Iowa Blues Showcase

Happy 150!!!!!   The house band plays some blues through technical difficulties.  Sounds like a typical Iowa Blues Showcase:-)   Thanks!!!  Please like, share, comment and subscribe.  If you are on Podbean please follow us.  THANKS!!!!!!!

Tonight we listen to Fat Tuesday and the Griese Fire Horns featuring Jimmy Pryor live at the Hull Ave in 1999.  Cool show from the archive.  This was Fat Tuesday trying out some tunes in advance of the CIBS Blues Challenge of 1999.  Fat Tuesday was Scott Long on guitar and vocal, Greg Sutherland on bass, John Woody Wood on drums and vocal, Jimmy Pryor on vocals and kazoo.  Vern Hanson on Sax, Scott Davis on Trumpet.   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  THANKS!!!!!

Cool show!  Big De live at Fat Tuesday's.  Big De is a Des Moines treasure.  He plays delta, hill country, and Chicago blues.  He plays guitar, harmonica, and sings.  Tonight we listen to him play, sing, and talk a little bit about blues, and Detroit.   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow us!!!  THANKS  

The thirteenth episode of the regional local Iowa Blues Showcase.  a podcast in a podcast!!!!  Tonight we listen to Big De, Rob Lumbard, Curry Harter, The Backstage Boogie Band, Tom Gary, The Blue Collar Band, The Blues Notions, Sherry Lueders, Tina Haas Finley, Fat Tuesday with Jimmy Pryor.   Lots of fun tonight! Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow us. THANKS!!!!!!

Tonight we listen to the Sunday Night Blues Showcase from the Hull Ave in 1999.  Our guest tonight are Jethro on guitar and vocals, and Curtis Faison on drums.  We also have the mystery guitar player from last week, and tonight a mystery singer and harmonica players!   The house band was Jimmy Pryor on vocals and Kazoo, Scott Long on guitar, John Woody Wood on drums keys, and vocal, Tom Gary on piano, Jim Farr on the bass, and Jeff Ward, and Scott Davis on trumpet.   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow us!!!! THANKS!!!!!

Another blast from the past.  This was recorded 20 years ago!  Tonight we listen to John Woody Wood and Jimmy Pryor sing the blues with the Bad Boys Scott Long on guitar, Jim Farr on bass, Woody on the Drums Tom Gary on piano, and Jeff Ward on Trumpet.  We also have another mystery guitar player playing with us that night.  Not sure who he was people with good ears might be able to pick up a name.  I certainly didn't hear one myself:-)   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow us. THANKS!!!!!!!  

25 years ago I was recorded at Devon Anderson's jam session at Connie's Lounge.  Devon was a singer and guitar player.  He joins me on the first song and then I play the rest.     Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If on Podbean please follow us!  THANKS!!!!!

The last set of last week show from 1993 at Johnny's Hall of Fame with the Tom Gary Blues Band.  Same line up as last week Tom Gary on piano and vocal, Harry Michaels on guitar, Ernie ET Terrell on bass, Billy Birch on sax, and Ron Miller on drums.   Plus we have letters! Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow us!  THANKS!!!

another great oldie.  Tonight its the second Tom Gary Blues Band with Tom Gary on Piano, Harry Michaels on guitar, Ernie "ET" Terrell on bass, Billy Birch on sax, and Ron "Rongo" Miller on drums.  Cool show from 1993 Seems like yesterday, but it was amazingly 26 years ago!  YIKES!   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow us!!! THANKS!!!!!

Tonight we go back almost 20 years in the Tartus to listen to Jimmy Pryor and the Bad Boys of the Blues (Tom Gary piano, John Lukehart guitar, Scott Cochran bass, and Rick Mosqueda drums)  Our guest that night was the amazing Scott Stratton.  Scott brother of Jeff Stratton performed a lot with us back in the 90s.  Scott did Rockabilly including a very good Elvis.  In the crowd you can hear Jon East, big Daddy Dennis Kain, and a very drunken fan Oh, and a fan fell, I mean a real fan with blades and stuff!!! :-) Please likes, share, subscribe and comment. If you are on Podbean Please follow us. THANKS!!!!

