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My father has always held "hard labor" jobs. He works in the fire sprinkler industry which means he spends 8-10 hours per day lifting heavy sprinkler pipes and installing them in commercial buildings. From the time I was 10-12 years old to the time I was 22 years old he would come home from work every day and sit down at the dinner table. He would take this old plastic blue lunch box and set it in front of me every day. He then would tell me "If you go to school you will get a job where you use your head and not your hands." My father was trying to motivate me to go to college, get a good job and find a career that allowed me to use my "head" instead of my hands. He said if I didn't go to school and get a job that utilized my head that I would always be working with my hands and carrying a lunchbox like he was. It was a powerful metaphor to say the least. Where to find me: IG: @nellycatic bit.ly/leadershipdefinedpodcast Use my link to download a 30 day free Audible Trial: audibletrial.com/leadershipdefinedpodcast
SHOW # 264 - Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With "Musicians You Should Know" Markus James released his latest album back in October. The album is entitled Head For The Hills and was recorded in the delta in Mississippi. He is backed up by some Hill Country royalty. He music is the result of his love for the Hill Country of Mississippi and the sounds of West African Music and even toured in Mali, West Africa to continue his studies. Markus and I will explore this unique journey and listen to tunes from Head For The Hills. Blues411 Report for April with friend Chefjimi Patricola will look back on the last month and look ahead to what is coming up with the music in the next month. Blue Lunch hails from Cleveland and had a hit with their debut, Blue Lunch Special. They are back with Above The Fold, which dropped in November and there was no sophomore jinx with this one. The album has been getting a ton of airplay. Combining all types of blues, from Chicago, to Jump to New Orleans R&B and everything in between the band's music is infectious. I will speak with Guitarist Bob Frank about the new album and where the band is headed next. Also released in November, Mike Osborn'sIn The Dog House blends blues, rock and country to provide some powerful music. Osborn's guitar work is stellar throughout and the whole thing was produced and mastered by Grammy award winner Alan Mirikitani who also wrote most of the music. Mike and I will talk about his musical influences and the album and more when he joins me.
It's back to the normal slate of new releases in this edition, including a new re-release or two. Wanda Johnson, Jonathon Boogie Long, Devon Allman, Blue Lunch, and the Empire Roots Band lay the foundation, along with 6 or 8 other great blues tracks that help assure we get to another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 517th Roadhouse.
Welcome back, everyone! Time for another BluzNdaBlood show! It's that time of year! It's time to treat you with some New Blues For A New Year! Intro Song Donald Ray Johnson, “These Blues”, These Blues, The Best of Donald Ray Johnson, Mar Vista Music First Set Jarekus Singleton, “Come Wit Me”, Refuse To Lose, Alligator Records Mississippi Heat, “Alley Cat Boogie'”, Warning Shot, Delmark Records The Mannish Boys, “I Ain't Sayin'”, Wrapped Up and Ready, Delta Groove Music Second Set Otis Clay & Johnny Rawls, “Momma Didn't Raise No Fool”, Soul Brothers, Catfood Records Bobby Hurricane Spencer, “Gotta Get Back To Chicago”, Hurricane Unleashed, R Music Forrest McDonald Band, “Checking On My Baby”, Turnaround Blues, World Talent Records Third Set Blue Lunch, “Woman I Bleed'”, Above The Fold, Rip Cat Records Janiva Magness, “I Need A Man”, Original, Fat Head Records Tas Cru, “You Keep The Money”, You Keep The Money, Crustee Tees Records Fourth Set Nice As Pie, “Drunk Stoned Stupid”, a sneak peek cut of A Body of Work, Altered Five Blues Band, “I'm In Deep”, Cryin' Mercy, Omnivibe Records Jimmy Thackery, “Empty Arms Motel”, Extra Jimmies, Bling Pig Records Special thoughts and prayers go out to my friend Randy Chortkoff… Please keep in touch! E-mail me at dave@bluzndablood.com! The easist way to get the show is to go to iTunes and Subscribe for free! Or listen to the show on great Internet Radio Stations like: Kansas City Online Radio, Blues In The Burg, MDORadio Blues, Almost Heaven Internet Broadcasting, and others to be announced soon! Keep the blues in the blood, Dave
Hour 1 of Blue Lunch. Rob Vollman talked about Kyle Dubas & his use of analytics.