Re: [Harp-L] Set Lists - I'll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours!

[Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>]

Glen, I'm impressed you do Jackie Greene's "Tell Me Mama."  Great tune.  I
like everything in your list.

Here is a recent set list...:


River Hip Mama (A) – Charlie Musselwhite

Rock Me Baby (G) – BB King

Help Me (A) – Sonny Boy Williamson

Hideaway (E) – Freddie King

Killing Floor (A) – Howlin’ Wolf

Sky Is Cryin’ (C) – Elmore James

Big Boss Man (E) – Jimmy Reed

T-Bone Shuffle (A) – T-Bone Walker

Cold Sweat (A) – James Brown

Goin’ Down (E) – Freddie King

Statesboro Blues (A) – Allman Bros

Hey Joe (E) – Jimi Hendrix



I’m Tore Down (C) – Freddie King

Outside Woman Blues (E) – Blind Willie McTell

Blue Jean Blues (B) – ZZ Top

One Way Out (E) – Elmore James

Key To The Highway (A) – Big Bill Broonzy

Mustang Sally (C) – Buddy Guy

The Thrill Is Gone (B) – BB King

Messin’ With The Kid (A) – Junior Wells

Ain’t No Sunshine (A) – Bill Withers

Born Under A Bad Sign (E) – Albert King

Crosscut Saw (A) – Albert King

Shake Your Money Maker (E) – Elmore James



Dirty Dishes (D) – Albert Collins

Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (G) –

Hoochie Coochie Man (A) - Muddy

All Your Love I Miss Lovin’ (G) – Otis Rush

Dust My  Broom (E) – Elmore James

Stormy Monday (G) – T-Bone Walker

Red House (B) – Jimi Hendrix

Crossroads (A) – Robert Johnson

40 Days & 40 Nights (A) – Muddy

Pride & Joy (E) – SRV

Got My Mojo Working (E) – Muddy


On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Glenn and Debbie Woodhouse <
gwoodhouse40@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> My band has recently booked a series of 4 hour gigs at a "Blues and Brews"
> night at a Microbrewery that is embedded in a large Red Lion Hotel.  This is
> a great venue, 200-300 people out on the decks, around the pool, and in the
> large bar.  We have played a couple of these now and they have gone great.
>  The problem is, we have just enough material to get through the four hours
> with extended solos and repeating 5-6 of the earlier songs toward the end of
> the night.  We need more material so we are not playing the same stuff each
> time.  We seem to only be adding 1-2 songs per week at practice so I am
> asking the Harp-L community's help in accelerating my quest for appropriate
> songs for our venues.  The set lists we have are working well, we just need
> more.  The "formula" I'm using is roughly one instrumental with a couple
> slow blues interspersed amonst 8-10 toe tapping fun tunes that have a good
> groove and rythm and a unique hook to differentiate it amongst the 25 other
> predominatly 12 bar blues tunes we are playing.  R&B tunes have been working
> well.  We do a little Zydeco and jazzy stuff as well.  Songs people know are
> a big plus.  So please take a look below to get the flavor of what we are
> doing and make song suggestions.  It would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Glenn Woodhouse
>
> The ColdRail Blues Band
>
>
>
> ********************************************
>
>
>
> Rollin' Man,  Peter Green/Fleetwood Mack
> T-Bone Shuffle, T-Bone Walker
> Killing Floor, Howlin' Wolf
> The Thrill Is Gone, BB King
> Walkin' Blues, Robert Johnson (ala Butterfield)
> Tell Me Mama, Jackie Greene
> Midnight Special, Lead Belly, Start slow and then break into a fast driving
> beat
> Lonesome Bedroom Blues, William Clarke (slow blues)
> Work Song, Nate/Cannonball Adderly, Inst. (ala Clarke & Butterfield)
> Black Cat Bone, Albert Collins
> Mustang Sally, Wilson Pickett
> Red Rooster, Howlin' Wolf
> Tore Down, Eric Clapton
> Freeport Boulevard, Jackie Greene
> Rock Me Baby, (slow blues - ala BB King)
> Highway 49, Howlin' Wolf
> Born in Chicago, Butterfield
> Wang Dang Doodle, Willie Dixon
> Walk That Talk, ColdRail Original (swingy/jazzy)
> My Sunshine, ColdRail Original (think Little Walter's "She's So Fine")
> Yesterday, Beau Jocque (Zydeco)
> Mary Had a Little Lamb, Buddy Guy (ala SRV)
> Hoochie Coochie Man, Willie Dixon
> Cash Money (inst, William Clarke)
> Baby What You Want Me To Do, Jimmy Reed
> Gambling For My Bread, William Clarke
> No Money, Johnny Ace (jazzy)
> Midnight Hour, Wilson Pickett
> Shake Your Money Maker, Elmore James (ala Butterfield)
> Dog House, ColdRail Original
> Blues With a Feeling, Little Walter (ala Butterfield)
> Big Boss Man, Jimmy Reed (grooved up)
> Got My Mojo Working, Preston Foster (ala Muddy Waters)
> Blues Overtook Me, Charlie Musselwhite
>
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