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Jim Pugh In his career Jim Pugh has performed with Johnny Taylor, Little Milton and Otis Rush, recorded with Etta James, Van Morrison, Robert Cray and B.B. King and has produced over a dozen CDs, including Robert Cray, Tommy Castro and The Gospel Hummingbirds. A member of the Robert Cray Band for over 20 years, his songs have been performed by his former boss as well as Tower Of Power and Guitar Shorty. Pugh has played on over 20 Grammy-nominated recordings, five of them winners.   "Some call it 'soul jaz'’ or 'BBQ blues'," says Pugh of the music he started playing at Dottie Ivory’s Stardust Lounge in San Francisco in 1973. Former fan dancer, Dottie Ivory was a great singer who’s rendition of Dinah Washington’s "What A Difference A Day Makes" was the highlight of her nightly set.   He was just 19 years old and new in town and the Stardust Lounge — a corner bar with a tiny bandstand and even smaller dance floor — could be a rough place. "Some nights Dottie would sing with a pool cue in her hand," Pugh recalls. "That kind of place."   But Jimmy McCracklin and Charles Brown would come in and the youngster got to play behind Joe Louis Walker and Fillmore Slim and Mel Brown. House organist Louis Madison (former Famous Flame) helped Pugh along. "I’d watch him play and get him to show me stuff, and when he had a gig somewhere else I’d take his place for the night. After awhile, they’d let me play the whole week," he says.   He’s come a long way from Dottie’s, writing songs like "The One in the Middle," which was named song of the year by LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE, performing on David Letterman, Jay Leno and Conan O’Brian and working with Etta James, Chris Isaak and Robert Cray. Leaving the Robert Cray Band, Pugh continues to write, play and rack up accolades.   Recently he’s founded the non-profit LITTLE VILLAGE FOUNDATION to record and promote deserving but underappreciated talents.   From The Waterfront Blues Festival

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Mr. Lucky Pointblank 91724-2 released 1991 compilation, recorded in Hollywood, CA and Sausalito, CA/USA	John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocals Kenny Baker, sax Albert Collins, guitar Ry Cooder, guitar Robert Cray, guitar, vocals John Hammond jr., slide guitar, harmonica Van Morrison, guitar, vocals Michael Osborn, guitar Keith Richards, guitar Carlos Santana, guitar Johnny Winter, guitar Johnnie Johnson, piano Booker T. Jones, organ Deacon Jones, organ Jimmy Pugh, organ Chester Thompson, keyboards Richard Cousins, bass Maurice Cridlin, bass Steve Ehrmann, bass Jeff Ganz, bass Jim Guyett, bass Nick Lowe, bass Benny Rietveld, bass Larry Taylor, bass Gaylord Birch, drums Bowen Brown, drums Tom Compton, drums Kevin Hayes, drums Tim Kaihatsu, guitar Jim Keltner, drums Scott Mathews, drums Karl Perazzo, timbales Raul Rekow, congas Terry Evans, vocals William "Bill" Greene, vocals Bobby King, vocals
Night Vision Alligator Records ALCD 4812 released 1993 recorded in Richmond, CA/USA	Charlie Baty, guitar Tim Devine, tenor sax, baritone sax Rick Estrin, harmonica, vocals Jeff Lewis, trumpet Jim Pugh, organ, piano Brad Lee Sexton, bass Dobie Strange, drums Joe Louis Walker, guitar
Shame + A Sin Mercury 314 518 237-2 released 1993 recorded in Sausalito, CA/USA	Robert Cray, guitar, vocals Edward Manion, tenor sax, baritone sax Mark Pender, trumpet Jim Pugh, organ, piano, xylophon unknown, harmonica Karl Sevareid, bass Kevin Hayes, drums
Big Guitar Blue Bot BDR101 released 1995	Anthony Paule, guitar, vocals Steve Lucky, piano Jim Pugh, organ, piano Alex Baum, bass Steve Evans, bass Gaylord Birch, drums Bowen Brown, drums Paul Revelli, drums
