August 20, 1999, 9:00-11:00 p.m.
Host: Peter Welch
In honor of my 5th anniversary as host of the show, part 1 of a 2-part retrospective of blues recordings of the past 5 years.
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Label & Format |
| Freddie's Funk | Freddie Roulette | Back in Chicago | Hi-Horse CD |
| The Man from Mars | Smokey Wilson | The Man from Mars | Bullseye Blues CD |
| Change My Way of Livin' | Clarence Spady | Nature of the Beast | Evidence CD |
| Sofa Change | Randy McAllister | Diggin' for Sofa Change | JSP CD |
| Paycheck in My Pocket | Toni Lynn Washington | It's My Turn Now | Tone-Cool CD |
| Bugs on My Window | Long John Hunter | Swingin' from the Rafters | Alligator CD |
| E-Mail Blues | Reggie Wayne Morris | Gotcha By Your Blues | Round Robin CD |
| Get Back Home | Lynwood Slim w/Dave Specter | Left Turn on Blue | Delmark CD |
| St. Louis Blues | Floyd McDaniel | Live in Europe: West Side Baby | Delmark CD |
| That Train Don't Stop Here | Ruth Brown | R+B = Ruth Brown | Bullseye Blues & Jazz CD |
| Deep Pockets | Ronnie Earl & The Broadcaster | The Colour of Love | Verve CD |
| Lurrie Bell's Hipshank | Lurrie Bell | Mercurial Son | Delmark CD |
| Shake | Studebaker John & The Hawks | Outside Lookin' In | Blind Pig CD |
| I'm Gonna Move to Kansas City | Junior Wells | Come on in this House | Telarc CD |
| Am I Wrong | Keb' Mo' | Keb' Mo' | Sony/Okeh CD |
| If It Ain't One Thing, It's Two | Chris Thomas King | Red Mud | Black Top CD |
| Joe Friday | Alvin Youngblood Hart | Big Mama's Door | Sony/Okeh CD |
| Bad Sport Blues | Sheila Wilcoxson | Backwater Blues | Burnside CD |
| Fish Ain't Bitin' | Corey Harris | Fish Ain't Bitin' | Alligator CD |
| Having a Real Bad Day | Taj Mahal | Senor Blue | Private Music CD |
| Fool's Night Out | Saffire: The Uppity Blues Women | Saffire: The Uppity Blues Women | Alligator CD |
| Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | Phillip Walker | I Got a Sweet Tooth | Black Top CD |
| Going for the Money | James Andrews | Satchmo of the Ghetto | Nyno CD |
| Why Come | Dr. John | Anutha Zone | Virgin CD |
| Half Awoke | Johnny Adams | One Foot in the Blues | Rounder CD |