The second set from last weeks show.  Tonight we listen to more from the Women in Blues Show at the Hull Ave.  Musicians showing in order of appearance.  The Bad Boys of the Blues, Joni, Sherry Luders, Bri Edwards, Krista Haugland, Trish Toma, and Tina Haas Finley. The show was recorded by Lee Bell.    Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow!!!  THANKS!!!!

UPDATE!!!!        There was an error in this weeks The first 25 people are missing songs.  Redownload now and you should have the full show.  THANKS   This is the first of two shows.  The previous women in blues shows did not feature the whole show in its entirely so tonight we fix that!   on August 1 2014 The Blues Army of Des Moines in cooperation with the Hull Ave (owned then by Thomas Morris) put on its first Women in Blues Show.  Tonight we listen to the first hour of the show.  We start with the house band the Bad Boys of the Blues (Tom Gary, Jon East, Norman Sue, and Scotty Hartung) then in order April May, Barb Baker Miller, Michelle Baldwin, Bluebird Page with Jean Marie, and Krista Haugland, and Madam Jules!    This show was a lot of fun and a lot of work to recreate.  I had to search for all the tracks, and try to piece together which came first.  special thanks to Lee Bell who not only recorded the shows, but left me hints on the tracks on where they belonged.  Rest in Peace my friend you are truly missed! Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow us.     THANKS!!!!!!

Tonight we have another installment of local and regional blues.  This show features Rob Lumbard, Don Brown, Curry Harter, Big Daddy Dennis Kain, the Tom Gary Blues Band, Fat Tuesday, George and Gill Davis, Jimmy Pryor, The Soul Searchers, Steve George, and John Lukehart!!!   That's a show!!!!!!!   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  THANKS!!!!!!

Tonight we listen to a nearly 25 year old recording from the legendary KFMG!  Scott Kay's Local Licks show from 1994!  Ronn Hill is the guest and he brought with him his newest release, which at the time he hoped to release within a few weeks.  However it seems at least the CD didn't get out until 2002.   There are a few songs towards the end of the show that didn't make the CD, but most of the earlier ones did.  It is great to hear Ronn's voice again, and to hear him talk about his life and his music.   While I mentioned most people on the podcast there were a few I missed and as promised here they are in the show notes.  Scott Kay and KFMG host Ronn Hill.  On the original recordings were Ronn Hill on bass and vocal, JC Anderson on guitar, Bryan Mardsen on Keys, Howard Feekerson, John Haun, and Paul Thompson on drums, Frank Trible on guitar.  I said during the podcast that Sam Salamone was on the recordings, he is not mentioned, but is listed on the liner notes of the CD.  However, I have a feeling those songs were recorded later by Ronn.  The recordings were done at Catamount, Juniors motel, and SR Audio. Finally I mention playing on local licks with Bob Dorr, Molly Nova, and John Woody Wood, I forgot to mention Bob Rosenbeck on bass.   Thanks!!!  Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow us!!!!!

Happy New Year!!!  Tonight we listen to the Backstage Boogie Band as we played last year for New Years Eve at the Elks Club in Perry.  (to have the band tell you happy new year at midnight be sure to start the show at 11:27:55Pm.  Or to five seconds off start it at 11:28:-)  Its located at 32:05 on the show clock!)    Join Doug Trammel on guitar and vocals, Tom Gary on piano and vocals, Gary Benson on bass and vocals, and Rick Mosqueda on the drums.   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow!!!! THANKS!!