Some Rainy Morning Mercury 314 526 867-2 released 1995 recorded in Sausalito, CA/USA	Robert Cray, guitar, vocals Jim Pugh, organ, piano Karl Sevareid, bass Kevin Hayes, drums
Move On Rounder Records CD 3143 recorded in Burns, TN; Memphis, TN; Nashville, TN and Sausalito, CA/USA	Tracy Nelson, piano, vocals Wayne Jackson, horn Andrew Love, horn Larry Chaney, guitar, drums Mike Henderson, guitar Al Kooper, guitar Gary Nicholson, guitar Andrew McMahon, piano Jim Pugh, organ, piano Reese Wynans, organ, piano Byron House, bass Michael Rhodes, bass John Gardner, drums Bob Mater, drums Delbert McClinton, vocals Maria Muldaur, vocals Alice Newman, vocals Bonnie Raitt, vocals Rebecca Evans Russell, vocals Phoebe Snow, vocals
Can't Keep A Good Man Down Blind Pig Records BPCD 5041 recorded in San Francisco, CA/USA	Tommy Castro, guitar Keith Crossan, tenor sax Jim Pugh, Hammond organ, piano Commander Cody, piano Randy McDonald, bass Shad Harris, drums
Swinging And Singing Menthol Records MENT 9701 recorded in Fort Worth, TX/USA	Johnny Reno, sax, vocals Gary Sweet, trumpet Paul Boll, guitar James Hinkle, guitar Johnny Case, piano Jimmy Pugh, organ Red Young, organ Alan Pollard, bongos Earl Harvin, drums Kevin Hayes, drums Jeff Howe, drums
Shadow Of The Blues Alligator Records ALCD 4862 recorded in Sacramento, CA/USA	Charlie Baty, guitar June Core, drums, maracas, percussion Rick Estrin, guitar, harmonica, vocals Jim Pugh, organ, piano Ronnie James Weber, bass
Deja Blue House Of Blues 51416 1399 2 recorded in Austin, TX and Sausalito, CA/USA	Angela Strehli, vocals Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff, sax, harmonica Jon Blondell, trombone Gary Slechta, trumpet Steve James, slide guitar Derek O'Brien, guitar Doug Sahm, guitar Austin DeLone, organ Riley Osbourne, organ Jim Pugh, organ, piano Gene Taylor, piano Andy Santana, harmonica Jack Barber, bass Steve Ehrmann, bass Burt Winn, bass June Core, drums George Rains, drums Marcia Ball, vocals Lou Ann Barton, vocals
Ebony & Irony Evangeline Records GEL 4017 recorded in Nashville, TN/USA	Tracy Nelson, vocals Terry Hanck, sax Wayne Jackson, horn Andrew Love, horn George Bradfute, guitar Bob Britt, guitar Mike Henderson, guitar Marcia Ball, piano Jim Pugh, organ, piano Reese Wynans, organ, piano Steve Conn, accordion Andrea Zahn, fiddle Michael Rhodes, bass Byron House, bass Brian Fullen, drums John Gardner, drums John Mock, penny whistle
Cold Hard Cash Burnside Records BCD-0043-2 recorded April through October 2000 in Burbank, CA/USA	Scott Ellison, guitar, vocals Alan Mirikitani, tenor sax, baritone sax Jim Pugh, organ Boyd LeFan, bass guitar Lee Spath, drums
In My Spirit Bad Daddy Records 659428-0012-21 recorded in Oakland, CA/USA	Craig Horton, guitar, vocals Greg Riley, tenor sax, baritone sax Chris Whynaught, tenor sax Duane Benjamin, trombone Bob Welsh, guitar, keyboards Rusty Zinn, guitar Chris Burns, keyboards Jim Pugh, organ John Hanes, drums
I Go Wild! Evidence ECD 26119-2 recorded April 2001 in Mill Valley, CA/USA	Guitar Shorty, guitar, vocals Scott Mathews, sax, guitar, keyboards, drums Terry "Big T" de Rouen, guitar Alden Clark, keyboards Jim Pugh, Hammond organ Howard Deere, bass Glenn Letsch, bass Danny Gerass, drums
Bad Case Of The Blues Burnside Records Burnside 50 recorded in Tulsa, OK and Los Angeles, CA/USA	Scott Ellison, guitar, vocals Kurt Lybarger, sax Alan Mirikitani, tenor sax Michael Thompson, trombone Don Colopy, trumpet Mike Turner, trumpet, guitar Habanero Horns, horn Home Front Horns, horn Larry Bell, Hammond organ Jim Pugh, Hammond organ Dick Sims, Hammond B-3 organ Spencer Sutton, piano, organ Steve LeGassick, keyboards Terry Lupton, keyboard Jimmy Markham, harmonica Armando Compean, bass Jim Strader, bass Tommy Waggoner, bass Larry York, bass Jim Ziegler, bass Bill Belknap, drums Richard Heck, drums Steve Monreal, drums Lee Spath, drums Jim Karstein, percussion
