Past Shows

Sat 09/27/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
In the first hour of this week's show, I'm highlighting the most overlooked of blues musicians - the drummers! I have cuts from the legendary Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (pictured), Buddy Miles, Jimi Bott, and Sammy Lay. After the Whambam Special, I have excellent blues/jazz/soul guitar from Alex Schultz (also featured on Jimi Botts' record) and BIG soul vocals from Tad Robinson (also featuring Alex Schultz). That's a lotta Alex Shultz. He's worth the airtime. Listen!


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Sat 09/20/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
We got us a TON of great new music this week, and there's a little something for everyone! The swing enthusiasts will dig a new one from swing bandleader, singer and harp player Flattop Tom (pictured), harmonica junkies will dig Carlos del Junco, guitar geeks get their fix with a new live one from Albert Cummings and a new studio album from Elvin Bishop - those who dig the slash'n'burn of a slide guitar finally, FINALLY get a new one from Li'l Ed and the Blues Imperials. Hope you still got them dancin' shoes - you gonna need 'em.

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Sat 09/13/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
This last week was a momentous anniversary, a rememberance of an event that changed the world forever. That's right - September 11th, MY BIRTHDAY. This week, I'm throwing myself a good old-fashioned house party (and yes, by the way, that's me in the picture on stage with Spotted Dog - talk about a face made for radio...) I'm playing music that makes me happy for various reasons - stuff that makes me laugh, makes me sing along, makes me rise up and boogie my ass around the studio. House Party Tonight!!!

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Sat 09/06/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
After a set of music about tacos last week (yeah, I know) I got to thinking about Junior Watson. Junior's a brilliant guitarist, and one of the most inventive and consistently brilliant practitioners of west coast blues guitar. Consequently, he has played with EVERYBODY. Today is all about Junior's brilliant guitar playing, from his early days with Canned Heat through stints with James Harman, Charlie Musselwhite, Kim Wilson, Terry Hanck, and his latest guest slot with the JW-Jones blues band. Guitar geeks and fans of jump blues do NOT want to miss this show.

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Sat 08/30/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
A few weeks back, I went fishing out of Bodega Bay with the other guitarist in the Spotted Dog Blues Revue, and we caught a whole mess of rockfish. Sadly, we had to put off cooking them for a while, and they've been languishing in Greg's freezer. Well, last night we had ourselves a regular Saturday Night Fish Fry, leading to some downright epic Tacos de Pescado. You wouldn't think I'd be able to parlay that into a set of blues songs - and you'd be dead wrong. Listen during hour two for Junior Watson, Phil Berkowitz, Dick Dale, Johnny Dyer and Rick Holmstrom on tunes about that most excelent of foods - the Fish Taco. Loads of other great new music too, including the new Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band record that was missing from last week's show.

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Sat 08/23/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
This morning, it's all about the famous duos of the blues. Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, BB King and Bobby "Blue" Bland are the big names - look also for Cephas and Wiggins, Moreland and Arbuckle, Smokin' Joe Kubeck and Bnois King, Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis (no really), the Jackie Payne Steve Edmonton Band, Anson Funderburgh and Sam Meyers, Doug MacLeod and John "Juke" Logan, and many others.

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Sat 08/16/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Rufus subs. Oy.

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Sat 08/09/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
A bit of a late start today - that just means the music comes harder and faster! I'm playing some tracks from one of the living legends of the blues, Pinetop Perkins - who celebrated his 95th birthday last month, and still pounds the piano like it stole something. Look also for Ike Turner, Mighty Mike Schermer, Andy Santana, and their joint band, the Soul Drivers.


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Sat 08/02/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
We've got a REALLY good new album from James "Super Chikan" Johnson. He's a talented story teller and songwriter, and one of the most prolific and talented instrument customizers in the blues today. He's made guitars from gas cans and hubcaps, and has carved up Strats to include multiple extra diddley bow necks. All of these custom axes feature his folk-art style painting. Just too cool.Exciting new music from slide wizard Sonny Landreth (with a helluva guest list - Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Jimmy Buffet, Eric Johnson and others). Listen also for tracks from "Bocce Boogie," a live recording from 1978 featuring an all-star cast including Big Walter Horton, Ronnie Earl, Sugar Ray Norcia, Ted Harvey, and Mudcat Ward. To kick things off in the first hour, there's some brillaint Chicago blues from Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac.