Merry Christmas everyone!   Tonight we listen to Christmas music from Jono Smith, John Evans, Michelle Baldwin, Bob Dorr, The Worlds Most Dangerous Blues Band, Brian Holtz, Rob Lumbard, Tina Hass Finley, and Max Wellman.   Oh, and it was Bobby Thompson who played sax for the Bob Dorr and the Blue Band many years ago, but I still don't know who actually played on that one.    Please like, subscribe, share, and comment if you are on Podbean please follow us!!!   Thanks!!!!

Tonight we listen to select cuts from the 1997 CD release of the Blues Notions called This Is It!!!!  It features Tom Trashmouth Baker on Harmonica and vocals, David the Professor Creighton on Hammond and piano, Karl Angerer on guitar, and Tim Osburn on drums.  Joining them are Lee McBee on harmonica, Paul Hartfield on bass, Joe Miquelon Tenor and Alto saxophones, and Carl Bender on Bari Sax.     Please like, subscribe, comment and share.  If you are on Podbean please follow! THANKS    

Backstage Boogie Band live at the Thirsty Sportsman.  Featuring Doug Trammel on guitar and vocal, Tom Gary on Keys and vocal, Byron Wells on bass and vocal, and Rick Mosqueda on drums.   Please like, subscribe, share and comment.   If you are on Podbean Please follow us! Thanks!!!  

Tonights show is Alien Corn live at the Hull Ave from 2001.  It features Jono Smith on guitar and vocal, John Woody Wood on harmonica and vocals, Dave Andrews on the drums,  and Bryan Marsden on Keyboards.   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow. THANKS

1993 is where the time machine takes us tonight as we listen to some early studio and live recordings of the Tom Gary Blues Band.  These are so old that I don't remember recording most of them:-)   The studio recordings that come first feature Tom Gary on piano and vocal, with Billy Birch on sax, Probably Harry Michaels on guitar, and Steve Green on drums.  The two live songs were from a show at Connie's Lounge with the Tom Gary Blues Band, Jonny and the Soul Searchers, and Scotty and the Wingtips.  Unfortunately only two songs so far exist.  (I am pretty sure I have at least all of my band recorded somewhere) Those two songs feature Dave Nesvette on guitar, Billy Birch on sax, Jay Weaver on bass, and Jimmy Smith on the drums.   That is a great show, and yes we have letters! Please like subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow.    THANKS

Tonight we listen to some more great Regional and Local midwest blues.  We start off with Kansas City's John Paul Drum and the Hell Hounds, Then follow with Patrick Hazel, Alien Corn, the Blue Band, Jono Smith, Erick Hovey, Chicago Rick Lussie, Dennis McMurran, Jimmy Pryor and the Griese fire horns, Gary Smith, and Rob Lumbard.      Please like, subscribe, share and like.  If you are on Podbean please follow!!!  THANKS

Another shot of Steve George with the Other Brothers from 2003 at the Hull Ave.  This show features Jono Smith on guitar and vocal, John lee Eagan on bass, Gary Lofstadt on drums, Bryan Martens on keys, and Tony Waddle on Sax.  Cool show!  Enjoy!!   Please likes, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please Follow!!! THANKS!!!

Tonight we listen to Steve George and the Other Brothers, circa 2004 at Smoky's BBQ.  Iowa Blues Hall of Famer Steve George is joined by Jono Smith guitar and vocal, John Lee Egan Bass, Don Brown Sax, Gary Lofstadt drums, Bryan Martens Keys.   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment  If you are on Podbean please follow.   THANKS!!!!

