Something Blue - Marks

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Welcome to Something Blue. I'm Hairy Larry and I've got the Blues, for you.

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All right now, that's Ratcliff Bailey doing "Dat Ole Man". Before that we heard Rick Fowler singing "Road To Nowhere" and kicking us off tonight it was Mistabluesman himself, Doc Quinn with a song about a car, "H D Cadillacin". Doc Quinn is a member of the Delta Boogie Network and you can visit with him and many other great musicians at deltaboogie.com.

You are listening to Something Blue on KASU. Please visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com for links, scripts, and podcasts of the show. The KASU website is at kasu.org where you can hear all of the great KASU programs on the internet. So there are three ways to listen to Something Blue. Broadcast live at 91.9 fm. Simultaneous streaming at kasu.org. And listen to the podcasts anytime at sbblues.com.

Ratcliff Bailey is Tim Ratcliff and Ken Bailey, long time collaborators with over 180 songs to their credit in the Rock, Blues, and Pop styles, working out of a 24 track recording studio in Ironton, Ohio. Like so many modern musicians they have taken control of their own music production and distribution. You can find out more about Ratcliff Bailey and listen to more of their music on MySpace.

Here they are now with an interesting song they call, "Fakers and Takers".

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Rick_Fowler-back_on_my_good_foot-Running_from_the_Truth.mp3

And that's Rick Fowler, "Running From The Truth". Some great Blues right here on Something Blue. Rick Fowler's website is at rickfowler.com and he links to his MySpace and Facebook there. Like so many internet artists Fowler is tight with his fans. He has free downloads and ringtones so check him out at rickfowler.com.

After Rick we'll hear Mistabluesman playing his guitar on "Go Hard and Aim High". Doc Quinn is very active on the internet. You can find him at docquinn.com and on ReverbNation as well as on the Delta Boogie Network.

Here's Rick Fowler now with "Skeletons In Your Closet".

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Marks Brothers - Columbus Stockade Blues - tmb2010-02-20akg461d1t02_vbr.mp3
Marks Brothers - Existential Blues - tmb2010-02-20akg461d1t06_vbr.mp3

All right now, that's the Marks Brothers and I don't mean the comedians. I mean the Blues slash Jam Band spelled M a r k s Brothers. This show was recorded live in New Britain, Connecticut at the Austrian Donau Club on February 20, 2010. The concert is hosted at the Live Music Archive at archive.org and is available for free download. We heard "Columbus Stockade Blues" and "Existential Blues".

You're listening to Something Blue on KASU, the home of the Blues in Northeast Arkansas every Saturday night. 

You can find the Marks Brothers on MySpace and they have many concerts posted on archive.org. Here they are again with two classic Blues songs from the same show, "Spoonful" and "Who Do You Love".

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Marks Brothers - Who Do You Love - tmb2010-02-20akg461d2t06_vbr.mp3