One of the distinctive album covers from the "Anthology of the Blues" series

Blues Unlimited #164 - Greenville Smokin': The Legendary Field Recordings of Joe Bihari, Part 3

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

We wrap up our tribute to the "Anthology of the Blues" and the legendary field recordings of Joe Bihari with selections from the California, Texas, and West Coast volumes, plus a few cuts from B.B. King, Elmore James, and Lightnin' Hopkins. Read the full description.

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Playing: Blues Unlimited #164 - Greenville Smokin': The ...
From: Steve Franz

West_coast_blues_small We wrap up our tribute to the "Anthology of the Blues" and the legendary field recordings of Joe Bihari with selections from the California, Texas, and West Coast volumes, plus a few cuts from B.B. King, Elmore James, and Lightnin' Hopkins.

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Timing and Cues

Hour 1: 00:00 - 57:21
In Cue: "Welcome to Blues Unlimited..."
Out Cue (at 56:21): "...coming up right after this break."

Break (60 second music bed): 56:21 - 57:21

Hour 2: 57:21 - 1:58:59
In Cue: "Welcome back to the show..."
Out Cue (at 1:56:10): "...next time, right here on Blues Unlimited."

Note: from 1:56:10 to 1:58:59, an instrumental by Pee Wee Crayton closes the show.

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Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Texas Hop	Pee Wee Crayton	The Modern Legacy Vol 2.	Ace	1948	03:08
Unemployment Blues	Smokey Hogg	Anthology of the Blues Vol 5 - Texas Blues.	Kent	1947	02:41
Bad Life Blues	Smokey Hogg	Deep Ellum Rambler.	Ace	1947	02:44
Meet Me Tonight Along The Avenue	Jesse Thomas	Modern Downhome Blues Sessions Vol 4 - Southern Country Blues Guitarists 1948-1952.	Ace	1949	02:49
Milford Blues	Lil' Son Jackson	Anthology of the Blues Vol 5 - Texas Blues.	Kent	1949	02:30
Neglected Woman	"Whistling" Alex Moore	Modern Downhome Blues Sessions Vol 4 - Southern Country Blues Guitarists 1948-1952.	Ace	1951	02:42
Prison Bound	Lowell Fulson	The Downhome Blues Sessions Vol 5 - Back In The Alley 1949-1954.	Ace	1948	03:13
That Ain't The Way To Do It	B.B. King	The Modern Recordings 1950-1951.	Ace	1951	02:21
A New Way Of Driving	B.B. King	He's Dynamite.	Ace	1951	01:58
Wild About You Baby	Elmore James	The Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956.	Ace	1956	03:21
One Kind Favor	Lightnin' Hopkins	Jake Head Boogie.	Ace	4950	02:52
War News Blues	Lightnin' Hopkins	Jake Head Boogie.	Ace	4950	02:49
Have You Ever	Mercy Dee Walton	The Fifties: Juke Joint Blues.	Ace	1955	02:47
Stubborn Woman	Mercy Dee Walton	Anthology of the Blues Vol 12 - West Coast Blues.	Kent	1955	02:59
T-99 Blues	Jimmy Nelson & Peter Rabbit Trio	Blowing The Fuse - 1951.	Bear Family	1951	03:07
Blues After Hours	Pee Wee Crayton	The Modern Legacy Vol 1.	Ace	1948	03:05
S K Blues Pt 1 (aka New S K Blues Pt 1)	Saunders King	Cool Blues, Jumps & Shuffles.	Ace	1942	03:31
Buddy	Johnny Fuller	The Downhome Blues Sessions Vol 5 - Back In The Alley 1949-1954.	Ace	1954	03:24
Three Hours Past Midnight	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	HOT Just Like TNT.	Ace	1956	03:26
I Found My Baby	George "Harmonica" Smith	The Modern Masters - Harmonica Ace.	Ace	1956	02:15
Hey Mr. Porter (aka Down In New Orleans)	George "Harmonica" Smith	The Fifties: Juke Joint Blues.	Ace	1956	02:27
Back Home	Johnny Fuller	Anthology of the Blues Vol 3 - California Blues.	Kent	1954	02:29
Johnny's Low Down Blues	Johnny Fuller	60 Great Blues Recordings.	Cascade	1954	03:32
Lillie Mae Boogie	"Whistling" Alex Moore	Anthology of the Blues Vol 5 - Texas Blues.	Kent	1951	02:35
Tomorrow I May Be Gone	Jesse Thomas	Complete Recorded Works 1948-1958.	Document	1949	02:37
Texas Blues	Jesse Thomas	Complete Recorded Works 1948-1958.	Document	1949	02:53
Boogie Like You Wanna	Big Charley Bradix	Stompin' 32: Early Jumpin' Southern Scorchers!.	Stompin'	1948	02:46
Dollar Diggin' Woman	Big Charley Bradix	Modern Downhome Blues Sessions Vol 4 - Southern Country Blues Guitarists 1948-1952.	Ace	1948	02:30
Cairo Blues	Lil' Son Jackson	The Travelling Record Man.	Ace	1949	02:00
Sitting Here Wondering	J.W. Walker	Anthology of the Blues Vol 12 - West Coast Blues.	Kent	1955	02:43
J.W.'s Blues	J.W. Walker	Anthology of the Blues Vol 12 - West Coast Blues.	Kent	1955	02:34
Dr. Brown	James Reed	The Downhome Blues Sessions Vol 5 - Back In The Alley 1949-1954.	Ace	1954	03:30
You Better Hold Me	James Reed	R&B Confidential No. 1 - The Flair Label.	Ace	1954	02:09
Strange Land	Roy Hawkins	Bad Luck Is Falling.	Ace	1961	02:51
S K Blues Pt 2 (aka New S K Blues Pt 2)	Saunders King	Cool Blues, Jumps & Shuffles.	Ace	1942	02:57
Bounce Pee Wee	Pee Wee Crayton	The Modern Legacy Vol 1.	Ace	1948	02:52

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