New Blues Releases & Feel-Good Blues Classics – Thomas Heppell, Bobby Rush, Tommy Castro | Blues From The Ouse #329

This week on Blues From The Ouse we're proving that blues music isn't always about heartbreak and hard times. We begin with a superb selection of brand-new blues releases from Thomas Heppell, Oli Mac & Hi Rhythm, Dirty Weather Blues Revue, Lance & Lea and Grey DeLisle & Les Greene before diving into an hour of upbeat, feel-good blues packed with groove, soul and positive energy. Expect music from Bobby Rush, Curtis Salgado, Sugaray Rayford, Tommy Castro, Roomful Of Blues, The Mannish Boys and Booker T. & The M.G.'s. The second hour is dedicated to listener requests featuring Taste, GA-20, Status Quo, Taj Mahal, Sam Cooke, ZZ Top, Collins, Cray & Copeland, B.B. King, The Stumble, Deanna Bogart, Keb' Mo' and Mel Brown. Plus Ben's latest blues gig round-up covering York, Leeds, Harrogate, Stockton-on-Tees and beyond. Blues From The Ouse – bringing you the best in blues, roots, soul and rhythm & blues every week. Blues From The Ouse #329 Playlist: Thomas Heppell - Walking Blues - 00:01:47 Oli Mac and Hi Rhythm - You Got To Call Me - 00:06:56 Dirty Weather Blues Revue - Keep A Knockin' - 00:11:40 Lance and Lea - Let It Burn - 00:17:19 Grey DeLisle and Les Greene - Shake That Thing - 00:20:41 Bobby Rush - Hey Hey - 00:24:26 Curtis Salgado - Better Things To Lie About - 00:28:48 Sugaray Rayford - Time To Get Movin' - 00:32:39 Trickbag - I'm Not Lyin' - 00:36:45 Tommy Castro - The Way You Do - 00:40:24 Roomful Of Blues - Watch Your Back - 00:43:38 The Mannish Boys - These Kind Of Blues - 00:47:07 Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Time Is Tight - 00:49:55 Taste - Railway and Gun - 00:54:37 GA-20 - Cryin' & Pleadin' - 00:59:14 Status Quo - Unspoken Words - 01:02:11 Taj Mahal - Love Her With A Feeling - 01:07:37 Sam Cooke - Little Red Rooster - 01:11:37 ZZ Top - Fool For Your Stockings - 01:15:42 Collins, Cray & Copeland - Lion's Den - 01:23:34 B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone - 01:27:30 The Stumble - In And Out Of Love - 01:32:57 Deanna Bogart - In The Rain - 01:36:19 Keb' Mo' - Every Morning - 01:40:22 Mel Brown - Chicken Fat - 01:43:13 blues podcast, blues radio show, new blues releases 2026, modern blues, contemporary blues, Bobby Rush, Tommy Castro, Sugaray Rayford, Thomas Heppell, Memphis soul blues, Texas blues, Chicago blues, B.B. King, Taj Mahal, ZZ Top, Rory Gallagher, blues music UK, blues from the ouse, blues radio, independent blues artists Blues From The Ouse is a weekly UK blues podcast and blues radio show featuring classic blues, modern blues, British blues and blues rock. Discover blues legends, new blues releases and the best emerging British blues artists — available worldwide. Links 🔹 Facebook: facebook.com/bluesfromtheouse 🔹 Instagram: instagram.com/ouseblues Support the Blues Scene 🎟️ York Blues Festival: yorkbluesfest.co.uk 📻 Listen Live: Wednesdays 8–10pm on Jorvik Radio Enjoy the show? Subscribe and leave a review — it helps more blues fans discover Blues From The Ouse. Keep it blue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.