Let It Be Known
Posted on 2026-08-11
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Mark Sallings Playing Playhouse
https://sbblues.com/2026/08/09/dj-hairy-larry-presents-mark-sallings-playing-playhouse/
Thanks Marty. Today we’re going to hear an original song from a bluesman who lived in Wynne, Arkansas.
Mark Sallings and the Famous Unknowns were the house band at B.B. Kings in Memphis. Mark sang and played harmonica, sax, and keys. I got to know his wife, Sandi and Mark when he was playing at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, Arkansas.
He played all over the area featuring other fine Arkansas musicians including Gerry Moss, Jerry Bone, Tony Spinner, and Jess Hoggard. He also played at Blues Fest. (Ok, now I’m going to have to dig out those tapes for a future podcast.)
He was also a great songwriter with blues hits including “Mighty Oaks”.
He usually fronted a four piece band but on his “Let It Be Known” album he closed with a production number, “Playhouse”, with another guitar, a Hammond B3, and a trumpet.
Featured on the album are
Mark Sallings – Vocals, harmonica, and saxophone
Victor Lukenbaugh – drums
Jerry Bone – bass
Tony Spinner – guitar
Ray Reach – Hammond B3
Jess Hoggard – guitar solo on Playhouse
and
Lester Harris – trumpet on Playhouse
This is going to be a treat!
So now, from his album “Let It Be Known”, here’s Mark Sallings singing “Playhouse”.
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Emmet Cohen Featuring Ron Carter
Posted on 2026-08-09
Something Blue – Storm – 2026-08-08
https://sbblues.com/2026/08/08/storm/
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Bob James, Emmet Cohen, and Tom Scott. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.
Bob James - Restoration, Jazz Hands
https://www.bobjames.com/
Tom Scott - Priceless Jazz Collection
https://www.tomscottmusic.com/
Tom Scott and The L.A. Express
https://youtu.be/hL-bUCdnJ1Y?si=xVIbTMY2zjTvN8nL
Emmet Cohen - Master Legacy Series with Jimmy Cobb, Master Legacy Series with Ron Carter
https://www.emmetcohen.com/
https://emmetcohen.bandcamp.com/album/universal-truth
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Somewhere Off Jazz Street - Wherever It Is - Wherever It Is
Posted on 2026-08-07
MixRemix On Anonradio - From The Creative Commons Jazz Library - 2026-08-06
jazz.mixremix.cc
1:09:30
Wherever It Is by Somewhere off Jazz Street
https://somewhereoffjazzstreet.bandcamp.com/album/wherever-it-is
CC BY-NC
35:34
Stefan Kartenberg-Funk and Soul Soundtracks
https://www.jamendo.com/album/465501/funk-and-soul-soundtracks
CC BY-NC-ND
1:01:59
Sunna_Gunnlaugs-Creative_Commons_Collection
https://sunnagunnlaugs.bandcamp.com/
CC BY-NC-ND
51:43
Attenti al Ladro - Boom Boom Beckett
https://www.jamendo.com/album/103120/attenti-al-ladro
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41:41
Dazie Mae-Velvet Dress & Stockings
https://www.jamendo.com/album/54604/velvet-dress-and-stockings
CC BY-NC-ND
33:47
Swing Brother Swing by Monkey Doo
https://monkeydoo.bandcamp.com/album/swing-brother-swing
CC BY-SA
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Chris DeClerk-Solo
Posted on 2026-08-01
Something Blue – Reverend – August 1, 2026
https://sbblues.com/2026/08/01/reverend/
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Chris DeClerk, Charlie Parr, and Billy Strings. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.
