DJ Hairy Larry presents Billy Lee Riley playing “How Come We All Ain’t Got The Same”.

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Hairy Larry

From The Archives Of Something Blue July 31, 2022

DJ Hairy Larry presents Billy Lee Riley playing “How Come We All Ain’t Got The Same”.

01. DJ Hairy Larry Presents Billy Lee Riley
02. Something Blue – Kid – 29 second spot

Thanks Marty, today we’re hearing some original delta blues recorded right here in Jonesboro.

Billy Lee Riley was a true Arkansas legend, starting his career at Sun Studio in the fifties and making more hits and playing on other people’s hits in the sixties, seventies, and eighties. Then in the nineties he had two hit blues albums, “Hot Damn!” and “Shade Tree Blues”. So I was more than pleased when he agreed to play at the 5 Decades Of Great Music fundraiser for the Craighead Forest Bandshell on May 25, 2000.

Besides Billy Lee Riley we also featured delta legends Joe Lee and Matt Lucas who also had 5 decades under their belt. Joe Lee played a jazz set, then Billy Lee Riley played the blues. We had an Allstar band where I got to play with all three of them. And then Matt Lucas took us home with a contemporary rockabilly act, Crossfire, and Billy Lee Riley hit the stage again singing his classic rock and roll recorded at Sun in the fifties.

It was a great show and everybody had a real good time. Today we’re going to hear a Billy Lee Riley original, recorded at 5 Decades Of Great Music, called “How Come We All Ain’t Got The Same”. So here’s Billy Lee Riley now introducing his own song.

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Ladybugs

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Ladybugs – July 30, 2022

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Arial Calabria, John Shepherd, Wolfgang Muthspiel, and John Scofield. 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.

Medeski, Scofield, Martin, and Wood- Out Louder
www.medeskimartinandwood.com/
www.johnscofield.com/

Ariel Calabria, Bug Box
arcajazz.bandcamp.com/album/bug-box

Wolfgang Muthspiel, Angular Blues

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Hairy Larry and John Shepherd, Live on the Twitch Porch, April 10, 2022
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DJ Hairy Larry presents John Shepherd playing “Low Earth Orbit” on the Twitch Porch.

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Hairy Larry

From The Archives Of Something Blue July 24, 2022

DJ Hairy Larry presents John Shepherd playing “Low Earth Orbit” on the Twitch Porch.

01. DJ Hairy Larry Presents John Shepherd
02. Something Blue – Ladybugs – 29 second spot

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear John Shepherd joining me livestreaming on Twitch.

I am featuring jazz guitarists on Something Blue this week so I thought I would talk about playing jazz with John Shepherd on the Twitch Porch.

John and I go back to the early nineties. He was a Blues Fest regular always headlining for us. One thing about Blues Fest that isn’t true about most festivals is we always stayed on time. The trick to that is telling the bands when their time is up. But I always gave John Shepherd the headline performance so he could play as long as he wanted.

I got to play with John a few times at Blues Fest. And then we started a band together with Jeremy Burnett on harp. We called the band Delta Legends and besides playing in Northeast Arkansas we played on the Cedell Davis stage at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena every year.

We even got to record with Matt Lucas one time at HairyLarryLand when Matt and Barbara came to visit with Vivian and myself.

And then the pandemic happened and since we’re old Vivian and I went into lockdown and that shut down my live performances.

My daughter Megan started gaming on Twitch and I had to keep up so I started my own Twitch channel where I would play chill jazz piano. I wrote the songs and then I wrote horn parts and then I turned our front porch into the Twitch Porch and started playing again, outdoors, with Bebop Beatniks and Jazz Buskers.

On April 10, 2022, John Shepherd joined me on the Twitch Porch and we played four of my jazz originals. The videos are on Youtube, I’ll include links on the Something Blue website at sbblues.com. John and I had a great time so I thought I would play an extended blues with a nice slow groove for you today.

Ok now, here’s John Shepherd joining me on the Twitch Porch on April 10, 2022, playing a real belly rubber, “Low Earth Orbit”.





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Daydream

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Daydream – July 23, 2022

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Glass Pony, the Rob Beaulieu Band, and A State Of Grace. 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.

Glass Pony Live at Plank Road Plateau on 2022-06-25
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Rob Beaulieu Band Live at Plank Road Plateau on 2022-06-25
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A State Of Grace Live at Blues Fest September 6, 1998
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DJ Hairy Larry presents A State Of Grace playing “I’ve Found Jesus”.

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Hairy Larry

From The Archives Of Something Blue July 17, 2022

DJ Hairy Larry presents A State Of Grace playing “I’ve Found Jesus”.

01. DJ Hairy Larry Presents A State Of Grace
02. Something Blue – Daydream – 29 second spot

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear some praise music recorded at Blue Fest in 1998.

