Salty Dog Blues N Roots Podcast

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We open this week with a short tribute to the late John Hammond — a player who stayed true to the roots and never overplayed it. A couple of his tracks to get things underway.
After that, it’s a well-balanced set — a mix of older cuts, newer releases, and a strong Australian showing. You’ll hear Dan Dinnen N Shorty, Julian James N Moonshine State, Jen Mize N Rough N Tumble, Greg Numan N The General Jacksons, Shane O’Mara N Jac Tonks, Shane Pacey, Catch 23 and Van Walker alongside the internationals.
We move through hill country with Junior Kimbrough, some clean Texas swing from Jimmy Vaughan, and a bit of groove from Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio. There are also a couple of pre-release tracks worth a listen.
It’s a steady run — blues and roots as you like it!
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ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM / LABEL / YEAR
** Australia
01. John Hammond / Slick Crown Vic / Ready For Love / Palmetto Records / 2003
02. John Hammond / Drop Down Mama / Country Blues / Vanguard Records / 1965
03. John Hammond / Gambling Blues / So Many Roads / Vanguard Records / 1965
04. John Hammond / 16 Shells From A Thirty Ought Six / Wicked Grin / Pointblank – Virgin / 2001
05. Roy Rogers / I'm With You / Slideways / Blind Pig Records / 1994
06. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio / Chicken Leg / Pre Release / Colemine Records / 2026
07. ** Dan Dinnen N Shorty / Lie About The Line / Jeff's Shed / Independent / 2023
08. ** Greg Numan N The General Jacksons / Cool As Funk / Reds To Blues / Independent / 2024
09. ** Jen Mize, Jeremy Edwards N Rough N Tumble / Double Talk / Pre Release / Independent / 2026
10. Jimmy Vaughan / Let Me In / Do You Get The Blues? / Artemis Records / 2001
11. Judith Owen / That's Why I Love My Baby / Suit Yourself / Twanky Records / 2024
12. Junior Kimbrough / Burn In Hell / Most Things Haven't Worked Out / Fat Possum Records / 2000
13. Kirk Fletcher / Lost Love / Keep On Pushing / Vizztone Label Group / 2025
14. ** Julian James N Moonshine State / Paperbark / Prey To The Crow / Independent / 2023
15. Eliza Gilkyson / Wonderland / Land of Milk And Honey / Red House Records / 2004
16. Eric Bibb N Popa Chubby / Silver Spoon / Blues People / Dixiefrog Records / 2023
17. ** Shane O'Mara N Jac Tonks / Blues Run The Game / Sorrow Hides The Longing To Be Free - The Songs of Bert Jansch / Independent / 2023
18. ** Shane Pacey / Neon Mother / Cross of the Heart / Independent / 2026
19. Omar Coleman N Igor Prado / Moving On To Better Days / Old New Funky and Blue / Delmark Records / 2023
20. ** Catch 23 / Dying For My Time / Bullet Full Of Blues / Independent / 2018
21. Chris Whitley / War Crime Blues / War Crime Blues / Messenger Records / 2004
22. ** Van Walker / Her Gentleness / Healing Descent / Independent / 2022

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The LOWDOWN is loaded.
We kick off with Kirk Fletcher and Eric Johanson laying down serious intent. Then we roll through local heat — Shane Pacey, Kara Grainger, Stefan Hauk, The McNaMarr Project, Suzannah Espie — proper homegrown soul in the mix.
There’s grit from Walter Trout, class from John Mayall, texture from Yasmin Williams, and two late-night postcards from Tom Waits before Tom Petty eases us out the back door.
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ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM / LABEL / YEAR
** Australia
01. Kirk Fletcher / Keep On Pushing / Keep On Pushing / Vizztone Label Group / 2025
02. Eric Johanson / Just Like New / The Deep And The Dirty / Ruf Records / 2023
03. ** Greg Numan N The General Jacksons / Silent Running / Reds To Blues / Independent / 2024
04. Robbin Kapsalis / Up The Line / The Blues Is In The House / Vizztone Label Group / 2023
05. ** Shane Pacey / Living Cut Throat / Cross Of The Heart / Independent / 2026
06. Handsome Jack / Blue Falls Motel / Barnburners / Alive Naturalsound Records / 2018
07. ** Icecream Hands / Tambourine Mountain / Giant Fox Pineapple Tree / Rubber Records / 1995
08. ** Kara Grainger / Mama Said / That's How I Got To Memphis / Cracked Pepper Records / 2023
09. Boz Scaggs / The Feeling Is Gone / Out Of The Blues / Concord Records / 2018
10. ** Brothers / Winter In The City / Introducing Vintage Sounds In Modern Blues / Independent / 2026
11. ** Stefan Hauk / Right N Wrong / Before The Dawn / Independent / 2023
12. ** The McNaMarr Project / You're The Fighter / Single Release / Independent / 2026
13. Walter Trout Band / Cold Cold Feeling / Life In The Jungle / Alligator Records / 1990
14. Kyle Rowland / Complete This Order / Not Holding Back / Independent / 2023
15. ** Kaliopi N The Blues Messengers / How The Caged Bird Sings / Single Release / Independent / 2025
16. John Mayall / Blues For The Lost Days / Blues For The Lost Days / Silvertone Records / 1997
17. ** Suzannah Espie / Other Side Of The Mountain / Sea Of Lights / Independent / 2023
18. Yasmin Williams / New Beginnings / Unwind / Spinster Records / 2019
19. Sophie Gault / Merlot Dodge Dart / Unhinged / Independent / 2024
20. Tom Waits / Hold On / Mule Variations / Anti- Records / 1999
21. Tom Waits / $29.00 / Blue Valentine / Asylum Records / 1978
22. Tom Petty / You Don't Know How It Feels / Wildflowers / Warner Bros. Records / 1994