Face To Face Eagle Records ER 20023-2	John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocals Dean McKinney Moore, sax Dickey Betts, guitar Elvin Bishop, guitar Anthony Cook, guitar Billy Friday Johnson, guitar Warren Haynes, slide guitar Ron Thompson, guitar, organ George Thorogood, guitar Johnny Winter, slide guitar Robert "Red Top" Young, guitar Jim Pugh, organ Tony Saunders, organ, bass Dan Zemelman, piano Jack Casady, bass Ruth Davies, bass Joe Thomas, bass Bowen Brown, drums Marlon Green, drums Kevin Hayes, drums Scott Mathews, drums Kevin Williams, drums Van Morrison, vocals
Soul Shaker Blind Pig Records BPCD 5094 recorded 2004 in Minneapolis, MN /USA	Tommy Castro, guitar, vocals Keith Crossan, sax, flute Russell Branch, baritone sax Kevin Bowe, guitar, organ, bass Steve Spirn, guitar Jim Pugh, Hammond organ, vocals Randy McDonald, bass Chris Sandoval, drums, percussion Bryan Hanna, percussion Armando Morales, congas
A Ship Called Love Telarc CD-83629	Eric Bibb, guitar, vocals Jonas Sjöblom, flute, tabla, wind chimes Chuck Anthony, guitar Figge Boström, guitar B.J. Cole, guitar, pedal steel Danny Flowers, guitar Desmond Foster, guitar, keyboards, bass Glen Scott, guitar, celeste, Hammond organ, piano, vibes, drums, percussion Amar Sundy, guitar Levi B. Saunders, banjo Paul Waller, dobro Gordon Cyrus, synthesizer, bass Janne Petersson, Fender Rhodes Jim Pugh, organ, keyboards Gary Compton, harmonica, bass harmonica Corrina Hewat, harp Brian Shiels, bass Kim Yarbrough, bass Brady Blade, drums, tambourine Larry Crockett, drums, congas The Dixie Hummingbirds, vocals Ruthie Foster, vocals Ira Tucker, vocals
Hooker Shout! Factory 826663-10198 compilation	John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocals Emilio Castillo, tenor sax Hank Cosby, tenor sax Otis French, tenor sax Johnny Hooks, tenor sax Lenny Pickett, tenor sax Steve Berlin, baritone sax Steve Kupka, baritone sax Mike Terry, baritone sax Tower Of Power Horns Mic Gillette, trombone, trumpet Greg Adams, trumpet William 'Lefty' Bates, guitar Wayne Bennett, guitar Eddie Burns, guitar Danny Caron, guitar Eric Clapton, guitar Ry Cooder, guitar Anthony Cook, guitar, synthesizer Robert Cray, guitar, vocals Hollywood Fats, guitar Barry Galbraith, guitar Lloyd Gregory, guitar Buddy Guy, guitar John Hammond, guitar, harmonica Warren Haynes, slide guitar David Hidalgo, guitar Roy Hooker, guitar Billy Johnson, guitar Luther Johnson, guitar Jim Kahr, guitar Tim Kaihatsu, guitar Bruce Kaphan, guitar Rich Kirch, guitar Eddie Kirkland, guitar Sammy Lawhorn, guitar Tony McPhee, guitar Steve Miller, guitar Van Morrison, guitar, vocals Mike Osborn, guitar Bonnie Raitt, slide guitar, vocals Walliy Richardson, guitar Roy Rodgers, guitar Cesar Rosas, guitar Carlos Santana, guitar Johnny Lee Schell, guitar Pops Staples, guitar Eddie Taylor, guitar, bass Jimmie Vaughn, guitar Larry Veeder, guitar Henry Vestine, guitar Muddy Waters, guitar Alan Wilson, guitar, harmonica Robert Young, guitar Charles Brown, piano Clifford Coulter, keyboards John Griffith, piano Vernon Harrison, piano Ernie Hayes, organ, piano 'Ivy' Joe Hunter, piano Johnnie Johnson, piano Booker T Jones, organ Deacon Jones, organ Lafayette Leake, organ, piano Tom Parker, organ, piano Bill Payne, keyboards Jimmy Pugh, keyboards Boogie Woogie Red, piano John Sanders, piano Memphis Slim, piano Otis Spann, piano Chester Thompson, keyboards Bob Thurman, piano T-Bone Walker, piano James Watkins, piano Dan Zemelman, piano John 'Luke' Logan, harmonica