I had heard just how hard A State Of Grace rocked it during worship at the Wesley. Brother Leonard Higgins, pastor at the Wesley, sang with the band but you have to attribute their sound to the students. Harmony vocals, great keyboards, soaring guitar, and pumping bass, driven hard by snare heavy drum parts. I thought they were perfect for Blues Fest.

And like all praise bands audience participation was the most important part. They always got everybody clapping and singing along.

Sometimes a band finds itself in the right place at the right time and they’re inspired to execute an extraordinary performance. They were ready for the crowd and the crowd was ready for them. And they delivered.

So now, recorded on September 6, 1998, at Blues Fest, in Craighead Forest Park, here’s A State Of Grace singing “I’ve Found Jesus”. For the Arkansas Roots part I’m going to let Leonard Higgins introduce the band after they finish their song.

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Speakable

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Speakable – July 16, 2022

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Tumi Mogorosi, Steve Grossman, and Jazz Writers Big Band. 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.

Tumi Mogorosi, Group Theory: Black Music
tumimogorosi.bandcamp.com/album/group-theory-black-music

Jazz Writers Big Band
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Steve Grossman – Live At Cafe Praga
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DJ Hairy Larry Presents Jazz Writers Big Band

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Hairy Larry

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From The Archives Of Something Blue July 10, 2022

DJ Hairy Larry presents Jazz Writers Big Band playing “Here’s That Rainy Day”.

01. DJ Hairy Larry Presents Jazz Writers Big Band
02. Something Blue – Speakable – 29 second spot

Thanks Marty, whenever I’m working on a jazz show I always check through my Delta Jazz Workshop archives.

Every night during the Delta Jazz Workshop there is a different band performing for the students. I try to record all of these performances for the musicians and for the Archives of Something Blue.

On July 11, 2016, we were at Riceland Hall to hear Jazz Writers Big Band. I was fortunate to get good recordings of this performance. They never play the same show twice. Members of the band write or arrange all of the songs they play and they are always coming up with something new. Which makes them perfect for Something Blue.

There’s no music like live music and it’s even better when the musicians are your friends. And when it’s your friends playing songs they wrote or arranged that’s what creativity is all about.

On this week’s Something Blue show I’ll be featuring original compositions by Tom O’Connor and Joseph Curtis. For Arkansas Roots I picked a great jazz standard, “Here’s That Rainy Day”.

Now here’s the Jazz Writers Big Band recorded at the Delta Jazz Workshop on July 11, 2016, playing Tom O’Connor’s arrangement of “Here’s That Rainy Day”.

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Creatures

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Creatures – July 9, 2022

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Hayley Jane, Steve Kimock, and Stanton Moore. 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.

Hayley Jane and the Primates Live at Northlands Live on 2022-06-25
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Stanton Moore Live at Chelsea’s on 2003-03-21
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Steve Kimock Live at Park City Music Hall on 2022-06-18
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DJ Hairy Larry presents Kerry Lee playing “Turnip Greens”.

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Hairy Larry

From The Archives Of Something Blue July 3, 2022

DJ Hairy Larry presents Kerry Lee playing “Turnip Greens”.

01. DJ Hairy Larry Presents Kerry Lee
02. Something Blue – Creatures – 29 second spot

Thanks Marty, today we’re hearing a funny country song performed by a Blues Fest walk on.

Sometimes I know just what song I want to use for From The Archives Of Something Blue. And sometimes I’m digging through the archive and I find something really great that I had completely forgotten about.

It was September 13, 2009, and we had a last minute band cancellation due to health. I had been talking to a singer, Kerry Lee, earlier in the day and I thought he would be just the one to fill some silence with music while I organized The Mudcats. And he did more than that. He sang one funny song after another, “Dolly Parton’s Hits”, “Turnip Greens”, “I Lobster But Never Flounder”, and more.

Now I went on Youtube and listened to the original versions of these songs and on every one Kerry’s delivery was funnier than the original. He brought country music comedic timing to a new level right here at Blues Fest.

Now this is where I would usually discuss the musician’s Arkansas Roots. I can tell you this. He played at Blues Fest in 2009. I polished up my Google Fu and found nothing.

I also like to email musicians when they are featured on From The Archives Of Something Blue. So if you know Kerry Lee please have him get in touch with me or have him call KASU. I’m sure he would enjoy these recordings.

So now, recorded at Blues Fest, on September 13, 2009, here’s Kerry Lee with his harmonica on a rack singing the Paul Thorn song, “Turnip Greens”.
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School

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – School – July 2, 2022

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Kevin Eubanks, Stanley Jordan, Carla Bley, and Dave Holland. 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.

Kevin Eubanks – Stanley Jordan – Duets
www.kevineubanks.com/
www.stanleyjordan.com/en-us/

Carla Bley – Andy Sheppard – Steve Swallow – Life Goes On
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Dave Holland – Another Land

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