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Blue Light Boogie: Your Taxes Are Due, Cold Weather That Sticks Around Too Long

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This is your friendly reminder that your federal taxes are due on Monday Apr. 17!
This week on Blue Light Boogie we have a show about cold weather that lasts too long when spring has already sprung.

Blue Light Boogie is live on YPR Friday's from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tune in or stream from your desktop or mobile device.

Blue Light Boogie,” Cozy Eggleston, Honkers And Barwalkers vol. 1, Delmark Records

Revenue Man Blues,” Charlie Patton, Primeval Blues, Rags, And Gospel Songs, Yazoo Records

Sales Tax,” Mississippi Sheiks, Stop And Listen, Yazoo Records

“Tax Payin’ Blues,” J. B. Lenoir, Vietnam Blues, Evidence Records

“Good Morning Judge,” Wynonie Harris, Battle Of The Blues King Records

What In The World You Goin’ To Do,” John Littlejohn, John Littlejohn’s Chicago All Stars, Arhoolie Records

Third Degree,” Mickey Thomas, The Bluesmasters Featuring Mickey Thomas, Direct Music Distributing

IRS Man,” Eddy ‘The Chief’ Clearwater, Flimdoozie, Rooster Blues

Red, White And Blues,” Blues Brothers Band, Red, White And Blues, Turnstyle Records

“Taxman,” Junior Parker, Love Ain’t Nothin’ But A Business Goin’ On, Groove Merchant Records

“I.R.S.,” Buckwheat Zydeco, Five Card Stud, Island Records, http://www.buckwheatzydeco.com

“1040 Blues,” Robert Cray, Shame And A Sin, Polygram Records, http://www.robertcray.com

“Inner City Blues,” Etta James, Life, Love And The Blues, Private Music

“Dead Cat Bounce,” John Lisi And Delta Funk, Dead Cat Bounce, 219 Records, http://www.johnlisi.com

“If It Ain’t One Thing,” Marcia Ball, So Many Rivers, Alligator Records, http://www.marciaball.com
http://www.alligator.com

“Judge Harsh Blues,” Watermelon Slim And The Workers, The Wheel Man, Northern Blues Music, http://www.watermelonslim.com http://www.northernblues.com

“The Breadline,” Rory Block, Shake ‘Em On Down, Stony Plain Records, http://www.roryblock.com http://www.stonyplainrecords.com

“Soon As I Get Paid,” Keb’ Mo’, Slow Down, Okeh Records, http://www.kebmo.com

“I’m Tide,” Joe Louis Walker, Between A Rock And A Hard Place, Stony Plain Records, http://www.joelouiswalker.com http://www.stonyplainrecords.com

“Trouble Man,” Buddy Guy, Feels Like Rain, Silvertone Records, http://www.buddyguy.net

“Summertime,” Porgy And Bess, Original New York Production, Decca Records

“Summertime,” Big Brother And The Holding Company, Cheap Thrills, Columbia Records, http://www.janisjoplin.com http://www.columbiarecords.com

“Summertime,” John Roberts, Soul Y Pimienta, self release
“Hey Now, Hey Now,” Cab Calloway, Are You Hep To The Jive?, Columbia/Legacy Records, http://www.columbiarecords.com
Hey Now,” Missy Andersen, In The Moment, Main Squeeze Records

Broke And Lonely,” The Insomniacs, At Least I’m Not With You, Delta Groove Music

“Thanks For The Memory,” Mildred Bailey, Thanks For The Memory 1935-1944, Giants Of Jazz

I Wanna Thank You Baby,” Delbert McClinton, The Best Of Delbert McClinton, Curb Records,
 

I Thank You,” The Commitments, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack vol. 2, MCA Records

“Bon Ton Roulet,” Lonnie Brooks, Long John Hunter And Phillip Walker, Lone Star Shootout, Alligator Records,  
 

Art Hooker was born in Wisconsin and trained on tuba at Hortonville Union High School and Lawrence Conservatory. As a self-taught flutist he traveled throughout the western U.S. as a busker. He studied radio production technology at Mount Hood Community College in Oregon. He also ad libbed flute music beds for a locally produced poetry program on public radio. He currently plays tenor saxophone, flute, rhythm guitar, percussive devices and vocals. He has performed with the Siegal/Schwall Blues Band, Seafood Mama (later known as Quarterflash), Sweet Betty and Nathaniel Mayer, as a solo artist and as a member of the bands King Rat, The Bushwhackers, FM Band, Two Flat Blues Band, Mumblin’ Eddy, Art Hooker, Hot Tomato, and the Big Jones Blues Band. He has opened for John Lee Hooker, James Cotton, Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy, Ben E. King, Luther ‘Guitar Jr.’ Johnson, Marshall Tucker, The Guess Who and Chris Duarte.
Lyman Gillen is a multi instrumentalist based out of Billings, MT. He is interning at KEMC while he finishes his degree in music business. He works as a private business consultant and multimedia producer, with some notable clients being Kiesel Guitars, Wired Guitarist, Montana Storms, and Amplify Downtown. He is an avid guitarist, photographer, and videographer, and can be spotted in his natural habitat producing media in his studio.