Louis Myers, harmonica Hele Rosenthal, harmonica Mac Arnold, bass Antonio de la Barreda, bass Ollan Christopher Bell, bass Richard Cousins, bass Maurice Cridlin, bass Pete Cruickshank, bass Ruth Davies, bass Willie Dixon, bass Steve Ehrmann, bass William Folwell, bass Jim Guyett, bass Larry Hamilton, bass Sylvester Hickman, bass Milt Hinton, bass James Jamerson, bass Sam Jones, bass Nick Lowe, bass Conrad Lozano, bass Reggie McBride, bass Benny Rietveld, bass Theophilus Roosevelt, bass Gino Skaggs, bass Joe Thomas, bass George Washington, bass Quinn Wilson, bass Fred Below, drums Benny Benjamin, drums Gaylord Birch, drums Victor Bisetti, drums Dave Boorman, drums Bowen Brown, drums Ndugu Chancler, drums Francis Clay, drums Al Duncan, drums Curtis Foster, drums Panama Francis, drums Marlon Green, drums Kevin Hayes, drums Louis Hayes, drums Jump Jackson, drums Jim Keltner, drums S.P. Leary, drums Scott Mathews, drums Everett McCrary, drums Adolfo de la Parra, drums Earl Phillips, drums Bernard Purdie, drums Tim Richards, drums Ken Swank, drums Jimmy Turner, drums Tom Whitehead, drums Kevin Williams, drums Chepito Areas, timbales Randy McBride, percussion Armando Peraza, congas Karl Perazzo, timbales Raul Rekow, congas Zakiya Hooker, vocals
Looking For A Party Blues Express 11610 recorded in Burbank, CA/USA	Long John Hunter, guitar, vocals Tom Peterson, tenor sax Ira Nepus, trombone Lee Thornburg, trumpet Alan Mirikitani, guitar Jim Pugh, organ, piano Richard Cousin, bass Lee Spath, drums, cowbell
Cookin' In Mobile Vanguard 78073-2, also as DVD recorded in Nashville, TN and Mobile, AL/USA	Robert Cray, guitar, vocals Jim Pugh, keyboards, organ Richard Cousins, bass Tony Braunagel, drums
Nothin But Love Provogue PRD 7377 2 recorded in Thousand Oaks, CA/USA	Robert Cray, guitar, vocals Jim Pugh, Hammond organ, piano Richard Cousins, bass Tony Braunagel, drums
The Devil You Know Alligator Records ALCD 4958 recorded in Falls Church, VA; Hollywood, CA; San Rafael, CA; Northampton, MA; Kansas City, MO; Sausalito, CA; Studio City, CA/USA	Tommy Castro, guitar, vocals Tab Benoit, guitar, vocals Joe Bonamassa, guitar Mark Karan, guitar Mike Finnigan, organ Jimmy Pugh, organ Marcia Ball, piano, vocals Mike Duke, piano, vocals James Pace, keyboards, vocals Bonnie Hayes, Wurlitzer piano Magic Dick, harmonica Randy McDonald, bass, vocals Byron Cage, drums, vocals Vicki Randle, percussion Tasha Taylor, vocals Samantha Fish, vocals
The Real Deal Little Village Foundation LVF 1005 recorded in San Jose, CA/USA	John Blues Boyd, vocals Terry Hanck, sax Frankie Ramos, sax Doug Rowan, sax Eric Spaulding, sax Faris Jarrah, trombone Manny Angel, trumpet John Halbleib, trumpet Chris "Kid" Andersen, guitar, organ, piano, bass Big Jon Atkinson, guitar Robert Welsh, guitar, organ, piano Jim Pugh, organ, piano Rick Estrin, harp Aki Kumar, harp Danny Michel, bass Dave Chavez, bass Derrick D'mar Martin, drums Donnie Green, drums Jon Atkinson, drums June Core, drums Martin Windstad, drums
The Beat Of My Heart Big Song Music recorded in Studio City, CA/USA	Lisa Biales, vocals Tom Peterson, baritone sax Joe Sublett, sax Lee Thornburg, trombone Darrell Leonard, trumpet Paul Brown, guitar Johnny Lee Schell, guitar, fiddle Jim Pugh, Hammond B-3, organ, Wurlitzer piano Chuck Berghofer, bass Larry Fulcher, bass Larry Taylor, bass Tony Braunagel, drums, percussion Wally Ingram, tambourine
Never Too Soon Little Village Foundation LVF 1018 recorded in San Jose, CA/USA	Marina Crouse, vocals Aaron Lington, baritone sax John Halbleib, trumpet Chris "Kid" Andersen, guitar Jim Pugh, organ, piano Aki Kumar, harp Randy Bermudez, bass Steve Evans, bass Derrick D'mar Martin, drums Martin Windstad, percussion
