Thanks Marty, this week on From The Archives we got the real blues. Blind Mississippi Morris came from a musical family, cousin to Willie Dixon and also cousin to Robert and Mary Diggs who led the Memphis Sheiks. Bluzharp magazine named him as one of the 10 best harmonic players in the world. So I…
Month: April 2021
From The Archive April 18, 2021 – NJHB – “Malaysia”
Thanks Marty, this week on From The Archives I picked a song from one of my favorite NJHB albums, “Stinger”. Chris “Stinger” Stevens was a guest star at New Jazz In Jonesboro held in downtown Jonesboro at TheArts@311 on April 6, 2013. Chris is a very versatile guitarist who plays everything from The Beatles to…
From The Archive April 11, 2021 – The Mudcats – “Guitar Blues”
Thanks Marty, this week on From The Archives we’re featuring some blues recorded at Blues Fest. The Mudcats were the Blues Fest House Band. We had a band call in sick so I gathered some musicians from the audience and told everyone we were The Mudcats. After hosting the jam set and filling in again…
From The Archive April 4, 2021 – Caprice – “Papa Samba”
Thanks Marty, this week on From The Archives we’re featuring more jazz recorded right here in Jonesboro. Caprice was a student band at ASU and I had been recording their recitals. When they decided to record an album they asked me and I was very excited to record these great songwriters and musicians. After all…