The Weekly Blues Hour for the week of June 24th:

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As always, please comment with your thoughts, discoveries or favorites to share with greater Blues Community. Scroll down for the Curators Notes.

Artist: Joe Bonamassa
Song: “Song of Yesterday (Live)”
Album: Live at Carnegie Hall
Release Date: June 23, 2017
Label: J&R Adventures

Artist: Chuck Berry
Song: “Wonderful Woman”
Album: Chuck
Release Date: June 9, 2017
Label: Dualtone Music

Artist: Big Joe Shelton
Song: “Just Let Me Bleed”
Album: Ridin’ A Chicken
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Label: Alt45 Records

Artist: John Ginty
Song: “Captain Hook”
Album: Rockers
Release Date: February 17, 2017
Label: American Showplace Music

Artist: Beth Garner
Song: “Drop Down”
Album: Snake Farm Selections (EP)
Release Date: May 26, 2017
Label: CEN

Artist: Andy T Band
Song: “Juanita”
Album: Double Strike
Release Date: June 16, 2017
Label: American Showplace Music

Artist: Vin Mott
Song: “Make Up Your Mind”
Album: Quite the Women for the Blues
Release Date: February 3, 2017
Label: Self Release

Artist: Oscar Wilson
Song: “Blackjack”
Album: One Room Blues
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Label: Airway Records

Artist: Larry Miller
Song: “Black Oak Arkansas Hangman”
Album: Larry Miller
Release Date: February 17, 2017
Label: Independent

Artist: Dani Wilde
Song: “Bumblebee (Live)”
Album: Live at Brighton Road
Release Date: June 16, 2017
Label: Vizztone

Artist: Tom Leggett
Song: “Jewel in My Crown”
Album: Jewel in My Crown
Release Date: April 25, 2017
Label: Self Release

Artist: Tim Bastmeyer’s All Star Blues Band
Song: “Tomorrow is Another Day”
Album: Tim Bastmeyer’s All Star Blues Band
Release Date: April 21, 2017
Label: Self Release

Artist: Hayes McMullan
Song” “Fast Old Train”
Album: Everyday Seem Like Murder Here
Release Date: February 17, 2017
Label: Light in the Attic

Artist: Birmingham Jug Band
Song: “Giving It Away”
Album: Rough Guide to Jug Band Blues
Release Date: May 26, 2017
Label: World Music Network

Curators Notes:

The Hour opens with the much anticipated Joe Bonamassa acoustic live album which is fantastic.  Check out the version of “Hummingbird” also.  The great-grandfather of Rock and Roll,  Chuck Berry has a new one out which was a multiple play this past week.  Four of the albums featured this week have been released in June.  Hot and Fresh.  Standouts for this week – to these ears at least were the Big Joe Shelton, Vin Mott, Andy T Band and Oscar Wilde albums.  Ok, nearly all of them.  Rock has the cowbell, blues has the harmonica and the jugband.  This weeks’ “More Jugs” song is from the Birmingham Jug Band.  Thanks to the Roots Music Report and Blues Music Magazine and many others for feeding the list with new discoveries.

Enjoy!

Tone Deaf Terry
Twitter: @bluesdiscovery
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