Get the 2009 Big City Blues Sampler #7 CD
Jump For Joy! FREE when you subscribe (or renew)

Sampler CDs are for promotiona use only. Not for sale.

Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine’s CD Sampler #7
Music makes you happy! Rhythm & Blues music makes you happy! Blues music makes you happy! Jump for joy! I always loved blues because when I heard, “I don’t have any feet!” I could not feel bad that “I had no shoes!” Listening to other people’s blues made me realize my blues were not so bad. It made me jump for joy!
If you have ever been juking in Mississippi, Louisiana, Detroit or Chicago and come upon a juke joint you can feel, smell and hear the joy coming from under the door and through the cracks in the walls. This is how you can feel joy without drugs or alcohol. Jump for joy, it’s the music stupid! Music will make you high! Tune in! Drop in! Drop out! Far out!

As well as feeling the music seep through the cement sidewalks of New Orleans, my soul and body is completely filled with joy when I am in New Orleans. Wandering through the city I came across this closed building with the wonderful “House of Joy” sign. Always closed each time I visited, I wondered what it was about? One year while backstage at the House of Blues hospitality tent at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival two senior gentlemen approached me and after seeing my “House of Joy” photo in the magazine. They were excited and had a very cool glitter in their ancient eyes, “Mr. Whitall, do you know that the House of Joy was a place where we got dressed up to go meet potential ‘wives’? It is where in New Orleans that the ‘good girls’ went and we were always on our ‘good behavior.’’ It was a “House of Joy.” The sign is now gone but the sign, the building, and neighborhood was always a joy for me to see! Enjoy the CD; we enjoyed making it and bringing some of our friends to you! If only we could import that joy to Detroit, we seem to have forgotten it.

Mahalo, Aloha, May the river be with you, climb every mountain, may the wind be at your back. Love, peace + happiness and don’t forget to boogie.— Robert Jr
Special Thanks to my family — Sugar, our Airstream, my musical director — Dave Fields, Charlie Auringer, Deak Harp, to all the House of Joy’s everywhere.
Special dedication and love to our Aunt Joy Neumann, Atchison, Kansas.

If you want your AD or CD to get out there 100%, the BCB sampler works, blues@bigcitybluesmag.com
“Best sampler out there!” — Loco Zydeco.
“John Mayall picked MY song TRAIN
TO MY HEART after hearing it on BCB's Sampler #5.”
— Dave Fields

“Best presented Sampler out there!”— Dick Shurman
Thank you for supporting the blues and I hope you enjoy the sampler! — Robert Jr Whitall

1. Junior & Sugar with Dave Fields
“Jukin’ AGAIN!” (:57)
www.bigcitybluesmag.com
www.fieldsmusic.com
www.davefields.com

2.  Dave Keyes
“Lovin’ All The Time” (3:42)
Roots In The Blues
New York’s master of the keyboards has released another fine CD and it will make you jump and shout! Usually taking care of business for others, Dave steps up to the plate and hits a home run!
www.davekeyes.com

3. Fiona Boyes
“Train To Hopesville” (4:07)
Blueswoman
Southern juke joint music spun from the sweetheart from way down south, Australia’s Fiona Boyes with special guest Marcia Ball. www.fionaboyes.com

4. Little Freddie King
“Walking With Freddie” (3:49)
Gotta Walk With Da King
Mississippian Little Freddie King is now the King of New Orleans juke blues. Take a walk with Little Freddie and you will discover the “funkiest Nawlins” groove since Snooks!
www.littlefreddieking.com

5. Jack Edery and Ultra Suede featuring Susan Pierce
“Blind Woman With A Gun” (4:11)
Fried Chicken Whiskey
Texas born and bred, Jack, Susan and Ultra Suede are ready to break out of the Lone Star State with a bullet.
www.myspace.com/ultrasuede409

6. JT Lauritsen and
The Buckshot Hunters
featuring Billy Gibson
“I Just Love You Like I Said” (4:03)
JT Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters. LIVE
Norway’s finest songster and band know how to keep you warm from experience. Music guaranteed to keep polar bears and the blues from getting to you! With special guest Billy Gibson
www.jtlauritsen.com

7. Laurie Morvan Band
“Come On Over To My BBQ” (4:47)
Fire It Up
Hot new song from Southern California’s hottest guitar slinger and her tight band. Let Laurie “cook” the blues for you! It’s tough being a woman in a man’s world!
www.lauriemorvan.com

8. Steve Johnson
”Endless Blues” (3:57)
Bluestoons
New York’s prolific songwriter and guitarist has another fine CD out. Easy on the ears, it will bring joy to your heart and jump to your shoes!
www.stevejohnson blues.com

9. Motor City Horns
featuring Thornetta Davis
“Kissing My Love” (4:05)
Local Boys
Upholding the Motor City’s musical heritage, the Horns remind us of Detroit’s greatness, along for the ride on this cut is the lightning and thunder, vocals of soul—Thornetta Davis. www.
brassjarmusic.com

10.  Dennis Jones
“Brand New Day” (3:12)
Pleasure & Pain
California’s smoking guitarist has taken it to another level and will rock your world and take no prisoners. Coming to a big city near you!
www.dennisjonescentral.com

