This week's playlist:

• Do The Romp (4:56) by Richard Johnston, from Official Bootleg #1 (2003), available from the store at Richard's Web site. Visit RichardJohnston.com and Richard's MySpace page for more information.

• The Same Thing (4:37) by Big Bill Morganfield, from Rising Son (1999); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit BigBillMorganfield.com/ for more information.

• Umbrella Man (4:58) by Scott Albert Johnson, from Umbrella Man (2007), available from the store at his site and the iTMS. Visit ScottAlbertJohnson.com for more information.

• Bad Girl (5:08) by Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz, from It's Tight Like That (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit AuntKizzyzBoyz.com for more information.

• Don't Know What You're Missing (3:39), Do Something (3:44) and Iron City (5:07), all by BJ Allen & Blue Voodoo, and all from Heartless (2008); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit BlueVoodooBlues.com for more information.

• Run Home To Mama (3:38) by Danny Burton, included on the compilation Blues And Roots, Vol. 4 (2007), available from BluesandRootsPromotions.com in Australia. Run Home To Mama is from Danny's 2005 CD Take a Step Back. Visit Danny's MySpace page for more information and to hear several other tracks.

• No Time For Singing The Blues (5:39) by Detroit Women, from Sassitude (2007), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit DetroitWomen.org and their MySpace page for information.

• Big Bee (6:52) by Reverend Raven, from Bake Sale, Volume Four (2007), available from the Great Northern Blues Society. Big Bee is also the title track of the Rev.'s most recent CD, which is available from BlueslandRecords.com, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit ReverendRaven.com for more information.

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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; and BluesCritic.com.

Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago.

For up-to-the-minute news about things to do in Chicago: TheLocalTourist.com.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #148 courtesy of the artists and IODA PROMONET, Podsafe Music Network, Download.com or Garageband.com)