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Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise (6-Song EP CD)
Six songs from their first CD, live performance, and Time To Discover CD
$8.95 + shipping/handling ($2 U.S., $3 Canada, $4 International)
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Shannon Curfman (2-Song Cassette Tape)
"True Friends" & "The Weight" from the CD Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions
$3.95 + shipping/handling ($2 U.S., $3 Canada, $4 International)
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Mail in orders for these two items, send check or money order payable to:       Ray Stiles        % Blues On Stage       PO Box 582983       Minneapolis, MN 55458-2983

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Chicago Blues (1972) [VHS only]
The film has great footage and features a no holds barred look at a few of the more famous blues greats in a not so glamorous setting. Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, J.B. Hutto, Junior Wells, and Floyd Jones are amoung those highlighted. $19.95 from Amazon.

Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working: Rare Performances 1968-1978 [VHS] or [DVD]
Die-hard Muddy Waters fans will welcome this 12-song, 54-minute compilation of excellent "rare" live performances (from 1968, '74, and '78). The indisputable highlight here is the '78 performance of "Mannish Boy," in which Muddy rips into a gospel-like delivery of one of his greatest signature songs. Pianist Pinetop Perkins joins in for a fun romp on "Caldonia."

Koko Taylor: Queen of the Blues (1992) [VHS only]
This concert and mini bio video shows koko doing what she does best getting people fired up belting it out and tearing up the blues.Filmed in her hometown of Chicago with guests Buddy Guy and willie Dixon this is a testament to Koko Taylors gusty growl and passion for her music. $19.98 from Amazon.

Luther Allison: Live In Paradise (1997) [VHS] or [DVD]
(Viewer's comments): Wonderful performance and nicely filmed.

Freddie King: The!!!! Beat (1994) [VHS only]
(Viewer's comments): If you're into the blues....AT ALL....you MUST buy this tape. Video is excellent, and audio is good too. There are a couple of tunes at the end of the tape that were recorded at a concert in Europe a few years after The Beat sessions. HOLY COW! Those are the crown jewels of this tape. $24.98 from Amazon.

Blues Masters: The Essential History of the Blues, Vol. 1 [VHS only]
(Viewer's comments): I thought this series (both Vol. 1 and 2) were a good source of historic blues (and jazz) info. I especially like the way they corelate historic events such as the 1929 Market Crash and WWII with blues events and artists. $12.98 from Amazon.

American Roots Music (2001) 2 discs [DVD]
American Roots Music is a four-part documentary. This landmark television program explores the development of uniquely American music genres during the 20th century. Each 1-hour episode features seminal historic footage and musical performances by the pioneers of American music and traces the cultural evolution that shaped and influenced our rich tapestry of music. Masters in the fields of Folk, Country, Blues, Gospel, Western Swing, Bluegrass, Cajun, Zydeco, Tejano and Native American music are celebrated. You will see rare footage and hear music from artists ranging from the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Son House, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, Clifton Chenier, Flaco Jimenez, R. Carlos Nakai, Bob Dylan and many more. The astonishing performance footage is placed in context by colorful interviews with some of the artists themselves, their peers, family and friends. $38.66 from Amazon.

The Ladies Sing the Blues (1989) [DVD]
Culled from rare black-and-white footage from the early to mid-20th century, this excellent anthology showcases a number of gems from the best and brightest female vocalists in America. There's the radiant "Empress of the Blues" Bessie Smith in her only recorded film appearance singing "St. Louis Blues." The gospel great Sister Rosetta Tharpe delivers a down-home version of "That Lonesome Road," which is contrasted by jazzy and sassy Dinah Washington's "Lean Baby." The immortal Billie Holliday's touching 1957 TV performance of "Fine and Mellow," recorded with saxophonists Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and Gerry Mulligan two years before her death in 1959, is the finest clip in this collection. From Ethel Waters and Sarah Vaughan to Lena Horne, Ida Cox, and Peggy Lee, this set shows why women have been the standard bearers of the American vocal tradition. $29.98 from Amazon.