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Like many musicians, Kerry started singing and performing when he was a kid in church. At age 7 he was singing solos in front of the entire congregation. Then came piano lessons to learn to read and write music. He really loved to sing though, so he concentrated on his vocals. He performed all throughout his school years, all the way up through college at George Mason University. The West Coast was calling him so in 1988 on a wing and a prayer he heads out to L.A.!! He settles in and meets some great musicians and starts to perform out there, singing in some experimental Rock bands like Acid Clown. In 1991 he came up with the concept of The Thrillbillyz and, along with the help of some great musician friends, was able to record a four song demo at Fox Studios in Glendale, CA and work with the owner/engineer Rich Fox. In 1993 ,after several years of performing around Southern California as The Thrillbillyz, Hurley moves back to the East Coast and his hometown of Roanoke, Virginia. Roanoke definitely is not as big of a market as L.A. but it has a growing music scene and Hurley jumps in head first. He re-forms The Thrillbillyz and starts playing shows like crazy. He continues to write and work on his originals and in 1994 takes his band into Flat Five Studios in Salem, VA and records the album “Romp!” and releases it in 1995. Ten of the eleven songs are originals and a few of the songs (Franklin County Moonshine & Sweet Leaf) wind up on the radio in regular rotation on the area's biggest Rock station 96.3 WROV. The band played constantly in support of it's record and through it's association with Buzz Casey and WROV was able to open up for quite a few National acts like Government Mule, Storyville, Foghat, Loverboy, Johnny Winter, Matchbox 20 and many more!!! The band played and enjoyed success for the next 5 years and in 2000 everyone went their own musical ways. Hurley had been singing on the side for a Blues band called Blues Hangover from 96 to 98 and traveled quite a bit with them, winning several Blues Contests and traveling to Memphis, TN in 97 to compete in the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge. It was a great learning experience. In 2001 Hurley wound up joining The Fat Daddy Band and that very same year went down and won the Charlotte Blues Society's contest and in 2002 went to Memphis again to represent them at the IBC and made it to the finals (one of ten bands out of 150). For the next 14 years he would front that band and continue to write songs. He put out 2 cd's with The Fat Daddy Band - “From The Soul”(2003) and “Live & Lovin' It!”(2005). 

It was the final home game at St Andrews..And what an atmosphere!..This and more from..Chris, Alan, Mark, Mark, Claire,Craig and Paul.With special guest Paul Hunt from the Blues Foundation.In this episode:League One Title Victory Celebration.Jukeys Retirement and Future Roles.Blues Fest Fundraiser for Disability Programs.Recent Games.Birmingham City FC Season Awards.Match Predictions .Robe nicking scarves.Edited/Produced by Chris Brownewww.tiltontalk.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/srbmedia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was the final home game at St Andrews..And what an atmosphere!..This and more from..Chris, Alan, Mark, Mark, Claire,Craig and Paul.With special guest Paul Hunt from the Blues Foundation.In this episode:League One Title Victory Celebration.Jukeys Retirement and Future Roles.Blues Fest Fundraiser for Disability Programs.Recent Games.Birmingham City FC Season Awards.Match Predictions .Robe nicking scarves.Edited/Produced by Chris Brownewww.tiltontalk.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chatting to Paul Hunt of the Blues Foundation,His involvement with the group, his history and details of the upcoming "Blues Fest"Edited/Produced by Chris BrowneAvailable on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Youtube and most platformswww.tiltontalk.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Reverend Peyton of Reverend Peyton's Big Damn BandThe Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band has delivered energetic performances in 38 countries and 48 states, earning widespread recognition in prestigious publications such as Rolling Stone, Living Blues, and Elmore. They've graced the cover of Vintage Guitar Magazine, topped Billboard's Blues Charts multiple times, and garnered three nominations from the Blues Foundation's esteemed Blues Music Awards in Memphis. Reverend Peyton himself was honored by The Indianapolis Star as one of the "Top 25 Hoosier Musicians of All Time." http://www.makingascene.org

Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Janiva MagnessThe seven-time Blues Music Awards recipient (and the 2009 B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, the Blues Foundation's highest honor) and 2016 Grammy Award nominee will simultaneously release the Fathead audio book edition of Weeds Like Us, her frank, profoundly moving 2019 memoir. Los Angeles composer and musician Matt Cartsonis produced. http://www.makingascene.org

This week on Beale Street Caravan, we bring back Dirty Streets as they celebrate the release of their latest project, "Who's Gonna Love You", live from Growlers in Memphis, TN. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Time Signatures with Jim Ervin, it's another fantastic discussion with one of the biggest names in Blues promotions, Paul ‘Mr. Blues' Benjamin. Join Erv and Paul as they discuss Paul's work establishing the Rockland-based North Atlantic Blues Festival, his work with the Blues Heaven Blues Festival in Denmark and four other U.S. based events. They also talk about Paul's long tenure in and out of the Blues Foundation in Memphis, his work with the Blues Awards shows, and his book, ‘Heart of Blues', celebrating 25 years of the NABF. It's good conversation, great Blues music and Lobster, so tune in and enjoy!North Atlantic Blues Festival Website: https://www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com/Paul's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.e.benjamin.7North Atlantic Blues Festival Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057288085080 Blues Foundation: https://blues.org/ _________________________Facebook: Time SignaturesYouTube: Time SignaturesFacebook: Capital Area Blues SocietyWebsite: Capital Area Blues SocietyFriends of Time Signatures _______Website: University of Mississippi Libraries Blues ArchiveWebsite: Killer Blues Headstone ProjectWebsite: Blues Society Radio NetworkWebsite: Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation

This week, host Jim Ervin welcomes a truly legendary member of our Blues Royalty, a gentleman known affectionately as ‘Michissippi' Mick, or as Christone ‘Kingfish' Ingram calls him, ‘Uncle' Mick Kolassa. Mick drops in to talk with Erv about his years on the board of the Blues Foundation in Memphis, his move to the home of the Delta Blues in Mississippi (thus the nickname), and his work with his record label, Endless Blues Records. This episode has already found its way into Erv's top three all-time, so you definitely want to check it out.Website: https://endlessblues.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001144952106Endless Blues Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EndlessBluesRecordsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4uFnksD1TfYQyL8eYRm0eGYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPEeZNzaF2ODtsdHkQTNKA _________________________Facebook: Time SignaturesYouTube: Time SignaturesFacebook: Capital Area Blues SocietyWebsite: Capital Area Blues SocietyFriends of Time Signatures _______Website: University of Mississippi Libraries Blues ArchiveWebsite: Killer Blues Headstone ProjectWebsite: Blues Society Radio NetworkWebsite: Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation

This week on Beale Street Caravan, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors perform live at the concert to benefit the beloved Overton Park Shell, here in Memphis. The band is also celebrating the release of their latest album, Strangers No More. Drew Holcomb, a native Memphian and the band's founder, sits down with Beale Street Caravan for an interview, while the audience gets to hear why Drew has been called "one of Americana's most popular stars." Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan we feature the Memphis Ukulele Band as they help us kick of the Christmas holiday season. We'll hear a performance captured at Lafayette's Music Hall, and later in the program we get to sit down and catch up with the band. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan we have Memphis R&B and jazz Guitarist, Joe Restivo, celebrating the release of his debut solo project, “Where's Joe.” Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.      

Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Greg NagyA multi-faceted artist in the most classic sense, his songwriting, singing, and guitar playing beautifully reveal Nagy's personalized music refreshingly and honestly infused with elements of soul, r&b, rock, and gospel. So unique and impressive was his debut release, Walk That Fine Thin Line, that it earned Nagy a prestigious Best New Artist debut nomination from the Blues Foundation in Memphis, as well as favorable reviews from hard-to-please critics at top media outlets like Down Beat, All About jazz, Blues Revue, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Living Blues, Hittin' The Note, Elmore Magazine and more. DJs throughout North America, Europe, and Australia responded enthusiastically to Nagy's music, which debuted on the National Living Blues Radio charts at #14 and peaked at #3 on XM satellite radio -- no small achievement. http://www.makingascene.org

This week on Beale Street Caravan, we have Memphis favorites, Lucero. The band celebrated the release of their new album, Should've Learned by Now, with a performance at the "World Famous" Hernando's Hideaway, here in Memphis, TN. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan, we take a look back at the 2022 Memphis Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Highlighted performances include Booker T. Jones, and a tribute to Mavis Staples by some of the phenomenal women in Memphis music. We also sit down with acclaimed musician and leader of the night's house band, Kurt Clayton, for an interview. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.  

Castro Coleman, aka Mr. Sipp, was born in McComb, MS and has been playing the guitar since the age of 6. A Malaco recording artist, he was awarded The Blues Foundation 2016 Best New Artist for his album, The Mississippi Blues Child. This week we feature a live performance from the Mighty Mississippi Music Festival captured during Bridging the Blues. (original air date 12.07.16) BSC contributor William Lee Ellis continues his series, Religion and the Blues.

JP Soars is a Boca Raton-based multi-instrumentalist who's been releasing his music with his powerhouse trio The Red Hots since 2008, when he released his debut album Back Of My Mind. JP has won the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge in 2009 and the prestigious Albert King guitar award. In 2012, he was named a Blues Music Award Nominee for Best Contemporary Male Blues Artist, and in 2019, he climbed his way to the top ten of Billboard's blues chart. In 2022, JP was a Blues Music Award nominee for Best Blues Instrumentalist on Guitar, and he was nominated for the BB King Entertainer of the Year honors and for Band of the Year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The boys are back in town this week on Beale Street Caravan, as Memphis' own legendary psychedelic funk rockers, Big Ass Truck, celebrate their 30th anniversary live from Minglewood Hall. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

Send us a Text Message.Kiersi Joli began her journey with the harmonica at the tender age of 6. By 9, she had already made history as the youngest Hohner Harmonica endorser, a title she proudly still holds. At 11, Kiersi became the sole endorser for Dyna-mic harmonica microphones, solidifying her place as a rising star in the blues world. Now at 16, Kiersi captivates audiences with her powerful tone, masterful harmonica skills, and dynamic vocals that far exceed her years. A seasoned performer, she has shared the stage with the likes of Jamey Johnson and The Loving Mary Band, and has made appearances on the "Show-Me-St. Louis" TV show and Heidi Newfield's "Barfly Sessions."Kiersi's musical repertoire spans a range of genres, with a strong foundation in Blues, Blues Rock, and Americana. Her sound is deeply rooted in soulful blues, drawing from a wide array of influences while carving out a unique identity that resonates with fans of all ages. In addition to performing, Kiersi is expanding her musical horizons through session work and as a singer, songwriter, and performer.In January 2024, Kiersi was chosen by the Nashville Blues & Roots Alliance to represent them at The Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, where she also performed at the Women In Blues Showcase. She has been invited to collaborate with Banner Music Publishing, participating in co-writes with their staff songwriters and performing at their takeover songwriter rounds. Kiersi is a regular at the Music Row Freakshow at The Local and frequently performs at songwriter rounds and showcases across Nashville.In May 2024, Kiersi was invited to perform at the Opelika Songwriter Fest in Alabama and the North Central Women In Blues Fest in Gainesville, Florida. She was also a featured artist at the Black Mountain Blues Festival in North Carolina, where she performed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from July 12-14. https://www.instagram.com/in_the_key_of_kiersi/?hl=en Support the Show.Thanks for listening for more information or to listen to other podcasts or watch YouTube videos click on this link >https://thetroutshow.com/

#johnnywinter #chicagoblues  #grammywinners  #aligator  Richard L. Shurman He has produced numerous recordings by notable musicians including Johnny Winter, Lurrie Bell, Eddie C. Campbell, Albert Collins, Little Smokey Smothers, Jody Williams, Roy Buchanan, Big Bill Morganfield, Larry Garner, Robert Cray, Hip Linkchain, Magic Slim, Charlie Musselwhite, Otis Rush, Johnny Heartsman, and Fenton Robinson. Shurman has also written many liner notes, and is the publisher of Chicago Blues News. In 2005, he was the recipient of the Blues Foundation's "Keeping the Blues Alive" award.[6] He co-produced Showdown!, an album which won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album in 1987. Shurman was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2014 for his multitudinous contributions as a 'non-performer'. https://www.markhummel.com

This week on Beale Street Caravan we have a soul-stirring revue from D-Vine Spirituals Records. The performance features Rev. John Wilkins, the D-Vine Spiritualettes, The Vaughn Sisters, and more. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan, we feature veteran songwriter, Spree Wilson, live from the Overton Park Shell. Also on the show, we sit down with Spree for an interview, and learn more about the Nashville born artist's Memphis roots, and his connection to music industry luminaries such as Dallas Austin. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan we have Those Pretty Wrongs featuring Jody Stephens of legendary band, Big Star, and Luther Russell, formerly of The Freewheelers. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan we feature Stax guitar heroes Harold Beane, Bobby Manuel, and Skip Pitts, in a special presentation of the Masters of the Soul Guitar, live from Studio A inside the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