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Sat 07/26/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Along with the usual allotment of great new music come two new CDs that I am way excited about. First, new music from Watermelon Slim and the Workers. Slim's a truck driver who holds degrees in history and journalism, is a member of MENSA, used to room with Henry "Sunflower" Vestine of Canned Heat, farmed watermelons, survived a heart attack, and way more. That's an interesting enough back story, but the guy is also an INCREDIBLE musician. Listen close for what I'm talking about. The other one is a live release of Hollywood Fats with the Paladins. Fats was one of the greatest blues guitarists of the 1970s, and after time with Albert King, James Harman, The Blasters, and others, Fats died young. The new live album features Fats and the Paladins, one of the greatest blues and rockabilly outfits to take the stage. Listen in!

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Sat 07/19/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Starting things off with some classics from Freddie King, just because. We veer off into some soul, courtesy of a re-release of a classic Otis Redding album, a bit of uptown noise courtesy of Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis, and then a headlong plunge into some fine Nawlins funk, Cajun, and blues courtesy of Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, and Tab Benoit.

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Sat 07/12/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Seems like every time I turn around, another crateload of great music shows up here! IT's been a little lite on piano players of late - not this week! Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, Henry Butler, and Mitch Woods, and Pinetop Perkins have all put out new albums - it'a a blues keys extravaganza! Loads of other new stuff, including the Mannish Boys, Mark Nomad, and mu

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Sat 07/05/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Here's a twist - no singing! That's right - three hours of nothing but blues instrumentals. Come see exactly how varied blues artists can be! Everything from raunchy boogie to the smokiest of organ blues is here and ready to roll! Lined up with their axes are Watermelon Slim, John Mayall, Freddie King, Terry Hanck, Mike Bloomfield, Duke Robilard, Dave Hole, Gatemouth Brown, Albert Collins, and many more.

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Sat 06/28/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
It's ludicrous how much good new stuff has shown up in the last few weeks - a REALLY good new album from Alvon, NOLA-style ivory hammering from Henry Butler, R&B from James Hunter, a tribute to Sonny Boy Williamson I from Bily Boy Arnold, and much more.

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Sat 06/21/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Back from hunting tsetse flies in the junles of South America, jaguars in the veldts of South Africa, and parking spaces in San Francisco, I find TONS of good music waiting for me to spin it. We have the last recording made by the late Jeff Healey, along with new stuff from JW-Jones, Kenny Neel, Eric Gales, Tab Benoit and Louisiana Leroux, Stevie Ray Vaughan (!) and many others. Welcome aboard!

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Sat 06/14/2008 6:00am
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Sat 06/07/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
It's not many artists who can claim they wrote one riff that changed popular music for ever. Bo Diddley was one of them. We lost Bo this week, but there are hundreds of records that either cover his songs or use the riffs he made famous. Look for lots of Bo, Buddy Holly, the Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Eric Clapton, U2, The Police, Creedence Clearwater, George Thorogood, and dozens more. Rest in Peace, Bo Diddley!

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Sat 05/31/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
We'll start off with an hour of new music, and then segue into a tribute to one of the most unlikely guitars to ever be produced, which has nonetheless become an icon, even in blues music - the Gibson Flying V. How cool is that - a guitar shaped like a friggin' ROCKET SHIP?

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Sat 05/24/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Congratulations to all those graduating in the next few days, especially my dear sweet mother, who earns her MA today.We've got some blues for even that - look for Brian Blain's "Overqualified for the Blues" and "No More Meetings!"

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Sat 05/17/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues

SEAN COSTELLO
1980-2008

This month, the blues world lost one of our our best up and coming artists. In the last hours of the program, look for a tribute to Sean Costello, a brilliant and innovative guitarist and singer who left us before his 29th birthday. I have music from his first album, his last album, and his work with Susan Tedeschi and Nappy Brown. Look also for Otis Spann in the first hour of the program.



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Sat 05/10/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues


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Sat 05/03/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues

You can't take it with you, that's one thing for sure

You can't take it with you, that's one thing for sure

Ain't nothing in this world a T-Bone shuffle can't cure

- Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker 



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Sat 04/19/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Happy Picnic Day! Who better to start the party than the original Farmboy of the blues, Pigboy Crabshaw himself - Elvin Bishop! We be Stealin' Watermelons, ready to Party Till The Cows Come Home! There's sixteen tons of party to be had this morning - welcome aboard!

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Sat 04/12/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Little Charlie Baty retired earlier this year after something like a hundred years on the road with Little Charlie and the Nightcats, and he's due a tribute! He's one of the most consistently brilliant and constantly evolving guitarists on the blues scene. Not only that, he's a hell of a lot of fun. I've got info on Charlie's influences, the origins of the band, his equipment, stuff he's guested on - everything! Tune in and hear a modern blues master evolve and change before your very ears. Also, listen for a set of Elmore James at the beginning, just because it's that kind of morning.

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Sat 04/05/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
On a freezingly cold spring Saturday, I'm gonna warm your hearts (and soles - get out them dancin' shoes) with some Ivory Bangin' by Preacher Jack. Lots of other new music from the likes of Thorbjorn Risager (a name that just screams blues) to Albert Collins. Welcome in!

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Sat 03/29/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
I've got my hands on a whole mess of great new music, including some stuff I just didn't have time to get to last week. There's a bit of surf/blues from Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater and his collaborator Ronnie Baker Brooks to kick things off. Look for Howard Glazer and the EL 34s teaming up with Detroit legend Emanuel Young, as well as fellow midwesterners Moreland and Arbuckle with their brand of hill-country influenced blues. Bob Brozman has a new one out, as does Honeyboy Edwards - be prepared to let your backbone slide!

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Sat 03/22/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Some excellent new music in this week, including a new live album of Albert Collins at Montreaux, new stuff from the new generation of blues players, including Sean Costello, Anthony Gomes, Mike Morgan and Monster Mike Welch. Just for fun, though, we kick thing off with a mini New Orleans street party, featuring a whole mess of Nawlins brass bands.

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Sat 03/15/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues

BJ in for Big Dave...

As we get close to St. Patrick's Day a few blues tunes with luck as the theme...

which brings to mind 'touchy-feely' people person Harry Callahan (played by former Carmel Mayor Clint Eastwood) and the famous quote from Dirty Harry.... "do you feel lucky?....well, DO ya.....punk!"

nothing too violent here this morning, however, so sit back, or lay back, and enjoy! 



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Sat 03/08/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Blues for My Father: since my dad is now officially finally a senior citizen, I have three hours of music I know he'll like, and a few tunes inspired by him. That's him on the left in the photo, out misbehaving somewhere with one of his high school buddies. Happy birthday Dad!

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Sat 03/01/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
More excellent new music appearing this week. Amongst the pickin's are a new album by Alvin Lee (formerly of Ten Years After) and a new one by Popa Chubby, the reigning king of New York blues. You even get a little taste of gospel to start the morning off (and to make sure the Yin and Yang of the universe are still in balance after three hours of black metal).

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Sat 02/23/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Back after a two week hiatus, and glad to be here! There are a ton of great new releases featured this morning, including new stuff from Magic Slim, Poppa Chubby, Sugar Blue, Eric Lindell and a live one from Larry Carlton and Robben Ford. Man, it's good to be back!

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Sat 02/16/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues

BJ in for Big Dave today...

Lots of blues written from the heart, for the heart, about the heart...someone's heart so lets hear a few....

oh, and Happy Valentine's Day...in case nobody mentioned it to you yet....

 enjoy! 



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Sat 02/09/2008 6:00am
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Sat 02/02/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Man, I ain't had enough yet, and there are SO DAMN MANY good eats... er, songs! That's right - we're heading back to the buffet line for a third helping of the many, many, MANY blues songs about good eatin' (and a few other songs that are talking about food, but don't seem to be talking about food, if you know what I mean). Dig in!

