DJ Hairy Larry Presents Hairy Larry Singing Twin Stars

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Hairy Larry

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Hairy Larry Singing Twin Stars
From The Archives Of Something Blue – 2025-05-18


Hairy Larry and George

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a song I sang at my Senior Composition Recital.

I was taking Music History when I learned the music terminology art song and I thought, that’s what I’m writing for my recital, art songs.

One of those songs I called “Twin Stars”, a love song based on my life with Vivian.

It is performed by Hairy Larry and George with a guest, Pershauna Johnson, playing alto flute. Alto flute has a beautiful sound, breathy like a flute but with a lower pitch. Pershauna did a great job on this song. She was a graduate student at ASU at the time.

Also playing was George Hinds on bass, my partner in crime and a lifetime resident of Northeast Arkansas. George was from a musical family and he played with everyone, Billy Lee Riley, Larry Donn, Dennis Mathes, and myself. We played for years as a duo and also in The Swing Band Project. We recorded two albums, “Hip Sexagenarians” and “Aggie Road” and now that they changed the copyright law about streaming music we have one in the can, “Hairy Larry Does Dylan”, soon to be released.

So now, recorded live in the Fine Arts Recital Hall on November 8, 2013, here’s Hairy Larry and George with Pershauna Johnson playing my song, “Twin Stars”.

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Sunflower

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Sunflower – May 17, 2025


Jeff Parker ETA IVtet – The Way Out Of Easy

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring luvtrst. and Jeff Parker. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.

Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.


Cody Ballard
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DJ Hairy Larry Presents luvtrst. Playing Straight No Chaser-Bb Blues-Blue Monk

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Hairy Larry

DJ Hairy Larry Presents luvtrst. Playing Straight No Chaser-Bb Blues-Blue Monk
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2025-05-11


Cody Ballard

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear the Bb Blues with heads from two jazz standards recorded live at Stage Too.

Stage Too is a new club in Jonesboro, Arkansas, featuring music every Friday night. They are located at Main and Monroe. When I heard they were having a jazz band I just had to go.

I heard that Cody Ballard and Addison Boling were playing. They were both friends of mine from the Jazz Department at ASU. Cody guested with several of my bands including The Swing Band Project and Bebop Beatniks. I recorded Addison on the Caprice album, an album of original jazz songs by ASU Students that remains popular on KASU today. And they both played with NJHB at my senior recital where I recorded the album, “Bop Soup”.

Also playing was Derek Doyle who I have recorded with Jazz Alliance at The Edge and with Grant Garland at KASU Bluesday Tuesday. Filling out the band was Matt Dixon on guitar, who I got to meet for the first time at the show. So, something old, something new, just like Something Blue.

The song I picked today is a tribute to Thelonius Monk, a Bb blues featuring the head parts or melodies from two of his most covered songs. luvtrst. plays the head in on “Straight No Chaser” and then after they jam for a while they close with the head from “Blue Monk”. Just remember you heard it first on KASU.

So now, recorded at Stage Too on May 2, 2025, here’s luvtrst. playing Straight No Chaser/Bb Blues/Blue Monk.

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Derek Doyle
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Draggin

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Draggin – May 10, 2025

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Animal Liberation Orchestra and Daniel Donato. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.

Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.


Animal Liberation Orchestra

Animal Liberation Orchestra Live at Infinity Music Hall on 2025-04-27
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Daniel Donato Live at The Funky Biscuit on 2025-04-28
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DJ Hairy Larry Presents Sky City Playing Rain Song

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Hairy Larry

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Sky City Playing Rain Song
From The Archives of Something Blue May 4, 2024


Sky City

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an original song recorded at the Arkansas Roots Festival.

I first met Sky City at Blues Fest. They volunteered so I booked them. They have always delivered wonderful performances.

Since then they played again at Blues Fest, Sunday In The Park and Bebopalooza. Nathan Crouch even joined us for an evening of Grateful Dead songs at TheArts@311. It is also through Sky City that I met Tonja McKay, an entomologist, and a fine violinist or fiddler, as we say in Arkansas. She helped me record “Three songs from Astral Weeks” at TheArts@311.

