DJ Hairy Larry Presents Delta Legends Singing Hog Jowl Blues
From The Archives Of Something Blue – 2026-02-22
Delta Legends – Hog Jowl Blues
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an original blues song written by two Arkansas musicians and played by an Arkansas band.
When I met Ben Ben Adler, way back in the nineties, he talked to me about bringing Mack Self and the Silver Dollar Band to Blues Fest. Well Mack was an American rockabilly singer, who recorded for Sun Records in the 1950s and that was a perfect fit for Blues Fest. It was great, Mack Self sang his rockabilly hits with his band including Ben Ben on drums.
When they came back again Ben Ben said he had a band too, and they would like to play, next year if posible. So I booked Ben Ben and when it was time for his set he got all spiffed up and came out with a guitar. After delivering a sizzling R&B set with his band and guest musicians I was a fan.
Well, I saw Ben Ben at the Levon Helm Down Home Jubilee last year and I talked to him about playing with Delta Legends. He was up for it and we got together at John Shepherd’s WhatEverLand studio outside of Wynne, Arkansas. We recorded in November and December and released two albums, “Mr. John B. Shepherd” and “Hog Jowl Blues”.
To close this circle, “Hog Jowl Blues” is a song that Ben Ben wrote with Mack Self. So we’re getting the Arkansas Roots all the way down. Just like turtles.
Playing on the album were
John B. Shepherd – guitar and vocals
Ben Ben Adler – drums and vocals
David McCulley – bass
and
Hairy Larry – harmonica and vocals
Go to the Something Blue website at sbblues.com to see the album art, which is possibly the best album cover art of all time. Thanks Unsplash.
So now here’s Delta Legends, featuring Ben Ben Adler singing a song he cowrote with Mack Self, “Hog Jowl Blues”.
Recorded at WhatEverLand on December 12, 2025, that’s Ben Ben Adler singing the title track of the Delta Legends album, “Hog Jowl Blues”. Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, for more Delta Legends, Jeff Beck, Ray Gomez, and Nigel Harpur.
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