01. DJ Hairy Larry Presents Joneseboro Jazz Society Big Band with Dizzy Gillespie
02. Something Blue - Season - 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear a bebop legend playing with the Jonesboro Jazz Society Big Band.
Before Joe Lee passed I used to go to his house in the afternoon to digitize songs he had dug out of his archive. He always had a story about the musicians and the shows so I got my own personal From The Archives done Joe Lee style.
One week he told me about the time the Jonesboro Jazz Society brought Dizzy Gillespie to town to play. Before the show Joe was talking to Dizzy in the green room and Joe said, "We're playing one of your songs tonight and we'd be glad to have you play a solo." He told me that Dizzy demurred saying that he had his thing with his band and he wanted to do that show. Joe told me it was a long shot but worth the try.
The Jazz Society Big Band was hot that night and they were playing great. They started Dizzy's composition strong and while Joe was playing his solo the crowd exploded. Joe thought wow and when he turned and saw Dizzy he laughed out loud. Dizzy played a great solo, of course, and then you can hear an inspired Mike Overall playing the drum setup into the shout chorus.
I mean how many times do you get to play with Dizzy Gillespie?
So, here we go with the Jonesboro Jazz Society Big Band featuring guest soloist Dizzy Gillespie playing "Manteca".
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And that's the Jonesboro Jazz Society Big Band with guest soloist Dizzy Gillespie playing "Manteca". Don't miss Something Blue Saturday night at 10:00 to hear Dream Syndicate, Claypool Lennon Delirium, and Psychedelic Guitar Circus.
Delta Boogie Newsletter - August 2022 - Guerilla Livestreaming Craighead Forest Park
My grandson, Conley, joined me at Craighead Forest Park on July 13, 2022, to Guerilla Livestream Craighead Forest Lake. We played behind the bandshell with the lake behind us. We didn't get any ducks or geese swimming behind us but you can here them on the recording.
The Story Of Mister Mistmeister And His Many Transformations
Starting last February Ari and Caper have been adventuring in Tobbins Shire, west of Milyagon, through Wilken Woods, and across the river. We've been campaigning once or twice a month, sometimes with more PCs, and in July we finished a story arc.
I turned all of the session summaries into a booklet that can be downloaded here.
My daughters, Sarah and Megan, have opened a books, games, and hobby store in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, and the last three sessions were played at their store.
So it's been a good month for us in spite of the heat wave. I hope you've been staying cool and staying busy. Please let me know about your projects, music, and art.
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.
And that's Billy Lee Riley, singing his own blues, "How Come We All Ain't Got The Same", recorded right here in Jonesboro on May 25, 2000. Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, for more Billy Lee Riley, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and Mike Mizwinski.
Hairy Larry Guerilla Livestreaming The Big Pines was recorded live. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Songs
00:00 I've got the sun shining down on me ...
00:12 African Violet
10:34 Coming up next here's a 12 bar blues ...
10:42 The Blue Crane
17:53 I'm wearing my planets shirt ...
18:07 Low Earth Orbit
28:23 I've added a new song ...
31:28 After You've Gone by Creamer and Layton
38:25 The sun is shining down ...
38:38 Crates
46:28 Thanks ...
00:00 I've got the sun shining down on me ...
00:12 African Violet
10:34 Coming up next here's a 12 bar blues ...
10:42 The Blue Crane
17:53 I'm wearing my planets shirt ...
18:07 Low Earth Orbit
28:23 I've added a new song ...
31:28 After You've Gone by Creamer and Layton
38:25 The sun is shining down ...
38:38 Crates
46:28 Thanks ...
After You've Gone by Creamer and Layton, public domain
All other songs by Larry Heyl
Hairy Larry's twitch stream is at
twitch.tv/hairylarryland
The HairyLarryLand website is at
hairylarryland.com
All of Larry's livestream playlists are at The Live Music Archive.
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".
All right now, that's John Shepherd and Hairy Larry playing "Low Earth Orbit" on my twitch stream. Go to the Something Blue website at sbblues.com for links. Follow me on Twitch and subscribe on Youtube. Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 to hear more from John Shepherd on the Twitch Porch as well as Arial Calabria, Wolfgang Muthspiel, and John Scofield.
Hairy Larry Guerilla Livestreaming The Big Pines was recorded live. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Songs
00:00 Welcome ...
00:35 African Violet
10:42 I took a delivery ...
11:04 The Blue Crane
18:23 It seems to be the day ...
18:37 I do want to Thank Vivian ...
19:12 Crates
27:05 Here's an extended blues ...
27:14 Low Earth Orbit
37:40 Now here's a beautiful bossa nova ...
37:48 Malaysia
47:12 We're gonna close ...
47:20 Blue Goose
58:39 Thanks
Hairy Larry Guerilla Livestreaming The Big Pines was recorded live. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Songs
00:00 Welcome ...
