Blues Breakers with Tom Marker



Hosted by XRT's award-winning Blues aficionado Tom Marker, Blues Breakers features new releases, classic recordings, and a preview of the best live shows coming to Chicago. Visit here often for playlists and Blues-related links.

Explore Chicago Blues as you never have before, with the Muse-Award-Winning Chicago Blues Tour, narrated by Buddy Guy and featuring WXRT's Tom Marker. Click here to download the sounds and stories of Sweet Home Chicago.

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Artists of the Week

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Monday, November 2
Bonnie Raitt


Here's what you heard on November 2, 2009
    Featured Artist: Bonnie Raitt
  • Song Artist
  • FEELS LIKE RAIN BUDDY GUY w/ BONNIE RAITT
    This John Hiatt song is the title track from Buddy's 1993 album. Buddy plays this Saturday night at the Genessee Theater in Waukegan.
  • ME AND PHIL LONG JOHN HUNTER
    This is from the brand new album, Looking for a Party, by 78 year old John Hunter. This song tells the story of the days when he and Phillip Walker would play the clubs of Jaurez across the river from El Paso. See the review by Jeff Johnson in Sunday's Sun-Times. http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/1855877,SHO-Sunday-spins01.article.
  • KILLING FLOOR HOWLIN' WOLF
    We missed our usual Howlin' Wolf pre-Halloween feature this year, so we slipped this one from 1964.
  • I'M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN RUTH BROWN w/ BONNIE RAITT
    Bonnie helped her friend Ruth Brown with this guest spot on Ruth's 1996 album, Brown.
  • READ WAY BACK WILLIE "BIG EYES" SMITH
    This song comes from Willie's 2006 album, Way Back. Long time veteran of the Muddy Waters Band, Willie's playing Saturday night at the Harlem Avenue Lounge in Berwyn.
  • LOVE ME LIKE A MAN BONNIE RAITT
    This live version of a Chris Smither song comes from 1995 tour and is included on the album, Road Tested, as well as The Best of Bonnie Raitt.
  • SHADE TREE MECHANIC COOPER
    Vocals and Harp by Chicago's Reginald Cooper from the Chicago Blues Harmonica Project.
  • CHICKEN IN THE KITCHEN THE ROBERT CRAY BAND
    From Robert's new album, This Time.
  • SOMEONE TO LOVE CHARLES BROWN w/ BONNIE RAITT
    Bonnie was one of Charles Brown's biggest fans, bringing attention to his 1992 album by contributing vocals to this, this title track.
  • SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD ANA POPOVICH
    Yugoslavian blues-rock guitarist, vocalist and bandleader plays Howlin' Wolf from her 2005 album, Ana, recorded live in Amsterdam. Ana returns to Buddy Guy's Legends for a show this Saturday night.
  • I CAN'T QUIT YOU BABY OTIS RUSH
    The great Otis Rush, recorded in Chicago in 1956.
 
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