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BACKLINE is back for January tone hounds.
We roll from raw modern blues and roots through to the deep catalogue — Eddie Taylor talking big-town truths, Johnny Winter cutting sharp, Jimmie Vaughan riding that groove like he always does.
There’s plenty of local fire running through this set too — Ash Grunwald, Stefan Hauk, Damon Smith, Fiona Boyes with Chris Wilson and Hubert Sumlin, Dan Dinnen N Shorty, Dom Turner with Kim Sinh, and Mia Kelly — all flying the flag with new cuts, live grit and boundary-pushing spirit that still respects the lineage.
Add Bill Frisell bending Marvin Gaye into something new, Violent Femmes kicking the walls in, and Tom Waits reminding us how to hold on — and you’ve got a playlist that moves from backroom blues to late-night confessionals.
This isn’t background music — it’s listening music!
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ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM / LABEL / YEAR
** Australia
01. Handsome Jack / Right On / Do What Comes Naturally / Alive Naturalsound Records / 2014
02. ** Ash Grunwald / Just Be Yourself / Bluesfest Studio Sessions / Delta Groove / 2023
03. ** Stefan Hauk / Can't Help Myself / Before The Dawn / Independent Release / 2024
04. Hurray For The Riff Raff / Alibi / The Past Is Still Alive / Nonesuch Records / 2024
05. James Luther Dickinson / You Better Rock Me Baby / Killers from Space / Memphis International Records / 2007
06. Jimmie Vaughan / Dirty Girl / Do You Get The Blues? / Artemis Records / 2001
07. ** Damon Smith / So From Now / A Fresh Harvest From Old Seeds / Independent Release / 2025
08. Eddie Taylor / Big Town Playboy / Big Town Playboy / Vee-Jay Records / 1960
09. Johnny Winter / Be Careful With A Fool / Johnny Winter / Imperial Records / 1969
10. Jubu Smith / Hamster Wheel / Jubu / Independent Release / 2021
11. ** Fiona Boyes, Chris Wilson, Hubert Sumlin / Who's Been Talking / Live at Bluesfest 2004 / ABC Music / 2004
12. Katie Knipp / Letters / Take It With You / Independent Release / 2018
13. Bill Frisell / I Heard It Through The Grapevine / East/West / Elektra Nonesuch / 1988
14. ** Dan Dinnen N Shorty / Bad Luck Trouble / Jeff's Shed / Independent Release / 2020
15. ** Dom Turner, Kim Sinh / Antihero / Two Days In Hanoi / Independent Release / 2022
16. Kim Wilson, Ronnie Earle / Abandoned / Now My Soul / Stony Plain Records / 2019
17. The Zak Schulze Gang / I Won't Do This Anymore / Straight To It / Independent Release / 2023
18. Violent Femmes / Add It Up / Violent Femmes / Slash Records / 1983
19. William Lee Ellis / Four Horses / God's Tattoos / Independent Release / 2020
20. Chris Whitley / Made From Dirt / War Crime Blues / Messenger Records / 2004
21. ** Mia Kelly / Lone Dog / To Be Clear / Independent Release / 2024
22. Tom Waits / Hold On / Mule Variations / Anti- Records / 1999
23. Yates McKendree / I Can't Stop / Need To Know / Qualified Records / 2024

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ROOTSTOCK — Another two hours of the best in blues n roots.
No sleigh bells here — just deep roots and honest tone.
This episode digs into Little Walter lineage, Southern soul, gospel fire and late-night grooves — Billy Branch, Jimmy Burns, Blind Boys of Alabama, Curtis Salgado, Neil Young and more. Plenty of love for Australian releases too — Lloyd Spiegel, Stars, The Blow Out, Collard Greens N Gravy and Aaron Pollock stepping up strong.
Roll it out loud, pour something decent, and let the music do the talking.
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ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM / LABEL / YEAR
** Australia