Tonight we listen to the Bad Boys of the Blues live at the Whiskey House from October 25th.  Cool show and lots of fun.   The Bad Boys are Tom Gary piano and vocal, Jon East guitar and vocal, Norman Su bass and vocal, and Scotty Hartung on the drums.   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow us! THANKS

The tenth installment of regional local blues.  Tonight we listen to the first recording of the Tom Gary Blues Band from 1992.  Some selections from Blues before Sunset, Blues for Baghdad, and some Backstage Boogie Band.   Artist we will hear tonight:  Tom Gary, Dave Nesvette, Rongo Miller, Tracy Murphy, Big Daddy Dennis Kain, Steve George and the Other Brothers, Fat Tuesday featuring Scott Long, Greg Sutherland, and Jimmy Pryor, Dougie Fresh Trammell, Byron Wells, and Rick Mosqueda.   Lots of Fun! PLease like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow us!!!  THANKS

Another cool show at the Whiskey House with the Bad Boys of the Blues.  Featuring Jon East, Tom Gary, Norman Su, and Scotty Hartung, with special guest Bob Pace!   This was the first set of our September 27th Show.  It was fun playing with Bob Pace who played harmonica!   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow!

Jon East joins the boys as we play some blues and talk some blues.  Of course we have letters to cover!!!!   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you have Podbean please follow!!!   THANKS!!!!!!!

Tonight we listen to the Backstage Boogie Band's final apparence at Baileys.  Lots of fun, blues, and birthday havoc!!!!   RIP Otis Rush who died two days ago.  One of Chicago's great blues guitarists.  He will be missed.  Tonights show was produced by Tom Gary, with Jono Smith and John Krantz.  The Backstage Boogie Band featured Doug Trammell on guitar and vocal, Tom Gary on Keys and vocal, Byron Wells on bass and vocal, and Rick Mosqueda on drums.  Please like subscribe, share, like, and comment if you are on Podbean please follow us!!!!  THANKS

Lots of fun playing blues, talking blues, updates and news!  Plus we have letters, we get letters, we get stacks and stacks of letters!!! Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If on Podbean please follow us!!!!  THANKS!!!

Tonight we listen to Jono Smith's current band Opus Taylor.  This is  a show they did last month at the Prairie Meadows Casino and Racetrack.  They are a fun band that plays mostly rock, and some blues.  The band features Phil Porter on vocals and acoustic guitar, Scott White on drums, Ted Heggen on bass and vocal, Bill Mogolov on acousic and electric guitar, Dr. Lori Ancona on keys and vocals, and  Jono Smith on guitar and vocal.    Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on podbean please follow!!!!  THANKS!!!!!!!

Tonight we listen to the Blue Band live at studio 3 sometime in the mid to late 90s.  This is a recording off a VHS tape, so there is a slight warble at the begining, but it ok ten seconds in.  The show features Bob Dorr on vocal and harmonica, Molly Nova on bass, violin, and vocal, Jeff Petersen on guitar and vocal, Dan Magarrell on sax, guitar and vocal, Ellery Temple on Keys, bass, and vocal, Bryce Loshman on drums.    The show was originally produced for TV by IPTV. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow us!!!  THANKS

Tonights studio guest is the great Tom Buckmiller another college professor by day and bluesman by night!!   We play some blues and talk about a lot of cool stuff and John Krantz rocks out on the drums.   Please like, subscribe, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow us.  Please send us questions for our letters segement .  You can contact us at tgary62@gmail.com  THANKS!!!!

Tonight we listen to part of the first set of the Bad Boys of the Blues at the Whiskey House in Ankeny Iowa, from Thursday Night (August 23 2018).   The band features Jon East on guitar, Tom Gary on piano, Norman Sue on bass, and Scotty Hartung on drums.   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow us!!!!!  THANKS!!!

Our guest tonight is Curry Harter.  Curry tells us about his days busking the blues in the 1960s and plays some harmonica and guitar.   Our show is produced by Tom Gary, with Jono Smith and John Krantz.   Please like subscribe, comment, and share.  If you are on Podbean please follow us!!!!   THANKS!!!

Tonight we introduce the newest member of the crew.  John Krantz drummer extrodinaire!  Tom and Jono play some tunes talk some blues, and yes the return of letters!  If you would like to be on the show email us at tgary62@gmail.com Thanks!!!!   Please subscribe, like, share, and commnet.  If you are on Podbean please follow. 

