Thanks Marty, I’ve got a great blues song this week performed live at the Fall Ball by Delta Legends.

On September 30, 2017 Delta Legends took a road trip down to the Mississippi Hill Country to play at the Fall Ball. We originally booked to busk on Saturday morning but they offered us a slot early Saturday afternoon so we got to play that too. “All Over Again” is a blues standard made famous by B.B. King and Paul Butterfield. It’s one of our best songs and inspired by the festival stage we nailed it.

From The Archives Of Something Blue October 23, 2022

1. DJ Hairy Larry presents John Shepherd and Happy Hour
2. Something Blue – Friends – 29 second spot

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a band from Wynne singing a Muddy Waters song.

It was Blues Fest 2010 and John Shepherd and Happy Hour were closing the show. It was a special performance because Kyle Harrison had played earlier in the day and he joined John for the last half of the set. This gave us two amazing blues guitarists from Wynne, Arkansas, on the stage playing together.

And I want to emphasize playing together. Too often having more than one guitarist at a time turns into cutting heads, which is ok, but doesn’t sound as good as hearing great blues guitarists working together.

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring the North Mississippi Allstars and the Tedeschi Trucks Band. 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.

Tedeschi Trucks Band Live at Beacon Theatre on 2022-10-06
archive.org/details/ttb2022-10-06.mk41v.edtyre/ttb2022-10-06.mk41v.edtyre.flac16

North Mississippi Allstars Live at Brooklyn Bowl on 2022-10-06
archive.org/details/nma2022-10-06.AKG463

From The Archives Of Something Blue October 9, 2022

1. DJ Hairy Larry presents Houston Steele and Bad Habit
2. Something Blue - Anyday - 29 second spot

Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear a Keith Sykes song played at the Craighead Forest Bandshell.

When Houston Steele started playing with Braden Byrd and Billy Spence we started getting them to perform at the bandshell. He's a fantastic guitarist and vocalist with a wry sense of humor that he uses to connect to his audience. He's been playing around Jonesboro and all over the country for decades doing mostly country and rock hits. He can also deliver on the blues as we're about to hear today.

Bebop Beatniks
Larry Heyl Composition Recital
Craighead Forest Bandshell
September 26, 2022

00:00 African Violet
08:04 if there are any students ...
08:31 The Blue Crane
15:56 our bass man is going to trade his bass in on a bigger one ...
17:46 Low Earth Orbit
25:44 hello ...
27:58 Sail Boats
34:03 we're gonna close the show today ...
34:41 Malaysia
42:05 don't forget about Blues Fest on October 9 ...

Personnel

Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Alex Washam - drums
Conley Hunt - percussion

Bebop Beatniks
Larry Heyl Composition Recital
Craighead Forest Bandshell
September 26, 2022

00:00 African Violet
08:04 if there are any students ...
08:31 The Blue Crane
15:56 our bass man is going to trade his bass in on a bigger one ...
17:46 Low Earth Orbit
25:44 hello ...
27:58 Sail Boats
34:03 we're gonna close the show today ...
34:41 Malaysia
42:05 don't forget about Blues Fest on October 9 ...

Personnel

Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Jeremy Jackson - bass
Alex Washam - drums
Conley Hunt - percussion

From The Archives Of Something Blue September 25, 2022

DJ Hairy Larry presents Jazz Writers Big Band playing “Downpour”

01. DJ Hairy Larry presents Jazz Writers Big Band playing “Downpour”

02. Something Blue – Art – 29 second spot

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an original jazz composition performed at the Delta Jazz Workshop.

The Jazz Writers Big Band either writes or arranges every song they play. That means someone in the band is working hard writing all those notes and articulations for every song. And then the band has to learn new arrangements all the time. It’s hard to explain just how much work goes into a project like this.

From The Archives Of Something Blue September 18, 2022

DJ Hairy Larry presents NJHB playing “Catamaran”

01. DJ Hairy Larry presents NJHB playing “Catamaran”

02. Something Blue – Streak – 29 second spot

Thanks Marty, today we’re hearing one of my jazz pieces recorded live at the Craighead Forest Bandshell.

NJHB is a different kind of jazz band without established personnel or repertoire. As usual when we played at the Craighead Forest Bandshell on June 2, 2013, it was the first and only time we played with this group of musicians.

So for this show we had Matt Jackson – bass, Mike “Zif” Lovell – guitar, Suzanne Michell – vocals, drums, and percussion, Carl Holden – guitar, Jay Shepherd – guitar, “Shugga” Shane Chastain – Roland Fantom, Addison Boling – drums, and Hairy Larry – Fender Rhodes, vocals, percussion, and dancing.

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Moe and the Seth Yacavone Band. 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.

moe. Live at Adirondak Independence Music Festival on 2022-09-04
archive.org/details/moe2022-09-04.AKG414

Seth Yacovone Band Live at Moogs Joint on 2022-09-04
archive.org/details/syb2022-09-04.tcca.flac16

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Andrew North, Sonny Burgess, and Little Feat. 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.

Andrew North & The Rangers Live at Keene Music Festival on 2022-09-03
archive.org/details/antr2022-09-03

Little Feat Live at Tennessee Theatre on 2022-03-19
archive.org/details/lf2022-03-19.at943.flac1648

Sonny Burgess and The Legenday Pacers at KASU Bluesday Tuesday 12-11-2012
www.legendarypacers.com