Show Notes and Transcript Founder, Cambel McLaughlin joins Hearts of Oak to discuss the upcoming, and second Jam for Freedom Festival and he shares his journey as a musician and English teacher.  We examine the roots of the movement that was created in response to COVID tyranny and lockdowns and despite challenges and arrests, Cambel remains dedicated to spreading positivity through music and has received high praise and help from the legends Eric Clapton and Van Morrison. We explore the festival's organisation and artists, featuring the likes of our good friends Right Said Fred and the awesome Five Times August and the many workshops and talks highlighting community spirit and underlining music's role in promoting freedom and unity. In the midst of lockdowns in June 2020, Cambel McLaughlin took his portable drum kit and speaker out to local parks to bring cheer and smiles to Londoners.  This then developed into weekly outdoor free gigs named 'The Outside Jam' until the winter cold stopped them. In December of that year further COVID tyranny and draconian measures increased against musicians and the general population with another lockdown.  Cambel then changed the name of his project to 'Jam for Freedom', his aim being to bring the world's musicians together in a day of solidarity, called the ‘Jam for Freedom Day'.  It was the first of many. After several months of tireless touring around the UK and Ireland with pro-freedom musicians, the project received international recognition from rock and roll great Eric Clapton.  Van Morrison's Rhythm and Blues Foundation also supported their cause, giving funds to upgrade their modest busking rig, but what propelled the project to international awareness was Eric Clapton featuring JFF in his music video for ‘This Has Gotta Stop'.  Cambel instantly received emails from across the world from people wanting to join in, going from having two chapters in Ireland and the UK, to having 15 and growing. Jam for Freedom Festival 2024 August 8th- 11th | St Albans, Hertfordshire See Right Said Fred, Joseph Arthur, Five Times August, Sons of Cream and enjoy 4 days and nights of 150+ liberating performances, workshops, panels, comedy and pantomime plus all-day children's entertainment and activities! TICKETS   jamforfreedom.com/festival Connect with Cambel and Jam for Freedom... WEBSITE            jamforfreedom.com X                         x.com/jamforfreedom Interview recorded  22.5.24 Connect with Hearts of Oak... X/TWITTER        x.com/HeartsofOakUK WEBSITE            heartsofoak.org/ PODCASTS        heartsofoak.podbean.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA  heartsofoak.org/connect/ SHOP                  heartsofoak.org/shop/ *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com and follow him on X/Twitter twitter.com/TheBoschFawstin  TRANSCRIPT (Hearts of Oak) Hello, Hearts of Oak. I am delighted to have a brand new guest with us today of a musical flavour, which we'll get into that, and that's Cambel McLaughlin. Cambel, thanks so much for your time today. Thank you so much for having me, Peter. Great to have you on, and I've seen, obviously, the second Jam for Freedom Festival is coming up, and obviously people can find it there, jamforfreedom.com, and @JamForFreedom is the Twitter or X handle and that is from the 8th to the 11th of August in St Albans. We'll get into all of that, but I just wanted to make sure the viewers and listeners were aware that all the links are in the description. But if you are around and want to have a great time at three, four days with a great lineup, musical lineup, then go check out the website, have a look and be part of, It looks like an amazing three, four days. And it was Fred Fairbrass actually messaged me and said, hey, you need to have Cambel on. I said, oh, yes, Cambel. I've seen the event last year, Jam for Freedom. So, it's great to have you on, Cambel. But before we get into that, before we get into your arrest in 2021, which is a mark that quite a number of people now carry of standing up against the authoritarian regime. Before that do you want to just give us a little bit of your background introduce yourself before we get on to Jam for Freedom. Yeah, thank you I'm 29 years old I was 25 years old when I started, what then became the Jam for Freedom in 2020. I traveled for a few years playing as a musician working as an English teacher in Australia Japan and on a cruise ship; lived in London. You know, I've kind of been around, really proud of my country, really proud of, you know, what this country means and the freedoms we have and our heritage and just traveling abroad really cemented that as a young man, and so coming back and moving to London in 2018, I think I was about maybe 23, 24, at that time. You know, as I said really, really, proud to be from here and just was like right I'm going to work really hard. I'm going to start focusing on music as well on the side and so I started busking in London and I was doing really well. I was, you know, making a really good bit of change and, you know, it's really rewarding, you know, when you're jumping on the streets busking; it's kind of like the harder you work the better you work, the more money you make, and the crowds were were getting big in Leicester Square in Trafalgar Square which is where I was performing around Christmas time and other times. So, it's really fun, and I saved all my money, and then I put all my savings savings into starting like a weddings band. We filmed everything, you know. I auditioned everybody, we had a really good lineup, you know, loads of different singers and sax players and, you know, it was like a nine-piece band or something like that. And then it was march 2020 and it was just, you know, I was just about to launch it all and then all of a sudden there's this this flu apparently and everything must stop and so that that kind of confused me because I thought this is just a flu right. It's just going to be a couple months, okay, I'll just, you know, work from home or whatever for a bit. Can I throw in, exactly where...exactly t he same issue, we started 20th of February 2020, exactly the same. All these great plans that get burned and you have to start over, so I understand exactly your feeling at that time Yeah, and I just still kept that hunger, you know, I was still like I'm not gonna let this stop me, and so, I started this project called the Outside Jam around June time and it was just basically me going around with all my busking gear in a park in in East London where I lived, and just bringing a party and people would come from from the area and just just party in the park and just, you know, families;it's family friendly. We were just trying to just raise people's spirits we weren't really... I just believed it was just going to be a few months of, you know, people just getting over this little flu and then you know obviously the governments were planning to do a lot more than on that. But then it evolved and we kept doing that every week, and I got musicians from all over London would come in and perform and jam and, you know, people would share the microphones and no one was really getting sick, which was funny. And then as the lockdowns intensified in December 2020, then I changed the name of it to Outside Jam to Jam for Freedom. And then on the day of the so-called lockdowns on December 20th, which was when the whole of the UK was locked down. I was like, no, we're going to, we're going to do jam for freedom. And then I did the first one in a park, same concept, you know, busking musicians coming out, although less musicians wanted to join in at that point, it was just a handful, it was really just one other drummer. So, then I had to learn how to kind of sing a bit. So, it was just me. I was, you know, I was normally the drummer. I was forced into all these different roles that I had never done before. And then I thought, you know what, let's, let's take this a step further. Let's travel across our beautiful country and go wherever we want on the streets in the parks and let's Jam for Freedom there and let's get musicians from all over and let's try and make it international, let's try and make all the countries of the world go out on the streets and Jam for Freedom; let's do it all together on the same day, the same week, let's make a movement. And I just kept pushing for that idea and eventually we did go on a UK tour. We fundraised a little bit of money to get a motor home that a few of us could could sleep in and shower in, because at that point there was no... You couldn't even go to a hotel, right, to even, you know, you couldn't book in hotels anywhere. So, we did that and from December, then it's the tour kicked off in January, and then it's just been going on for like three years or three and a half years I suppose and then we have got international chapters now and people are Jamming for Freedom on in different countries and 15 international chapters. And it's just kind of developed into this festival where we really want to celebrate musicians that are free-thinking individuals and creatives and positive change makers and thinkers and workshop hosts and comedians. And that's what we have at our festival this year so it's a massive lineup. Sounds a world away from busking. Do you ever miss the simplicity of just going out busking and just doing that yourself? Yeah, it was funny. I mean, when I was always busking, I did feel a bit like, because, you know, you're playing the popular songs, you're playing, you know, the Hollywood trendy stuff. It always felt a bit like, I don't want to play this forever. I want to write my own music. I want to make, you know, make something different. And so... I couldn't really go back to it now, because it doesn't feel right to me. But I mean, yesterday, no, it wasn't yesterday, two days ago, we did a gig in support of Press Freedoms and Julian Assange. So, we played outside the courtroom there and we kind of just freestyle. So, we might play like another Brick on the Wall by Roger Waters and then we might just adjust the lyrics, you know, about certain things. So yeah, I mean we kind of, we might, use old songs and then freestyle it, so we kind of have that element of what busking was and the simplicity, but we just kind of bring it and adjust it, I suppose. mean it it sounds like a very natural thing for a musician to want to share their music but obviously uh 2021I've I followed it and you got arrested. What was your crime? Yeah, so that was part of the UK tour um and that was in February 2021, that was our first UK tour with the motor home, and I got arrested and accused. I mean there was there was a few hundred people of us in a park having a good time and I think it was it was organized. It wasn't organized by me, but it was organized, I don't know, maybe a few days before: everyone let's go to this park in East London and West London. And so I turned up there with some amps and my drum kit and an Irish guitarist called Alan and some other musicians jumped on, and it was just me and a few other people that I had personally invited, but I got arrested and accused of organizing the whole thing, which I didn't, and then I went to court and I was like: "I didn't do it all I just, I just posted about it the night before, hey, let's jam for freedom here." And then it got stamped on me. So yeah, that was really sad because, well it was a bit eye opening because, you know, the reason, one of the reasons I started Jam for Freedom is because of my scepticism of, you know, governments and their, corruption and what they're doing to Europe and what they've done to the world and what what they're still doing. It was kind of like: oh, yeah, I was right, you know, because the judge was interrupting me. He wouldn't let me finish. He was saying, oh did you write your speech? Did you write your, I can't remember what it's called, your testimonial, you know, my defence or something. Yeah, your statement