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The Sonic Blues

Jul 23, 2024 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM

Music

With Sonny Boy Williamson III

folky, punky, poppy, jangly, post-punky, and psychedelic goodness of the musical variety coming out of your speakers courtesy of moi. oh yeah, and occasional show tunes.

Sonny Boy III in for Esoterica.

The Sonic Blues
2:58 AM
Charlie Christian - Stardust, Pt. 1
Charlie Christian Stardust, Pt. 1
Charlie Christian Archive of Folk & Jazz Music 1957
w/ Thelonius Monk and Dizzy Gillespie
3:08 AM
Charles Mingus - Track B-- Duet Solo Dancers (Hearts' Beat and Shades in Physical Embrace)
Charles Mingus Track B-- Duet Solo Dancers (Hearts' Beat and Shades in Physical Embrace)
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
3:10 AM
Hakushi Hasegawa - Doku
Hakushi Hasegawa Doku
Somoku Hodo - EP Brainfeeder 2018
Old Emph
3:13 AM
David Bowie - Neuköln (2017 Remaster)
David Bowie Neuköln (2017 Remaster)
"Heroes" (2017 Remaster) Parlophone UK 1977
3:18 AM
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced?
Are You Experienced?
3:23 AM
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3:23 AM
Bob Dylan - Muleskinner Blues
Bob Dylan Muleskinner Blues
The Karen Wallace Tapes
St. Paul, Minnesota, May 1960
3:27 AM
Jimmie Rodgers - Muleskinner Blues
Jimmie Rodgers Muleskinner Blues
This is Jimmie Rodgers
3:30 AM
Townes Van Zandt - You Are Not Needed Now
Townes Van Zandt You Are Not Needed Now
The Best of Townes Van Zandt Fat Possum 2018
3:34 AM
Vampire Weekend - Married in a Gold Rush (feat. Danielle Haim)
Vampire Weekend Married in a Gold Rush (feat. Danielle Haim)
Father of the Bride Columbia 2019
3:38 AM
Cal Fish - Glimmer in yr Tears (40 days on ocean avenue)
Cal Fish Glimmer in yr Tears (40 days on ocean avenue) N
Indecision Songs Call Waitn 2024
3:44 AM
Built to Spill - Hazy
Built to Spill Hazy
Do So Large I Cannot See Past It
3:52 AM
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3:53 AM
Schizo Fun Addict - Peace Walks by My Side
Schizo Fun Addict Peace Walks by My Side
The Last Wave Flicknife 2020
Old Emph
3:56 AM
Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
Otis Redding I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
The Very Best of Otis Redding Rhino Atlantic 1992
3:59 AM
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4:00 AM
Iggy Pop - Sister Midnight
Iggy Pop Sister Midnight
The Idiot Virgin Records 2017
4:05 AM
Pissed Jeans - Anti-Sapio
Pissed Jeans Anti-Sapio N
Half Divorced Sub Pop Records 2024
4:06 AM
Memphis Sanctified Singers - The Great Reaping Day
Memphis Sanctified Singers The Great Reaping Day
The Harry Smith B-Sides
4:09 AM
Vernon Dalhart - Wreck of the Old '97
Vernon Dalhart Wreck of the Old '97
When the Sun Goes Down, Vol. 10: East Virginia Blues RCA Bluebird 2004
4:13 AM
Charlie Poole and the North Caroline Ramblers - Monkey on a String
Charlie Poole and the North Caroline Ramblers Monkey on a String
The Harry Smith B-Sides
4:15 AM
The Monroe Brothers - Will the Circle Be Unbroken
The Monroe Brothers Will the Circle Be Unbroken
East Virginia Blues
4:20 AM
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4:20 AM
Luther Georgia Boy Snake Johnson - I'm So Glad
Luther Georgia Boy Snake Johnson I'm So Glad
The Muddy Waters Blues Band
4:23 AM
Ma Rainey - Stack O' Lee Blues
Ma Rainey Stack O' Lee Blues
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
4:26 AM
Detroit Jr. - Too Poor
Detroit Jr. Too Poor
Chess Blues Geffen 1992
4:29 AM
Son House - The Jinx Blues
Son House The Jinx Blues
Delta Blues
4:33 AM
The Bubbling Over Five - Dont Mistreat Your Good Boyfriend
The Bubbling Over Five Dont Mistreat Your Good Boyfriend
American Primitive, Vol. II - Pre-War Revenants Revenant 2005
4:36 AM
Frank Crumit - Frankie and Johnny
Frank Crumit Frankie and Johnny
