We had a great chat discussing his blues influences, his father Denny Laine’s music and his dream festival line-up.
You can listen to the entire show and interview here:
Episode 11 Playlist
1/ LEADBELLY & THE GOLDEN GATE QUARTET – Midnight Special – The Blues Collection
2/ BB KING – You’re Still My Woman – Indianola Mississippi Seeds
3/ JAKE XERXES FUSSELL – The River St Johns – Spirit of the Blues
4/ GREG ALLMAN – These Days – Laid Back
5/ CHRIS SMITHER – Maybelline – Call Me Lucky
6/ TONY JOE WHITE – Rebellion – The Beginning
7/ LITTLE FEAT – Roll Um Easy – Dixie Chicken
8/ HARRY MANX – Waiting In Vain – 20 Strings and the Truth
9/ DAVID WIFFEN – One Step – David Wiffen
10/ LAINE HINES – Death Letter Blues – Unreleased
11/ WILLIE BROWN – Future Blues – American Epic
12/ ROKIA TRAORE – M’Bifo – Bowmboi
13/ NORSALUS MCKISSICK – I’ve Got A Home For You – The Great Gospel Men
14/ LAINE HINES – Fixing To Die – Unreleased
15/ COLIN BLUNSTONE – Say You Don’t Mind – One Year
16/ DENNY LAINE – Nothing To Go By – Japanese Tears
17/ MATT POWELL – I’ve Broken Her Heart Again – Austin, Texas Through The Eyes Of Terri Herbert
18/ JJ CALE – Sensitive Kind – Live
19/ BOBBY ‘BLUE’ BLAND – Lead Me On – Two Steps From The Blues
20/ BEN CAPLAN – Lullaby – Old Stock
21/ SNOOKS EAGLIN – When They Ring Them Golden Bells – New Orleans Street Singer
22/ MARION ANDERSON – Deep River – Spirituals
23/ ESTHER ROSE – You Made It This Far – You Made It This Far
24/ CHUCHO VALDES – Rita La Caimana – Genius
25/ AMOS LEE – El Camino – Live At Red Rocks With The Colorado Symphony
All artist links can be found in the YouTube and MixCloud footnotes.