This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Steve Wages, Nels Cline, and Disfunktone. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear some blues guitar recorded at the Craighead Forest Bandshell.
Steve Wages was an exceptional blues guitarist and it was always a pleasure to hear him perform at the bandshell. The Bad Habit Band was a top cover band so they played everything, rock, country, and blues but you could always tell that Steve would get really cranked up for a blues song.
Also playing in Bad Habit were Braden Byrd, bass, and Billy Spence, drums. All three of them played for years in Northeast Arkansas. So this is the real blues, homegrown in the Delta.
Billy Spence was a Blues Fest regular. You never knew who he was going to play with. He even played for us in the Bobby Lee Trammel touring band reunion. Braden Byrd also played at Blues Fest with Houston Steele.
So now, recorded on May 27, 2007 at the Craighead Forest Bandshell here’s Steve Wages and Bad Habit playing “It’s My Own Fault”.
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Jeannie and The Guys, Stu Allen, and Hip Abduction. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear one of my favorite bands sing a blues song that was a hit in 1949.
I first learned the song “Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee” on the Electric Flag album released in the sixties. “The song charted on the US R&B charts by three different artists in 1949, Stick McGhee’s version … reached #2, Wynonie Harris’s hit #4 and Lionel Hampton went up to #13.”* It’s also a popular country and jug band song, let’s face it, people just love singing wine, wine, wine.
Jeannie and The Guys came out of Northeast Arkansas rock and roll roots but they played everything, rock, soul, country, and R&B. Their version of “Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee” features Zyndall Wayne Raney on vocals and piano. Also playing were Jeannie Hendrix – drums, Doug Greeno – bass, Marcus Grady – guitar, and Dale Turner – guitar. They all sing.
I recorded them for Something Blue at KASU Bluesday Tuesday in Newport, Arkansas, on July 13, 2010. Later in the show they invited me up to blow some blues harp with them. I’ll be playing that song on Something Blue.
So now, here’s Jeannie and The Guys doing “Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee”. What a treat.
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Bebop Beatniks, Bobby Hutcherson, and Joshua Redman. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Welcome to Something Blue. I’m Hairy Larry and I’ve got the blues, for you.
Bebop Beatniks, The Blue Crane
Now that’s what I’m talking about. From the Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest album I’m scat singing “The Blue Crane”. Kicking us off tonight we heard Bobby Hutcherson play “Herzog”.
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I’m Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com to listen anytime and for links to more music by the featured musicians.
Ok now, here’s Joshua Redman playing “Disco Ears”. Then we’ll hear Bobby Hutcherson play the title track from his album, “Total Eclipse”.
Joshua Redman – Disco Ears
Bobby Hutcherson – Total Eclipse
Joshua Redman – Long Gone
Bebop Beatniks, Freddys Blues
All right now, that’s Bebop Beatniks singing “Freddy’s Blues”. Before that we heard the Joshua Redman Quartet play the title track of their album, “Long Gone”.
Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, 91.9 FM and streaming on the internet at kasu.org.
I’m Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. For more great jazz written by 21st century jazz composers visit my website, jazzcomposers.net.
Closing the show we’ll hear Bebop Beatniks play “Malaysia” followed by Bobby Hutcherson doing “Same Shame”. Until next time this is Hairy Larry reminding you once again, blues is the mainstream.
Bebop Beatniks, Malaysia
Bobby Hutcherson – Same Shame
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Bebop Beatniks Playing Low Earth Orbit
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-11-20
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear some honky tonk jazz recorded live at Blues Fest.
I just finished our new jazz album, Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest, so I’m featuring Bebop Beatniks on From The Archives and on Something Blue this week. Just remember, you heard it here first, on KASU. I dug way forward in the archives to bring you these songs, pre-release.
I wrote “Low Earth Orbit” in 2018 and NJHB played it on September 1, 2018 at New Jazz In Jonesboro in the Jonesboro Public Library’s Round Room.
I liked the song so much I moved it into my streaming repertoire and then onto the Bebop Beatniks short list. We’ve been playing it about a year but I don’t think we ever played it as good as we did at Blues Fest.
Featuring the incomparable Tyler Remagen on saxophone he nails it. Listen as he plays. Sometimes his tone is so strong that the sax just jumps right out of the radio and into the room.
Also playing you will hear Jeremy Jackson – bass, Alex Washam – drums, Conley Hunt – percussion, and I’m on piano. All fine Northeast Arkansas musicians.
Ok now, here’s Bebop Beatniks playing “Low Earth Orbit” at Blues Fest on September 24, 2023.
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Joey Dosik, Holly Bowling, and Paul Winter. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a piano trio playing the blues at KASU Jazz Thursday.
I met Paul Richardson at the piano store hanging out flyers for Blue Fest 91, the first Blues Fest. He said he had a group that would like to play, Jonesboogie Blues, so I booked them on the spot. I wasn’t really expecting him to bring a grand piano but he did and they played a great set. I have recordings, somewhere in the archive, so now I’m going to have to dig them out for a future podcast. Like a lot of jobs, the more work I do the more work I have to do.
Paul continued helping us with Blues Fest through all 25 years. He was also a frequent guest with Hairy Larry and The Flying Hungarians. He even came and played at the church one Wednesday night. So when I started booking KASU Jazz Thursday I got in touch with him right away.
On June 24, 2010, he was our featured act. Then he stayed to play with the Adhoc Combo. Playing with Paul, that night, was Corey Emerson, bass and Carl Abraham, Drums. All three were living in Northeast Arkansas at the time, each with storied music careers in the area.
They opened their set with “Kelly’s Blues” and that’s what we’re going to hear now. Here’s Paul Richardson with Corey Emerson and Carl Abraham playing “Kelly’s Blues” at KASU Jazz Thursday. Continue reading
Something Blue – Flowers – 2023-11-11
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring The Sextet, Bob Reynolds, Dazie Mae, and Drdjekill. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Bebop Beatniks Playing Sail Boats
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-11-05
Thanks Marty. Today we’re going to hear an original jazz song recorded this year at Blues Fest.
September 24, 2023, was the second Blues Fest with Doug Butler as stage manager. Vivian and I did Blues Fest for 25 years before we retired and it’s great to have someone else doing all the work while we get to go and enjoy the music.
So, thanks Doug.
I wrote “Sail Boats” during the pandemic and it’s featured on my “Hairy Larry Livestreams” album. When Bebop Beatniks started playing again it became a quick favorite and our trombonist, Rike Robinson, suggested that I write lyrics for it. So, one day, when I was driving in the car, I wrote the first verse. It’s a fantastic lyric all full of nautical references and song titles.
So, thanks Rike.
When we started to sing harmony parts to “Sail Boats” I added the second verse which is the same as the first verse except “All decked out in our white finery” was replaced with “Singing out in our fine harmony”.
At Blues Fest my grandson Conley Hunt sang the harmony and played cajon. Also playing were Tyler Remegen, flute; Jeremy Jackson, bass; Alex Washam, drums; and I’m on piano. We all live in Northeast Arkansas.
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