This week's music:

• Ain't Nobody by George Fletcher and the Handsome Men, from the album Ain't The Worst That You Could Find, which you can buy at CD Baby. George's site is here.

• Amtrak by the Big George Jackson Blues Band, from the album Southern in My Soul; available as downloads from the iTunes Music Store, or on CD from Black & Tan Records.

• Big Sweet Life by Jon Dee Graham and the Enemies of Progress, from a live recording of a May 15, 2002 show in Beverungen, Germany; the original studio recording of Big Sweet Life is available from the iTunes Music Store as part of his Summerland album. For more information about Jon Dee Graham and his music visit his site and Freedom Records. The 2006 Naked calendar can be purchased here.

• A Little More Time from the album Lone Star Shootout by Lonnie Brooks, Long John Hunter and Philip Walker; this track features Hunter and is available as a download from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy Lone Star Shootout on CD from Alligator Records.

• The Blues Has Got To Come Home by Tommy Z, from the album Universal Love; the album can be dowloaded at AOL Music Now. Universal Love also can be purchased on CD from his site.

• Dance Away The Blues by the Vargas Blues Band from their latest album Love, Union, Peace, which is available in two versions - with or without a DVD - from their site. Three earlier albums by the Vargas Blues Band are available for download from the iTunes Music Store. The band also has a My Spacepage.

The Murphy's Saloon intro is from Just Got To Boogie by Matt Thorpe.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #19 courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network y gracias especiales a Rebeca O. Prieto de los Mozos, encargado de Vargas Blues Band)

This week's music:

• The Peace Within by Barry McCabe, from the album The Peace Within; you can hear more at the Podsafe Music Network. You can also buy Barry's music on CD from his site.

• Down To The Bone by Edwin Holt, from his album Second Time Around; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy his music on CD from TopCat Records.

• Planning An Accident by The Hipnotics, from the album Planning An Accident; you can hear several other tracks at the Podsafe Music Network. You can also buy their music on CD direct from The Hipnotics site.

• Second Hand Man by Carey Bell and Junior Wells, from the 1990 album Harp Attack!; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy their music on CD from Alligator Records.

• Turn Around and Say Goodbye by C.J. Chenier, from the album Step It Up!; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy his music on CD from Alligator Records.

• Trouble by Robb Alan McMahan (and the Lovell Hill band), from the album Mojo Man; you can hear more tracks at the Podsafe Music Network. You can also buy Robb's music on CD from BuyDirect.com.

The Murphy's Saloon intro is from Just Got To Boogie by Matt Thorpe.

Also mentioned this week: Podcast For Good, an effort worthy of support from everyone, podcasters and podcast listeners alike.

Voice overs were very kindly provided by Rich Palmer, chief instigator of the Miami Valley Musicast.

(All music on this week's episode of Murphy's Saloon courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network)

To support Amanda Monaco and the rest of Team Biddie on April 23 during the 2006 MS Walk in New York, please go here and join me by making a generous pledge.

This week's music:

• Talkin' In Your Sleep by the Kelly Bell Band from their album Ain't Like It Used To Be, available at the band's page at Garageband, or from Phat Blues Music, their own site.

• Ain't Good Lookin' by Billy Jones from his album Tha' Blues, available for download from the iTunes Music Store. And check out his label's site, Black and Tan Records, where you can buy his music (and lots of other blues) on CD.

• Hell Of A Boy by Lascivious Biddies from their album, Get Lucky; available for download from the iTunes Music Store, or on CD from CD Baby and amazon.com.

• Blue Freightliner by Watermelon Slim from his second CD, Up Close And Personal, which is available direct from Slim's Web site.

• Red Clay Back Road Mama by Edwin Holt, from his album Second Time Around; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy his music on CD direct from his label, TopCat Records.

• Lolly Pop Mamma by Son Lewis, from his album Snake; download from iTunes Music Store, or buy the CD from Silk City Records. The Son Lewis album The Country Blues is available from CD Baby.

The Murphy's Saloon intro is from Just Got To Boogie by Matt Thorpe.

(Music on Murphy's Saloon #17 is courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network and GarageBand)

This week's music:

• Take It Back by Jimmie Bratcher from his album Red; available from the iTunes Music Store. For more information and to buy his music on CD, Jimmy's site is here.

• Chilly by The Tonemasters from the 2004 compilation album Red Hot Blues, put out by the United Jersey Blues Network and available from the iTunes Music Store. The album is available on CD from Silk City Records.

• The High Road by Bettye Lavette from her Album I've Got My Own Hell To Raise, available from the iTunes Music Store. You can buy Bettye's music on CD at the Anti- label site. Bettye's own Web site is here.

• Shoot Him Down by Jenny Beck from her album On The Outside; available on CD from jennybeck.co.uk. All songs from Jenny's previous releases are available from her site as individual downloads for £1 each.

• Don't You Tell Me by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women from their CD Old, New, Borrowed & Blue; available from the iTunes Music Store. Their music is available on CD from Alligator Records.

• I'm Your Honeyboy by Reverend Raven and the Chain-Smoking Altar Boys, featuring Madison Slim, from their album Live At Blues On Grand; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy their music on CD over at CD Baby.

• Heartless by Michael Burks, from his album Make It Rain; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy his CDs from Alligator Records.

Also mentioned on tonight's show: the site No iPod Required - yes, you can listen to podcasts without the famous piece of hardware. You can even burn podcasts to CD for listening later. Two other great music podcasts I mention on tonight's show are Bad Dawg Radio and The Great American Music Hour.

The Murphy's Saloon intro is from Just Got To Boogie by Matt Thorpe.

(Music on this week's episode of Murphy's Saloon is courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network, the artists and the record labels cited above. Special thanks to Reverend Raven.)