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Sat 01/26/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Come on in my kitchen, since it's gonna be raining outdoors. Last week's show, all about the good eats to be found in the blues, was so damn tasty that we're back for seconds. Gumbo, fatback, grease, gravy, jambalaya, chicken 'n' waffles, ribs, red beans & rice, hot coffe and extra napkins. Yow!

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Sat 01/19/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
I've done theme shows on the many, many blues tunes about booze, but now, it's time to get us some good eats! There are a hell of a lot of blues songs about good eatin', so get prepared to strut with some barbecue! Grab yourself a plate, load up on Poke Chops, grab some Chicken & Waffles, some Red Beans and Rice, a little fresh catfish, some Hambone - we got Peaches, and even some Fried Twinkies. Grab a plate & dig in!

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Sat 01/12/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues

BJ in for Big Dave today....

As part of today's lesson we will learn how BB King came to name his guitar Lucille

sharpen your pencil, sit up straight, let's begin.

If you do well, treat yourself to BB King Live, In Concert, In Davis, TONIGHT at the Mondavi Center.  I'll then want a 300 word essay on the show...grammar counts.



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Sat 01/05/2008 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
There's a TON of new music in, most of it from relative unknowns. Listen at the beginning for an excellent new one from Debbie Davies, featuring a stellar guest roster (Coco Montoya, Tab Benoit, Charlie Musselwhite).

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Sat 12/22/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Everyone is familiar with the story of "A Christmas Carol" in some form, whether it's from the Muppets or Disney or countless TV adaptations. Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim have been part of the holiday experience for more than 150 years. This week, you can experience the magic of the original story! Tune in to Buried Alive in the Blues to hear Big Dave read Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas" in its original and unabridged form, live on the air! It takes every minute of the show's three hours, so brew up some cider with a little 'Christmas cheer' and settle in front of the radio at 6 AM!

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Sat 12/15/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues

Well, it's that time of year again - you've procrastinated for too long, and now you're stuck with the great prospect of traiding paint in the mall parking lot with hundreds of other underprepared consumerist zombies. What to do? Well, FEAR NOT - Big Dave has you covered. Tune in to this week's show for the best blues releases of 2007. Take careful notes and toddle down to your local independent music retailer, and your shopping woes will be over.



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Sat 12/08/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Today is all about a rambling, circular, non-logical look through some of the stars of North Mississippi Hill Country blues artists and the music connected to them. So the style of the show matches the style of the music. Look for many members of the Burnside clan, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Junior Kimbrough, CeDell Davis, the North Mississippi All-Stars, Kenny Brown, and many more.

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Sat 12/01/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Whole lotta great new music this week. There's a few from old rockers turned bluesmen, like Leslie West of Mountain and Dion DiMucci of Dion and the Belmonts. Also great stuff from old favorites like Elvin Bishop and the Phantom Blues Band, plus a whole batch of unknows. Com on in 'n' boogie!

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Sun 11/25/2007 8:00am
10:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues

Hi all, Big Dave subbing for Bernard this morning. Buried Alive in the Blues takes over the Sunday morning slot this week, but in keeping with Bernard's mission, I'm bringing you some blues from the 'uplifting' side, just to prove that it's not always blues, booze, boogie and since-my-baby-left-me. Join me!



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Sat 11/24/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
A ton of great new music has arrived this week, just in time for a little Christmas shopping - pick up something new and cool for the blues fan on your list (or for yourself, I won't tell). New stuff from Roy Rogers, Sugar Blue, Magic Slim, Larry Carlton AND Robben Ford (for the guitar geek in the family), Alvin Lee, and more. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Sat 11/17/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Just about every great blues artist has had talented musicians in his or her backing band, musicians who often didn't get the attention or respect given to the bandleader. Today's show is all about those sidemen, and the (often overlooked) music they created out of the shadow of their famous bandleaders. Look for Hubert Sumlin (guitar for Howlin' Wolf), James Solberg (guitar for Luther Allison), Bob Margolin (guitar for Muddy Waters), and Brewer Phillips (guitar for Hound Dog Taylor). See just what can happen when the guys on the side take a journey into the spotlight!

