Episode #137
Chicago Blues: The Bus Stop Blues - Episode #135 - W/ Special Guest: Kevin Purcell, with Bill Pantle as Guest Host.
The Bus Stop Blues thebusstopblues.com Our Patreon EPISODE #135 Aired on WRLR 98.3 FM in Chicago - 08/16/26 -With Special Guest Kevin Purcell Hosts: Guest Host -Bill Pantle and Road Bill The Bus Stop Blues – Episode 135 Air Date: August 16, 2026 Guest: Kevin Purcell with Guest Host Bill Pantle This week on The Bus Stop Blues, Road Bill welcomes a very special guest to the other side of the microphone: longtime cohost, musician, harmonica player, and Road's friend, Kevin Purcell. For this episode, Kevin takes the guest seat while Bill Pantle joins Road as guest host. The result is a personal and entertaining conversation filled with stories, music, memories, and plenty of Kevin's favorite songs and influences. From Muddy Waters and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Yes, Kansas, Storyville, Arc Angels, Billy Cobham, John Mayall, Delbert McClinton, and The Allman Brothers, Kevin's playlist reveals the wide musical road that helped shape him as a musician and blues lover. It's a little different ride this week on The Bus Stop Blues, so punch your ticket and climb aboard! Episode Song List Drinkin' Again – Frank Sinatra (3:12) Blues in the Night – Julie London (3:51) Got My Mojo Working – Muddy Waters (2:55) Couldn't Stand the Weather – Stevie Ray Vaughan (4:41) Going for the One – Yes (5:32) Two Cents Worth – Kansas (3:07) Good Day for the Blues – Storyville (3:56) Too Many Ways to Fall – Arc Angels (5:51) Quadrant 4 – Billy Cobham (4:27) Room to Move – John Mayall (5:02) Standing on Shaky Ground – Delbert McClinton (4:03) Whipping Post – The Allman Brothers Band (5:19) The Bus Stop Blues – Episode 135 Air Date: August 16, 2026 Guest: Kevin Purcell with Guest Host Bill Pantle This week on The Bus Stop Blues, Road Bill welcomes a very special guest to the other side of the microphone: longtime cohost, musician, harmonica player, and Road's friend, Kevin Purcell. For this episode, Kevin takes the guest seat while Bill Pantle joins Road as guest host. The result is a personal and entertaining conversation filled with stories, music, memories, and plenty of Kevin's favorite songs and influences. From Muddy Waters and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Yes, Kansas, Storyville, Arc Angels, Billy Cobham, John Mayall, Delbert McClinton, and The Allman Brothers, Kevin's playlist reveals the wide musical road that helped shape him as a musician and blues lover. It's a little different ride this week on The Bus Stop Blues, so punch your ticket and climb aboard! Episode Song List Drinkin' Again – Frank Sinatra (3:12) Blues in the Night – Julie London (3:51) Got My Mojo Working – Muddy Waters (2:55) Couldn't Stand the Weather – Stevie Ray Vaughan (4:41) Going for the One – Yes (5:32) Two Cents Worth – Kansas (3:07) Good Day for the Blues – Storyville (3:56) Too Many Ways to Fall – Arc Angels (5:51) Quadrant 4 – Billy Cobham (4:27) Room to Move – John Mayall (5:02) Standing on Shaky Ground – Delbert McClinton (4:03) Whipping Post – The Allman Brothers Band (5:19)
