From The Archive June 6, 2021 – October 20, 2024 – Billy Jones Blues – “Hurts Me Too”

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Hairy Larry

Thanks Marty. This week on From the Archives of Something Blue we’re hearing some real blues recorded at Bluesday Tuesday.

Billy Jones Bluez is from Central Arkansas so Bluesday Tuesday in Newport was a good fit for them with less travel time than driving all the way to Jonesboro. I got to record them at KASU Bluesday Tuesday on August 9, 2011, and I have played recordings from this show on Something Blue many times.

What can I say about Billy Jones? He writes great songs and also picks great cover songs for his repertoire. He’s an outstanding guitarist and vocalist. He leads a great band. He’s an exceptional showman who adds a lot of humor to his show. And he is very versatile playing blues, country, and rock. Whenever I have seen him play he always put on a show. He’s a real entertainer.

For today I picked the blues classic, “Hurts Me Too” and there will be more songs from this same show on Something Blue this week. Here they are now, Billy Jones Bluez, playing “Hurts Me Too”.
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Besement – October 19, 2024

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Basement – May 15, 2021

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring John Stowell, The Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, and Rob Alley. 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.

John Stowell/Michael Zilber Quartet – Basement Blues
www.johnstowell.com/

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Eirik Hegdal with special guest Joshua Redman – Triads and More
trondheimjazzorkester.bandcamp.com/album/triads-and-more
trondheimjazzorkester.bandcamp.com/

Rob Alley Trio – Live at the Craighead Forest Bandshell on June 21, 2009
www.bigbandofbrothers.com/rob-alley
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From The Archive May 9, 2021 – Rob Alley Trio – So What – October 13, 2024

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Hairy Larry

Thanks Marty, this week on From The Archives we’ve got a jazz standard recorded at the Craighead Forest Bandshell.

Rob Alley taught at ASU and I recorded him several times at The Edge Coffeehouse so I was thrilled when I was able to book him to play at the bandshell on June 21, 2009. Playing with Rob Alley was David Eckert on bass and Mike Overall, drums. The audience loved their set of jazz standards. I will be playing more from this show on Something Blue this week.

For From The Archives I picked one of the most famous songs in jazz history. a Miles Davis composition from “Kind Of Blue”, here’s the Rob Alley Trio playing “So What”.
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Barn – October 12 2024

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Barn – May 8, 2021 – October 12, 2024

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Plain Meanness, Chris & Spigs, and The Aerolites. 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.

Chris & Spigs’ Rock & Roll Circus Live at Barn Jams, Vol. II (FREE RELEASE) on 2021-04-20
archive.org/details/CAS2021-04-20.ChrisAndSpigsRockAndRollCircusBarnJamsVolumeII

The Aerolites Live at The Wild Fern on 2021-04-20
archive.org/details/aero2021-04-20

Plain Meanness
KASU Blue Monday October 17, 2011
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From The Archive May 2, 2021 – Plain Meanness – Pipeline – October 6, 2024

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Hairy Larry

Thanks Marty, this week on From The Archives we’ve got another song from Blue Monday.

If there was ever a band you could call eclectic it’s Plain Meanness. They play more variety in one set than you are likely to hear at an entire festival. I recorded them at KASU Blue Monday in Paragould, Arkansas, on October 17, 2011 and they tore it up. Every style, every genre, from Al Green to Dylan to The Ventures.

Playing that night were Patrick Dailey, guitar; Corey Emerson, trombone; Derek Doyle, bass; and Greg Arnold, drums. All local musicians well known in the community. I will be featuring more of their music on Something Blue but for today I picked “Pipeline”, a guitar instrumental classic from the sixties. Just listen to Patrick Dailey nail it.
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Muffin

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Muffin – April 24, 2021 – October 7, 2024


This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring The Hanging Chads, NJHB, and Vertigo Jazz Project. 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.

Vertigo Jazz Project Live at Double Door Inn on 2009-05-22
archive.org/details/vertjazz2009-05-22.flacf16

Hanging Chads Live at Sheraton Hotel Deck Party on 2006-09-15
archive.org/details/chads2006-09-15.flac16

NJHB Live at HairyLarryLand on 2018-07-28
archive.org/details/hl2018-07-28
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DJ Hairy Larry Presents NJHB Playing Malaysia

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Hairy Larry



DJ Hairy Larry Presents NJHB Playing Malaysia
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2024-09-29

Thanks Marty, this week on From The Archives I picked a song from one of my favorite NJHB albums, “Stinger”.

Chris “Stinger” Stevens was a guest star at New Jazz In Jonesboro held in downtown Jonesboro at TheArts@311 on April 6, 2013. Chris is a very versatile guitarist who plays everything from The Beatles to Santana as well as blues and jazz so he was a perfect fit as a guest guitarist for NJHB joining our regular guitarist Mike “Ziff” Lovell.

We played an exceptional set with lots of soaring guitars but unfortunately with no horns or bass. So I did audio post production on what we had and wrote an overdub script for bass and sax. Corey Emerson came to HairyLarryLand and put down the bass parts and then Cody Ballard visited later and played the sax. Both of these guys are such fine musicians that everything was first take.

Also on the album, recorded during the live show, are Carl Abraham on drums and I’m on piano. Here we are now doing a song I wrote called “Malaysia”.

NJHB Live at TheArts@311 on 2013-04-06
Something Blue Archives
archive.org/details/hl2013-04-06

Something Blue Archives – List Of Concerts
archive.org/details/somethingbluearchives?sort=-publicdate

Live at HairyLarryLand on 2018-07-28
archive.org/details/hl2018-07-28
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Hide – April 7, 2021 – September 28, 2024

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Hide – September 28, 2024

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring The Beau Sasser Trio, The Mudcats, and the Benevento Russo Duo. 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.

Benevento/Russo Live at Relix Studio on 2021-03-29
archive.org/details/duo2021-03-29

Beau Sasser Trio Live at The Main Pub on 2021-04-03
archive.org/details/BST2021-04-03.BeauSasserTrioTelefunkenDSBD

The Mudcats – Blues Fest House Band
archive.org/details/blues_fest_house_band
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DJ Hairy Larry Pesents The Mudcats Playing Guitar Blues

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Hairy Larry



Thanks Marty, this week on From The Archives we’re featuring some blues recorded at Blues Fest.

The Mudcats were the Blues Fest House Band. We had a band call in sick so I gathered some musicians from the audience and told everyone we were The Mudcats. After hosting the jam set and filling in again people started asking when The Mudcats were going to play. So we ended up on the schedule.

The core group was George Hinds, bass; Randy Gambill, drums, and I was on guitar. We always had guests and on September 2, 2007, we had Scott Mathis on lead guitar. Which was appropriate because the song we’re going to hear is “Guitar Blues”.

Now here are The Mudcats playing a song I wrote called “Guitar Blues”.

The Mudcats Live at Blues Fest at The Craighead Forest Bandshell on 2007-09-02
Something Blue Archives
archive.org/details/mc2007-09-02

Something Blue Archives – List Of Concerts
archive.org/details/somethingbluearchives?sort=-publicdate

The Mudcats – Blues Fest House Band
archive.org/details/blues_fest_house_band

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Night

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Night – April 10, 2021/September 21 2024

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Erroll Garner, Caprice, Greg Skaff, and Matana Roberts. 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.

Erroll Garner – The Complete Concert By The Sea
www.errollgarner.com/

Greg Skaff – Polaris
gregskaff.com/

Matana Roberts – The Chicago Project

Matana Roberts

Caprice – From Dawn Til Dusk
njhb.bandcamp.com/album/from-dawn-til-dusk
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