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

Posted on June 7, 2021 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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Siren

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Siren – June 5, 2021

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Gary Bartz, Susanna Aleksandra, and Seamus Blake. 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.

Susanna Aleksandra – The Siren
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Gary Bartz – Jazz Is Dead 006

Gary Bartz

Seamus Blake Quintet – The Call
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From The Archive May 30, 2021 – Hairy Larry – “Knockin Boots”

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Thanks Marty, I’m playing some new jazz releases on Something Blue this week so I decided to play a recent recording from the HairyLarryLand twitch studio on From The Archives Of Something Blue.

My daughter, Megan, is into indie games and when she started a twitch stream I was fascinated. I decided to start my own stream called Hairy Larry Practicing Piano and I scheduled it three times a week at 3:00 PM Central on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

There’s a whole world out there live streaming and it’s a creative and technical challenge to equip a studio and put together the content for a stream. I am writing a series of articles called Setting Up A Twitch Stream at gamerplus.org. One of my first decisions was to do all original songs to avoid copyright issues and to keep the creative juices flowing writing new material for the stream. I program my songs into iReal Pro so that my tablet can play the backing tracks.

I also excerpt videos from the stream and post them on my video website, peertube.hairylarry.rocks so you can watch me playing this if you wish. I used VLC to convert the video into a wav file for playing on the radio.

The song I picked for today I wrote several years ago for the Jazz Recital Band at ASU. I recorded it on May 27, 2021, just last week. Here I am now doing my own song, “Knockin Boots”.
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Root

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Root – May 29. 2021

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring the JT Bates Grain Trio and Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe. 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.

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Live at North Beach Bandshell on 2021-04-17
archive.org/details/kdtu2021-04-17.schoeps.spyder9.flac16

JT Bates Grain Trio Live at Icehouse MPLS on 2020-10-05
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From The Archive May 23, 2021 – Lisa Ahia – “That’s All”

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Thanks Marty, this week on From The Archives Of Something Blue we’ll hear a jazz standard recorded at the public library.

Two of my favorite musicians from Northeast Arkansas are Gary Gazaway and Lisa Ahia. They were booked to perform at the Jonesboro public library on June 4, 2013, so I grabbed my recording gear and my camera and drove to town for the show.

Gary and Lisa live in Pocahontas. Gary has played his trumpet all over the world and Lisa is a fantastic jazz singer. Playing with them were Jonesboro residents, Joy Sanford on piano and David Eckert, bass. All of these musicians have helped with the KASU Christmas shows in Pocahontas.

Listening to the recording of Gary introducing the song he reminded me that I had heard Lisa sing the song just a week earlier at Joe Lee’s funeral. So, going out to the public library, all the musicians, and Joe Lee here’s Lisa Ahia singing “That’s All”.
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Hurts

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Something Blue – Hurts – May 22, 2021

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Wannu? and Billy & The Kids. 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.

Bill Kreutzmann Live at Anini Beach Private Residence on 2021-05-09
Billy & The Kids for Bill’s 75th Birthday Pa’ina

Wannu? Live at Proud Larry’s on 2021-05-08
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From The Archive May 16, 2021 – Carl, Tim, Marissa, Meghan, and Jen – “We Are Who We Are”

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Hairy Larry

Thanks Marty, on this weeks From The Archives Of Something Blue I’ve got some Hiphop recorded at HairyLarryLand.

My son, Carl Heyl, plays bass in Hairy Larry and The Flying Hungarians. He’s an excellent musician so when he told me he and his friends wanted to record some vocal numbers at my studio I was all in. Five of them showed up, all vocalists, with one acoustic guitar and a few percussion instruments. So it’s vocals in the foreground all the time over minimalist backing. I really don’t know why more groups don’t do this. Concentrate on harmony vocals and keep the instrumentation sparse. It’s a great way to deliver the material with a clean sound.

Singing for the recordings were Carl Heyl, Tim Hose, Marissa Farmer, Meghan Allen, and Jen Hose, all from Arkansas and students at ASU. Recorded at my HairyLarryLand Studio on November 6, 2011, here they are now singing “We Are Who We Are”.
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Basement

Posted on May 15, 2021 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
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Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Eirik Hegdal with special guest Joshua Redman – Triads and More
trondheimjazzorkester.bandcamp.com/album/triads-and-more
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Rob Alley Trio – Live at the Craighead Forest Bandshell on June 21, 2009
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From The Archive May 9, 2021 – Rob Alley Trio – “So What” – October 13, 2024

Posted on May 9, 2021 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

Posted on May 8, 2021 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
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Plain Meanness
KASU Blue Monday October 17, 2011
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