BoDeans formed in 1986 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and they’re still at it. Described as “one of the most successful, and best known, bands to come out of the Milwaukee area,” BoDeans is included in a permanent installation on artists from the Midwest at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Video was recorded at the Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI in 2024.
Formed in Bristol circa 2013, The Terraplanes Blues Band were shortlisted as one of the top 20 blues bands in the UK by the UK Blues Federation, and awarded the prestigious Emerging Blues Act of the Year at the 2023 UK Blues Awards.
1984 jazzy blues jam by Tom Principato and Danny Gatton (1945-1994).
From YouTube comments: “This song is Tom’s Samba, not How’s Your Sister. Sister was performed on the same studio taping, but is more of a Bill Doggett blues shuffle. Danny originally recorded Sister as a member of the Soul Mates band around 1966 when they worked on a Potomac cruise ship. The 45 is extremely rare.”
Lotta news a-poppin’ this week, with fires and chemical spills, Ebola outbreaks, UFO files and Memorial Day sales. Good time for a three-day weekend, and we’ll discuss it all at porchtime tomorrow. See you there.
Tacky Raccoons 
Nice! I hadn’t thought about the Bodeans in a long time. An local, alternative rock station here in the Steel City played one of the songs from their debut album that I really liked. It had a kind of early rockabilly sound to it. I ran right out and bought the cd. Thanks for the reminder of them and keep the good tunes coming.
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Got their first album Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams stashed away somewhere. I’m not sure which song caught my ear, maybe Angels, or maybe because it was a great name for a band. I got it the same time I bought The Rave-Ups’ Town & Country – played the hell out of that album.
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Cool. A local Pittsburgh band. I bought that album (vinyl) when it was released for the song “Positively Lost Me”. I didn’t even know they were local until I read the album cover, if I remember correctly. I heard them either on our local alternative station or one of two college stations that I listened to. Wherever it was they never mentioned that this was a Pittsburgh band.
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They mentioned their friends in PGH in a song or two. IIRC Positively Lost Me got the most radio play, but I bought the album for their kickass cover of Dylan’s You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere.
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