Thought I'd try a out a new feature for you today, a dose of the blues to start your work week.
Misery loves company, right ? Leave a comment, let me know what you think.

MP3: Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Workin'
Buy The Chess Box
MP3: Howling Wolf - Killing Floor
Buy Howlin' Wolf: His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
MP3: Lucinda Williams - You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion
Buy Ramblin'


[Muddy Waters Photo By Paul Natkin]

Inspired by Heather's great post and contest involving the newly remastered Lucinda Williams Car Wheels On A Gravel Road disc I thought I'd bring you all a batch of my favorite Lucinda Williams rarities from various tribute albums and compilations. Many of them are out of print but, I've also listed the discs they come from if you want to try and track them down yourself.

Many of these songs are covers, just listen to the way Lucinda pours the emotion and soul into each one and makes it her own.

Also coming in early February is Lucinda's brand new album West. If you caught her recently on tour you may have had the privilege of hearing some of the new tunes. Check out a couple of those live tunes at There's Always Someone Cooler Than You

MP3: Lucinda Williams - Dark Side Of Life
A TOWN SOUTH OF BAKERSFIELD (1988) – Enigma D2-73302-A
MP3: Lucinda Williams - Pancakes
BORN TO CHOOSE (1993) – Rykodisc RCD 10256
MP3: Lucinda Williams - Main Road
SWEET RELIEF – A Benefit For Victoria Williams (1993) – Chaos OK 57134
MP3: Lucinda Williams - You Don't Have Very Far To Go
TULARE DUST: A Songwriters’ Tribute To Merle Haggard (1994) – Hightone HCD 8058
MP3: Lucinda Williams - Positively 4th Street
NEW FOLK GENERATION - ALTERNATIVE ROCK - (1996) - K-Tel 6143-2
MP3: Lucinda Williams - Come To Me Baby
TRIBUTE TO HOWLIN’ WOLF - (1998) - Telarc 83427
MP3: Lucinda Williams - Here In California
TREASURES LEFT BEHIND: Remembering Kate Wolf - (1998) - Red House RHR CD 114
MP3: Lucinda Williams - Cold Cold Heart
TIMELESS - Hank Williams Tribute (2001) - Lost Highway Records 088 170 239-2
MP3: Lucinda Williams - Angels Laid Him Away
AVALON BLUES: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt (2001) Vanguard 79582-2
MP3: Lucinda Williams - Nothin'
POET: a Tribute to Townes Van Zandt (2002) - Free Falls FFE-7019-2

Zipfile of all the songs here