailey Bigger from Memphis. They all have new releases.
Leyla McCalla – Vini We;
Margo Price and Sharon Van Etten – Radio;
Elizabeth Moen – Where’s My Bike;
Freya Josephine Hollick – Nobody’s No Better; Than No One;
Angie Olsen – All the Good Times
Carter Sampson – Gold;
The HawtThrons – On the Way;
Rizo & Dawn Landes – War on Women;
Annie Keating – I’ve Got You;
Dime Box Band – What Went Wrong;
Linda Hoover – 4 + 20;
Amy Ray – From This Room;
Dawn Riding – All the Time;
Fiver – Working Class Coinage;
Erika Lewis – If You Were Mine;
Bailey Bigger – Let’s Call It Love;
Abbie Gardner – See You Again;
Gina Sicilia – One Last Tender Moment.
All new in roots rock today with Hambone Skinny from Boston, Massachusetts, Annie Keating from Brooklyn, New York, Kai Strauss from Germany, Shawn Pittman from Texas and Duwayne Burnside from Memphis. We also have Peter Slager and Julie Scott together as a part of Spellbound, Dirty Streets from Memphis and Miraculous Mule from London UK. Remember the wonderful old roots rock band Wet Willie? Their frontman Jimmy Hall is back with the new solo record.
Charlie Musselwhite – A Voice Foretold;
Hambone Skinny – Trash Can;
Annie Keating – Lovesick Blues;
Cecil Moore – Diamond Back;
Spellbound – Whisky;
Peter Case – Every 24 Hours;
John Mayall and Scarlet Rivera – Deep Blue Sea;
Dirty Streets – Poison;
Kai Strauss – Night Shift Blues;
Delbert McClinton – Stagger Lee;
Jimmy Hall – Jumpin For Joy;
Shawn Pittman – Maintain;
Jack Broadbent – Baby Blue;
Miraculous Mule – I Know I’ve Been Changed;
Duwayne Burnside – See My Jumper Hanging on the Line;
Nort Mississippi Allstars – Juicy Juice.
Today’s show is dedicated to Ronnie Spector and Rachel Nagy, two incredible singers that we lost recently. But before we get into our tributes to Ronnie and Rachel, we check out some new releases. Annie Keating from New York has a new album. Le Butcherettes and Death Valley Girls have a split single and we hear both sides. Gyasi from Nashville has a new single and Aoife O’Donovan from New York is a new name for us, and she released a new album and added an extra cover album consisting of songs from Springsteen’s Nebraska.
Mattiel – Freedom Feels;
Annie Keating – Boxes;
GYASI – Godhead;
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons – Bloodsucking Whore;
Sweet Knives – No More Reasons;
Patsy’s Rats – Burnin’ Honey;
Gabriella Cohen – Frangelico Dreams;
Aoife O’Donovan – Lucky Star;
Aoife O’Donovan – State Trooper;
Bruce Springsteen – State Trooper;
Le Butcherettes – The Universe;
Death Valley Girls – When I’m Free;
The Exbats – Hey New Zealand;
The Courettes – I Can Hardly Wait;
Detrot Cobras – He DId It;
Detroit Cobras – Bad Girl;
Detroit Cobras – Ain’t it a Shame;
Ronnie Spector And The E Street Band – Say Goodbye To Hollywood;
The Ronettes – Baby, I Love You;
The Ronettes – Be My Baby.
Today we start off with rocking riffs from the Chicago’s trio Sueves. Pablo Solo from Spain collaborates with John Simon on his new recordings. We also check out new tunes by Annie Keating from Brooklyn, Chris Bregson from Texas and Harvey McLaughlin. Michael Tarbox has a new song as well. We also have two legendary guitarists today with new recordings: Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top and Steve Cropper of the M.G.’s.
Gun Club – Cool Drink of Water;
The Sueves – Mop Bucket;
Pablo Solo – Two Ways Of Lookin’ At The Same Thing;
John Simon – Slim Pickins In The Kitchen Don’t Make It At All;
Mr. Airplane Man – Rain So Hard;
Steve Cropper – Heartbreak Street;
Annie Keating – Blue Moon Tide;
The William Loveday Intention – Blind Willie McTell;
Patterson Hood And Jay Gonzalez – Blind Willie McTell;
Chris Bergson – Blind Willie McTell;
Harvey McLaughlin – Poor Gary From The Gallows;
Brenton Manser And The Disciples Of Zen – Circus Street;
The Black Keys – Sad Days, Lonely Nights;
Left Lane Cruiser – Sad Days Lonely Nights;
Billy F. Gibbons – Desert High;
Michael Tarbox – Change my ways;
Bob Corritore – Why Am I Treated So Bad (feat. Francine Reed).
Podcasting from Cleveland, Ohio. Broadcasting on Radio Kragujevac, every Sunday from 4-5pm (Central European Time). Streaming on Rock XS every Thursday at Midnight (Eastern European Time).