December 27, 2002, 9:00-11:00 p.m.
Host: Peter Welch
Part 1 of my top 20 new blues releases of 2002.
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Label & Format |
| My Heart Bleeds Blue | Deborah Coleman | Soul Be It! | Blind Pig CD |
| Smooth Talk | Delbert McClinton | Room to Breathe | New West CD |
| I'm a Woman | Deborah Coleman | Soul Be It! | Blind Pig CD |
| Ain't Lost Nothin' | Delbert McClinton | Room to Breathe | New West CD |
| Stack and the Devil | Cephas & Wiggins | Somebody Told the Truth | Alligator CD |
| Coastin' Hank | Little Charlie & The Nightcats | That's All | Alligator CD |
| Last Fair Deal Gone Down | Cephas & Wiggins | Somebody Told the Truth | Alligator CD |
| I Know She Used to Be Your Woman | Little Charlie & The Nightcats | That's All | Alligator CD |
| Let's Rock a While | Al Blake | Dr. Blake's Magic Soul Elixir | Soul Sanctuary CD |
| Rendezvous with the Blues | Melvin Taylor | Rendezvous with the Blues | Evidence CD |
| Jive Spot | Jody Williams | Return of a Legend | Evidence CD |
| Help the Poor | Melvin Taylor | Rendezvous with the Blues | Evidence CD |
| You May | Jody Williams | Return of a Legend | Evidence CD |
| Moanin' for Molasses | Jody Williams | Return of a Legend | Evidence CD |
| Buried Treasure | John Mooney | All I Want | Blind Pig CD |
| All I Want | John Mooney | All I Want | Blind Pig CD |
| My Mind is Gone | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials | Heads Up! | Alligator CD |
| Keep Cookin' Mama | Tom Robbins & The Chicken Heads | Live at Durty Nelly's | Self-Produced CD |
| Computer Girl | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials | Heads Up! | Alligator CD |
| Left Me a Mule to Ride | Tom Robbins & The Chicken Heads | Live at Durty Nelly's | Self-Produced CD |
| Four Leaf Clover | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials | Heads Up! | Alligator CD |