Playlist Date
(Latest First) | Main Feature |
| 2004 - Future Plans: |
| - | Awaiting Plans |
| Detailed Listings: |
| August 28, 2004 | Blues-Jazz Connections (Just Scratching The Surface)
and August 2004 top 25 albums |
| August 21, 2004 | John Lee Hooker (Birthday) and Detroit Blues |
| August 14, 2004 | Son Seals Birthday |
| August 7, 2004 | Magic Slim and the Teardrops |
| July 31, 2004 | Sam Phillips Memorial
and July 2004 top 25 albums |
| July 24, 2004 | Buddy Guy Live |
| July 17, 2004 | New Blues Songwriters Larry Garner and Mem Shannon |
| July 10, 2004 | Jumpin’ Blues (for Louis Jordan’s Birthday) |
| July 3, 2004 | Jimmy & Syl Johnson |
| June 26, 2004 | Clifton Chenier Birthday
and June 2004 top 25 albums |
| June 19, 2004 | Ray Charles, Chicago Blues Women |
| June 12, 2004 | Howlin’ Wolf Birthday |
| June 5, 2004 | Chicago Blues Festival, Part 2 |
| May 29, 2004 | Chicago Blues Festival, Part 1
and May 2004 top 25 albums |
| May 22, 2004 | Walter 'Wolfman' Washington |
| May 15, 2004 | Joe 'Guitar' Hughes Memorial |
| May 8, 2004 | 2004 Handy Award Winners |
| May 1, 2004 | Reverend Gary Davis (Birthday), Little Walter (Birthday) |
| April 24, 2004 | Albert King
and April 2004 top 25 albums |
| April 17, 2004 | Earl King (Memorial) |
| April 10, 2004 | 'Graduates' of Muddy’s Bands |
| April 3, 2004 | Muddy Waters Birthday |
| March 27, 2004 | 'Associates' of Robert Johnson
and March 2004 top 25 albums |
| March 20, 2004 | Blues and Soul From Stax Records |
| March 13, 2004 | Women’s Blues, Part 2 |
| March 6, 2004 | Women’s Blues, Part 1 |
| February 28, 2004 | Otha Turner (Memorial)
and February 2004 top 25 albums |
| February 21, 2004 | Rock and Roll Originators |
| February 14, 2004 | West Side Blues (Magic Sam Birthday) |
| February 7, 2004 | Otis Taylor |
| January 31, 2004 | Bobby "Blue" Bland
and January 2004 top 25 albums |
| January 24, 2004 | Eddie C Campbell |
| January 17, 2004 | Blues Shouters |
| January 10, 2004 | Best Blues Singers |
| January 3, 2004 | Best Songs of 2003 (vs Best CDs of 2003 - last week) |
| December 27, 2003 | Comin’ Home Top Ten CDs of 2003 (Chicago-Non-Chicago)
and December 2003 top 25 albums |
| December 20, 2003 | Joe Louis Walker; Holiday Blues |
| December 13, 2003 | 'Antone’s Women' Revisited |
| December 6, 2003 | Hound Dog Taylor & Brewer Phillips |
| November 29, 2003 | Killer Slide Guitar (Robert Nighthawk Birthday)
and November 2003 top 25 albums |
| November 22, 2003 | American Blues (Recorded) In Europe |
| November 15, 2003 | Rediscovery Blues (Brownie McGhee’s Birthday) |
| November 8, 2003 | Unheralded Heroes of Chicago Blues |
| November 1, 2003 | Raw Memphis Blues |
| October 25, 2003 | Blues-Rock Extravaganza
and October 2003 top 25 albums |
| October 18, 2003 | Marcia Ball (Fundraiser) |
| October 11, 2003 | Guitar Gabriel |
| October 4, 2003 | Albert Collins Birthday |
| September 27, 2003 | Koko Taylor Birthday
and September 2003 top 25 albums |
| September 20, 2003 | Artie 'Blues Boy' White |
| September 13, 2003 | Charles Brown; Meade Lux Lewis |
| September 6, 2003 | Jimmy Reed Originals and Covers |
| August 30, 2003 | Dinah Washington's Blues
and August 2003 top 25 albums |
| August 23, 2003 | Stevie Ray Vaughan |
| August 16, 2003 | Eric Bibb, New Acoustic Blues |
| August 9, 2003 | Magic Slim Birthday |
| August 2, 2003 | Birthdays -- Robert Cray, Deitra Farr |