Everybody Needs Love Little Village Foundation LVF 1019 recorded in San Jose, CA/USA	Marcel Smith, guitar, vocals Jack Sanford, sax Nancy Wright, sax John Halbleib, trumpet Chris "Kid" Andersen, guitar, bass, percussion Stevie Gurr, guitar Jim Pugh, organ, piano Endre Tarczy, Wurlitzer piano, bass Rick Estrin, harmonica Quantae Johnson, bass Robby Yamilov, bass Alex Pettersen, drums Wee Willie Walker, vocals
The High Cost Of Low Living Alligator Records ALCD 4981 recorded in Elgin, IL/USA	Nick Moss, guitar, vocals Eric Spaulding, tenor sax Jack Sanford, baritone sax Chris "Kid" Andersen, guitar Jim Pugh, organ, piano Taylor Streiff, piano Dennis Gruenling, harmonica, vocals Nick Fane, bass Patrick Seals, drums
A Woman Rules The World Little Village Foundation LVF 1021 recorded in San Jose, CA/USA	Whitney Shay, vocals Gordon Beadle, sax John Halblieb, trumpet Igor Prado, guitar Kid Andersen, guitar, sitar Jimmy Pugh, piano, organ Aki Kumar, harmonica Kedar Roy, bass Robert Alexander Pettersen, drums Derrick Martin, percussion
Bad Tattoo Vizztone FD81041 recorded June through November 2018 in San Jose, CA/USA	Mighty Mike Schermer, guitar, vocals Eric Bernhardt, tenor sax, baritone sax Nancy Wright, tenor sax Chris Cain, guitar, piano Chris "Kid" Andersen, organ, bass Austin DeLone, Farfisa organ, piano Jim Pugh, organ, piano Tony Stead, organ, piano Bob Welsh, piano Rick Estrin, harmonica Aki Kumar, harmonica Steve Ehrmann, bass Alex Pettersen, drums Derrick D'mar Martin, drums, percussion Paul Revelli, drums, percussion Dennis Dove, congas, vocals
Contemporary Alligator Records ALCD 4996 recorded in San Jose, CA/USA	Rick Estrin, harmonica, vocals Jim Pugh, organ, piano Lorenzo Farrell, organ, piano Kid Andersen, guitar, synthesizer, bass, percussion Quantae Johnson, bass Alex Pettersen, drums Derrick D'Mar Martin, drums, percussion
From The Patio Little Village Foundation LVF1036 recorded live 04 June and 06 August 2014 at the Poor House Bristo in San Jose, CA/USA	Ron Thompson, guitar, harp, vocals Kid Anderson, guitar Sid Morris, piano Jim Pugh, organ Gary Smith, harmonica Dave Chavez, bass Gary Rosen, bass Scotty Griffin, drums
Found! One Soul Singer Little Village Foundation LVF1037	Sonny Green, vocals Aaron Lington, tenor sax, baritone sax Gordon "Sax" Beadle, sax Terry Hanck, sax Mike Rinta, trombone Jeff Lewis, trumpet Kid Anderson, guitar Jim Pugh, Hammond B-3 organ Chris Burns, clavinet, piano Mariachi Mestizo, violin Endre Tarczy, bass D'Mar, drums Ronnie Smith, drums
All My Dues Are Paid Nola Blue Records CDNB010	Frank Bey, vocals Eric Spaulding, tenor sax Nancy Wright, tenor sax Jack Sanford, baritone sax Ric Feliciano, trombone John Halbleib, trumpet Kid Anderson, guitar, baritone guitar, organ, percussion, vocals Rome Yamilov, guitar Lorenzo Farrell, Wurlitzer piano, organ Jim Pugh, organ, Fener Rhodes, Wurlitzer piano, piano Jeremy Jemmott, bass Paul Olguin, bass Derrick 'D'mar' Martin, drums Alex Pettersen, drums Paul Revelli, drums Vicki Randle, percussion Martin Windstad, percussion Lisa Leuschner Andersen, vocals
Damage Control Alligator Records ALCD 5002 recorded in Studio City, CA; San Jose, CA; Nashville, TN; Portland, OR; Maurice, LA/USA	Curtis Salgado, harmonica, vocals Michael Bard, tenor sax Gary Harris, tenor sax Tim Bryson, baritone sax Chris "Kid" Andersen, guitar, bass Dave Gross, guitar Alan Hager, guitar George Marinelli, guitar Johnny Lee Schell, guitar, bass Mike Finnigan, organ, piano Kevin McKendree, organ, piano Jackie Miclau, piano Jim Pugh, organ, piano Jerry Jemmott, bass Tommy MacDonald, bass Mark Winchester, bass Tony Braunagel, drums Jack Bruno, drums Kevin Hayes, drums Wayne Toups, vocals

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