In fact all the musicians in the band are outstanding. Playing at the Arkansas Roots Festival on April 8, 2017 were Nathan Crouch – acoustic guitar and vocals, Grant Camp – bass and vocals, Tanja McKay – violin, Matt Pierce – electric guitar and vocals, and Jason Hatcher – drums, all long time Jonesboro residents.

I will leave many links at the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.

I picked a beautiful tune, a live version of “Rain Song” debuted on their album “Quantico Traveler”, to play for you today. Nathan Crouch wrote it.

And here they are now, Sky City playing “Rain Song”.

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Sky City Live at City Water and Light Park on 2017-04-08
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Hairy Larry and George plus guests
Live at Jazz Thursday, February 28, 2013
At TheArts@311 in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Three songs from Astral Weeks
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Matt Pierce, Grant Camp, Nathan Crouch

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Size

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Size – May 3, 2025


Jeff Beck – Wired

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Jay Shepherd, Jeff Beck, Pat Metheny, and Billy Cobham. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.

Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.


Pat Metheny – Bright Size Life

Pat Metheny – Bright Size Life
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Billy Cobham – Crosswinds

Billy Cobham


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Jeff Beck – Wired

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Jay Shepherd – Delta Jazz Workshop – 2016-07-12
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Jay Shepherd
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DJ Hairy Larry Presents Jay Shepherd Playing Maiden Voyage

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Hairy Larry

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Jay Shepherd Playing Maiden Voyage
From The Archives Of Something Blue – 2025-04-27

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a Herbie Hancock song played at the Delta Jazz Workshop.


Jay Shepherd

On July 12, 2016, Jay Shepherd was playing in the Fine Arts Recital Hall as part of the ASU Jazz Department’s Delta Jazz Workshop. He put together a fine band and these recordings are some of my favorites.

We’re going to hear “Maiden Voyage”, played by Jay Shepherd, guitar; Tyler Worsham, keys; Terrell Montgomery, bass; and Keyven Dunn, drums. All of these musicians were students at ASU.

Maiden Voyage was released in 1966. The band was an all star lineup. Besides Herbie Hancock on keys the band included tenor saxophonist George Coleman, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams.

So now, here’s Jay Shepherd playing “Maiden Voyage”, recorded right here at ASU in the fine Arts Recital Hall.

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Brother

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Brother – April 26, 2025

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring John Good, Spafford, and Eric Krasno. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.

Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.


Eric Krasno Live at The Mint on 2025-04-16

Eric Krasno Live at The Mint on 2025-04-16
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Spafford Live at Brooklyn Arts Center on 2025-04-16
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John Good and Friends

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DJ Hairy Larry Presents John Good and Friends Playing Honky Tonk Joy

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Hairy Larry

DJ Hairy Larry Presents John Good and Friends Playing Honky Tonk Joy
From the Archives Of Something Blue 2025-04-20

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a musician I played with 30 years ago who sent me some songs recently recorded.

Back in the nineties a guitarist called Duke was jamming with Hairy Larry and The Flying Hungarians. He even played at Blues Fest. A great guy and a great musician.

Now, 30 years later, I get an email from John Good. Duke is his stagename. John Good is his name. I probably knew that back at the time but I only remembered Duke.

And he sent me two CDs recorded by John Good and Friends. Excellent work played by excellent musicians from Little Rock, Arkansas.

The song I picked to play on Arkansas Roots is “Honky Tonk Joy” an original song recorded by John Good and Friends and featuring guitarists, Nick Devlin and John Good. It’s a rocker done in a style that is close to my heart, Honky Tonk.

So now, recorded in Little Rock Arkansas by John Good and Friends here’s “Honky Tonk Joy”.

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Coastline

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Coastline – April 19, 2025


Fergus McCreadie – Stream

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Pat Metheny, Fergus McCreadie, and Martin Speake. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.

Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.

Fergus McCreadie – Stream
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Martin Speake – Change Of Heart
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Pat Metheny – Imaginary Day
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Pat Metheny – Imaginary Day
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