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Sat 11/10/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
This week, I was inspired by Terry Hiatt's song 'Outside Blues' to bring you blues artists who put something else into their music - the reckless innovators and iconoclast wierdos, those willing to keep both feet in the blues while reaching out into outer space somewhere. Heavy, man, heavy. Look for Terry Hiatt, Anthony Gomes, the Butterfield Blues Band, Robben Ford, Sonny Landreth, and more.

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Sat 11/03/2007 6:00am
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Sat 10/27/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Today's show is a stroll through the history of West Coast Blues. It's a sub-genre of blues that gets less attention than its more brash cousins from Chicago or Texas, but there's plenty of sophistication, humor, and fun to be had. Listen for music from the daddy of the West Coast style, T-Bone Walker, along with Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Mark Hummel, James Harman, Junior Watson, Rod Piazza, and many others.

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Sat 10/20/2007 6:00am
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Sat 10/13/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Today's show is all about lefties - backwards, upside down lefties. There has been a long history in blues music of left-handed guitarists simply playing right-handed guitars flipped upside down. The sound of a guitar with its treble strings toward the sky and and the bass strings to the floor ended up being hugely influetial. Today, I explore the sounds, equipment, tunings, and technique of some of the most brilliant southpaw guitarists in the blues.

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Sat 10/06/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
When it rains, it pours - TONS of great new music this week. There are a couple of names you might remember (Lee Rocker, formerly of the Stray Cats, and Jeremy Spencer, formerly of Fleetwood Mac) and plenty of names you've never heard of (The Insomniacs, Dynamo Jump, and the National Debonaires). Starting off with the Soul/Blues sounds of John Nemeth and Tad Robinson.

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Sat 09/29/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Papa Wheelie subs for Dave today. He'll be playing the best in Reggae & Dub music. Remember, Reggae's got the Blues. Bless

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Sat 09/22/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Ten tons of new music this week - great stuff from old favorites like Terry Hanck, Robbin Ford, and Rod Piazza, and new discoveries like the L.A. Blues Alliance, Mason Casey, Robin Rogers, and others. Happy Fall!

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Sat 09/15/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Today I feature only music found on compilations! Today I play from compilations released by two institutions that helped save and resurrect blues music - Alligator Records and Antone's. Listen for the back story on these hugely important institutions and their effect on modern blues music.

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Sat 09/08/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Today it's time, as the Moody Blues said, to be steppin' in a Slide Zone! I found a compliation of slide guitar, and figured it's about time I feature that particular art here on Buried Alive in the Blues. Watch for slippin' and slidin' from the masters of modern bottleneck, from Elmore James to Johnny Winter to Sonny Landreth to Derek Trucks. Good Music comin'!

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Sat 09/01/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Whole mess of new stuff today - also, some great CDs from local musicians Tim Boggs and Bose Branham.

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Sat 08/18/2007 6:00am
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Sat 08/11/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
I'm back! Yeah, I have returned to the 6AM slot, and I have a whole bunch of killer guitar-based blues just waiting to be played! Look for guitar collector and axe whacker Duke Robilard to kick things off. Also listen for Guitar Shorty, Carey and Lurrie Bell, Elvin Bishop and others.

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Sat 08/04/2007 6:00am
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Sat 07/28/2007 6:00am
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Sat 07/21/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Lots of fantastic new music today, including a brand new albums from Elvin Bishop and Maria Muldaur, a double disk release from Duke Robilard, and the new Buddy Guy box set!

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Sat 07/14/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Since I have a weekend full of family reunions, this week's show is all about family. There have been many blues families, and this week highlights some of the best.

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Sat 07/07/2007 6:00am
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Sat 06/30/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
If you are looking for three hours of blues you have come to the right place! Big Dave was out late last night, Mario is on in another eight hours, so sub #2 is here to keep you satiated...enjoy!

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Sat 06/23/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
There's a great selection of new blues, including recent releases by great artists like Paul Reddick, Watermelon Slim, Rick Holmstrom, and many others. Let the fun begin!

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Sat 06/09/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
More booze?!? That's right - there are just far too many great blues songs about getting lushed up - hear more of them today on Buried Alive in the Blues!