your defence. My statement, you know, did you write that? Oh, because I was quoting as well, previous, like law suits or litigation which proved that it wasn't a crime which was all valid and he was interrupting me and telling me: oh that's not relevant. And even even quoting like the English constitution and talking about the right to petition which is in the commonwealth countries. You know, you have a right to protest and that supersedes, you know, all the other laws to a degree, right? As long as you're not disturbing peace, which I wasn't, you know, we, I just, I didn't organize it. At the end of the day, whatever they were accusing me of, it wasn't true, but they just slapped cut on me and I got fined. They tried to fine me for 10 grand, but we got it reduced down to about 700 odd quid. You know, I still got a criminal conviction for jamming in a park with like five other people for about half an hour. You know, and but, you know, it just just happened that a few hundred people had already organized and planned to go there before even the the music was was on the schedule. It's bonkers, that court appearance it's bonkers, because uh it's what we've seen certainly over the last four years, it's the establishment looking down. And I mean, how dare you, or able to put something together in your defence? You're just a pleb and you're speaking to someone in the system, in the criminal system, who is of a higher echelon in society. I think we've seen that attitude across the board in the last four years. Yeah, yeah. Well, it's just kind of ingrained in... You know, that kind of culture and, you know, the imperialist ideas. You know, you have to, squash the rebellions, but I don't really, you know, I don't really care about what they think and how they view me and what their views are because, you know, I believe that what we do is, is far more powerful, far more beautiful, you know, and, and it's a celebration, and you know you can't you can't stop it. You can't stop us celebrating and having a good time and connecting and spreading the truth. Yeah. It's just it's never going to stop me and you know they can be whatever they want to be. It doesn't matter. We're going to keep going. Well, let me bring up, this is the, there we go. That is the poster with a lot happening, and you've packed a heck of a lot in. And you can just see that, obviously, August 8th to the 11th. Let me repeat that, in St Albans. And all the, if you go onto your Twitter page or the website, everything is there. But I mean tell us about the event, tell us about what you want to happen, maybe your experiences from the first event, what you've learned. Tell us about the the first one, what was that like and what were your takeaways from it I mean our schedule this year is incredible. You can jump on our website and we've got the whole schedules there, four pages of four different days, you know, there's over 150 different artists and performances and pantomime, comedians, panellists, workshops, every morning and much more, so jump on there and you can see that poster in detail. Yeah, it was all, I mean I did festivals in my garden growing up. I don't have a big garden, it's just like the council house garden, but my mum was really, really kind and let us all get together. So, I've always done festivals since I was a teenager, and I just love that energy of just people getting together that maybe wouldn't have like hung out before. But they're just kind of like, you know, meshing and they're kind of just getting on sharing a beer. I just I like seeing unity and peace in the world. I think we all do, really. And so yeah, it's been on my mind to to put on a festival for years and then with Jam for Freedom happening it was part of my my plan; okay I'm going to put on festival as soon as I can to celebrate what we're doing. And last year we did it for the first time. It sold out, it was it was amazing. It was very challenging, we worked for many months to kind of get everything sorted in time and, you know, fly in a guests and organize their travel and organize accommodation and organize, you know, there's so many things that are going on. It could have been a lot better. We did hire... We hired a production team and they put a main stage together, which didn't work essentially. And we were like, you know, you're going to come and fix this. And they were like: yeah, and then they were like, oh, actually we're going to refund you. And then I took them to court, because they didn't give me a refund. I mean, they had really good testimonials and clients. I don't know what the hell happened. Took him to court twice and I won on both hearings and they were then, they were then hit with two county court judgments, but they didn't pay me any refund or any compensation and it was a lot of money that they owed me. So, I had to kind of shoulder all of that responsibility and that difficulty. But we had an amazing volunteer team an amazing team that we kind of put together like in the moment like right okay we're going to make a new stage in this in this marquee and we you know we basically adapted to the whole situation but obviously when stuff like that happens we had delays but uh this year we've got Right Said Fred's chosen production team who they've worked with on tours, and they've worked with massive artists like number one chart and topping artists. And they're called Absolute Audio Hire. So, they're managing the whole production this year of the main stage, which is where all the big stuff happens. And then we've got an amazing production team that's going to help run the second stage. So, that was really challenging, but, you know, what could I do? You know, I hired a company, paid them a lot of money, and they scanned me and I took them to court. Then they folded their company and went into administration. So, you know, it's just all these things. The site we used as well, they didn't, take care of the site. We tried to take them to court, but they had already closed their company and they were scamming people. And it was just, yeah, it was just a shame. But our new site has, it's got, it's got tons of space, it's, it's got enough for 5000 people, but we're keeping it nice and intimate about 500 people. And it's gorgeous. It's got like a river running through it. It's a stone's throw from London and like Luton and Heathrow Airport. So, it's super accessible for guests from all over. So, yeah, but it was an amazing time. Overall, it was, you know, I've got so many emails like this was amazing. Best festival ever. I can't wait to come back. You know, most people have come back from last year and we're just getting through our last tickets now. But test that organizational side, because I've been an events coordinator back donkeys ago and organized fairly sizable events, but when you look at the number of individuals you have participated; it's one thing to organize a conference with maybe six or eight speakers during the day. You've got a whole page full and and that's a world away from simply doing the music,now you've got all the organizational side you have to arrange, and I think that most people when they come to that they have no idea really of the work that goes on behind the scenes. So, I'm sure whenever it was finished you were; it's happened, it's done, I can put my feet up now. Yeah, I was proud of it, you know, you have that stress, but you have the the pride that you've done it I mean. I guess from playing on, it kind of what, I'm a bit seasoned for the pressures and the stress from from playing on. The streets and having police follow you and trying to arrest you, and you know, to stay calm and deal with that pressure. I mean we had gigs when there was like 24, 27, riot police vans just encircling us, and you know, it becomes a bit of a military operation, because you have to kind of work out; right okay how long can we play for before we think they're going to come and come at us. "Okay, let's keep let's do one more song, and you know, okay, you've got that drum, you've got that speaker, you know, you're ready to go if we need to beeline out of here, and we've we've done that stuff, so it becomes like, you know, it became kind of like second nature to deal with that pressure. Also, these these musicians that we work with. I mean, I know most of them, like I've played with them. I toured with them, you know, I know them all like and I have an amazing volunteer team and, like amazing stuff that have worked with me and talk with me and toured with these artists. So, there's loads of cross-pollination with all these musicians from across the world, Of course, England and the UK that we all kind of know each other. And we all kind of  have got used to that pressure of of the Jam for Freedom gigs, and kind of everything goes on with it, but but yeah; as well as well with the speakers. You know, I mean, we've done like almost 500 well over 500 shows across the world and that's led to all these different people that I've met and slept at their houses and on their sofas and their spare rooms and, and they're all part of the festival. Like amazing staff who worked with me, tour with me, So, it's a real massive community of people from America, Ireland, Europe, etc. I we've got some Australians coming that are just happening to be in England this year that have done Jam for Freedom shows. Yeah, it's intense, but at the end of the day it's a beautiful experience and it's a beautiful community, and yeah, I just hope that hope you guys can all come. We've got really limited tickets now, so jump on, and get the last shoe. Yeah, 100 percent, we're doing this just a day before it goes out, but certainly I'll repeat: everyone one go and and get tickets and make sure you're you're part of that. Tells about the people you've met, I mean I've, to me, actually the last four years learning experience for me, media, you're obviously doing these massive events, and it's all about the people you meet, and they're phenomenal people who maybe wouldn't have crossed before, because you're doing one area and they're moving a different area, traditionally, you may not have crossed paths, but because of what we've faced the last four years, it's kind of standing shoulder to shoulder people who you may not agree with everything, but actually there's a lot you can work together on. And that issue of freedom, free speech, freedom to assembly, all of that. I mean, yeah, let us know some of those some people like I, you've obviously got the Fred's there, and I remember thinking this is surreal on the phone chatting to Fred or Richard; on and on. I think this is just the strangest experience. But this is what I think the last four years have opened up. Yeah, definitely. I mean, I was busking on the streets in central London. So, you know, I was getting a lot of people following me on social media and I think I had like Pixie Lott, who's an English singer. She like been tweeting my video or something, but yeah, it wasn't any, you know, I'm just I'm a lad from a council house, and I don't have any famous family or anything, so I mean, having tea with Eric Clapton at his house, that was pretty, that was pretty wild, because I'm kind of nervous, you know mean; like I'm just like this is just; his wife and in meeting his family, and because he, put us... So, Eric Clapton if people don't know, he used to we well we used to do loads of live streams, so our shows we'd live stream across the world in the lockdowns and people would tune in and, you know, give them a bit of hope and something to enjoy and sometimes they'd pop down, and you you know, be part of the live stream. Eric was following our live streams and when he saw what happened to us in Hyde park one time when the police ambushed us and damaged some of our equipment and pushed people over and it was I think it was in march maybe it was April 2021, so he was watching that, he donated to help us repair some equipment and then we had a