Sunday Morning Blues Brunch Playlist July 14, 2024
By Benjamin Cox on July 24, 2024 at 3:30pm
1. King Karl & Guitar Gable – This Should Go On Forever – The Best of Excello Records – UMG [1994] 2. Derek & The Dominoes – Have You Ever Loved A Woman – Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs – Polydor [1970] 3. Magic Sam – Sweet Home Chicago – West Side Soul – […]
Sunday Morning Blues Brunch Playlist July 21, 2024
By Benjamin Cox on July 24, 2024 at 3:29pm
1. Paul Butterfield Blues Band – Ain’t No Need To Go No Further – The Original Lost Elektra Sessions – Elektra/WEA [2009] 2. Sly & the Family Stone – Let Me Hear It From You – A Whole New Thing – Epic [1967] 3. Howlin’ Wolf – Smokestack Lightning – Moanin’ In the Moonlight – […]
Sunday Morning Blues Brunch Playlist 7/7 “Salute to MS Hill Country Blues”
By Benjamin Cox on July 12, 2024 at 2:17pm
This past Sunday, Devin Smock of Pizza Records joined me in the studio live to announce exclusively for the first time on the Blues Brunch that Robert Kimbrough, Sr. is coming to Jacksonville in August. Kimbrough will be playing live at Pizza Records on Saturday, August 3rd. Purchase tickets ahead of time by visiting this […]
Sunday Blues Brunch Playlist 6/30/2024
By Benjamin Cox on July 1, 2024 at 6:42pm
Got to go see Buddy Guy this past week at the Virginia Theater in Champaign. What an experience that was! I got to stand literally 2-3 feet away while he shredded a little bit. It’s his Farewell Tour. You won’t regret paying to go see him. His son Greg Guy and Ric Hall provided back […]
Sunday Blues Brunch Playlist for 6/23/24
By Benjamin Cox on June 29, 2024 at 8:22am
Promoted the Mississippi River Fest in Alton’s return after 40 years with a double dip of Larkin Poe (who were the featured headliners) this past week. I heard they did a pretty good Allman Brothers tribute. I was unfortunately unable to attend as were a few of our ticket winners. Don’t know what went wrong […]
Live Music Schedule for Blues in July
By Benjamin Cox on June 28, 2024 at 3:53pm
July has a hot month of great blues coming up after all the scorching concerts in June. We are in the midst of festival season, so get out and get to one if you haven’t already. 11th – Johnnie Owens & Silk at Curve Inn, 3219 South 6th Street Road, Springfield 6-9PM11th – Black Magic […]
Sunday Blues Brunch Playlist 6/16/2024 – Dedications to Dad, Juneteenth, Hits of 1954, John Primer
By Benjamin Cox on June 18, 2024 at 6:15am
There were a lot of mini themes interwoven here. We played Merry Clayton’s awesome, funky version of the Black National Anthem “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” in honor of Juneteenth. We played “Working Man Blues” by the late Johnny Copeland to honor dear old dad for Father’s Day. Then, we spent the majority of an […]
Sunday Blues Brunch Playlist 7/23/2023
By Benjamin Cox on June 13, 2024 at 7:45pm
One of those early playlists that was a mixtape of favorites.
Sunday Blues Brunch Playlist 6/9/2024
By Benjamin Cox on June 11, 2024 at 8:25pm
I’m pretty pumped up because John Primer is coming to visit us in Jacksonville on Friday for the Downtown Concert Series. Jacksonville, you’re in for a treat. Spun a top track from his new album with Bob Corritore this week. Hopefully start putting some on the air this week with Kate & Co. in the […]
Sunday Morning Blues Brunch “We Have Vinyl” Playlist 8/6/2023
By Benjamin Cox on June 5, 2024 at 5:30pm
This was the first time I was actually able to spin actual albums/vinyl on air ever before. It took almost a year to get there, but having that capability is more amazing than you may know. Many great blues albums have never been digitized or even transferred to CD. Many were produced on one-off record […]