Billy Strings Live at Agganis Arena on 2026-07-22
https://archive.org/details/billystrings2026-07-22
Charlie Parr Live at Iron Horse Music Hall on 2026-07-08
https://archive.org/details/cp2026-07-08.aud.flac2496
Chris DeClerk Solo
Live From The Undercraft
Little Rock, AR 6/13/25
https://chrisdeclerk.bandcamp.com/album/chris-declerk-solo-live-from-the-undercroft-6-13-2025
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Oleg O Kachanko-Sea Of Dreams
Posted on 2026-07-31
MixRemix On Anonradio - From The Creative Commons Jazz Library - 2026-07-31
https://jazz.mixremix.cc
46:32
Oleg O Kachanko-Sea Of Dreams
https://www.jamendo.com/album/83791/sea-of-dreams
CC BY-NC-ND
26:42
Nelson Jenstad-How To Buy A TV
https://www.jamendo.com/album/92697/how-to-buy-a-tv
CC BY-SA
11:46
Holizna-Busted Guitar
https://holiznacc0.bandcamp.com/album/busted-guitar-jazz
CC0
42:57
Strange Boat, Strange Cargo - Régis V. Gronoff
https://rvgmusic.bandcamp.com/album/strange-boat-strange-cargo
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34:03
Trafic de Blues-Fin de cavale
https://www.jamendo.com/album/1820/fin-de-cavale
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27:49
Tom La Meche-Hypnotic project
https://www.jamendo.com/album/18170/hypnotic-project
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Bebop Beatniks-Live At Blues Fest
Posted on 2026-07-12
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Bebop Beatniks Playing Malaysia
From The Archives Of Something Blue July 12, 2026
https://sbblues.com/2026/07/12/dj-hairy-larry-presents-bebop-beatniks-playing-malaysia-2/
Thanks Marty, Today we're going to hear Bebop Beatniks - Live At Blues Fest.
I wrote "Malaysia" in the fall of 2012 and it was first released on the NJHB album, "Bella's Blues", recorded on January 4, 2013. It's a Bossa Nova song with a beautiful melody and a hard bop turnaround that catches everyone's attention.
It quickly became an NJHB favorite and I also used it as a show closer for Bebop Beatniks and my solo piano shows.
In fact, when Bebop Beatniks recorded Live At Blues Fest on September 24, 2023, "Malaysia" was our closer.
We played as a quintet with two percussionists featuring
Tyler Remagen - sax and flute
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Alex Washam - drums
and
Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals
I want to take a minute to talk about Tyler Remagen. Tyler helped me play on my recitals when he was an undergraduate in the ASU jazz program. I invited him to join Bebop Beatniks and he played on our studio album "Leaves".
He also played with NJHB and on my "Elphonium" album recorded on November 30, 2018, in the ASU Bandroom at my composition recital. We had a little side project going called Lady Day and The Prez featuring Whitley Newman singing Billie Holiday songs with Tyler playing the Lester Young tenor sax parts.
As always, I will leave links on the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
And if you listen to these songs you will hear how well he played.
Then after he graduated from ASU he went to Cincinatti and took a Masters in Saxophone Performance. When he got back to Jonesboro his playing was at a whole different level as they say in the jazz world. That's what that kind of intensive study does for you.
And we were fortunate to have him playing with Bebop Beatniks again including on September 24, 2023, when we recorded Bebop Beatniks "Live At Blues Fest".
After playing together for all those years we had a tight band but Tyler Remagen was definitely the star of the show. We recorded a saxophone album.
And as I said before, "Malaysia" closed the show.
So now, here's Bebop Beatniks playing "Malaysia" featuring Tyler Remagen on tenor sax.
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Bebop Beatniks Playing Malaysia
From The Archives Of Something Blue July 12, 2026
https://sbblues.com/2026/07/12/dj-hairy-larry-presents-bebop-beatniks-playing-malaysia-2/
Something Blue Archives Featured Concert
Bebop Beatniks - Live At Blues Fest
https://archive.org/details/hl2023-09-24.album
Something Blue Archives - List Of Concerts
https://archive.org/details/somethingbluearchives?sort=-publicdate
BebopBeatniks - Leaves
https://archive.org/details/BebopBeatniks-Leaves
NJHB - Quantum Blues
https://archive.org/details/hl2018-07-28
Hairy Larry - Elphonium
https://archive.org/details/hl2018-11-30
Lady Day and The Prez - Craighead Forest Bandshell - May 13, 2018
https://archive.org/details/hl2018-05-13.LadyDay
music
And that's Bebop Beatniks playing "Malaysia" Live at Blues Fest featuring Tyler Remagen on tenor sax. Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, to hear more Bebop Beatniks, The Phoenix Trio, Emmet Cohen, and SML.
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