car that was donated; a little people carrier a little cheap cheapo vehicle. There was a problem with that, it got written off, then I said: Eric can we borrow a van or something and yeah he lent us a tour bus basically um so I went and met him got the tour bus um you know he was just he's just a big fan of us and he was writing music whilst watching our live streams he wrote like the guitar solo to wherever all the rebels gone which he did with van Morrison. Yeah, I mean that was that was pretty cool to have like Clapton be a fan of what we do and you know. Hang out with him and go to a studio. Completely unexpected, you know, because I'm a drummer, and his drummers, and the drummers that he played with are like people I based all my playing on. So yeah, I mean there's others as well I mean just when we when we go when we go on tour and and i remember state when we went into Edinburgh and we do our gig and then we go halfway through: by the way we don't have any work to stay tonight could someone put us up, you know. And it just always worked, and so I just never thought, I know, I don't need to plan, where I know I know someone's got a spare room or sofa, and this couple put us up and the woman; beautiful house, they, you know, so we got the proper like Scott's hospitality, it was just, we were so blessed. You know, the wife was a an ex-head teacher still teaching and then the husband was like an oil rig engineer kind of supervisor type role, you know, he would I don't know, you know, they were smart, really, you know really smart people, and that was the thing is, we'd meet all kinds of people, you know, from all walks of life that, you know. Perhaps I wouldn't have really kind of got on with or maybe had much common ground with, but all of a sudden we had this common ground because we were all in it together to spread that message out there on the streets and in the parks and have a good time when the police would come up to me and go: excuse, you know, in my ear, when I'm playing in Edinburgh, there's a video of it. And the police policeman comes up and he goes: can you, I need you to ask people to social distance. And I go, that's not my job, mate. Freedom! Just keep going. You know, we're all in it together. We're all just, just having a good time. So yeah, it's been fascinating and you know, you do meet tons of people on the road and and you know the Assange show a couple days ago, you know, I saw people I hadn't seen in a couple of years. It's a really nice community, so yeah, good on us all for for getting out there and meeting people when we were supposed to just stay in and as one of my friends, well I was not a friend anymore, he said: I should just sit inside and just eat some biscuits. I'm like no, I'm going outside, I'm gonna go on a tour mate. Yeah screw that idea. I think we've seen a lot of information coming out about the totalitarian regime that we all live under and so you watch individuals giving giving speeches, I mean, I know you've got Tess Lawrie coming in. I've watched her many times and had her on, but then it's kind of a departure into then looking at comedians and how comedy is used to engage and then looking at how music is used to engage and maybe, I'm kind of thinking more information, so this is about a speech or a presentation that's kind of my background in politics and all of that, but this is something very different. Give us an insight of how music then, I guess, captures people in a in a completely different way than standing up and maybe doing a presentation which we think well, that's where you get a message across. Yeah, yeah. I think it can all be part of the same, you know, it's all part of the same like kind of sphere I suppose. I mean, I guess when I've, you know, being really proud of my country and being a patriot and, you know, and spending time listening to videos and history and hours and hours of reading, you know, that kind of gives me that foundation of going, you know what, Jam for Freedom is a good idea and I'm going to do it, you know, back in 2020. So, having that foundation of of that kind of knowledge, and you know, I'm always learning you know, you never know enough do you, but I think that the festival itself is it's kind of a celebration of what how, you know, that that is how Jam for Freedom started. It started from knowing what; knowing good knowledge, wanting to know more, wanting to do the right thing, wanting to stay healthy, through watching speeches and reading panels and reading books and presentations and stuff. And then the music is really that kind of icing on the cake, just, you know, so to speak, the cherry on top ,and so yeah we need the whole thing. The really good thing about our festival program is it's curated in a way so that in the mornings you have the workshops; which is yoga, Falun gong, which you might know about is censored in in communist china. So, we have all these kind of like... We're trying to bring like indigenous ideas and and kind of really will help people relax and get healthy so you've got that in the morning um and then it goes into the panels, and then kind of in between the panels there's a break and then some of the music start so you can see all the panels you can do all the workshops and then you can still have like six seven eight eight, nine hours of live music and partying, you know, approximately, it might be a little bit, you know, around that timeframe. So you can have all of it, you know, and if you don't want to watch maybe one of the panels, well, there's an act on, there's an opera singer on, or there's, you know, you don't want to watch one of the live acts, you know, that's a different flavour. You can just watch some comedy. You know, we've kind of curated it in a way so that you can fit in as much as possible, that you could basically see 90% of it. And not miss not miss any of it. Yeah so, that's my view on it and that's what we're bringing this year. I want to finish off on on the issue of finance, because we live in a world where people are used to getting things for free whether it's media, news, interviews music, people now expect everything free and it's interesting in having that conversation with people to point out that actually everything has a cost. And obviously putting on a festival like this, it doesn't come free unless someone owns a huge castle and wants to put it on on their ground to pay for it, that there are a lot of costs to put it on. Just finish on that, because I think it's important that we, who believe, in actually freedom buy into it. And that does mean buying into it with the money we have available, as well as our time and publicizing these events. Yeah absolutely. Yeah, know, where you put your money is where you put your vote in in effect, to the society that you want to build, and you know, in your children's future. So yeah, support Hearts of Oak and support you know all the great causes that that that are close to your heart because it helps build a better world, and yeah, it is expensive to do what we do you know and to do what you do Peter, you know, with your studio and, you know um you know all the costs attached to it same with the festival it's a huge expense. But you know we keep costs as low as possible and, you know, the food and drinks affordable, and whatever you know, the ticket the tickets support the musicians: pay for their pay for their travel, pay for their costs, pay for the, you know, comedians pay for the panellists, pay for the workshops, and in the morning and and everything, you know. So you know you're you're in effect supporting people that support you that support a better world, um and we need to strengthen that and we need we need to be unafraid of creating an alternative economy that um can can rival the mainstream economy um and I've always championed that I've never been afraid to think that and you know even before I was doing jam for freedom One Christmas, I think it was 20 the Christmas 2019, I challenged myself and I said: right, every gift I buy for my family members is going to be made in the UK and I don't know how much spent, 300, 400 pounds or something, you know, on all these gifts for my family, and I found it all. The sheepskin shoes made in Devon, you know, the soaps made in in England, the socks made in Yorkshire etc etc. So I've always been a champion of like. kind of, that you know that we can build our own economies that we can put our money where our mouth is. With Jam for Freedom, this is a British institution I suppose, it's a British idea, it started here, support it, it's grown across the world, and you know, we're in talks to-do other festivals in in other countries, but yeah, support it, help us grow, and yeah, put your money where your mouth is guys. It will come back to bless us all and bless the future. Yeah, I'm sorry one more question, but last one about; so people are thinking of turning up, they're thinking actually, I have kids, I don't know if they can come, I don't know if I can just come for the day, or if I can stay there, camp there, kind of what's the deal with some of those practical questions that people may have? Yeah, we have day tickets. We have camping tickets. We have tickets for people that live local and want to just pop in each day. We have spaces for camper vans, motorhomes. There's a massive campsite for tents. We have glamping options. So, if you just want to come and have a tent all built for you with a proper bed and, you know, it's kind of like a hotel. It's like a hotel, they're beautiful, that's all there. We do free tickets for children under 12, um and if you're a carer um of someone that's disabled then you can come for free you just need to send us an email and then we'll just confirm it all so we do loads of free discounted tickets and we have a discount code as well for the last 100 tickets which are on sale now and that code is FINAL100, I believe. FINAL100, yeah. You can find that on our social media. And join our mailing list as well, because we do loads of shows. And we did a really fun show a couple of days ago for Assange in London. And we do a lot of fun, free shows as well. Although, I've got a baby now, and I don't live in London anymore. So, it's kind of like I live up north. So, it's kind of logistically not as easy to put on all the free shows that we used to, the last couple of years, but yeah, we're trying to do more. We do other stuff, look we're sponsoring The Better Way fair which is run by world council for health, and we're putting on some bands there we're running a stage, and we've got another gig in Ipswich as well at an organic pub. So, get on our mailing list and you can see more, but yeah please do support the festival, come along, come and get the final tickets, support Peter and Hearts of Oak. and if you've got any questions just drop us an email drop us a message, because we'd love to have you part of the festival. Wonderful. I hope to see people there. Make sure the viewers and listeners go jamfreedom.com. Put your details down there so you can be kept up to date with what is happening, not just the festival, but everything else. And do come and be a part of that in St. Albans, just north of London. Easy to get to, as Cambel said. And it's the 8th to the 11th. 8th to 12th or 8th to 11th? What is it? 8th to the 11th? Yeah, 8th to the 11th. Yeah, 8 to 11. Wonderful, Cambel thank you so much for coming on and sharing love what you're doing. It's exciting bringing people together, like-minded people, and being able to I guess connect together which is what we've been told is bad and you cannot do over the last four years and it's great to see something so against what we were told to do and something so natural and normal for all of us. Cambel, thanks so much for your time today. Thank you Peter Yeah, jamforfreedom.com, check out all the artists, you can listen to their music as well and see the full schedule, so we'll see you soon. Thank you so much Peter.

