Favoriting The Funhouse with Harry Parmenter: Playlist from January 7, 2024 Favoriting

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A weekly hour of unpredictable rockin' fun featuring unheard music with occasional history, commentary and anecdotes from host Harry Parmenter. THE FUNHOUSE offers the listener a brief respite from the onslaught of daily existence.

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Favoriting January 7, 2024: THE HISTORY OF THE BLUES IN 58:30

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Approx. start time
The Stranglers  The Waltzinblack (Intro)   Favoriting The Gospel According To The Meninblack  EMI  1981  LP  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Howlin' Wolf  Howlin' Wolf Talks #2/I'm The Wolf   Favoriting Howlin' Wolf The Chess Box  Chess MCA  1991  CD  0:02:16 (Pop-up)
Foghat  Sweet Home Chicago   Favoriting The Best of Foghat, Vol. 2  Rhino Records  1992  CD  0:06:01 (Pop-up)
Peter Case  Charlie James   Favoriting The Man With The Blue Postmodern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar  Geffen Records  1989  CD  0:09:41 (Pop-up)
Vera Hall  Another Man Done Gone   Favoriting Afro-American Blues & Game Songs  Rounder Records  1999  CD  0:12:26 (Pop-up)
Blind Lemon Jefferson  Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues   Favoriting Blue on Blues  Fuel 2000 Records  2002  CD  0:13:59 (Pop-up)
The Rolling Stones  Down in the Hole   Favoriting Emotional Rescue  Virgin Records  1980  LP  0:16:53 (Pop-up)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band  Born In Chicago   Favoriting The Paul Butterfield Blues Band  Elektra/Asylum Records  1987  CD  0:20:27 (Pop-up)
Roy Buchanan  Done Your Daddy Dirty   Favoriting American Axe - Live in 1974  Powerhouse Records  2003  CD  0:23:48 (Pop-up)
McKinley Morganfield  I Be's Troubled   Favoriting Afro-American Blues & Game Songs  Rounder Records  1999  CD  0:30:18 (Pop-up)
B.B. King  It's My Own Fault   Favoriting Live at the Regal  MCA Records  1967  LP  0:35:30 (Pop-up)
Aerosmith  Baby Please Don't Go   Favoriting Honkin' on Bobo  Sony Music Entertainment  2004  CD  0:37:55 (Pop-up)
Big Mama Thornton  Ball N' Chain   Favoriting Step Right Up!  MOJO Records  2010  CD  0:39:46 (Pop-up)
John Lee Hooker  Wednesday Evening   Favoriting The Legendary Modern Recordings 1948-1954  La Cienega Music    CD  0:44:23 (Pop-up)
Lightnin' Hopkins  Sick Feelin' Blues   Favoriting The Herald Recordings - 1954  Collectable Records Corp.    CD  0:48:12 (Pop-up)
Derek and the Dominos  Key to the Highway   Favoriting Crosroads  Polygram Records  1988  CD  0:49:29 (Pop-up)
 
The Blue Hawaiians  Ghost Track 1   Favoriting Savage Night  Interscope Records  1999  CD  1:01:34 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Harry Parmenter:

Harry! How are ya. Fine, just fine.
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Aitch:

Am I having fun?
  9:01pm
rychurd:

alright Harry! surprise us!
  9:01pm
Prowler:

Hi Harry. HNY!
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medson:

Hey Harry and all
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Tom P:

Hi Harry and All!
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Motobro:

Ellow HP.
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Harry Parmenter:

Yow! Are we?!
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Jessie:

Hi Harry. HNY!
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Motobro:

↳ medson @9:01
Meds, Ramalama is no more?
Avatar 9:03pm
Harry Parmenter:

hey everyone good to see your names. been off grid this week good to be wired back in. thx again for joining. always appreciated
  9:04pm
Prowler:

Mutual
  9:04pm
rychurd:

dude. The Wolf Rules!!!
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Will thee Sound Guy:

Hi Harry and all!!!
  9:05pm
Chuck:

Hi Harry and all... what a nice day it's been!!!...:)
  9:05pm
Prowler:

Freddie King - Hideaway, tonight?
Avatar 9:06pm
Motobro:

↳ Song: "Sweet Home Chicago" by "Foghat"
A classic song and a classic band covering it.
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Prowler @9:05
Part Deux
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medson:

