From The Archive July 11, 2021 – The Salty Dogs – “Starting Now”

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Thanks Marty. This week on From the Archives of Something Blue we’re hearing some great country blues from KASU Bluesday Tuesday.

Like so many Arkansas musicians I met Brad Williams through Delta Boogie promoting The Salty Dogs on the web and playing their music on Something Blue. I recommended them to Mike Doyle who was booking Bluesday Tuesday at the time and I was glad when the stars aligned and I got to hear them live at the Newport Country Club on March 12, 2013.

The Salty Dogs are from Little Rock. Also playing in the band are Bart Angel, Brent LaBeau, Nick Devlin all living in Arkansas with deep Arkansas roots except Nick Devlin, the lead guitarist is from Edinburgh, Scotland. Where he got his Arkansas roots, I don’t know, but you can hear them in his music.

The Salty Dogs are different than most country bands. They play country, blues, and gospel music and their country originals sound like old school standards. And yet somehow they bring a new music feel to their shows.

Here they are now, The Salty Dogs, singing one they wrote “Starting Now”.
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Sad

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Sad – July 10, 2021

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Perpetual Groove, Tedeschi Trucks, and Charlotte Taylor. 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.

Perpetual Groove Live at Western North Carolina Agricultural Center – AsheJam on 2021-06-26
archive.org/details/pgroove2021-06-26.flac24

Tedeschi Trucks Band Live at Showtime at the Drive-In on 2021-07-01
archive.org/details/ttb2021-07-01

Charlotte Taylor and Gypsy Rain Live at Red Goose Deli on 2009-04-20
archive.org/details/ct2009-04-20
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From The Archive July 4, 2021 – Charlotte Taylor and Gypsy Rain – “Summertime”

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Thanks Marty. This week on From the Archives of Something Blue we’re hearing George Gershwin as sung at KASU Blue Monday.

I had known Charlotte Taylor for years, promoting her music on Delta Boogie, but the first time I met her in person was at the Red Goose Deli in Paragould, Arkansas, on April 20, 2009.

She sang great and the band played great. Really friendly people fun to party with. I was fortunate to get good recordings that night that I love playing on Something Blue. Since then we have become good friends, working together on several shows and hanging in Helena at the King Biscuit Blues Festival. One time, at the biscuit, Delta Legends got to open for Charlotte Taylor and Gypsy Rain so sharing a stage is a feather in my cap.

Here they are now, Charlotte Taylor and Gypsy Rain, singing a jazz and blues standard that George Gershwin wrote for his opera, Porgy and Bess, “Summertime”.

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Seeds

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Seeds – July 3, 2021

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Paul Motian, Joe Lee, Yamile Burich, and Kenny Garrett. 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.

Joe Lee – Swings On
deltaboogie.com/alleyrecords/

Paul Motian – Lost Dream
www.npr.org/artists/15401669/paul-motian

Kenny Garrett – Seeds From The Underground

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Yamile Burich – Random
yamileburich.bandcamp.com/
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From The Archive June 27, 2021 – Joe Lee – “Sweet Lorraine”

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Thanks Marty. This week on From the Archives of Something Blue we’re hearing some great jazz from a Jonesboro jazz master.

First I helped Joe Lee digitize some of hs Alley hits for his “Sounds Of The Sixties” CD. We developed a good working arrangement so he invited me to work with him on another CD. This would be a jazz CD featuring songs he had recorded at Alley and also a live performance of “What’s New”.

As we collected the material from his master tapes I realized we were doing something important. These Joe Lee arrangements and performances archive an era of swing jazz that’s an important part of music history.

I didn’t make the recordings but Vivian and I worked hard to assure that the best possible quality went on the CD, both the music and the cover art. Joe was appreciative and he gave me coproducer credits on the album. We went on from there to coproduce another album I did record, “Boppin’ At The Forest”, but that’s a story for another From The Archives episode.

Here he is now, Joe Lee, singing a jazz standard released on his “Swings On” album, “Sweet Lorraine”.
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Corner

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Corner – June 26, 2021

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Sweet Angel, Black Angel, David Gale, and Roosevelt Collier. 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.

Roosevelt Collier Live at Brooklyn Bowl on 2016-05-09
archive.org/details/thenewstew2016-05-09.cmc621.sbd.matrix.flac24

Sweet Angel – Arkansas Roots Festival April 8, 2017
sweetangel.org/

David Gale

David Gale serves up “Corner Store Blues” as part of his new album, Down in Smoke

Black Angel

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From The Archive June 20, 2021 – Sweet Angel – “I’d Rather Be Myself”

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Thanks Marty. This week on From the Archives of Something Blue we’re hearing contemporary blues recorded at the Arkansas Roots Festival.

Sweet Angel is from Memphis and I had been playing her songs on Something Blue and promoting her act on Delta Boogie for years so when I saw she was booked for the Arkansas Roots Festival I was excited that I would get to hear her sing.

She did not disappoint. There’s no music like live music and yes, experiencing Sweet Angel live is an entirely different experience from listening to her recordings. She’s a fantastic vocalist and songwriter and she also plays a mean saxophone.

Here she is now, Sweet Angel, singing a song she wrote called “I’d Rather Be Myself”.
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Flight

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Flight – June 19, 2021

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Gary Bartz, John Stowell, and Jason Palmer. 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.

Gary Bartz – There Goes The Neighborhood
www.oberlin.edu/gary-bartz

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

Jason Palmer – Songbook
www.jasonpalmermusic.com/
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From The Archive June 13, 2021 – Bebop Beatniks – “It Could Happen To You”

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Thanks Marty. This week on From the Archives of Something Blue we’re hearing Bebop Beatniks recorded at the Delta Jazz Workshop.

The Delta Jazz Workshop is a week long summer jazz clinic available to any musician who wants to attend but it’s mostly Arkansas high school students who might be interested in continuing their music studies at ASU. Besides playing music all day the students also get to listen to live jazz every night. It has been my pleasure to bring Bebop Beatniks to play on Wednesday nights for several years.

On July 10, 2019, we had a special performance since we were joined by Bebop Beatniks alumnus, Kevin Tinker, trumpet, and Emily Lindley, vibes, as well as guest clinicians Michael McGowan, sax, and Jay Shepherd, guitar.

Bebop Beatniks are Jeremy Jackson, bass; Alex Washam, drums; and Hairy Larry, piano and vocals. So it was a Septet with two horns in front and an enlarged rhythm section.

Playing with these great musicians for a jazz audience was a fantastic experience.

Recorded right here at ASU on July 10, 2019, here’s Bebop Beatniks playing the jazz standard “It Could Happen To You”.

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And that’s Bebop Beatniks playing “It Could Happen To You” at the Delta Jazz Workshop on July 10, 2019.

Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, to hear Gary Bartz, John Stowell, and Jason Palmer.

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Gary Bartz, John Stowell, and Jason Palmer. 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.

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Hand

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Hand – June 12, 2021

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Dirk Quinn, Billy Jones, and Soule Monde. 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.

Soule Monde Live at FTC Stage One on 2021-06-03
archive.org/details/soulemonde2021-06-03.AKG414

The Dirk Quinn Band Live at Whites Road Park on 2021-06-01
archive.org/details/dqb2021-06-01.AKG-CK61.Flac24

Billy Jones Bluez – KASU Bluesday Tuesday August 9, 2011
archive.org/details/bjb2011-08-09
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