| July 26, 2003 | Buddy Guy Birthday, Roscoe Shelton Memorial
and July 2003 top 25 albums |
| July 19, 2003 | Denise LaSalle |
| July 12, 2003 | Rosco Gordon |
| July 5, 2003 | Jimmie Lee Robinson; Louis Jordan |
| June 28, 2003 | Honeyboy Edwards Birthday
and June 2003 top 25 albums |
| June 21, 2003 | Chicago Blues New Releases |
| June 14, 2003 | Howlin' Wolf Birthday |
| June 7, 2003 | Hip Hop Blues |
| May 31, 2003 | 2003 Handy Award Winners, 2003 Chicago Blues Festival Performers
and May 2003 top 25 albums |
| May 24, 2003 | T-Bone Walker Birthday |
| May 17, 2003 | In The House: Live at the Lucerne Blues Festival |
| May 10, 2003 | Robert Johnson's Birthday Originals and Covers |
| May 3, 2003 | James Brown Before the Funk |
| April 26, 2003 | Albert King
and April 2003 top 25 albums |
| April 19, 2003 | The Holmes Brothers vs. The Blind Boys of Alabama |
| April 12, 2003 | Al Green |
| April 5, 2003 | Muddy Waters Birthday |
| March 29, 2003 | Olu Dara, Otis Taylor [show preempted by Iraqi coverage] |
| March 22, 2003 | Some Saxophone Blues (Eddie Shaw's Birthday)
Was preempted by War coverage. Talk about BLUES! |
| March 15, 2003 | Lightnin’ Hopkins Birthday |
| March 8, 2003 | Women's Blues, part 2
Album Feature: Barrelhouse Chuck, Detroit Junior, Erwin Helfer, Pinetop Perkins, 8 Hands on 88 Keys |
| March 1, 2003 | Womens Blues, Part 1
Album Feature: Shemekia Copeland, Talking To Strangers |
| February 22, 2003 | Carl Weathersby
Album Feature: Otis Taylor, 'Respect The Dead'
& February, 2003 top 25 Albums |
| February 15, 2003 | West Side Blues (Magic Sam's Birthday)
Album Feature: Jody Williams, 'Return of a Legend' |
| February 8, 2003 | Soulful Chicago Blues
Album Feature: Syl and Jimmy Johnson, Two Johnsons Are Better Than One |
| February 1, 2003 | Elmore James Birthday &
Album Feature: Joe Louis Walker, In The Morning |
| January 25, 2003 | Bobby Blue Bland Album Feature: Rick Holmstrom, Hydraulic Groove |
| January 18, 2003 | Some East Coast Country Blues (John Jackson Memorial)
Album Feature: Lou Pride, 'Words of Caution' |
| January 11, 2003 | Eddy The Chief Clearwater
Album Feature: Texas Johnny Brown, Blues Defender |
| January 4, 2003 | Johnny Adams Birthday
Album Feature: Blind Boys of Alabama, "Higher Ground" |
| December 28, 2002 | Top 10 Blues Albums of 2002
& December, 2002 top 25 Albums |
| December 21, 2002 | Joe Louis Walker Birthday; Holiday Blues |
| December 14, 2002 | Rufus Thomas Memorial |
| December 7, 2002 | Junior Wells |
| November 30, 2002 | Real Blues Brothers - Jimmy Johnson, Syl Johnson, Mack Thompson
& November, 2002 top 25 Albums |
| November 23, 2002 | RL Burnside Birthday |
| November 16, 2002 | Etta James |
| November 9, 2002 | Howlin’ Wolf Imitators; New Luther Allison CD |
| November 2, 2002 | Phillip Walker |
| October 26, 2002 | Blues Rock Onslaught
& October, 2002 top 25 Albums |
| October 19, 2002 | Professor Longhair (Fall fundraiser) |
| October 12, 2002 | Larry Garner |
| October 5, 2002 | Snooks Eaglin |
| September 28, 2002 | Koko Taylor’s Birthday
& September, 2002 top 25 Albums |
| September 21, 2002 | The Birth of Soul: Ray Charles on Atlantic |
| September 14, 2002 | Walter 'Wolfman' Washington |
| September 7, 2002 | Little Milton |
| August 31, 2002 | Jazz-Blues Connections
& August, 2002 top 25 Albums |