Step into the heart of blues music with Blues Radio International's Jesse Finkelstein as your guide. In a special duet interview, Jesse sits down with the dynamic duo Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, whisked away from the vibrant energy of The Blues Foundation's 2012 Blues Music Awards in Memphis. Together, they explore the soulful depths of blues music, sharing personal anecdotes, insights into the culture, and the secrets behind their musical alchemy. From the joys of songwriting to navigating the highs and lows of a life in music, this conversation promises to be a harmonious blend of passion, wisdom, and rhythm. So, tune in and let their words serenade your soul. #Interview #BluesRadioInternational from the 2012 #BluesMusicAwardsGuests: Susan Tedeschi & Derek TrucksHost: Jesse FinkelsteinYear: 2012Producer: Audrey MichelleFind more at BluesRadioInternational.net/

This week on Beale Street Caravan, we're back in the Green Room inside of Crosstown Arts for a collaboration between beloved singer, songwriter, and producer, Mark Edgar Stuart, and contemporary chamber music group, Blueshift Ensemble. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan we have gospel duo, The Sensational Barnes Brothers, as they celebrate the release of their debut record, “Nobody's Fault But My Own”. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan, we bring back Dirty Streets as they celebrate the release of their latest project, "Who's Gonna Love You", live from Growlers in Memphis, TN. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

