DJ Hairy Larry presents Big Red and The Soul Benders playing "They Call Me Big Mama".
01. DJ Hairy Larry Presents Big Red and The Soul Benders
02. Something Blue - Aspect - 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today we'll hear Big Red sing a Big Mama Thorton song at KASU Bluesday Tuesday in Newport.
I met Kelly and Mike jamming at Blues Fest and at the King Biscuit Blues Festival. They put together a fantastic blues act called Big Red and The Soul Benders so I was happy to hear I would get to record them at Bluesday Tuesday in Newport, Arkansas. When I was setting up my microphones I got another surprise. They had brought Jawbone from Jawbone and Jolene to play harmonica. Jawbone and Jolene had also played at Blues Fest several times so it was great to hear him again. It's a small blues world in Arkansas.
Step forward a few years and I was down at The Biscuit and my friend Black Oak Slim invited me to take a walk. We went down to Cherry Street and he took me into a club on the corner. And there was Kelly and Mike, it was their club and they had a piano picker playing music. When he took a break they invited me to play. I borrowed a guitar and did the best I could.
I was sad to hear several years later that their club had burned down.
Kelly, aka Big Red, knows what the job of a blueswoman is. Sure, you have to sing. But more importantly you have to reach your audience and entertain. Here's Big Red and The Soul Benders recorded live at KASU Bluesday Tuesday on May 11, 2010, singing the Big Mama Thornton song, "They Call Me Big Mama".
Now that's the blues, Big Red and The Soul Benders doing "They Call Me Big Mama" at Bluesday Tuesday in Newport, Arkansas, on May 11, 2010. Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, to hear Ominous Seapods, John Popper, and Umphrey's McGee.
Thanks Marty, today we’re hearing a song I wrote, recorded right here in Northeast Arkansas.
On April 6, 2013, NJHB played their fourth performance at TheArts@311 in downtown Jonesboro. NJHB performances are more like an event then a rehearsed band with a different set of musicians at every show playing all original songs often with new charts put up on the music stands for their first performance.
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01. DJ Hairy Larry Presents NJHB
02. Something Blue - Alright - 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today we're hearing a song I wrote recorded right here in Northeast Arkansas.
On April 6, 2013, NJHB played their fourth performance at TheArts@311 in downtown Jonesboro. NJHB performances are more like an event then a rehearsed band with a different set of musicians at every show playing all original songs often with new charts put up on the music stands for their first performance.
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This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Ominous Seapods, John Popper, and Umphrey’s McGee. 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 Popper Live at Juniper at The Vanderbilt on 2022-05-05
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Ominous Seapods Live at Club Toast on 1996-05-04
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Umphrey’s McGee Live at Centennial Olympic Park – Atlanta, GA on 2022-04-28
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This version of "Malaysia" was excerpted from the stream recorded on May 10, 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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This version of “Low Earth Orbit” was excerpted from the stream recorded on May 5, 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 “The Blue Crane” was excerpted from the stream recorded on May 5, 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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