01. Billy Branch N The Sons of the Blues / Hate To See You Go / Roots And Branches – The Songs Of Little Walter / Alligator Records / 2019
02. ** Lloyd Spiegel / Alligator Shoes / Single (Pre-Release) / Independent / 2025
03. Gov’t Mule w. Billy Bob Thornton / The River Only Flows One Way / Peace … Like A River / Fantasy Records / 2023
04. Jimmy Burns N Soul Message Band / Ain’t That Funk For You / Full Circle / Delmark Records / 2025
05. ** Stars / Big Wet, Long Dry / One More Circle Round The Sun / Independent / 2020
06. ** The Blow Out / Road Song / Version of You / Independent / 2024
07. Andrew Duncanson N Michael Peloquin / California Trap / California Trap / Independent / 2024
08. Andy Penkow / Bottom Shelf / Shades On Me / MRVP Studios / 2024
09. Antone’s 50th Anniversary Allstars / Reconsider Baby / The Last Real Texas Blues Album / Antone’s Records / 2006
10. Kim Wilson N Nathan James / Leaving You Was On My Mind / Slow Burn / Alligator Records / 2016
11. James Harman / Ooh Baby / Live at Buddy Guy’s Legends Chicago / Delta Groove Music / 2006
12. Neil Young / Loose Change / Broken Arrow / Reprise Records / 1996
13. Raphael Wressnig / Southern Southern Chicken / Committed / ZYX Music / 2025
14. ** Collard Greens N Gravy / Directly From My Heart / Boogaloo Sauce / Independent / 2025
15. Frank Zappa / Directly From My Heart To You / Weasels Ripped My Flesh / Bizarre / Reprise Records / 1970
16. Curtis Salgado / Who Is He And What Is He To You / Strong Suspicion / Shanachie Records / 1991
17. Harrell ‘Young Rell’ Davenport / Hate The Bite / Hate The Bite / Independent / 2024
18. Jeffrey Martin / The Middle / Dogs In The Daylight / Independent / 2025
19. ** Aaron Pollock / Our Very Last Night In The Carolinas / Memory Hoarders / Independent / 2025
20. Moreland N Arbuckle / Can’t Get Clear / Flood / Telarc Blues / 2010
21. The Blind Boys Of Alabama / Nobody’s Fault But Mine / Spirit of the Century / Real World Records / 2001
22. Endless Boogie / Counterfeiter / Admonitions / Thrill Jockey Records / 2018

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EXTENSION — the Dawg’s latest sonic safari — rolls out a killer set of blues and roots, stretching from the Delta to Down Under.
Charlie Musselwhite opens the gate with Storm Warning, Buddy Guy’s still got Love On A Budget, and Robert Plant’s back on the road with Chevrolet.
Aussie homegrown heroes are flying the flag too — Fats Wah Wah, Lloyd Spiegel, Brooke Taylor, Tex Perkins N The Fat Rubber Band, and The Stomp N Ramblers lighting up the blues trail.
It’s modern, raw, and full of heart.
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ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM / LABEL / YEAR
** Australia

01. Charlie Musselwhite / Storm Warning / Look Out Highway / Forty Below Records / 2025
02. Southern Avenue / Long Is The Road / Family / Alligator Records / 2025
03. ** Fats Wah Wah / Wasted Time / Fats Wah Wah / Fats Wah Wah (Independent) / 2006
04. Buddy Guy / Love On A Budget / Ain’t Done With The Blues / Silvertone – RCA / 2025
05. ** Lloyd Spiegel / Lost Like Me / Bakehouse Dozen / Only Blues Music / 2023
06. Johnny Winter / Treat Me Like You Wanta / Hey, Where’s Your Brother? / Virgin – Point Blank / 1992
07. Matt Woods / Bootleg Me Mama / Tired and Dirty / Matt Woods Music / 2018
08. Olu Dara / Rain Shower / From Natchez to New York / Atlantic / 1998
09. Robert Plant / Chevrolet / Saving Grace / Nonesuch Records / 2025
10. Derek Trucks Band / Volunteered Slavery / Songlines / Columbia / 2006
11. The Dig 3 / Dip My Toe / Damn The Rent / Self Released / 2023
12. ** The Stomp N Ramblers / Buried In A Bottle / Kick’n Stones / Premier Artists / 2013
13. ** Brooke Taylor / Free / There’s Magic In Mistakes / Brooke Taylor Music / 2024
14. ** Tex Perkins & The Fat Rubber Band / Danger Has Been Kind / Tex Perkins & The Fat Rubber Band / Source Music / 2021
15. Hound Dog Taylor / See Me In The Evening / Natural Boogie / Alligator Records / 1974
16. Eric Bibb / God’s Mojo / Blues People / Stony Plain Records / 2014
17. Coca Leaves N Pearls / Honey Slide Stroll / All One Song / Independent / 2025
18. Dave Moore / Magic Dust / Breaking Down To 3 / Red House Records / 1999
19. Chris Knight / Out Of This Hole / Little Victories / Drifter’s Church / 2012
20. Chris Whitley / Kick The Stones / Weed / Messenger Records / 2004
21. Patrick Sweany / My Time Ain’t Long / Baby, It’s Late / Nine Mile Records / 2025
22. Willie Nelson, Jamey Johnson, Chris Stapleton / Gotta Serve Somebody / Muscle Shoals – Small Town, Big Sound / BMG – Dreamlined Entertainment Group (Muscle Shoals Music Group) / 2018
23. Mitch Kashmar / Becky Ann / Nickels & Dimes / Delta Groove Productions / 2005
24. Bizz Bigsby / Here In This Town / Here In This Town / Bizz Bigsby Music / 2021