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Sat 06/02/2007 6:00am
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Sat 05/26/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
In honor of the long weekend, plus the Jazz festival this weekend, we're all about the drink today. Beer Drinkin' Women, Whiskey Stores, Champagne (and Reefer) all spoken here!

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Sat 05/19/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
More new music this week, with a few releases I'm particularly excited about. Roxanne Potvin's new one is fantastic, and Andy Santana's long, long, LONG awaited album was worth the wait!

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Sat 05/12/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Lotta great new music this week (Rick Holmstrom, Jeff Turmes, Koko Taylor, and others), also a few songs for Mother's Day and a few in honor of the Whole Earth Festival.

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Sat 05/05/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
This moring is the last of the Guitar series for now. Today we celebrate those guitarists who imbrace their inner wierdo, and play off-brand, broken, homemade, modified, bonafide WIERD guitars.

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Sat 04/28/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Today, the show is all about hollow body and semi-hollow guitars and their influence on the sound of the blues.

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Sat 04/14/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Today, we hear the tones of blues artists who favor the Gibson Les Paul, along with a lot of history, construction details, and much more. Happy Picnic Day!

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Sat 04/07/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Last week, we focused on the tones of the Fender Telecaster - now we get to study the sounds of blues played on the worlds's best known electric guitar - the Fender Stratocaster. Also, listen for a tribute to the late great Paul deLay.

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Sat 03/31/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
This is the first of a series of shows featuring blues artists' chosen guitar models. We kick things off with one of the first commercially available solid body guitars - the Fender Telecaster.

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Sat 03/24/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Lots more great new music here this week. Listen for the "Velvet Underground Railroad" of Otis Taylor's trance blues, John Nemeth's soulful singing and harp playing, and the big-band horn honkin' of Big Lester, among many others. Also of note: KDVS will be off the air during a planned power outage from 8:40 to 9:00am.

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Sat 03/17/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues


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Sat 03/10/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues


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Sat 03/03/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Today's show is all about the three Kings: Albert, BB, and Freddie. Sit back and enjoy the masters!

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Sat 02/24/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Lots of new stuff, with emphasis on the electric guitar (big surprise).

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Sat 02/17/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Richter Atmosphere subs for Big Dave and plays three hours of Reggae in showcase style.

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Sat 02/10/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Some Little Feat kicks the show off, in honor of their appearance on the new Coco Montoya album.

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Sat 02/03/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
New Blues this week!

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Sat 01/27/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
At the end of last year, the blues world lost one of its most underrated, undervalued, and historically important bluesmen. Today I focus on the music and influence of Robert Jr. Lockwood.

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Sat 01/20/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Today we do all new music. Be on the lookout for southpaw Coco Monoya, along with Cleveland Fats, the Jony James band, and Dion (yes, that Dion) among many others.

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Sat 01/13/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
News: It's cold. Weather: It's still cold. How about some blues? Bite a strat!

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Sat 01/06/2007 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
A quick lesson on Hubert Sumlin and the Wolf, along with some Magic Sam and other goodies.

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Sat 12/30/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Best of '06 show today. Remember the beginning of the year? Me either. Let's see if I can't dig some gold from those back playlists.

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Sat 12/23/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
A Christmas Carol Almost everybody's familiar with one of the movie versions of "A Christmas Carol," the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, but very few people have read or heard the original! I invite everyone to tune in for a bit of classic Christmastime lore, replete with weird voices from me, and Dickens' legendary prose in all its sesquipedalian glory. - Big Dave

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Sat 12/16/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Big Dave off galavanting....rubbing shoulders with aging Blues legends, getting photos, autographs, ....living the dream....leaving you...and me, to man the early morning hours on our own...somehow we'll get through it...and maybe even have fun at the same time... How about a 3 hour tribute to Atlantic Records...jeesh, they put out enough good stuff...it's the least we can do....enjoy!

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Sat 12/09/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
This week, I'm going to feature the music of one of the most unique and influential electric blues artists of all time. Albert King invented a unique "string squeezin'" style to adopt his left-handed upside-down guitar playing. His influence reaches far and wide, and his disciples have made some great music in their own right. Listen for Little Jimmy King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Chris Cain, LA Jones, and much more.

