This week's playlist:

• Me and My Wife by Root Doctor, from Been A Long Time Coming (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit RootDoctorBand.com for more information.

• Blackheart Blues by Melissa Forbes, from No More Mondays (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit MelissaForbes.com for more information.

• Joelee by Robert Farrell, from Autoloader (2002), available from MyMusic.com. Visit DoubleSlide.com for more information; Robert also has a guitar technique instructional podcast available.

• Dancin' Is Not My Thing by Johnny Ferreira, from Rock & Roll Saxophonist (2006), available from CD Baby and the iTMS.Visit JohnnyFerreira.com for more information.

• Blackjack by Phillip Walker, from Going Back Home (2007), available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit PhillipWalker.com for more information.

• Barnyard Blues by Billy Jones, from tha' Bluez, available from Black and Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit Billy-Jones.com for more information.

• Snake by Son Lewis, from Snake (2005), available from Silk City Records and the iTMS. Visit SonLewis.com for more information.

• Fine Line by Maria Daines, obtained from the Podsafe Music Network. Maria and her partner, Paul Killington, have an album entitled Treebone (2005) available from CD Baby. Visit Maria-Daines.com or Maria's MySpace page for more information.

• Keep Your Motor Running by Dave Hole, from Short Fuse Blues (1992), available direct from the store at Dave's site, Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit DaveHole.com for more information.

• Plannin' An Accident by The Hipnotics, from Plannin' An Accident (2004), available direct from their online store. Visit their site for more information.

Mentioned during this episode: Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson; and Faking It: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music by Hugh Barker and Yuval Taylor. Both are Amazon.com links.

Excellent online resources for information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's outstanding (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #68 courtesy of the artists, and either the Podsafe Music Network or the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance)