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SHOW ARCHIVES
DECEMBER 2020
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12/07/2020 - SHOW#544

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DAVE KEYES – COUCH KID NEWS

Dave came by to talk about his new single “It’s 7 O’clock” Somewhere” and all that has been going on in his world.

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GREG SOVER – Segment Begins At The 21:10 Mark

Greg and his band represented in Memphis in 2018 and 2019 at the International Blues Challenge.  Their new album is The Parade and Greg and I spoke about his musical journey, his time during the pandemic and the new album.

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DANNY BROOKS & LIL MISS DEBI - Segment Begins At The 52:35 Mark

Danny & Debi are originally from Canada… Now living in Texas, and they recorded in Mississippi.  We had a great talk about their lives and music and listened to tunes from Are You Ready? The Mississippi Sessions.

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BOB CORRITORE – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

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Bob returned to talk about his new project…the “From The Vault” Series.  Always a blast to chat with Bob and hear his stories while we listened to tunes from the first three albums in the series.

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SAM BARLOW – Segment begins At The 2:19:50 Mark

Sam is out of El Paso Texas and has been cutting his teeth in bars across the state for a few years.  He has released Faith In The Blues on Montrose Records and I had a wonderful time speaking to Sam and learning about his influences and his music.

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12/14/2020 - SHOW #545

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SISTER LUCILLE – COUCH KID NEWS

Kimberley & Jamie stopped by to talk about the release of their 45 single that contains “Gone” & “Grandpa’s Song”.  What a fun time with these two.

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DIONE TAYLOR – Segment Begins At The 21:44 Mark

Dione has released a new album entitled Spirits In The Water and I thought this would be a great interview and it was better than I thought.  What a talent and a wonderful human.

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NORA JEAN WALLACE – Segment Begins At The 58:35 Mark

Nora released the album Going Back To Mississippi and earned a 2004 BMA nomination.  Now she returns after 16 years with Blueswoman. She has an incredible story and I predict her career will take off once again.

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ABBY GIRL AND THE REAL DEAL - Segment Begins At The 1:39:40 Mark

Abby Harris Maharaj has been performing since she was a kid in Tennessee. This is another incredible story of finding yourself in the end.  Abby Girl & The Real deal have released Calling Me Home and it is something good.

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JOHNNY IGUANA – Segment Begins At The 2:20:55 Mark

Johnny Iguana came out of Philadelphia but found himself in Chicago with Junior Wells.  His album Chicago Spectacular is jammed packed with some legends.  Johnny and I talked about his journey and listened to the tunes

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12/21/2020 - SHOW #546

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HEAD HONCHOS

I got to speak with the father/son duo Rocco Calipari Sr. & Jr. about their journeys and the new music from their band Head Honchos and the album, Blues Alliance.

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DICK EARL’S ELECTRIC CIRCUS - Segment Begins At The 47:00 Mark

Dick has performed for over 40 years with many different bands, as well as his own.  He and I spoke about his journey, his joy of teaching and the music on the new album Dick Earl’s Electric Witness.

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JACK DeKEYZER – Segment Begins At The 1:32:30 Mark

Jack has released his 12th album, Tribute, and he and I had a great conversation about his musical influences, the folks he has played alongside & the music on the new album.

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RANDY CASEY – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

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Randy returned to The Couch with his new album, Record Time.  We spoke about the album, how it came to be and his plans for the future for his music.

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12/28/2020 - SHOW #547

2020 Holiday Extravaganza

A full-music show featuring the following artists:

ID – Val Starr

SET 1 – 13:18

  1. Bluesy Christmas  - Val Starr & Blues Rocket–(w/ Katie Knipp, Beth Reid Grigsby & Dana Monet

  2. Blue Christmas - Proven Ones

  3. Blue Christmas - Wendy DeWitt

  4. Blue Christmas – Reid Jamieson

 

SET 2 – 16:13

  1. ID – Jimmy Carpenter

  2. Back Door Santa – Jimmy Carpenter

  3. All I Got For Christmas Is The Blues – Mike Zito

  4. Ghost From Christmas Past – Kingfish Ingram

  5. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree - Mindi Abair & The Boneshakers

  6. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree - Angel Forrest

 

SET 3 – 14:48

  1. ID – Ally Venable

  2. Snowing Down In Texas – Ally Venable & Quinn Sullivan

  3. Christmas Song – Angel Forrest

  4. It Ain’t Christmas – Kat Riggins

  5. Ring The Bells – Diana Rein

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SET 4 – 14:17

  1. Every day Will Be Like A Holiday – Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra-Marcel Smith

  2. ID – Anthony Paule

  3. Every day Will Be Like Christmas – Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra – Frank Bey

  4. ID – Janiva Magness

  5. Every day Will Be Like A Holiday – Janiva Magness

  6. Let’s Go Caroling – Johnny & Jalene

 

SET 5  - 20:33

  1. ID – Bobby Blackhat

  2. Moonlight, Mistletoe & You – Bobby Blackhat

  3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Lisa Biales & Ben Levin

  4. Run Run Rudolph – Mindi Abair & The Boneshakers

  5. Run Rudolph Run – Hamilton Loomis

  6. Run Rudolph Run – Mike Zito

  7. ID – Erin Harpe

  8. Run Rudolph Run – Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers

 

SET 6 – 19:20

  1. Joy To The World – Randy Casey

  2. Joy To The World - Little Bit A Blues, Warner Williams, Jay Summerour, Eric Selby

  3. Joy To The World – Wendy DeWitt & Kirk Harwood

  4. Don’t You Know It’s Christmas – Bob Eike

  5. The Bluest Christmas – Mark May & Miss Molly

  6. Christmas Comes But Once A Year – Billy Price

 

SET 7 – 19:40

  1. ID – Ted Drozdowski

  2. My Christmas Wish – Scissormen

  3. Let It Ring – Meg Williams

  4. Please Mr. Santa Claus – Kevin Burt

  5. ID – Peter Parcek

  6. Happy Holiday – Merry Christmas Happy New Year Blues – Peter Parcek

  7. On This Merry Christmas Day – Eliza Neals

  8. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Reid Jamison

 

SET 8 – 20:51

  1. Christmas Will Never Be Blue – Billy Thompson

  2. Somebody Stole My Christmas – Albert Castiglia

  3. Let It Ring – Meg Williams

  4. Something In Your Stocking – Mark “Muleman” Massey

  5. Santa Claus Is Back In Town – Victor Wainwright & The Train

  6. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Justin Johnson

 

​CLOSING SET

Merry Christmas Morning – Sonny Boy Williamson

Jingle Bell Rock – Shari Puerto

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