John Primer, recently inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, performs live at the 2023 Blues Music Awards on Edition 636 of Blues Radio International, with music from James Cotton, Dawn Tyler Watson, Bruce Katz and Champion Jack DuPree.Photograph by Laura Carbone.Find more at BluesRadioInternational.net/

Joe Waters performs at the Orpheum Memphis in the 2024 International Blues Challenge Finals. The IBC is coordinated & hosted by the Blues Foundation in Memphis, TN. Each year, blues societies from around the globe send challengers to compete against one another for a chance to win the big prizes at the finals in Memphis. Out of 140 acts, Joe made it & won! Congratulations Joe!Joe took home the 1st place prize in the Solo/Duo Category. Hailing from the Columbus Blues Alliance, he amazes & entertains with his dynamic multi-instrument solo performance.Thank you to The Blues Foundation for their continued support of our efforts to document blues music, it's musicians & community. Thank you to Dawn Hopkins for the house mix, Joe Whitmer for his unwavering support of our work & to Kimberly Horton for her understanding of our passion for blues music. PLEASE JOIN THE BLUES FOUNDATION TODAY AT: WWW.BLUES.ORGAudio Production by Audrey Michelle & Jesse Finkelstein for Blues Radio International. Audience recording by Audrey Michelle for BRI. 2024IBC Master Mix by Dawn Hopkins of Ardent Studios, Memphis. You're amazing Dawn!#JoeWaters #BluesFoundation #TheBluesFoundation #Internationalblueschallenge2024 #internationalblueschallenge #bluesmusic #blues #acoustic #acoustic #ibc #orpheummemphisFind more at BluesRadioInternational.net/

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This week on Beale Street Caravan we have local rock siren Amy LaVere celebrating her latest release, “Painting Blue.” Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan, we take a look back at the 2022 Memphis Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Highlighted performances include Booker T. Jones, and a tribute to Mavis Staples by some of the phenomenal women in Memphis music. We also sit down with acclaimed musician and leader of the night's house band, Kurt Clayton, for an interview. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.      

This week on Beale Street Caravan we have R&B all-stars Streeter and the Tribe. The band is led by Memphis-bred drummer, Charles Streeter, who spent the last decade playing onstage behind globally-beloved acts before moving back home to Memphis and forming the supergroup. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan we have vocalist and songwriter, D'Monet, whose latest project, Chrysalis EP, showcases her brand of soulful music. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

The boys are back in town this week on Beale Street Caravan, as Memphis' own legendary psychedelic funk rockers, Big Ass Truck, celebrate their 30th anniversary live from Minglewood Hall. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan we have soul rockin' Memphis mainstays, the Reba Russell Band. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

In her early twenties, Canadian-born Sue Foley trekked down to Austin, Texas and quickly immersed herself in the fertile blues scene there. Since then, she's released 15 albums, garnered tons of awards, including Traditional Blues Female Artist from the Blues Foundation - an award she's taken home three years now.Her latest record is a homecoming of sorts - Live in Austin Volume One takes her back to her roots, recorded at the legendary Continental Club, now out on Guitar Woman Records.We talk about how she went high quality for the recording of this live album, digging back into her roots for some of the songs she chose, and the prospects of a Volume Two coming soon.

This week on Beale Street Caravan we have folk music trio, Gumbo Grits and Gravy, live from Bar DKDC in Cooper-Young, Memphis, TN. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan, we feature veteran songwriter, Spree Wilson, live from the Overton Park Shell. Also on the show, we sit down with Spree for an interview, and learn more about the Nashville born artist's Memphis roots, and his connection to music industry luminaries such as Dallas Austin. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

WBLS. Broadcasters & Radio Hall of Fame HonoreeHal Jackson, best remembered as the chief host of WBLS-FM's Sunday Classics. For fifty years, Hal Jackson's Talented Teens International has assisted several young women of color pursue higher education thanks to yearly awarded scholarships. Their events impacted over 30,000 participants.Talented Teen alumni include award winning actresses Taraji P. Henson, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Jada Pinkett Smith,, Michelle Thomas ( (Family Matters, YRL), former U.S. Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, the Honorable NY State Supreme Court Justice Tanya Kennedy as well as Tai Jimenez, Director of The Dance Theater of Harlem.The legacy of Hal Jackson and Talented Teens International will be celebrated on Thursday, November 9th, 2023,  8 pm ET with a 50th anniversary fundraiser for the organization, a night of Soulful R&B Live! The event will take place at the Bergen PAC, located at 30 N Van Brunt St, Englewood, NJ. This will be followed by a VIP only reception for donors.This evening of entertainment will feature top names in classic soul/rhythm and blues – Howard Hewett (performing solo hits and smashes from his years with Shalamar), Jeff Redd (of “You Called And Told Me” fame), the Ladies Of Skyy (“Call Me”) and Meli'sa Morgan (“Do Me Baby”).  Tribute band The Bells 2.0 will be the opening act.Hosting this fundraising event is Debi B, Jackson, the widow of Hal Jackson and former co-host of the WBLS-FM weekend series Hal Jackson's Sunday Classics as well as veteran radio personality Dr. Bob Lee of WBLS-FM. David Sheppard will emcee the evening's festivities.In 1990, Hal Jackson was the first minority inducted into the National Association of Broadcaster's Hall of Fame.[13] In 1995, he became the first African-American inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.[In 2001 the Broadcast and Cable Hall of Fame inducted Jackson.[ For over 11 years he hosted a radio program rated No. 1 by Arbitron in its time slot on 107.5 WBLS in New York, the Hal Jackson Sunday Morning Classics. He was given a Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 2003. In October 2010 he was named a "Giant in Broadcasting" by the Library of American Broadcasting. Jackson was also inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records as being the oldest broadcaster, with a record 73-year career.© 2023 Building Abundant Success!!2023 All Rights ReservedJoin Me ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASAmazon ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud

The Robert McCormick collection of recordings and writings donated to the Smithsonian has definitely enhanced the blues genre. Kimberly Horton is president and CEO of the Blues Foundation and she joins Tavis about exploring this unique collection along with the important work of the foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors perform live at the concert to benefit the beloved Overton Park Shell, here in Memphis. The band is also celebrating the release of their latest album, Strangers No More. Drew Holcomb, a native Memphian and the band's founder, also sits down with Beale Street Caravan for an interview, while the audience gets to hear why Drew has been called "one of Americana's most popular stars." Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week, we bring back beloved Memphis rockers, Lucero, for a live listen at their annual block party, held at Minglewood Hall, in Midtown Memphis, TN.    Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