11. Washboard Jo
“Main’ance Man” (3:35)
I Take You Music As My Man
Kansas City’s darling of the rhythm and keeper of the blues is ready to ride her board into your heart. A true original! Not just a scratcher!
www.washboardjo.com

12. Phillip Masorti
“Tell Me” (3:55)
Father’s Eyes
From the Allegheny hills and valleys of Pennsylvania comes a young master of the old trades, songwriting and guitar work.  The two are magically woven together by Philip and his guitar.
www.philipmasorti.com

13. Matthias Baumgardt
& April King
“Shadows Of Tupelo” (4:41)
Matthias Baumgardt
& April King
The One Day Recordings
Germany’s Matthias Baumgardt & April King bring the European Blues to us with a new attitude. Old world meets old school and it rocks!
www.all-colours.de/

14. The Steve Wiggins Band
“Doin’ My Thing” (5:34)
Precious Cargo
Florida blues with the keyboards wrapped around it. Steve and the fellows bring the blues out of the swamp into the juke and into your hearts!
www.stevenwiggins.com

15. Stumbling Mice
“Give Me Back My Wig!” (4:17)
The Stumbling Mice
Following John Lee Hooker’s Detroit boogie days the Stumbling Mice perfectly bridge the gap between blues and rock.
www.hanzierecords.com

16. The Thirsty Perch
Blues Band
“My Baby” (3:52)
Meet The Thirsty Perch Blues Band
From the Western Michigan country between Detroit and Chicago, The Thirsty Perch Band brings originals to you in a traditional way; Junior Wells meets Roomful of Blues!
www.thirstyperch bluesband.com

17. The Broken Arrow Blues Band
“Given Right” (3:21)
Live At Callahans Music Hall
No broken promises from this Detroit area group of musicians. Originals with a purpose that is to get you to boogie and jump for joy!
www.brokenarrowbluesband.synthasite.com

18. Tony Vegas
“Hey Loretta” (4:30)
Cajun Ladies
From Florida to New Orleans, Cuban American Tony Vegas
has the rhythm for the blues. Look out ladies, what happens
in Vegas, stays in Vegas!
www.tonyvegas.com

19.  Little Bobby
& The Storm
“Six String Telephone” (4:55) 
A Night At The Empire
The guitar work on all of Little Bobby’s DVD will bring eye sight to the blind and keep the snow melted in the North Country of Minnesota.
www.myspace.com/littlebobbyblues


A cure for the blues
six times a year.

Back To Top

 

 

 

 

 

1. Junior & Sugar
with Dave Fields
“Jukin’ AGAIN!” (:57)
www.bigcitybluesmag.com
www.fieldsmusic.com
www.davefields.com

2.  Dave Keyes
“Lovin’ All The Time” (3:42)
Roots In The Blues
www.davekeyes.com

3. Fiona Boyes
“Train To Hopesville” (4:07)
Blueswoman
www.fionaboyes.com

4. Little Freddie King
“Walking With Freddie” (3:49)
Gotta Walk With Da King
www.littlefreddieking.com

5. Jack Edery and Ultra Suede
featuring Susan Pierce
“Blind Woman With A Gun” (4:11)
Fried Chicken Whiskey
www.myspace.com/ultrasuede409


6. JT Lauritsen and
The Buckshot Hunters
featuring Billy Gibson
“I Just Love You Like I Said” (4:03)
JT Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters. LIVE
www.jtlauritsen.com

7. Laurie Morvan Band
“Come On Over To My BBQ” (4:47)
Fire It Up
www.lauriemorvan.com

8. Steve Johnson
”Endless Blues” (3:57)
Bluestoons
www.stevejohnson blues.com

9. Motor City Horns
featuring Thornetta Davis
“Kissing My Love” (4:05)
Local Boys
www.brassjarmusic.com

10.  Dennis Jones
“Brand New Day” (3:12)
Pleasure & Pain
www.dennisjonescentral.com


11. Washboard Jo
“Main’ance Man” (3:35)
I Take You Music As My Man
www.washboardjo.com

12. Phillip Masorti
“Tell Me” (3:55)
Father’s Eyes
www.philipmasorti.com

13. Matthias Baumgardt
& April King
“Shadows Of Tupelo” (4:41)
Matthias Baumgardt
& April King
The One Day Recordings
www.all-colours.de/

14. The Steve Wiggins Band
“Doin’ My Thing” (5:34)
Precious Cargo
www.stevenwiggins.com

15. Stumbling Mice
“Give Me Back My Wig!” (4:17)
The Stumbling Mice
www.hanzierecords.com

16. The Thirsty Perch
Blues Band
“My Baby” (3:52)
Meet The Thirsty Perch Blues Band
www.thirstyperch bluesband.com

17. The Broken Arrow Blues Band
“Given Right” (3:21)
Live At Callahans Music Hall
www.brokenarrowbluesband
.synthasite.com

18. Tony Vegas
“Hey Loretta” (4:30)
Cajun Ladies
www.tonyvegas.com

19.  Little Bobby
& The Storm
“Six String Telephone” (4:55) 
A Night At The Empire
www.myspace.com/little
bobbyblues