May 23, 1997, 9:00-11:00 p.m.
Host: Peter Welch
"Nothin' But the Blues" pays tribute to adultery and other "family values."
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Label & Format |
| Back Door Man | Percy Welch | Stompin', Vol. 15 (V.A.) | Stompin' LP |
| Don't Mess with My Man | Irma Thomas | New Orleans Ladies (V.A.) | Rounder CD |
| It's Dangerous to Be a Husband | Cousin Joe | The Complete Cousin Joe 1945-47, Vol. 2 | Blue Moon CD |
| Whose Muddy Shoes | Elmore James | Whose Muddy Shoes | MCA/Chess CD |
| I Got a Feelin' | Big Maybelle | The Okeh Sessions | CBS/Epic LP |
| Before You Accuse Me | Bo Diddley | The Chess Box, Disc 1 | MCA/Chess CD |
| What's Goin' on Baby? | Slim Harpo | Hip Shakin' | AVI/Excello CD |
| Another Mile | Candy Green | Lady in Red | JSP LP |
| I'm Wise | Saffire: The Uppity Blues Women | Old, New, Borrowed & Blue | Alligator CD |
| Back Door Key | Lowell Fulson | Tramp/Soul | Ace(UK) CD |
| Someone Else is Steppin' In | Z.Z. Hill | Greatest Hits | Malaco CD |
| Breakin' Up Somebody's Home | Ann Peebles | U.S. R&B Hits | Hi(UK) CD |
| Don't Get Caught | Mable John | Stay Out of the Kitchen | Stax CD |
| I Don't Do Windows | Rawls & Luckett | Can't Sleep at Night | Rooster Blues CD |
| Cover My Tracks | Sir Mack Rice | Right Now | Blue Suit CD |
| Who's Makin' Love? | Johnnie Taylor | Soul Shots, Vol. 9 (V.A.) | Rhino LP |
| Garbage Man Blues | Maurice John Vaughn | Generic Blues Album | Alligator CD |
| Too Many Dirty Dishes | Albert Collins | Cold Snap | Alligator CD |
| Strong Persuader | Robert Cray | Strong Persuader | Mercury LP |
| I Feel a Sin Comin' On | Solomon Burke | Home in Your Heart | Rhino CD |
| I Stole Some Love | Don Covay | Mercy, Mercy | Razor & Tie CD |
| The Dark End of the Street | Aretha Franklin | Queen of Soul, Disc 3 | Atlantic CD |
| Cabbage Head | Professor Longhair | House Party New Orleans Style | Rounder LP |
| One Way Out | Elmore James | King of the Slide Guitar, Disc 3 | Charly CD |
| Look on Yonder Wall | Junior Wells | Hoodoo Man Blues | Delmark LP |
| It's a Man Down There | G.L. Crockett | Blues Master, Vol. 6 (V.A.) | Rhino CD |
| One Way Out | Sonny Boy Williamson II | Sonny Boy Williamson | Chess LP |
| Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley | Lee Dorsey | Freedom for the Funk | Charly CD |
| I Didn't Take Your Man | Ann Peebles | U.S. R&B Hits | Hi(UK) CD |
| Happy Home | Jimmy Johnson | Bar Room Preacher | Alligator CD |