7:00am

Muddy Waters “I Can't Be Satisfied” from His Best: 1947 to 1955 (Chess 1997) —If it was just that slippery slide guitar part, you'd have enough reason for celebration, but this record jumps out of the speakers in every way.Buy it!

7:06am

Fats Domino “Bo Weevil” from Greatest Hits: Walkin' to New Orleans (CAPITOL 2008) —I've always loved songs about the bo weevil, even wrote one myself once. It's probably because I was never a cotton farmer.Buy it!

7:12am

The Long Ryders “Final Wild Son” from The Best of (Prima 2011) N  —Very cool to have some of this stuff back in print after all these years.Buy it!

7:19am

Hayes Carll “Stomp and Holler” from KMAG YOYO (Lost Highway www.losthighwayrecords.com 2011) N  —My review of this album is here: http://blurt-online.com/reviews/view/2858/Buy it!

7:33am

Tim Lee 3 “Sirens (vers. 2)” from Raucous Americanus (Cool Dog Sound 2010) N  —A song so good they put it on their new double album twice - though I gotta admit, the two versions aren't so different that I really know why.Buy it!

7:40am

The Electric Prunes “I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)” from Too Much to Dream - Original Group Recordings Reprise 1967-1968 (Rhino 2007) —Mark Tulin, bassist for the Electric Prunes, passed away the other day at only age 62.Buy it!

7:47am

George Harrison “All Things Must Pass” (self 1970) —All those great songs George had saved up, all that Phil Spector lushness, what an album!Buy it!

7:54am

Darlene Love “Run Run Runaway” from Sound of Love: Very Best of Darlene Love (Phil Spector Records 2011) N  —One of the greatest singers ever right here.Buy it!

8:02am

Blactstreet “No Diggity” from No Diggity: The Very Best of Blackstreet (Interscope 2003) —My neice posted a video of this song to Facebook the other day, and she was astonished to learn that I've always loved it. I admit, though, I hadn't thought of it in years until she did that.Buy it!

8:12am

The Miracles “Love Machine” from The Disco Years Vol. 3: Boogie Fever (Rhino 1992) —I bet Smokey was a little jealous when his ex-mates came up with this gem.Buy it!

8:21am

Damon Fowler “28 Degrees” from Devil Got His Way (blind pig blindpigrecords.com 2011) N  —There are some really good songs on this record - young blues singer/guitarist well worth hearing. And he uses cowbell!Buy it!

8:33am

Iggy Pop “Girls” from New Values (Arista 1979) —I love girls, they're all over this world. Man, I should have played Cars and Girls by the Dictators before this, shouldn't I?Buy it!

8:39am

Orange Juice “Consolation Prize” from Coals to Newcastle (Domino 2010) N  —Speaking of great lines - "I wore my fringe like Roger McGuinn's."Buy it!

8:46am

Nicole Atkins “Cry Cry Cry” from Mondo Amore (Razor & Tie 2011) —She'll be in town tomorrow night at the Firebird.Buy it!

8:53am

Eddie Kirkland “Saturday Night Stomp” from Three Shades of the Blues (Tru-Sound 1962) —The very talented blues guitarist passed away the other day at the age of 88 in a car accident.Buy it!

9:02am

Billy Bragg “There Is Power in a Union” from Talking With The Taxman About Poetry (Elektra 1986) —A good song to keep in mind in these crazy times.Buy it!

9:09am

Elizabeth Cook “Heroin Addict Sister” from Welder CD ALBUM (31 Tigers 2010) —A touching, heart-breaking song.Buy it!

9:18am

Joan Armatrading “Heading Back to New York City” from Live at Royal Albert Hall (Savoy Jazz 2011) N  —Love her rocking guitar.Buy it!

9:30am

Fairport Convention “I'll Keep It With Mine” from What We Did On Our Holidays (Island 1969) —Easily one of the greatest Dylan covers ever.Buy it!

9:43am

Vinicius Cantuaria & Bill Frisell “Lagrimas de Amor” from Lagrimas Mexicanas (Naive 2011) N  —Here's my review of this excellent record: http://blurt-online.com/reviews/view/2846/Buy it!

9:52am

Devotchka “The Common Good” from 100 Lovers (Epitaph 2011) N  —I can't believe this weird little band I once saw at the Way Out Club is making such great records.Buy it!