A collection of blues songs, the CD "Blues for Youse" is by Eckhard Gerdes and friends. Some of these songs, all of which are composed using lyrics written by Gerdes, are performed and recorded by Gerdes and friends Hobo Coble, Foghat, Yesayes, Thorazine Hammer, Ember Schrag, Brion Poloncic, Bryan Day, and Penelope Gerdes.