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Sat 12/02/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Lots of Taj Mahal in honor of his shows at Yoshi's this week - also, some toneful tunes in honor of Sacramento's own guru of righteous amplifier tone, Skip Simmons.

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Sat 11/25/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
BJ in for Big Dave this a.m. We'll be paying tribute to Robrt. Jr. Lockwood and Ruth Brown who both passed away recently. Alos, big show...er BIG show at the Horseman's tomorrow..Chris Cain, JLW (Joe Louis Walker) and, all the way from the Windy City...MAGIC SLIM & the teardrops..so we'll have to squeeze in some from each...enjoy!

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Sat 11/18/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
This week, we steer away from guitar-based stuff (for the first hour or so, anyway) and focus on some high-caliber ivory ticklers. If you're a fan of high quality bashing on the 88s, have a listen!

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Sat 11/11/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Tons of great music this week! New live stuff from Floyd Dixon, Rory Gallagher, Ike Turner, and others. Blues for the rain also forthcoming. Enjoy!

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Sat 11/04/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Ouch...this is EARLY...how does Big Dave do it? No Big Bag of Blues today...Robyne will go 3 1/2 hours to bring you up to Aggie Football, so here I sit getting my fix for the day....lots of new stuff down here to play, I hope you enjoy....Dave will be back next Saturday!

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Sat 10/28/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Ghost Cadillacs, cheatin' women, the Devil, blue ghosts, booze 'n' boogie.

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Sat 10/21/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Like you some blues? Get you some blues.

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Sat 10/14/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Experience the blues the way they were meant to be experienced - live! Listen for live recordings from a bunch of interesting artists. Tune in!

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Sat 10/07/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
New stuff today - the Derek Trucks band live, the Freemonts, and others. Look for some Don Nix and Friends, and whatever else presents itself. Bluesy!

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Sat 09/30/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
BITE A STRAT! It's been a helluva week. Sometimes it's just time for some blues. What a concept, right? Tune in.

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Sat 09/23/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Interim show wierdness.

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Sat 09/16/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
The first hour of Buried Alive in the Blues brings you the best of the blues currents rack - listen for previously unreleased William Clarke live stuff, and some great Catfish Kieth! In the second and third hours, I'm featuring the guitar work of Harvey "The Snake" Mandel. He's one of the overlooked genius wackos of the '60s blues exposion. Listen in!

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Sat 09/09/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Birthday, birthday!

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Sat 09/02/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Music of the Gulf Coast in honor of the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

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Sat 08/26/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
The Return of the Son of Random Record Grab! That's right - I run through the blues stacks here at KDVS, grabbing random stuff left and right, and let you have the results. Wierd? Sometimes. Disjointed? Less than you might think. Interesting? You better believe it.

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Sat 08/19/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Public high schools begin this week. What better reason to have the blues?

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Sat 08/12/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Two degrees in bebop, a Ph.D. in swing, He's a master of rhythm, he's a rock and roll king. -Lowell George

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Sat 08/05/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
This week, we start with miscellany from the currents section. From then on, things only get chaotic. Look for a new Catfish Keith album!

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Sat 07/29/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Today I mine the resources of the Currents rack! Lots of exciting live records in this week, including Gil Parris, two records featuring the Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra, and a great recording of Michael Coleman leading the jam at the Jazz Record Mart Blues Brunch. Tune in!

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Sat 07/22/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
It's hotter and muggier than hell out here this week. We need some Swamp Music!

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Sat 07/15/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Lots of great new music, plus a block of great live songs at the end. Shake it!

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Sat 07/08/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Bloomfield to start, and then it's the Return of the Random Record Grab! For those who have never witnessed the mayhem of a Random Record grab, it works a little something like this. I descend into the bowels of the Blues Vault at KDVS, and grab a grip of records I have never heard before from artists I have never heard of before, do a minimum screening, and bring you the results. Sometimes it's great, sometime's it's lousy, but it's ALWAYS interesting. Don't miss it!

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Sat 07/01/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Happy 4th of July weekend! TONS of new music here, including new CDs by Walter Trout, James (or Jimbo, now Jas.) Mathus, Chris Thomas King, and others. Blues it up!

