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

[Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>]

Splash, it is cool that you play the song "Got a Line on You."  GREAT song,
I'd love to hear you guys play it.  The original by Spirit is cool, but I've
been thinking about dong the version by Blackfoot which rocks a little
harder.

-Rick Davis


On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Splash <celtiac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> OK here goes:
>
> Living Life By The Drop
> Rolling and Tumbling
> Going Out To The Country
> The Sky Is Crying
> Belly Button Window
> Sweet Home Chicago
> Statesboro Blues
> Viola Lee Blues
> Highway 51
> New Speedway Boogie
> The Weight
> Maggie May
> Fresh Air
> I Got A Line On You
> Blindman
> Splish Splash (I was Taking a Bath)
> Johnny Be Goode
> Room To Move
> Dear Mr. Fantasy
> Mary Ann
> Dust My Broom
> Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out
> Boom Boom Out Go The Lights
> Key To The Highway
> Dear Mr. Fantasy
> All Along The Watchtower
>
> These are just a few of the old songs I love... I bet I could come up with
> a
> whole lot more if I had a few miniutes to think about it.
>
> PEACE
> Splash
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glenn and Debbie Woodhouse" <gwoodhouse40@xxxxxxx>
> To: "Harp-L Harp-L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:38 PM
> Subject: [Harp-L] Set Lists - I'll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours!
>
>
>
> 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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