| August 24, 2002 | Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan |
| August 17, 2002 | Songs That Influenced the Rolling Stones |
| August 10, 2002 | Luther Allison |
| August 3, 2002 | Chicago Piano Blues |
| July 27, 2002 | Buddy Guy, Chicago Blues Today (Part 3)
& July, 2002 top 25 Albums |
| July 20, 2002 | Big Jack Johnson; Chicago Blues Today (Part 2) |
| July 13, 2002 | Chicago Blues Today, Part 1 |
| July 6, 2002 | Louis Jordan Birthday |
| June 29, 2002 | Battle of the Blues: Wynonie Harris and Roy Brown
& June, 2002 Top 25 Albums |
| June 22, 2002 | John Lee Hooker Memorial |
| June 15, 2002 | Sons and Daughters of the Blues |
| June 8, 2002 | Howlin’ Wolf Birthday; W.C. Handy Award Winners |
| June 1, 2002 | Chicago Blues Festival Artists, Part 2 |
| May 25, 2002 | 2002 Chicago Blues Festival Main Stage Performers
& May, 2002 Top 25 Albums |
| May 18, 2002 | Willie King |
| May 11, 2002 | Covers of Robert Johnson Songs |
| May 4, 2002 | Johnnie Taylor Birthday |
| April 27, 2002 | Jimmie Lee Robinson
& April, 2000 Top 25 Albums |
| April 20, 2002 | Albert King Birthday |
| April 13, 2002 | 70s Soul and Funk |
| April 6, 2002 | Muddy Waters; Big Daddy Kinsey |
| March 30, 2002 | Lowell Fulson
& March, 2000 Top 25 Albums |
| March 23, 2002 | Four Great Blues Songwriters Willie Dixon, Percy Mayfield, Mem Shannon, Larry Garner |
| March 16, 2002 | Ronnie Earl; Spring Membership Drive |
| March 9, 2002 | Women’s Blues, Part 2 |
| March 2, 2002 | Women’s Blues, Part 1 |
| February 23, 2002 | Songs That Inspired Eric Clapton |
| February 16, 2002 | Mighty Sam McClain |
| February 9, 2002 | Earl King's Birthday
plus New Orleans R&B classics |
| February 2, 2002 | Sunnyland Slim |
| January 26, 2002 | Bobby Bland's Birthday |
| January 19, 2002 | Chicago Blues Today |
| January 12, 2002 | Slim Harpo's Birthday |
| January 5, 2002 | New Acoustic Blues |
| December 29, 2001 | Pops Staples Birthday, Best of 2001 Part 3
>>Top 25 Albums, December 2001 << |
| December 22, 2001 | Best of 2001, Part 2 |
| December 15, 2001 | Best of 2001, Part 1 |
| December 8, 2001 | Sonny Boy Williamson (Birthday) |
| December 1, 2001 | Larry Davis |
| November 24, 2001 | R.L. Burnside (75th Birthday)
& November, 2001 Top 25 Albums |
| November 17, 2001 | Carey and Lurrie Bell |
| November 10, 2001 | Soul(ful) Blues Women (fundraiser) |
| November 3, 2001 | Soul(ful) Blues Men |
| October 27, 2001 | Big, Scary Blues-Rock
and October, 2001 TOP 25 |
| October 20, 2001 | Sonny Terry 90th Birthday; Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials |
| October 13, 2001 | John Lee Hooker
(50th anniversary of "I'm In The Mood" debut on the charts) |
| October 6, 2001 | Johnny Adams, Walter Washington |
| September 29, 2001 | Chris Cain |
| September 22, 2001 | Mighty Joe Young Birthday |
| September 15, 2001 | Swamp Blues |
| September 8, 2001 | Little Milton Birthday; Anniversary of "Juke" on Charts |
| September 1, 2001 | Freddie King Birthday; Willie Kent CD Premiere |
| August 25, 2001 | Blues-Jazz Connections, Part 2 |
| August 18, 2001 | Blues-Jazz Connections, Part 1 |
| August 11, 2001 | [Have list, missed Main Feature] |
| August 4, 2001 | [awaiting list] |
| July 28, 2001 | Buddy Guy's Birthday
and July, 2001 TOP 25 |
| July 21, 2001 | Louis Armstrong, Albert King |
| July 7, 2001 | Louis Jordan Birthday |
| June 30, 2001 | John Lee Hooker |