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Sat 06/24/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
France and Bones sit in for Dave this morning.

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Sat 06/17/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Celebrating Father's Day with blues for my dad - expect plenty of piano!

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Sat 06/10/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Want somee boogie-woogie piano and New Orleans Barbecue? Look out for Allen Toussaint's Rythm & Groove Club starting off the show, with Scottie Miller and others following up.

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Sat 06/03/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Aloha to Chris, hello boogie 'n' blooze! I'm in a party shuffle kinda mood, for no real reason. Le's boogie!

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Sat 05/27/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Great new music hits the Blues Currents rack here at the mothership. Be on the lookout for slide guitar wizardry from Derek Trucks, slithering grit from Guitar Shorty, and piano-based bluesy key-of-C Elton John from the bayou lunacy from Bobby Lounge.

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Sat 05/20/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Holy crap, I'm graduating! Again! In celebration, blues! Surprise!

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Sat 05/13/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Happy Mother's Day! A full show full of stuff my mother likes - your mother will like it too! Ha!

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Sat 05/06/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Good blues! Many thanks to all those who made last week's fundraiser such a success.

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Sat 04/22/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Pic-a-nic Day! Party blues and general loudness.

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Sat 04/15/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Dave's not here man, Dave's not here.... NO MAN, this IS DAVE... Actually, it's not..it's BJ filling in but hopefully you won't even notice...unless you happen to catch an air break...otherwise just great ol blues...with an emphasis on the ol guitar...enjoy!

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Sat 04/08/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Lots of new stuff to wade through this week! Some of it I promised last week and didn't get to, and other stuff is brand new! Look for Duke Robilard to kick off the show, followed by the first solo album from Sam Meyers (vocalist and harpist for Anson Funderburgh and Elmore James) and the JW-Jones blues band. Le's Boogie!

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Sat 04/01/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
TONS of great new music this week. Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings kick things off in style, but keep an eye out for Derek Trucks, Bob Brozman, the JW-Jones BLues Band, Duke Robilard, and many others.

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Sat 03/25/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
How about we start FUNKY? Johnny "Guitar" Watson to kick the festivities off.

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Sat 03/18/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Time to revisit the KDVS Currents bin. See what's new and cool!

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Sat 03/11/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues


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Sat 03/04/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Happy Birthday Dad!

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Sat 02/25/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Startint off with some Automobile blues in honor of the imminent death of my beloved Crown Vic.

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Sat 02/18/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues


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Sat 02/11/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Mississippi Saxophone, Tin Sandwich, even Bobo - whatever you call it, the harmonica has been a driving force in blues music. Hear some of the best on Buried Alive in the Blues!

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Sat 01/28/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues


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Sat 01/21/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Blues! Acoustic music to start off, but look for some high-quality blues rock to end things up.

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Sat 01/14/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues


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Sat 01/07/2006 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Focusing on new releases this week - see all that's new and groovy in the KDVS blues bin!

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Sat 12/31/2005 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
I'm on a Tab Benoit kick today, so expect a lot of Louisiana swamp blues. Happy New Year!

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Sat 12/17/2005 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
The Christmas show! Look for the best and most interesting blues releases of 2005. A perfect guide for buying presents for the blues lover on your list. Happy Holidays!

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Sat 12/10/2005 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues


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Sat 12/03/2005 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Lots of new stuff today - from Harry Manx to BB King - it's all here!

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Sat 11/26/2005 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
A tribute to Link Wray, Albert Collins, all the blues a growin' boy needs.

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Sat 11/19/2005 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Starting off with Tom Waits , not sure where we're going from there.

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Sat 11/12/2005 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Blues!

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Sat 11/05/2005 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Late start! Miserable failure! Good music anyway! (If you're coming in to listen to the archives, it starts about 90 min. in.)

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Sat 10/29/2005 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
Happy 21st to John - a mess of party blues, loud stomps, bluesy fun.

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Sat 10/22/2005 6:00am
9:00am 		Big Dave Buried Alive in the Blues
NO IDEA where this one's going. Starting off with some major-key, horns-n-piano-n-guitars Chicago-style blues. That's a lotta Dimp.

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Sat 10/1