Code Blue Episode July 2, 2022

The Essential Taj Mahal Part II

3:00pm - 5:00pm

“What inspires me most about my career is that I’ve been able to make a living playing the music that I always loved and wanted to play since the early 50s,” Taj says. Quantifying Taj Mahal's significance is impossible, but people try anyway. A 2017 Grammy win for TajMo, his collaboration with Keb’ Mo’, brought his Grammy tally to three wins and 14 nominations, and underscored his undiminished relevance more than 50 years after his solo debut. Blues Hall of Fame membership, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association, and other honours punctuate his résumé. He will be headlining both the Vancouver Folk Music Festival and Vancouver Island Musicfest in BC this month.

Track Listing:

Code Blue
JW Jones Band · My Kind of Evil
Chainey Do
Taj Mahal · Hidden Treasures
Sweet Mama Janisse
Taj Mahal · Hidden Treasures
Yan-Nah Mama-Loo
Taj Mahal · Hidden Treasures
Tomorrow May Not Be Your Day
Taj Mahal · Hidden Treasures
You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
Taj Mahal · Giant Step
Bacon Fat
Taj Mahal · Giant Step
Sweet Home Chicago
Taj Mahal · Recycling The Blues and Other Related Stuff
Johnny Too Bad
Taj Mahal · Mo' Roots
Big Legged Mamas Are Back in Style
Taj Mahal · Like Never Before
Señor Blues
Taj Mahal · Señor Blues
Catfish Blues
Taj Mahal · Mkutano
Mailbox Blues
Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues · Hula Blues
Blackjack Davey
Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues · Hanapepe Dream
Leavin' Trunk
Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band · Shoutin' in Key
Corrina
Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band · Shoutin' in Key
Cruisin'
Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band · Shoutin' in Key
Don't Leave Me Here
Taj Mahal & Keb Mo · TajMo
She Knows How To Rock Me
Taj Mahal & Keb Mo · TajMo
Mama Danced
LJ Mountenay · [single]
Good Kind of Crazy
Durham County Poets · Out of the Woods
Pinky's Blues
Sue Foley · Pinky's Blues