Music on the Couch Show #332
SHOW #332 – 07/25/16
BEAN BLOSSOM BLUES FEST
I spoke with Grant Stuart, owner of The Bean Blossom Blues Festival. The Bean is a Music On The Couch festival Partner. We talked the lineup and the other activities throughout the weekend.
BOB CORRITORE – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC
Segment Begins At The 10:20 Mark
Couch Kid Bob Corritore has new music out. A terrific collaboration along with Big Jon Atkinson. The two joined me to talk about their album, House Party At Big Jon’s.
BIG JON ATKINSON – Segment Begins At The 49:00 Mark
Then I sat with Jon and we talked about his life and musical journey. We traced how the Tennessee native ended up in California playing with folks like Nathan James and Kim Wilson and Bob Corritore. Our conversation also covered Jon’s ‘old soul’ for the music he loves and his hope for his generation. We also listened to some songs from his Boogie With You Baby album.
JOHN LONG – Segment begins At The 1:31:54 Mark
John has been sharing his Blues talent since the early 70’s when he found himself in Chicago. It took until 2006 for him to get a national album release and it immediately got him noticed with a BMA nomination. What has the road been like since then? We talked about his journey, the people he met and played with along the way and his musical philosophy while we listened to music from the new album, Stand Your Ground.
BORN HEALER – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC
Segment Begins At The 2:18:00 Mark
I reached out to England to speak with Helen Turner and Iain Black formally of Bare Bones Boogie Band, now leading Born Healer. Their debut album, ‘Til The Dawn, proves their Blues pedigree once again. As always, a great time speaking with these two wonderful musicians. We talked about the Blues scene in England and why there are no Blues Societies sending bands to the IBC – we never got that one figured out!
SONGS PLAYED:
Bob Corritore & Big Jon Atkinson – PARTY AT BIG JON’S HOUSE
IT WASN’T EASY
HERE COMES MY BABY
GOING BACK TO TENNESSEE
MAD ABOUT IT
MY FEELINGS WON’T BE HURT
Big Jon Atkinson – BOOGIE WITH YOU BABY
BOOGIE WITH YOU BABY
MEAN OLE TRAIN
LIKE WOLF
John Long – STAND YOUR GROUND
STAND YOUR GROUND
RED HAWK
HEALING TOUCH
Born Healer – ‘TIL THE DAWN
‘TIL THE DAWN
PRESSURE VALVE
HEALING HAND
RIVER