↳ Song: "Sweet Home Chicago" by "Foghat"
Robert Johnson penned. Love it
  9:07pm
Chuck:

↳ Prowler @9:05
Or maybe Johnny Winter???....)
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medson:

I was asking if it was RJ penned?
  9:07pm
Prowler:

↳ medson @9:06
I forgot how Foghat could rip it up! Good one.
  9:15pm
Chuck:

↳ Song: "Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues" by "Blind Lemon...
This song goes out to John Lennon...:)
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Chuck @9:15
long time ago eh
  9:17pm
Chuck:

↳ Harry Parmenter @9:16
Time flys/flies...:)
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Tom P:

Great Blues set
  9:21pm
Prowler:

Butterfield - Excellent choice
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David Shortell:

↳ Song: "Born In Chicago" by "The Paul Butterfield Blues B...
Could this be considered the first "rock" record release by Elektra?
  9:22pm
Shelby:

Hey Harry, I'm here. Got them Commander Blues
  9:24pm
Chuck:

Boogie blues!!!...:)
  9:31pm
Chuck:

Harry... you really do need to have 3 hours on Sunday night...:)
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Fatherflot:

Hey Harry and Funhausers
  9:32pm
Shelby:

I've been listening to a lot of the siriusxm blues station lately, they. have an acoustic program that's great
Avatar 9:34pm
Harry Parmenter:

↳ Chuck @9:31
god no. one is enough of a challenge.
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Fatherflot:

↳ Song: "I Be's Troubled" by "McKinley Morganfield"
Blues in C# always sound the blusiest
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Fatherflot @9:32
hey man! thought of you this week for wrong reason [news]. hope all well in your world
  9:35pm
Chuck:

They're going to treat you the way they do, regardless!!!...:)
Avatar 9:37pm
Harry Parmenter:

↳ Fatherflot @9:35
yeah
  9:40pm
Chuck:

↳ Fatherflot @9:35
My Hohner Harmonica is in A...:)
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Fatherflot:

↳ Harry Parmenter @9:35
Thanks. We are about to get slammed with a huge storm starting tomorrow afternoon. One of those snow hurricanes with very high winds.
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Fatherflot:

↳ Song: "Ball N' Chain" by "Big Mama Thornton"
B flat here. Can you tell I'm listening with a guitar in my hand?
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Fatherflot @9:41
dig it. and p.s., batten down the hatches.
  9:44pm
Chuck:

↳ Fatherflot @9:41
When there's only 12 chords to play with what is a guy supposed to do???...:)
  9:46pm
Prowler:

↳ Chuck @9:44
12 chords and 6 bars!
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Tom P:

↳ Song: "Wednesday Evening" by "John Lee Hooker"
John Lee's songs have a hypnotic effect
  9:47pm
Chuck:

With Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker you can't go wrong!!!...:)
  9:48pm
Prowler:

↳ Chuck @9:47
true that
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Tom P @9:47
i think it's the foot stomp
  9:49pm
Chuck:

↳ Prowler @9:46
And all the fun tunings...:)
  9:51pm
Chuck:

↳ Song: "Key to the Highway" by "Derek and the Dominos"
Eric and Duane hit the notes!!!...:)
Avatar 9:53pm
David Shortell:

↳ Song: "Key to the Highway" by "Derek and the Dominos"
Was Eric "Derek"? I was never sure.
Avatar 9:54pm
Harry Parmenter:

↳ David Shortell @9:53
good question that's never crossed my mind! you must be right.
  9:54pm
Chuck:

I think Duane is missing on this one...:)
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Chuck @9:54
dunno. studio version a bit more epic i'd say. but didn't know this one
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Tom P:

Fantastic bluesy way to end the weekend, Harry. Thanks!
  9:56pm
Shelby:

Down in the hole! I think I pitched that one
  9:56pm
Chuck:

Great show Harry I hope you do a part 2...:)
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Tom P @9:56
hey thx Tom appreciate it. you too Chuck and yes Shelby, you got it back on my radar. never enough...
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Motobro:

Thank you HP.
  9:57pm
Prowler:

Great show Harry! It wen too fast. Good night to one and all.
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Motobro:

ROCKING show !!
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Will thee Sound Guy:

Thank you Harry!!!
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Harry Parmenter:

thx everybody! stay tuned! good week all.
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Harry Parmenter:

and great segue by The Bunny into Lady Friend Mono in Byrdland!! Thx again folks
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