This week's playlist:

• Deadman Walking by The Max Bent Band. Visit MaxBent.com and his MySpace page for more information.

• Running To New Orleans by Byther Smith, from his album Throw Away The Book, available from Black & Tan Records. Visit Byther's page at TheBlueHighway.com for more information.

• Cut You Loose by Big George Brock, from Live at Seventy Five (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit Big George's MySpace page for more information.

• Diddle It, Doodle It and Mash Potatoes Canada, all by Carlos Del Junco and all from Steady Movin', due for release in September, 2008; available from NorthernBlues.com. Visit CarlosDelJunco.com for more information.

• Steal Away by Edwin Holt, from Second Time Around (2005), available from TopCat Records and the iTMS. Visit EdwinHolt.com for more information.

• Pay Me No Mind by The Homemade Jamz Blues Band, from Pay Me No Mind (2008); available for pre-release orders at NorthernBlues.com. Visit HomemadeJamzBand.com and their MySpace page for more information.

• Money Tree by Joe Galea Band, a track available free from Download.com. Visit JoeGaleaBand.com for more information.

• Boot Hill by Johnny Winter, from Guitar Slinger (1984), available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit JohnnyWinter.net for more information.

Mentioned during this show: to read my response to the revised (formerly five-star, now one-star) review of Murphy's Saloon in iTunes, go here; to donate to the American Red Cross, go here.

Excellent resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon # courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)