Sunny Sumter is President and CEO of the DC Jazz Festival, a nonprofit service organization established in 2004 to present jazz-related cultural and educational programs in the nation's capital. Its' signature programs are the annual DC JazzFest, DC Jazz Festival Education, and the CharlesFishman Embassy Series. DC Jazz Festival is the recipient of the DC Mayor's Art Award for Excellence in Creative Industries. Sumter has been a thought leader on jazz with the U.S. Department of State, DC Deputy Mayor's Office of Planning and Economic Development, Jazz Philadelphia Summit, and Jazz Congress, among others. Prior to her tenure at DC Jazz Festival, Sumter held management/director positions with the Aspen Institute, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Smithsonian Institution, and Rhythm and Blues Foundation. She was awarded the Aspen Institute's Staff Achievement Award for Excellence. Sumter earned her bachelor's degree in music business from Howard University where she minored in jazz studies/voice. She is a recipient of a Howard University Benny Golson Award, the Sitar Arts Center Visionary Award, the Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Heroes Award, a DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Fellowship, and a Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award. She was host of Jazz Central on the BET network. As a professional vocalist, Sumter has performed at some of the finest festivals, concert venues, and clubs in the U.S. and internationally. She currently serves on the boards of the HBCU-Jazz Education Initiative, the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers, and the North American Performing Art Managers and Agents. She is a member of Americans for the Arts, National Academy for Recording Arts and Sciences; and served as a program director member of the National Collaboration for Youth. Sumter is a Fellow graduate of the prestigious DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the University of Maryland Business School; and is one of the “exceptional leaders” selected for National Arts Strategies' celebrated Chief Executive Program. International Jazz Day is an International Day declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2011 "to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe." It is celebrated annually on April 30Creators & Guests Rob Lee - Host This episode of The Truth In This Art is part of National Jazz Appreciation Month, a celebration that takes place every April. Jazz music is a captivating fusion of multiple cultures, incorporating the classical styles of both America and Europe with the influence of West African culture and folk songs. Jazz music boasts a little bit of everything - an unforgettable melody, rich harmony, a rhythm that resonates within you, and outstanding improvisations that make the genre truly unique.To support the The Truth In This Art: Buy Me Ko-fiUse the hashtag #thetruthinthisart #JazzAppreciationMonth #NationalJazzAppreciationMonthFollow The Truth in This Art on InstagramLeave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.This episode was recorded at Eaton Radio - Eaton Radio empowers grassroots storytelling and supports emerging, contemporary, and historic underground music. We've produced over 2000+ shows of talk radio and music through a rich and varied rotation of DJ mixes, interviews, and regular shows. ★ Support this podcast ★

This week on Beale Street Caravan, we have Memphis favorites, Lucero. The band celebrated the release of their new album, Should've Learned by Now, with a performance at the "World Famous" Hernando's Hideaway, here in Memphis, TN. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

This week on Beale Street Caravan, listen to a special anniversary performance from Booker T. Jones and Stax Music Academy Alumni, the Franklin Brothers. The performance celebrates the 60th anniversary of Booker T. & the M.G.'s hit, “Green Onions”, as part of the 20th anniversary celebration of Stax Museum.  Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

On this Tommy Castro interview: The TWO BEST DECISIONS he ever made, moving up to San Francisco and starting his solo career after honing his craft in a couple of popular regional bands… Tommy's journey through recovery and staying sober for 19 years… Backstory to some of Tommy's best songs, recording techniques, guitars… his TOP 3 Musical Experiences, favorite song he wrote, loads of cool stories just a lovely, down to earth guy who's enjoying his life right now, A MUST LISTEN Cool Guitar, Music & ELG T-Shirts!: http://www.GuitarMerch.com   One of my favorite blues and soul artists, Tommy Castro is a triple threat as a great songwriter, a killer blues guitarist, and just an amazingly strong and soulful voice. Tommy's won loads of well-deserved awards over his career: Bay Area Music Award for Outstanding Blues Album for his first solo studio LP, Exception to the Rule, as well as Outstanding Blues Musician... 2008 Blues Music Award for Contemporary Blues Album of the Year for his Painkiller LP... In 2010, The Blues Foundation awarded Blues Male Artist of the Year, Contemporary Blues Album of the Year, B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, and Band of the Year... and just a few months ago, Tommy again won B.B. King King Entertainer of the Year, album of the year for Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came to Town and, band of the year for Tommy Castro & The Painkillers. Also, a Bluesman Came to Town reached No. 2 on Billboard‘s Blues Albums chart. Subscribe & Website:  https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe Support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support

Chicago PD NBS-TV Series, Tony® Award, Grammy® Awards, Lifetime Achievement Grammy's & Rock & Roll Hall & Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Honors. He was there BEFORE his Parents won these & learned the Roots & Blessings & Pitfalls of Stardom from childhood. Of Chicago PD, Ronn says "NBC and Dick Wolf paid me the highest honor by using my song, “I Want Your Loving” as the opening song for Season 9/episode 11 entitled “Lies."He is a great vocalist, actor, writer, historian plus!!Ronn David knows more than anyone that he has a lot to live up to. He has his Vocal Gift! The son of Ruth Brown, the Queen of Rhythm and Blues and Clyde McPhatter, the founder and lead vocalist of The Drifters. His Dad is in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Billy Ward's Dominoes & The Drifters.Ruth Brown used her influence to press for musicians' rights regarding royalties and contracts; these efforts led to the founding of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. Her performances in the Broadway musical Black and Blue earned Brown a Tony Award, and the original cast recording won a Grammy Award. Brown was a recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. In 2017, Brown was inducted into National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. She is also the aunt to legendary hip hop MC Rakim.He's toured with artists as varied as Bonnie Raitt and Rick James, performed three times at The White House and often pays tribute to his famous dad in concert by performing Drifters classics like “On Broadway” and “Under The Boardwalk” with his own contemporary twist), movies Ronn clearly enjoying singing side by side, then eye-to-eye with Halle Berry in “Why Do Fools Fall In Love” and appearing in other great music-in-movies films about The Temptations, Little Richard and The Five Heartbeats ), and television (a young Ronn worked with the legendary comic Redd Foxx on his final TV show). Now, Ronn is now poised to take his silky vocal stylings to radio stations, on-line portals and dance clubs across the USA.Ronn David knows what it takes to make it in the music business…and it all begins with a great song. “I Want Your Lovin'”, Ronn's a single from his upcoming album, is that song.Impossibly catchy, smoothly soulful and with a ready-made dance poised to fill the floor at clubs and parties from coast-to-coast, “I Want Your Lovin'” just may give Ronn David something he richly deserves; the opportunity to shine as brightly as his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame parents stars. “I love and respect what my parents accomplished very much; but like most folks, I want to make my own mark on the world And for me, a big part of that is to make my music and succeed on my own merits”, says Ronn with an easy smile from his Los Angeles home, a stone's throw away from Hollywood Boulevard and the Capitol Records studio where his folks recorded some of their biggest hits. Ronn David is also a proud Howard University Alumni!Turns out Ronn is far too modest about what he's already accomplished on his own. David is already a triple-threat veteran of music.RonnDavid.com© 2023 All Rights Reserved© 2023 BuildingAbundantSuccess!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Radio @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baJoin Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASJoin me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud