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Hairy Larry Presents Will Riley 2023-02-12 - 2023-02-12 08:05 PM

Will Riley - My Babys Got Me By The Blues

Hairy Larry Presents Will Riley
From The Archives Of Something Blue February 12, 2023



https://sbblues.com/2023/02/12/hairy-larry-presents-will-riley/

Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear an original song that has blues, jazz, and gospel influences.

I met Will Riley at my juke house in Old Town Nettleton. He said he wanted to come and play so we scheduled him in. He became a regular performer playing mostly original songs. One night, on his last set, Bix Smith set in and I knew that I wanted to record what I was hearing.

So we scheduled some sessions during our off hours and recorded the songs featured on the Will Riley album, "My Baby's Got Me By The Blues". Eleven originals, each one better than the others. Fantastic work writing, playing, and recording.

I picked "Been Down To The Water" to play today because it's a gospel song played to a blues change featuring jazz guitar. A little bit of all the ingredients that make up Arkansas Roots.

Will Riley is Billy Lee Riley's nephew. He lived in Jonesboro when we recorded the album and now lives in Walnut Ridge. Bix Smith was from Imboden but he also lived in Jonesboro. Besides being a great jazz guitarist Bix was also a fine artist and he did the artwork for the album cover.

Also playing on the song was my son, Uldis Heyl, on bass and John "Street" Sifford on drums. Both of them were also living in Jonesboro when we had the recording sessions that produced this tremendous music.

I'll post a link to the whole album on the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.

So now, recorded in 1995, here's Will Riley singing his own song, "Been Down To The Water".

https://archive.org/details/my_babys_got_me_by_the_blues

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And that's Will Riley with the blues, for you, singing his original song, "Been Down To The Water". Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, to hear Steve Lawson, Bob Reynolds, Trafic de Blues, Fortadelis, and Jacques Pioch.

Steve Lawson-Behind Every Word

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(1) Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest September 24, 2023 - YouTube
Posted on Thursday September 28, 2023

Bebop Beatniks
Live At Blues Fest
Craighead Forest Bandshell
Jonesboro, Arkansas
September 24, 2023

Songs
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00:00 African Violet
11:24 Thanks Mr. Cloud ...
12:14 The Blue Crane
21:20 The dance floor is open ...
21:42 Low Earth Orbit
31:08 Honky Tonk Jazz ...
31:54 Sail Boats
38:37 In the audience ...
39:15 Freddy's Blues
45:34 Silence ...
45:19 Malaysia
55:53 Introducing the band ...

All songs by Larry Heyl

Personnel
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Tyler Remagen - sax and flute
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Alex Washam - drums
Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals

bebopbeatniks.com
deltaboogie.net
hairylarryland.com
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Hairy Larry Live at Craighead Forest Bandshell on 2023-09-24 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Posted on Thursday September 28, 2023

Bebop Beatniks
Live At Blues Fest
Craighead Forest Bandshell
Jonesboro, Arkansas
September 24, 2023

Songs
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00:00 African Violet
11:24 Thanks Mr. Cloud ...
12:14 The Blue Crane
21:20 The dance floor is open ...
21:42 Low Earth Orbit
31:08 Honky Tonk Jazz ...
31:54 Sail Boats
38:37 In the audience ...
39:15 Freddy's Blues
45:34 Silence ...
45:19 Malaysia
55:53 Introducing the band ...

All songs by Larry Heyl

Personnel
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Tyler Remagen - sax and flute
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Alex Washam - drums
Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals

bebopbeatniks.com
deltaboogie.net
hairylarryland.com
youtube.com/hairylarry
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Blues Fest - September 24, 2023
Posted on Thursday September 14, 2023

Blues Fest
Craighead Forest Bandshell
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Sunday, September 24

2:00 Hairy Larry and The Flying Hungarians
3:00 Butler and Holmes
4:00 Bebop Beatniks
5:00 Anna and the Tanks
6:00 Houston Steele and the Band Of Steele

Free and open to the public. Picnics permitted. Bring blankets and lawn chairs for your comfort.
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Bebop Beatniks Play Larry's Composition Recital On September 10, 2023 - toobnix
Posted on Thursday September 14, 2023

Bebop Beatniks
Larry Heyl Composition Recital
ASU Band Room
September 10, 2023

Songs

00:00 African Violet
14:30 The Blue Crane
23:30 introducing the band ...
24:24 Low Earth Orbit
33:32 Sail Boats
42:22 Freddy's Blues
52:35 Malaysia

All songs by Larry Heyl

Personnel

Rike Robinson - trombone and vocals
Tyler Remagen - sax and flute
Cody Daugherty - trumpet
Sophie Hacker - guitar and vocals
Craig Collison - drums
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
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Bebop Beatniks 2023 09 10 - Larry Heyl Composition Recital - YouTube
Posted on Wednesday September 13, 2023

Bebop Beatniks
Larry Heyl Composition Recital
ASU Band Room
September 10, 2023

Songs

00:00 African Violet
14:30 The Blue Crane
23:30 introducing the band ...
24:24 Low Earth Orbit
33:32 Sail Boats
42:22 Freddy's Blues
52:35 Malaysia

All songs by Larry Heyl

Personnel

Rike Robinson - trombone and vocals
Tyler Remagen - sax and flute
Cody Daugherty - trumpet
Sophie Hacker - guitar and vocals
Craig Collison - drums
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals

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Bebop Beatniks Live at ASU Band Room on 2023-09-10 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Posted on Wednesday September 13, 2023

Bebop Beatniks
Larry Heyl Composition Recital
ASU Band Room
September 10, 2023

Songs

00:00 African Violet
14:30 The Blue Crane
23:30 introducing the band ...
24:24 Low Earth Orbit
33:32 Sail Boats
42:22 Freddy's Blues
52:35 Malaysia

All songs by Larry Heyl

Personnel

Rike Robinson - trombone and vocals
Tyler Remagen - sax and flute
Cody Daugherty - trumpet
Sophie Hacker - guitar and vocals
Craig Collison - drums
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals

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Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest Craighead Forest Bandshell Jonesboro, Arkansas September 24, 2023
Posted on Thursday September 28, 2023

Bebop Beatniks
Live At Blues Fest
Craighead Forest Bandshell
Jonesboro, Arkansas
September 24, 2023

Songs

00:00 African Violet
11:24 Thanks Mr. Cloud …
12:14 The Blue Crane
21:20 The dance floor is open …
21:42 Low Earth Orbit
31:08 Honky Tonk Jazz …
31:54 Sail Boats
38:37 In the audience …
39:15 Freddy’s Blues
45:34 Silence …
45:19 Malaysia
55:53 Introducing the band …

All songs by Larry Heyl

Personnel

Tyler Remagen - sax and flute
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Alex Washam - drums
Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals

bebopbeatniks.com
deltaboogie.net
hairylarryland.com
youtube.com/hairylarry

Bebop Beatniks Larry Heyl Composition Recital ASU Band Room September 10, 2023
Posted on Wednesday September 13, 2023

Bebop Beatniks
Larry Heyl Composition Recital
ASU Band Room
September 10, 2023

Songs

00:00 African Violet
14:30 The Blue Crane
23:30 introducing the band …
24:24 Low Earth Orbit
33:32 Sail Boats
42:22 Freddy’s Blues
52:35 Malaysia

All songs by Larry Heyl

Personnel

Rike Robinson - trombone and vocals
Tyler Remagen - sax and flute
Cody Daugherty - trumpet
Sophie Hacker - guitar and vocals
Craig Collison - drums
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals
Hairy Larry - piano and vocals

Livestreamed to Youtube from my Samsung Galaxy S10

bebopbeatniks.com
deltaboogie.net
youtube.com/hairylarry

Posted on Tuesday July 25, 2023

Bebop Beatniks At Beatles ParkWalnut Ridge, ArkansasMay 27,...
Posted on Wednesday May 31, 2023

Bebop Beatniks At Beatles Park
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
May 27, 2023

Songs

00:00 We are Bebop Beatniks …
00:23 The Blue Crane
08:53 What a wonderful audience …
09:00 Candles
16:43 I’m going to rap …
17:04 African Violet
28:24 When Conley was a percussion student …
28:48 Low Earth Orbit
38:17 OK, here’s a swing song …
38:25 Sailboats
45:11 Crates is the companion piece to Candles …
45:20 Crates
53:36 One more song …
53:46 Malaysia

Personnel

Hairy Larry - piano, vocals
Alex Washam - drums
Conley Hunt - percussion
Rike Robinson - trombone

All songs by Larry Heyl
https://bebopbeatniks.com/
https://deltaboogie.net/
https://www.youtube.com/hairylarry/

Bebop Beatniks On The Twitch PorchApril 16, 2023Northeast...
Posted on Wednesday April 19, 2023

Bebop Beatniks On The Twitch Porch
April 16, 2023
Northeast Arkansas

Songs

00:00 The Blue Crane
08:45 Playing With Aries …
09:34 African Violet

Personnel

John Shepherd, guitar
Alex Washam, drums
Hairy Larry, piano and vocals

https://bebopbeatniks.com
https://hairylarryland.com

Bebop Beatniks On The Twitch Porch April 2, 2023 Songs 00:00...
Posted on Wednesday April 05, 2023

Bebop Beatniks On The Twitch Porch April 2, 2023 Songs 00:00 Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael, public domain 08:27 African Violet 17:05 Sail Boats 24:26 Malaysia 33:37 Low Earth Orbit 42:37 The Blue Crane

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Jungle
Posted on Saturday September 09, 2023

Something Blue – Jungle – September 9, 2023 This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Roberta Flack, Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, and Bill Evans. For more about the … Continue reading →

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Posted on Sunday September 03, 2023

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DJ Hairy Larry Presents NJHB Playing Cold Fusion
Posted on Sunday August 20, 2023

From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-08-20 Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear one of my compositions recorded at HairyLarryLand. NJHB is the house band for the New Jazz In Jonesboro concert series. We were starting up the concerts … Continue reading →

Tracks
Posted on Saturday August 19, 2023

Something Blue – Tracks – August 19, 2023 This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Soulive, Joe Lee, and Will Bernard. For more about the show visit the … Continue reading →

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Joe Lee Playing Winter Blues
Posted on Monday August 14, 2023

From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-08-13 Thanks Marty, today we’re going to play an original blues featuring Ronnie Coletta and Joe Lee. “Joe Lee Swings On” was my second album project with Joe Lee. It’s a jazz album with … Continue reading →

Division
Posted on Sunday August 13, 2023

Something Blue – Division – August 13, 2023 This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring LaMP, Ernie Hendrickson, and Jazz Thursday Jam Sessions. For more about the show … Continue reading →

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Paul Nunis Playing Kokomo Blues
Posted on Sunday August 06, 2023

From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-08-07 Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear The Bluescaster playing acoustic blues at KASU Jazz Thursday. Paul Nunis is The Bluescaster. I met him at Blues Fest. He played so well I immediately … Continue reading →