April 11, 1997, 9:00-11:00 p.m.
Host: Peter Welch
Tonight's show featured a tribute to the late mandolinist/guitarist Yank Rachell, some new releases and a small "tribute" to the upcoming Tax Day.
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Label & Format |
| Diving Duck | Yank Rachell | Chicago Style | Delmark LP |
| Moosemilk Blues | Corey Harris | Fish Ain't Bitin' | Alligator CD |
| You Got to Move | Corey Harris | Fish Ain't Bitin' | Alligator CD |
| Georgia Jelly Roll | Guy Davis | Call Down the Thunder | Red House Records CD |
| Going to St. Louis | Yank Rachell | Chicago Style | Delmark LP |
| It's a Blues Thing | Luther Allison | Reckless | Alligator CD |
| Nighttime | Joe Louis Walker | Great Guitars | Verve/Gitanes CD |
| You Don't Drink What I Drink | Smokey Wilson | The Man from Mars | Bullseye Blues CD |
| I Love Ya Baby | Jr. Kimbrough | Most Things Haven't Worked Out | Capricorn/Fat Possum CD |
| Snake Drive | R.L. Burnside | The Best of Fat Possum (V.A.) | Capricorn/Fat Possum CD |
| I'm a Big Boy Now | The Jelly Roll Kings | Off Yonder Wall | Capricorn/Fat Possum |
| So Low Down | 13 | 13 | Hightone CD |
| Turn Your Damper Down | Gary Primich | Company Man | Black Top CD |
| Love of Gold | Ernie Williams & The Wildcats | Harvest Time | Wildcats Records CD |
| There Comes a Time | Luther Allison | Reckless | Alligator CD |
| Meter Maid | Thelma Houston w/Scott Henderson | Tore Down House | Mesa CD |
| Mile-Hi Club | Joe Louis Walker | Great Guitars | Verve/Gitanes CD |
| Two Old Maids | Big Walter Horton | Little Boy Blue | JSP CD |
| Income Tax Blues | Ralph Willis | Jumping at Jubilee (V.A.) | Sequel CD |
| I.R.S. Man | Eddie Clearwater | Flim Doozie | Rooster Blues LP |
| 1040 Blues | Robert Cray | Shame and a Sin | Mercury CD |