Hey…been away for a little vacation. Came home to find the latest copy of Blues Revue in my mailbox. The review of Elvin Bishop’s The Blues Rolls On was written by yours truly. Here’s a cut from the album (a remake of Struttin’ My Stuff that features Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes) along with a few other Elvin’s:

Elvin Bishop – Fannie Mae
Elvin Bishop – Struttin’ My Stuff
Elvin Bishop – Fooled Around And Fell In Love
Paul Butterfield Blues Band f. Elvin Bishop – Our Love Is Drifting

Some great music happening this weekend around our united states of merry-ka. While my mates from WNEW head to Mitch-igan for the Rothbury Festival to catch everyone and his brother, I’m staying on the beautiful west coast to catch everyone and his sister at the Waterfront Blues Festival.

Tops on my list: Isaac Hayes, Eric Linden, Elvin Bishop, Ruthie Foster, Charlie Musselwhite, Back Door Slam and Rory Block. I’ll be posting for both WNEW and Fusion 45, so keep your ears open for some grooves from the waterfront.

In the meantime, here’s a dirty little blues number from the band that was formed while hanging with Mama Cass watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. They also, supposedly, inspired the Grateful Dead to go electric.

From the flip-side of Do you Believe in Magic on Kama Sutra KA-201:

The Lovin’ Spoonful – On The Road Again

Recorded Thursday, September 13, 2007

Elvin Bishop – Yes Sir (Capricorn)
Rolling Stones – Short and Curlies (RS)
Doobie Brothers – Slippery St. Paul (WB)
Jackson Browne – Take It Easy (Elektra)
Los Lobos – The Breakdown (Slash)
Santana – Written In The Sand (CBS)
Three Dog Night – Out In The Country (ABC/Dunhill)
Eric Clapton – Tell Me That You Love ME (RSO)
Steve Earle – Copperhead Road (UNI)
Sea Level – Shake A Leg (Capricorn)
Steve Forbert – The Sweet Love That You Give (Sure Goes A Long Way) (Nemperor)
Leon Russell – Stay Away From Sad Songs (Shelter)
Jesse Colin Young – You Gotta Fix It (Capitol)
John Stewart – Missouri Birds (Capitol)
Paul Simon – Peace Like A River (CBS)
Looking Glass – Don’t It Make You Feel Good (Epic)
Boz Scaggs – We Were Always Sweethearts (CBS)
Richie Havens – Roll ‘Em Daddy (Douglas)

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