00:35 African Violet
10:42 I took a delivery ...
11:04 The Blue Crane
18:23 It seems to be the day ...
18:37 I do want to Thank Vivian ...
19:12 Crates
27:05 Here's an extended blues ...
27:14 Low Earth Orbit
37:40 Now here's a beautiful bossa nova ...
37:48 Malaysia
47:12 We're gonna close ...
47:20 Blue Goose
58:39 Thanks
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.
And that's A State Of Grace singing "I've Found Jesus" recorded live at Blues Fest on September 6, 1998. Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, for more from A State Of Grace, Glass Pony, and the Rob Beaulieu Band.
Jazz Buskers Guerilla Livestreaming Craighead Forest Lake was recorded live. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Songs
00:00 Welcome ...
00:22 African violet
09:57 Geese ...
10:29 The Blue Crane
18:10 We're in a shady place ...
19:03 Crates
27:10 Here at beautiful Craighead Forest Park ...
27:30 Malaysia
37:01 We're gonna close ...
37:23 Low Earth Orbit
Jazz Buskers Guerilla Livestreaming Craighead Forest Lake was recorded live. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Songs
00:00 Welcome ...
00:22 African violet
09:57 Geese ...
10:29 The Blue Crane
18:10 We're in a shady place ...
19:03 Crates
27:10 Here at beautiful Craighead Forest Park ...
27:30 Malaysia
37:01 We're gonna close ...
37:23 Low Earth Orbit
This version of "Malaysia" was excerpted from the stream recorded on May 19, 2022. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
This version of "Low Earth Orbit" was excerpted from the stream recorded on May 19, 2022. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
This version of "African Violet" was excerpted from the stream recorded on May 19, 2022. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
This version of "Sail Boats" was excerpted from the stream recorded on May 19, 2022. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
From The Archives Of Something Blue August 7, 2022
DJ Hairy Larry presents Joneseboro Jazz Society Big Band with Dizzy Gillespie playing “Manteca”.
01. DJ Hairy Larry Presents Joneseboro Jazz Society Big Band with Dizzy Gillespie
02. Something Blue – Season – 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a bebop legend playing with the Jonesboro Jazz Society Big Band.
Before Joe Lee passed I used to go to his house in the afternoon to digitize songs he had dug out of his archive. He always had a story about the musicians and the shows so I got my own personal From The Archives done Joe Lee style.
One week he told me about the time the Jonesboro Jazz Society brought Dizzy Gillespie to town to play. Before the show Joe was talking to Dizzy in the green room and Joe said, “We’re playing one of your songs tonight and we’d be glad to have you play a solo.” He told me that Dizzy demurred saying that he had his thing with his band and he wanted to do that show. Joe told me it was a long shot but worth the try.
The Jazz Society Big Band was hot that night and they were playing great. They started Dizzy’s composition strong and while Joe was playing his solo the crowd exploded. Joe thought wow and when he turned and saw Dizzy he laughed out loud. Dizzy played a great solo, of course, and then you can hear an inspired Mike Overall playing the drum setup into the shout chorus.
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Hairy Larry Guerilla Livestreaming The Big Pines was recorded live. Hairy Larry’s current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Songs
00:00 I’ve got the sun shining down on me … 00:12 African Violet 10:34 Coming up next here’s a 12 bar blues … 10:42 The Blue Crane 17:53 I’m wearing my planets shirt … 18:07 Low Earth Orbit 28:23 I’ve added a new song … 31:28 After You’ve Gone by Creamer and Layton 38:25 The sun is shining down … 38:38 Crates 46:28 Thanks …
Hairy Larry Guerilla Livestreaming The Big Pines was recorded live. Hairy Larry’s current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Songs
00:00 Welcome … 00:35 African Violet 10:42 I took a delivery … 11:04 The Blue Crane 18:23 It seems to be the day … 18:37 I do want to Thank Vivian … 19:12 Crates 27:05 Here’s an extended blues … 27:14 Low Earth Orbit 37:40 Now here’s a beautiful bossa nova … 37:48 Malaysia 47:12 We’re gonna close … 47:20 Blue Goose 58:39 Thanks
Jazz Buskers Guerilla Livestreaming Craighead Forest Lake was recorded live. Hairy Larry’s current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
Songs
00:00 Welcome … 00:22 African violet 09:57 Geese … 10:29 The Blue Crane 18:10 We’re in a shady place … 19:03 Crates 27:10 Here at beautiful Craighead Forest Park … 27:30 Malaysia 37:01 We’re gonna close … 37:23 Low Earth Orbit
This version of “Malaysia” was excerpted from the stream recorded on May 19, 2022. Hairy Larry’s current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
This version of “African Violet” was excerpted from the stream recorded on May 19, 2022. Hairy Larry’s current schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 2:00 PM Central with weekend live performances to be arranged.
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