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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 the Blues. We're featuring The Cruize Brothers recorded at a Blue Monday held on June 15, 2009 at the Red Goose Deli in Paragould, Arkansas. First Todd introduced the band. Then we heard "Sugar Sweet", "Crosscut Saw", and "Her Middle Name Was Trouble". The entire show tonight is selections I recorded at this great concert.

KASU brings you Blue Monday twice a month in Newport and in Paragould. And here on Something Blue we're pleased to be able to bring you recordings from some of these shows. It's always a party at Blue Monday. Great music and great fun.

Now here's Mike Dollins, guitarist with The Cruize Brothers, singing a Robert Cray song, "Phone Booth".

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And that's a B. B. King song, "Ain't Nobody's Bizness" done Cruize Brothers style. Cruize Brothers is spelled with a Z. Find them on YouTube and check out their videos.

Taj Mahal and Yank Rachell wrote "She Caught The Katy" and The Blues Brothers played it too. Here it is now followed by "Summertime".

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All right, The Cruize Brothers "Wonder Why Are You So Mean To Me", a question that has plagued Bluesmen for decades.

The Cruize Brothers host a jam session at Odie's House Of Blues in Hot Springs, Arkansas every Thursday night. Find out more at Mike Dollins website, bluesguitarnews.com.

And we're on the internet too. The Something Blue website is at sbblues.com and you can listen to our podcasts anytime. All of the music featured on Something Blue is podsafe and the songs are legal downloads. Go to sbblues.com and put The Cruize Brothers on your ipod.

Willie Dixon was one of the greatest Blues songwriters of all time. Like so many great Blues songs Dixon's were pretty funny. Here's "300 Pounds Of Joy".

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That's what I'm talking about. The Cruize Brothers doing one of my favorites, "Key To The Highway". Playing at Newport were Mike Dollins, guitar; Guido Ciardetti, bass; and Brad Messer, drums. They all sing.

Just like me  The Cruize Brothers were raised up in the Blues listening to Paul Butterfield. From Butter's first album here's "Born In Chicago".

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"Bad luck and trouble are my only friends." Albert King wrote it and The Cruize Brothers play the Blues classic "Born Under A Bad Sign". "If it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all."

The Muddy Waters Band took Big Mama Thorton's song, "Got My Mojo Workin", added some audience participation and turned it into one of the biggest crowd pleasers ever played. I'm in the audience so you can hear me having some fun with The Cruize Brothers on this great song. Then Mike Dollins is going to close the show with a Freddy King medley. Until next time this is Hairy Larry reminding you once again, Blues is the mainstream. 

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