More details on the programmes of BCB 106.6 FM

Music from the American cities and beyond. Sundays @ 10pm.

HOT NEWS

Now check out the blog on http://www.bcbradio.co.uk/musicblog/?cat=245

All tracks played on the programme will be there! But what will you hear?

A scintilating stew of Blues, Rock, Cajun, Zydeco, Country, Jazz, Rock n Roll, Rockabilly, Soul, Salsa, Punk, Gospel and generally raucous twangy stuff. If you want to know where the name of the show comes from - well, I`ll tell you. Crossroads is a song by the Blues singer and ace guitarist Robert Johnson, also made famous by the Uk band Cream amongst others. The actual crossroads are rumoured to be where highway 61 and Highway 49 meet in Mississippi at Clarksdale. It was this crossroads that Robert Johnson was supposed to have sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the ability to play the blues like no other. On a musical trip in 2003, after New Orleans, Nashville and Memphis, I also went down Highway 61 to see these legendary crossroads for myself. I was in a big red, shiny olsmobile (what else would do!). It rained a lot, I picked some cotton (actually I stolee into a field and picked a bag full, the size of a crisp packet) - but I did it and then played the blues harp (for a minute) - but I did that too! I took a photo of the crossroads to prove it and then headed back to Memphis. Is the legend true? Who knows, if you go to the Deep South of America you will think that its possible. Anyway, the trip sort of led to the radio in Bradford and the name "I went to the crossroads" seemed like a good idea. What do you think?

Below is a reasonably up to date list of the things that I play.
Selected Programme Track Listings as Follows - (just whistle at the quality)

11 October 2009
Robbie Robertson – Hold back the dawn
Ry Cooder – I think its going to work out fine
Bob Dylan – Some day baby
Bob Seger – Some day you will accompany me
Meat Loaf – Out of the frying pan
Little Steven – Save me
L A Carpool – Linda chicana
Vicentico Valdez – La Sonora matancera
Shakira – Eyes like yours
Santana – This boy’s fire
Big Willie Dixon – Walking the blues
Ida Marie – I like you so much better when you’re naked

27th September 2009
Mink Deville Special – In memoriam
This must be the night
Cadillac walk
Lipstick traces
Spanish stroll
Just give me one good reason
Guardian angel
Maybe tomorrow (live)
Desperate days
Demasiando Corazon
Can’t do without it
Come a little bit closer
A train lady
Love me like you did before
Party girls
Each word is a beat of my heart
Gunslingers
Help me make it

13th September 2009
Bruce Springsteen Special
1 Born to run
2 New York Serenade
3 Back Streets
4 Paradise by the C
5 Thundercrack
6 Growin up
7 Hearts of stone
8 Candy’s room
9 Point blank
10 Fire

6th September 2009
Taj Mahal Special
1 Bacon fat
2 Blues with a feeling
3 Keep your hands off her
4 Sentidos dulce
5 Blue light boogie
6 She caught the Katy
7 Statesboro blues
8 Happy to be just like I am
9 Strut - With Jimmy Smith
10 Done changed my way of living
11 Squat that rabbit
12 Hello Josephine
13 Sweet mama Janisse

30th August 2009
1 Santana – Evil Ways
2 Bebe – Siempre me quedara
3 Carlos Vives – Amor Latino
4 Elvis Costello – You belong to me
5 Nirvana – Rainbow chaser
6 John Martyn – May you never
7 Sandy Denny – The north star and the raven
8 Florence and the Machine – I’m not calling you a liar
9 Ida Maria – Oh my god
10 The Detroit Cobras – Silver and Gold
11 Manchester orchestra – I’ve got friends
12 Kings of Leon – Notion
13 Jesse Dee – Alive and kicking
14 Bob Seger – Turn up your love light
15 Astrid Williamson – Slake
16 Smokey Robinson – I’ll try something new

23rd August 2009
1 Kings of Leon – Sex on fire
2 The Blizzards – Buy it sell it
3 Cat Stevens – If you want to sing out, sing out
4 Carlos Vives – Quiero verte sonreir
5 Steely Dan – kid Charlemagne
6 J J Cale – Call me the breeze
7 Joan Armatrading – Play the blues
8 Etta James – I just want to make love to you
9 Sugar Pie Desanto – Soulful Dress
10 Smokey robinson – I’m the one you need
11 Bert Jansch – If you see my love
12 Gliss – Morning light
13 Ida Marie – Oh my god
14 The Cramps – Hot pool of woman need
15 Fairport Convention – Meet on the ledge
16 Bob Dylan – This dream of you

26th July 2009
Cajun and Zydeco Special
1 Eddie Lejeune – J’ai ete au bal
2 Johnnie Allen – You are a great lover
3 Balfa brothers orchestra – Black bayou two step
4 Eddie le jeunne – Love bridge waltz
5 Recycled Cajuns – Beans are not salty
6 Lynne August and the Hot August Knights – Miquen
7 John Delafosse I can’t forget you
8 Queen Ida – back door
9 D L Menard – The water pump
10 Rockin’ Sidney – You ain’t nothin’ but fine
11 Steve Riley – Lovers Waltz
12 Johnnie Allan – Promised land
13 Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas – El Sid O’s Zydeco Boogaloo
14 Boozoo Chavis – Paper in my shoe
15 Balfa Brothers - Parlez nous a boire
16 Steve Riley - Parlez nous a boire
17 Beau Jocke and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers – Couche dehors ce soir

19th July 2009
Latin Music Special
1 Vincento Valdez – los caminos de la vida
2 Los Fabulos Cadilacs – Matador
3 Susana Baca – la macoririna
4 Rubin Blades – Puente del mundo
5 Elvis crespo – Suavemente besarme
6 Gloria Estefan – Hablas de mi
7 Rosana – Lunas rotas
8 Shakira – Moscas en la casa
9 Santana – Corazon espinado
10 cecilia Noel – Pronto salsa
11 Los Conquistadores de la Salsa – Maria tiene su cuchu
12 Marc Anthony - Dimelo

12th July 2009
Mink de Ville – A Train lady
Jimmy Witherspoon – When the lights go out
Gladys Knight and the Pips – Neither one of us wants to be the first to say goodbye
Blind Boy Fuller – I want some of your pie
Howlin Wolf – Smokestack lightening
Ry Cooder – dark was the night
Dengue Fever - Sui Bong
Hall and Oates – Sara smile
South African Choir? – Sho salosa
The Killers – Smile Like you mean it
Paul Badcomb – Pink Cadillac
Lucinda Williams – real love
Counting Crows – Recovering the satellites
Red Light Company – Meccano
Joan Armatrading – Tall in the saddle

5th July 2009
Detroit Cobras – Ya Ya Ya
Red Light Company – Meccano
Alanis Morisette – In praise of the vulnerable man
Tina Turner – In your wildest dream!!
John Martyn – So much in love with you
Little Steven – Save me
Buddy Guy – Baby please don’t leave me
Cecilia Noel – Slam the clam
Cecilia Noel – 9069
Rosanna – No se manana
Bo Diddley – Mumblin’ guitar
Chuck Berry – You never can tell
Ruby Winters – guess who?
Mink de Ville – Desperate days
Gun Club – She’s like heroin to me