Hey! Where ya from?

Today's selection is all made up of bluesmen and women with a state or city in their name. Often indicating where they're from, and sometimes not, but for the most of them a quality seal for good old-fashioned down home Southern blues. After all, the records had to sell, and it in many cases it were the record executives who came up with names such as Memphis Slim or Kansas Joe.

Transcript

Playlist

Detroit Count - Little Tillie Willie
St. Louis Jimmy Oden - I'm Sorry Now
Texas Alexander - Tell Me Woman Blues
Florida Kid - I'm Going Back On The Farm
Birmingham Junior & his Lover Boys - You're too bad
Louisiana Johnny & Kid Beecher - Three-Six-Nine Blues
Memphis Slim - Life Is Like That
Memphis Minnie - I'm Not A Bad Gal
Kansas Joe McCoy - Dresser Drawer Blues
Mississippi Mudder - Sweet Jelly Rollin'
Tampa Red - What Am I Going To Do
Georgia Tom - You Got Me In This Mess
Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom - Fish House Blues
Lovin' Sam From Down In Bam - Huggin' And Kissin' And Gwine On
Sam Hill From Louisville - It's Gonna Stare You In the Face
Carolina Slim - Rag Mama
Harlem Hamfats - Move Your Hand

Outtro:

Wild Bill Moore Sextette - Bongo Bounce

The following music served as background music during the spoken parts:

Kirk Kirkland - The Saxaphone Rag
Big Maceo Merriweather - Detroit Jump
Gladys Palmer & the Floyd Hunt Quartette - Harlem Breakdown
Harlem Hamfats - Hamfat Swing
Joe Houston - Windy City Hop
Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Louisiana Hop
Tiny Bradshaw - Salt Lake City Bounce