Blues guitarist Wild Jimmy Spruill, caught live in action.

Blues Unlimited #157 - Red Hot Blues Guitar

From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Length: 01:59:01

On this episode of Blues Unlimited, it's two hours of pure electric Blues guitar hedonism. We've pulled out a bunch of our favorite records that all basically have one thing in common -- Red Hot & Smokin' Blues Guitar on them. Whether just a brief solo or a dynamite instrumental, it's our favorite six-stringed axe wielders all on one episode. Read the full description.

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Playing: Blues Unlimited #157 - Red Hot Blues Guitar
From: Steve Franz

Wild_jimmy_spruill_cropped_small On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we jam out in style with some memorably hard rocking, searing and soaring, gut wrenching and spirit lifting, "get-out-your-air-guitar-and-play-along" all time Blues favorites. From Pee Wee Crayton and T-Bone Walker, to Elmore James, Pete Lewis, Chuck Berry, Robert Nighthawk, Wild Jimmy Spruill, Otis Rush, Hound Dog Taylor -- and lots more -- join us for two hours of Red Hot and Smokin' electric Blues guitar.

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Piece Description

On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we jam out in style with some memorably hard rocking, searing and soaring, gut wrenching and spirit lifting, "get-out-your-air-guitar-and-play-along" all time Blues favorites. From Pee Wee Crayton and T-Bone Walker, to Elmore James, Pete Lewis, Chuck Berry, Robert Nighthawk, Wild Jimmy Spruill, Otis Rush, Hound Dog Taylor -- and lots more -- join us for two hours of Red Hot and Smokin' electric Blues guitar.

Timing and Cues

Hour 1: 00:00 - 57:24
In Cue: "Welcome to Blues Unlimited..."
Out Cue (at 56:24): "...coming up right after this break."

Break (60 second music bed): 56:24 - 57:24

Hour 2: 57:24 - 1:58:59
In Cue: "Welcome back to the show..."
Out Cue (at 1:56:41): "...next time, right here on Blues Unlimited."

Note: from 1:56:41 to 1:58:59, an instrumental by Elmore James, "Hawaiian Boogie," closes the show.

Additional Notes:
This episode of Blues Unlimited is compliant with SOUNDEXCHANGE reporting requirements.

Each episode of Blues Unlimited is designed to be a self-contained "evergreen" show, to be run at any time you choose.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
I'm On My Way	Magic Slim	Live in Concert.	Fan Club	1986	06:03
New Orleans Shuffle	Johnny Otis feat. Pete Lewis	Rhythm And Blues Caravan.	Savoy	1949	02:41
I See My Baby	Elmore James	Elmore James/John Brim - Tough.	Blue Horizon	1953	03:04
One A.M. Blues	Teddy Bunn	More Ugly Guitar From The Kings of Distortion.	Top Notch	1949	02:20
Elgin Movements	Blue Smitty	Genesis Vol. 3 - Sweet Home Chicago.	Chess	1952	03:28
The Tickler	Eddie Boyd feat. Robert Lockwood	More Ugly Guitar From The Kings of Distortion.	Top Notch	1952	02:46
Country Boogie	Preston Love/Johnny Otis Group	The Legendary Dig Masters Vol. 3.	Ace	1956	02:25
Hold Me In Your Arms	James Cotton feat. Pat Hare	Sun Records - The Blues Years 1950-1958.	Charly	1954	02:46
Hopkins' Sky Hop	Lightnin' Hopkins	Remember Me.	Ember	1954	02:14
Much Later	Jackie Brenston w/ Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm	Trail Blazer.	King Masters	1956	02:17
The Thing	Lafayette "Thing" Thomas	West Coast Guitar Killers 1951-1965 Vol. 1.	El Segundo	1955	02:14
Who Do You Love	Bo Diddley	The Chess Box.	MCA/Chess	1956	02:30
Guitar Boogie	Chuck Berry	Johnny B. Goode: His Complete 50s Chess Recordings.	MCA/Chess	1957	02:21
Kansas City	Wilbert Harrison feat. Wild Jimmy Spruill	Kansas City.	Relic	1959	02:30
Two Bones And A Pick	T-Bone Walker	T-Bone Blues.	Atlantic	1957	02:53
So Unkind	Elmore James	Best of Elmore James, Part 2: Dust My Broom.	Relic	1961	02:37
First Time I Met The Blues	Buddy Guy	Chess Blues.	MCA/Chess	1960	02:21
Sen-Sa-Shun	Freddie King	The Very Best of Freddy King Vol. 1.	Collectables	1961	02:53
Down In The Bottom	Howlin' Wolf	The Chess Box.	MCA/Chess	1961	02:35
Jump With B.B.	B.B. King	He's Dynamite!.	Ace	1961	02:59
Git To Gittin'	Pee Wee Crayton	West Coast Guitar Killers 1952-1969 Vol. 2.	El Segundo	1962	02:16
Let's Go Smitty	Floyd Dixon feat. Johnny "Guitar" Watson	West Coast Guitar Killers 1951-1965 Vol. 1.	El Segundo	1962	02:22
Please Help	J.B. Hutto	The Great Blues Men.	Vanguard	1965	02:54
Christine (inst version)	Hound Dog Taylor	Chicago Blues From C.J. Records.	Wolf	1962	02:14
I Need You So Bad	Magic Sam	West Side Soul.	Delmark	1967	04:56
Hookin'	Earl Hooker	Simply The Best.	MCA	1969	04:22
Cheating And Lying Blues	Robert Nighthawk	And This Is Maxwell Street.	P-Vine	1964	04:54
Wild About You Baby	Hound Dog Taylor	Live At Joe's Place.	Fan Club	1972	05:28
Madison Blues	Fleetwood Mac feat. Jeremy Spencer	Madison Blues.	Shakedown	1970	04:04
The Thrill Is Gone	B.B. King	Completely Well.	Bluesway	1969	05:25
So Many Roads, So Many Trains	Otis Rush	Chess Blues.	MCA/Chess	1960	03:10
Hawaiian Boogie	Elmore James	The Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956.	Ace	1953	02:21

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