This week's music:

• La Fayette Cajun Fest and Fais Do Do by Blue Stew from their album Headed South; available from the iTunes Music Store. For more information and to buy their music on CD, head over here.

• Homegrown (Radio Edit) by the Kelly Bell Band from their album Phat Blues Music; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also order any of Kelly Bell Band's three CDs from Phat Blues.

• Who Are You (remix) by Sam Fisher from his EP The Immediate Me, available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy Sam's music on CD over at GarageBand. Sam's own site is here.

• Going Back to Alabama by the Siegel-Schwall Band from their Alligator album Flash Forward; available from iTunes Music Store and on CD from Alligator Records.

• Who Do I Gotta Kill by Joe White from his CD Trials Along The Trail; available from the Independent Artists Company. Joe's site is here.

• Take Your Shoes Off by Janet Ryan and Straight Up! from their album Wrapped Up in Blue; available from the iTunes Music Store. You can also buy their music on CD over at CD Baby.

(Music on this week's episode of Murphy's Saloon is courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network, GarageBand and Joe White)

I'm going out of town for a long weekend in Boston, so there won't be a new Murphy's Saloon coming out Monday.

But I'll be back next week with both a new Murphy's Stew and a new Murphy's Saloon.

In the meantime, you can catch up listening to my previous shows, or visit and listen to a couple of my favorites: The Word Nerds and/or Coverville, both great shows.

The music:

• Who Do I Gotta Kill? by Joe White.

Have a great weekend!

This week's music:

• Test Me by Phantom Freeway.

• Think Of You by Ernie Van Veen.

• Silent Treatment by P.W. Fenton & The Second Ward.

• Death Letter Blues by The Hipnotics.

• The Lovin' I Miss by Tommy Z.

Tonight's Murphy's Saloon intro is from Just Got To Boogie by Matt Thorpe.

You can see where other Murphy's Saloon listeners live if you check out the Murphy's Friends Frappr map.

Also mentioned on tonight's show: The Chicagoist and The Menu Pages.

(Music on this week's episode of Murphy's Saloon is courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network)

This week's music:

• Stop Watching Your Enemies by Koko Taylor. You can buy her music direct from Alligator Records, or from the iTunes Music Store.

• Blackheart Blues by Melissa Forbes. You can buy her CD No More Mondays at her site.

• Big Shot by Marcia Ball. You can buy her music direct from Alligator Records, or from iTunes Music Store.

• On The Run by Katie Webster. You can buy her music direct from Alligator Records, or from the iTunes Music Store.

• Breakin' Out by Shemekia Taylor. You can buy her music direct from Alligator Records, or from the iTunes Music Store.

Murphy's Saloon intro and outro are from Just Got To Boogie and Shuffle In The Nineties, respectively, both by Matt Thorpe.

If you'd like to see where other Murphy's Saloon listeners live, you can check out the Murphy's Friends map over here. So far, the most distant listener of Murphy's Saloonis in Singapore, while the listener who lives the furthest north resides in the Shetland Islands of the United Kingdom. If there are any Murphy's Saloon listeners in Africa, South America or central Asia, please step up and put a pin in the map.

(This week's music at Murphy's Saloon is all courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network)

I've got the names of the winners of three Murphy's Saloon t-shirts. Listen to the show for details.

This week's music:

• I Won't Go Back by Joe White from GarageBand.

• Just A Fool by Big Hammer from GarageBand.

• Woolly Mammoth by Robert Farrell at the PodSafe Music Network.

• Married to the Blues by Chumslick Nick and the Sharks.

• Highwayman by Tinsley Ellis at the Podsafe Music Network. Many thanks are also due to Bruce Iglauer and Alligator Records.

Murphy's Saloon intro and outro are from Just Got To Boogie and Shuffle In The Nineties, respectively, both by Matt Thorpe. Props and respect to Brain Buckit and Dave from the Chub Creek Podcast, who provided the previous intro and outro, but it was time for a change.

If you'd like to see where other Murphy's Saloon listeners live, you can check out the Murphy's Friends map over here. So far, the most distant listener of Murphy's Saloon is in Singapore, while the listener who lives the furthest north resides in the Shetland Islands of the United Kingdom (he's a new listener, too). Do I have any listeners in Africa, South America or central Asia? I dunno - but if you live in those places and listen to Murphy's Saloon, please put a pin in the map.

(This week's music at Murphy's Saloon is courtesy of GarageBand and the Podsafe Music Network)

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I've modified the rules of a drawing for three Murphy's Saloon t-shirts. If you'd like to look at the shirt (and other things), go here: Murphy's Store and listen to the show for details.

This week's music:

• Hooked On You by Albert Collins at the Podsafe Music Network. His CDs are available at Alligator Records and through the iTunes Music Store.

• They Call Me Watermelon Slim by Watermelon Slim. His site is here. His first two CDs are available there. His new CD Watermelon Slim and The Workers can be ordered from his site prior to its official February release by NorthernBlues.

• Cool Your Engine by Janet Ryan and Straight Up!. Their CD, Wrapped Up In Blue is available from CD Baby.

• Riverboat by Phantom Freeway and the Badass Horns at the Podsafe Music Network.

• Down and Out Blues by the Ricky Lewis Band at the Podsafe Music Network. The Ricky Lewis Band site is here.

• Rollin' by Maria Daines at the Podsafe Music Network.

This week's Murphy's Saloon intro is from Just Got To Boogie by Matt Thorpe and the show outro is from Shuffle In The Nineties, also by Matt Thorpe, both from the Podsafe Music Network, naturally.

If you'd like to see where other Murphy's Saloon listeners live, you can check out the Murphy's Friends map over here, and install a push pin of your own.

(Music in this week's Murphy's Saloon is courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network, except where noted)