Tonight we have a discussion of Blues its history, as well as how politics and religion are intangled in the blues.  We also cover the blues and how its influenced popular music and culture.   My guest is the Rev. Tim Hammet.  This is a great discussion that I would love for any of my history students to listen to.  Granted in an hour it is hard to cover everything.  so I look forward to having a couple more of these discussions in the future.  Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on podbean please follow. 

Tonight we listen to Taz Brian Grant and his band the Taz Band live on IPTV's Studio Three.  I am not sure of the date, but I would put it in the  mid 90s.  It features Taz on guitar and vocals with Ed Eaves on bass, Missy DeYoung on saxaphone, Jeff Ward on trumpet, and an unknown Neil Redding on drums and Bryan Martens on keys.   This show features Taz's feel good hit of the Summer of 94 You Take My Blues Away as well as many others.   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If on podbean please follow.   THANKS!!!!

 This is our 9th installment of our semi monthly series. Tonight we listen to Rob Lumbard, the Soul Searchers, Madam Jules, Matt Woods, Catfish Keith, Jimmy Pryor, Dennis McMurrin, David Zollo, Heath Allen, Bob Dorr, and the Bad Boys of the Blues featuring Jon East.   Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please follow us!!!!!! Thanks!!!

Another oldie!  Tonight we listen to a recording of John Paul and the HellHounds from around 1988-1990 at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City Misssouri.  This show was the original Hellhounds led by John Paul Drum on vocal and harmonica, with Tony Anderson on guitar, Tom Gary on piano, Joe Whitfield on bass, and John Hobbs on drums.  John Paul was opening for the great blues legend Junior Wells.  It was a great night and meeting Junior wells was amazing.  We now anwser emails on the podcast.  Send your comments and questions to tgary62@gmail.com Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If on Podbean please follow!! Thanks

Tonight we listen to John Paul Drum from 1994 live at the Tuba in Kansas City Missouri with his Hellhounds.   This version of the band still had original member Tony Anderson on guitar, with TilneyErhardt on keys, Floyd Gardner on bass, and Woody Davis on drums.   Of course John is on the blazing harmonica and vocals.  The tape was originaly recorded live at the Tuba on August 25th 1994  by Bentley Ously of Pragmatic Studios in Kansas City Kansas. 

Another cool jem of a tape. Tonight we feature a night at Zim's with the Tom Gary Blues Band.  With Tom Gary on piano and vocal, John Woody Wood on drums and vocal, Bob Rosenbeck on bass and vocal, and the legendary Jon East on guitar and vocal!!!   Tonights show is dedicated to the memory of Dave Grim, and Larry Cotlar RIP my friends.    Please like, subscribe, share, and comment.  If on Podbean please follow us!!!   THANKS!  

Tonight is the eighth installment of local and regionial blues.  We listen to Jono Smith, Patrick Hazel, Rob Lumbard, Erick Hovey, JC Anderson, Hawkeye Herman, Jimmy Pryor, Joe Price, Dan Doran, Gary Smith, Molly Nova, and Taz Grant.   Its a great show!!!!   Please support our show by subscribing, sharing, liking and commenting!!!  if you are on Podbean please follow us!!!!!!!!!    THANKS!!!!!

Part two of the live show of the Tom Gary Blues Band perfroming at the Gathering Place in Cherokee Iowa on November 7th 2007.   The band featured Tom Gary on piano and vocal, Jimmy Davis on guitar and vocal, Don Demers on bass and Vocal, and Paul Sleezer on drums and vocal.   Please like, subscribe, and comment.  If you are on podbean please follow!!!!!   Thanks!!!!!

tonight we listen to the fourth installment of the Tom Gary Blues Band.  It was formed during my ten year stay in NW Iowa.  It includes Jimmy Davis on guitar, Don Demers on bass, and Paul Sleazer on drums.  The recording is from a live show at the Gathering Place in Cherokee Iowa on November 17 2008.   Please like, subscribe, and share.  If you are on Podbean please follow!!!!!   THANKS!!!!!!

Tonight we hear new recordings of Jon East and the Saylorhill Sliders (Jon, Norman Su, Tom Gary, and Jason Kadiwhompus) and Jono Smith! The Saylorhill Sliders were recorded live at Dam to Dam performing at the finish line in Coles Commons.   We finish the night with Jono Smith and two of his recordings from his new release Peace & Love& War & Peace.    Thanks for listening please subscribe, share, like, and comment.  If you are on Podbean please Follow!  Thanks!!!!    

a special Memorial day tribute to WWII veteran Jimmy "The Midnite Cowboy" Pryor.  This show was unmarked, but listening to the show was probably Memorial day weekend of 1999.  It starred Jimmy Pryor with the Bad Boys of the blues (Tom Gary, Scott Long, Jim Farr, and John Wood)  This was the original Sunday Night Blues Showcase at the Hull Ave.  Tonight we hear Jimmy play his shuffle, and slow blues standards!  Then Clarence Key Jr. joins the fun followed by Woody.   The crowd was very lively that night and its fun to listen to them banter with the band and Jimmy! Please like, subscribe, and share.  If on Podbean follow!   Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

Its the second birthday of the Iowa Blues showcase podcast!!!!!!!   Tonight we are playing regional and local blues (plus one international blues performer!!!!)  Its a cast of thousands!!!!   we feature tonight: Jimmy Pryor, Chicago Rick, Gene Jackson, Jono Smith, John Lee Eagan, Frank Strong, Matt Woods, Kent Burnside, Madam Jules, Jon East, Norman Su, Scott Hartung, Rob Lumbard, Bob Dorr, Molly Nova, Joe Price, Patrick Hazel, Scott Long, and Greg Sutherland!    That's a show!!!!! Please like, subscribe, and share, if on podbean please follow!!!!!!!  You can also find us on ITunes, Google Play, Tunein radio, and many other great podcast providers!!!!  THANKS!!!!!

tonight is we continue where we left off on episode 99.  It is the April 2003 season two Iowa Blues showcase.  The show recorded by a nice guy.  If you have good ears you might be able to hear his name.  I couldn't pick it out.   The show stars Jimmy Pryor and John Lukehart with the band Clean Slate.  (Doc Lawson on B3, John Lukehart guitar, Mark Jervis on bass, and Frank McDowelll on drums)   The Iowa Blues showcase was produced by Tom Gary.  Jono Smith was director of bands, with Gilbert Davis, Dave Andrews, and Frank Strong.    Please like, subscribe, and share, if on Podbean please follow!!!!  THANKS!!!!!!!

Tonight we feature Rob Lumbard's self titled cassette on the Iowa Blues Showcase.  It was recorded probably in 1993 according to Rob after he opened for Lyle Lovette in Des Moines.  It was produced by Bob Cook in his studio. Also on the recording was Larry Chambers on drums, and Melaine Wright on vocals, with Bob Cook on Harmonica. Please like, subscribe, and comment!!!  If on Podbean please follow us!!!! THANKS!!!!

Tonight we feature the 2005 recording of Natural Blue by Curry Harter.  This CD features artists from   the Inland Empire of California.  Curry Harter plays Harmonica on all songs.  He is joined by Jasson Seccurro drums, Brittney Carvajal Vocals, Kelly McGuire, Engineer producer and Guitar, Sean Johnson Drums, Gordan Mike Taylor Piano, Matt Coleman guitar and vocal, Shirl lead vocals on Rock me Baby, Ken Jones Hammond B3, Chris Beach vocals and guitar, Jeff Wilson Bass,  and Clayton Crawford guitar.  Also appearing tonight is Rob Lumbard with Curry Harter.  Please like subscribe, and share!   If you find on us Podbean please follow!!!!!!!  THANKS!!!!!