When the Sun Goes Down, Vol. 1: Walk Right In (Remastered) RCA Bluebird 2002
4:39 AM
Skip James - Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues (1994 Remastered)
Skip James Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues (1994 Remastered)
The Complete Early Recordings 1930 (1994 Remastered) Yazoo 1994
4:42 AM
Taskiana Four - Dixie Bo Bo
Taskiana Four Dixie Bo Bo
Walk Right In
4:45 AM
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4:46 AM
Albert King - Down Don't Bother Me
Albert King Down Don't Bother Me
Born Under a Bad Sign
4:50 AM
Eddie Lang - I'll Never Be the Same
Eddie Lang I'll Never Be the Same
Blue Guitars Yazoo 2006
4:52 AM
Blind Willie Dunn's Gin Bottle Four - Jet Black Blues
Blind Willie Dunn's Gin Bottle Four Jet Black Blues
Blue Guitars
King Oliver, J.C. Johnson, Eddie Lang, Lonnie Johnson, Hoagy Carmichael (percussion and scat vocal); NYC 4/30/1929
4:55 AM
Jimmy Reed - Honest I Do
Jimmy Reed Honest I Do
Chicago Blues
4:59 AM
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5:00 AM
Paul Gayten - Right To Love You (feat. Myrtle Jones)
Paul Gayten Right To Love You (feat. Myrtle Jones)
Chess Blues Geffen 1992
5:03 AM
Eddie Boyd - Third Degree
Eddie Boyd Third Degree
Chicago Blues
5:06 AM
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra & Milton Douglas - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (From the Musical Review "Americana")
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra & Milton Douglas Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (From the Musical Review "Americana")
Poor Man's Heaven - Blues and Tales of the Great Depression - When the Sun Goes Down Series (Remastered) RCA Bluebird 2003
Lyrics by Yip Harburg
5:09 AM
Blind Roosevelt Graves - Telephone to Glory
Blind Roosevelt Graves Telephone to Glory
Blind Roosevelt Graves (1929-1936)
5:12 AM
Blind Boy Fuller - Baby, You Gotta Change Your Mind
Blind Boy Fuller Baby, You Gotta Change Your Mind
Blind Boy Fuller
5:16 AM
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5:17 AM
Chuck Berry - School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)
Chuck Berry School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Chuck Berry Geffen 1999
5:19 AM
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5:20 AM
Sylvester Weaver - Guitar Rag
Sylvester Weaver Guitar Rag
The Slide Guitar: Bottlneck, Knives, and Steel
5:23 AM
The Delta Rhythm Boys - Take the "A" Train
The Delta Rhythm Boys Take the "A" Train
Night Train
5:26 AM
Ruth Brown - Hello Little Boy
Ruth Brown Hello Little Boy
Jump Blues Classics
5:29 AM
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5:29 AM
Elmore James - One Way Out
Elmore James One Way Out
Absolutely the Best of the Blues Fuel 2000 2006
5:32 AM
Etta Baker - John Henry
Etta Baker John Henry
One-Dime Blues Rounder 1991
5:37 AM
Mississippi Sheiks - Sweet Maggie
Mississippi Sheiks Sweet Maggie
Stop and Listen Yazoo 1992
5:42 AM
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers - Kansas City Stomps
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers Kansas City Stomps
R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, and Country
5:43 AM
Peetie Wheatstraw - Gangster's Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw Gangster's Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw Vol. 7 1940-1941 Document Records 1994
5:46 AM
East Texas Serenaders - Mineola Rag
East Texas Serenaders Mineola Rag
R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, and Country
5:49 AM
Joseph Spence - There Will Be a Happy Meeting In Glory
Joseph Spence There Will Be a Happy Meeting In Glory
Joseph Spence: The Complete Folkways Recordings, 1958 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 1992
5:58 AM
Blind Blake - Guitar Chimes
Blind Blake Guitar Chimes
The Best of Blind Blake Yazoo 2000
5:58 AM
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