| June 23, 2001 | Jimmy Reed (plus Eddie Taylor, Johnnie Mae Dunson) |
| June 16, 2001 | B.B. King and Bobby Bland |
| June 9, 2001 | Howlin' Wolf; 2001 Handy Award Winners |
| June 2, 2001 | Chicago Blues Festival 2001, Part 2 - Main Stage Performers |
| May 26, 2001 | Chicago Blues Festival 2001, Part 1 - The Small Stages |
| May 19, 2001 | Big Joe Turner's 90th Birthday |
| May 12, 2001 | Robert Johnson 90th Birthday |
| May 5, 2001 | Johnnie Taylor Birthday |
| April 28, 2001 | Byther Smith, Hip Linkchain |
| April 21, 2001 | Piano Blues, Part 2 |
| April 14, 2001 | Piano Blues, Vol. 1
& Birthday of Little Brother Montgomery |
| April 7, 2001 | Muddy Waters Birthday |
| March 31, 2001 | Tyrone Davis, Syl Johnson
>>Top 25 Albums, March 2001 << |
| March 24, 2001 | Early James Brown Recordings |
| March 17, 2001 | Lightnin’ Hopkins-T-Bone Walker-Gatemouth Brown |
| March 10, 2001 | Women’s Blues, Part 2 |
| March 3, 2001 | Women’s Blues, Part 1 |
| February 24, 2001 | The Funky Meters
>>Top 25 Albums, February 2001 << |
| February 17, 2001 | Blues Standards, Part II |
| February 10, 2001 | Blues Standards, Part I |
| February 3, 2001 | Johnny “Guitar” Watson |
| January 27, 2001 | Etta James Birthday; Bobby Bland Birthday
>>Top 25 Albums, January 2001 << |
| January 20, 2001 | Larry Garner; Big Jack Johnson |
| January 13, 2001 | Al Green, Willie Mitchell |
| January 6, 2001 | Top Albums of 2000
+Music Maker Relief Foundation
+Blues Grammy Nominees |
| | Click here for themes Jan-Mar 2001
Including brief Niles Frantz bio. |
| | Niles' Top 10 Blues Albums of 2000 |
| December 30, 2000 | Bo Diddley Birthday & Freddie King Memorial
&December Top 25 Albums |
| December 23, 2000 | Curtis Mayfield Memorial & Xmas Blues Songs
Plus Pop Staples Memorial |
| December 16, 2000 | New Orleans Piano |
| December 9, 2000 | Chicago Soul |
| December 2, 2000 | Little Richard Birthday + Jimi Hendrix Birthday |
| November 25, 2000 | Jimmy Johnson (Birthday), Fenton Robinson |
| November 18, 2000 | Blues Women of Austin Texas |
| November 11, 2000 | Bobby Rush Birthday |
| November 4, 2000 | Ike Turner’s Blues |
| October 29, 2000 | Outrageous Characters of the Blues
& October Top 25 Albums |
| October 21, 2000 | Chuck Berry’s Blues |
| October 14, 2000 | Baton Rouge’s Neal Family |
| October 7, 2000 | Albert Collins Birthday |
| September 30, 2000 | Koko Taylor Birthday |
| September 23, 2000 | Ray Charles Birthday |
| September 16, 2000 | Blues Comebacks |
| September 9, 2000 | Little Milton's Birthday |
| September 2, 2000 | Blues Shouters |
| September 1, 2000 | Special Edition! |
| August 26, 2000 | Blues/Jazz Connections, Part 2
& August, 2000 Top 25 Albums |
| August 19, 2000 | Blues/Jazz Connections, Part 1 |
| August 12, 2000 | Magic Slim, John Primer |
| August 5, 2000 | Robert Cray Birthday |
| July 29, 2000 | Buddy Guy Concert Recordings |
| July 22, 2000 | Blues Standards, Part 2 |
| July 15, 2000 | Blues Standards, Part 1 |
| July 8, 2000 | Louis Jordan Birthday |
| July 1, 2000 | Modern Blues Women |
| Click here or scroll down for January - June 2000 Playlists |
Niles reports his Top 25 Albums played each month,
to Living Blues magazine.
I'm still working on how to present all the lists.
If you'd like to see one of the lists, click the next line.
Click here for Niles' list of 25 favorite albums, July, 2000 |
