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Merle Haggard

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:04:07 -0500

1264doghouse:

Merle Haggard

Chuck Berry

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:06:46 -0500

hagenlastkiss:

Chuck Berry
📷©️ Don Bronstein/Estate of Don Bronstein

Talk about period instrumentals. Herb Alpert based his then-new record label on the concept of a…

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:45:11 -0500

worldsfastestbear:

Talk about period instrumentals. Herb Alpert based his then-new record label on the concept of a two-minute pop tune inspired by a visit to a bull fight. We like this one, as it’s one of the shorter ones (91 seconds!) from an era when the pop tune was still under three minutes.

Sam & Dave, “Soothe Me,” 1966

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:02:44 -0500

musictherapy611:

Sam & Dave, “Soothe Me,” 1966

JIMMY RUSHING WAS MARVELLOUS!

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:01:47 -0500

didierleclair:

JIMMY RUSHING WAS MARVELLOUS!

BO DIDDLEY….SAN FRANCISCO….1967

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:01:25 -0500

bestfrozentreats2:

BO DIDDLEY….SAN FRANCISCO….1967

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:57:16 -0500

benjaminmcphail:

Dr. John

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:21:17 -0600

jazzcathaven:

Dr. John
There Must Be A Better World Somewhere

The Pinetoppers with guitarist Johnny Jenkins (center) and vocalist Otis Redding (behind him)

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:17:19 -0600

soundgrammar:

The Pinetoppers with guitarist Johnny Jenkins (center) and vocalist Otis Redding (behind him)

Steve Knightley & Daniel Salvatore - The Cuckoo live from All Saints Kenton

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:20:11 -0600

bttrflyblu:

Steve Knightley & Daniel Salvatore - The Cuckoo live from All Saints Kenton

Les Paul & Mary Ford

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:18:42 -0600

1264doghouse:

Les Paul & Mary Ford

Johnny Otis / Harlem Nocturne

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:16:46 -0600

jansgrace:

Johnny Otis / Harlem Nocturne
Rene Bloch on alto sax

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:29:07 -0600

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Delta Legends Singing Hog Jowl Blues | Something Blue

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an original blues song written by two Arkansas musicians and played by an Arkansas band.

When I met Ben Ben Adler, way back in the nineties, he talked to me about bringing Mack Self and the Silver Dollar Band to Blues Fest. Well Mack was an American rockabilly singer, who recorded for Sun Records in the 1950s and that was a perfect fit for Blues Fest. It was great, Mack Self sang his rockabilly hits with his band including Ben Ben on drums.

When they came back again Ben Ben said he had a band too, and they would like to play, next year if posible. So I booked Ben Ben and when it was time for his set he got all spiffed up and came out with a guitar. After delivering a sizzling R&B set with his band and guest musicians I was a fan.

Well, I saw Ben Ben at the Levon Helm Down Home Jubilee last year and I talked to him about playing with Delta Legends. He was up for it and we got together at John Shepherd’s WhatEverLand studio outside of Wynne, Arkansas. We recorded in November and December and released two albums, “Mr. John B. Shepherd” and “Hog Jowl Blues”.

To close this circle, “Hog Jowl Blues” is a song that Ben Ben wrote with Mack Self. So we’re getting the Arkansas Roots all the way down. Just like turtles.

Listen to the podcast at the link

Bob Dylan, Karen Dalton & Fred Neil at the Cafe Wha? Feb. 1961.

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:07:12 -0600

1264doghouse:

Bob Dylan, Karen Dalton & Fred Neil at the Cafe Wha? Feb. 1961.

Ring of Fire - June Carter Cash

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:06:15 -0600

sonicandvisualsurprises:

Ring of Fire - June Carter Cash
1999

The woman behind the flame
Written by June Carter Cash & Merle Kilgore , “Ring of Fire” is heard here in a more intimate light — soft, restrained, and deeply felt.

Hound Dog - Little Esther

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:05:35 -0600

sonicandvisualsurprises:

Hound Dog - Little Esther
1953

Absolute fire
Little Esther does Hound Dog? Yes, it exists — and it kills!
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Dive deeper, more Hound Dog takes under #Hound Dog (open in browser for full versions).

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Sweet Magnolia Band Playing You’re The Kind Of Woman

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:32:59 -0600

hairylarryrocks:

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a blast from the past, an original song recorded by a Little Rock band in 1973.
My friend, John Good, got in touch with me last year. I hadn’t seen him since the nineties when he played in Hairy Larry and The Flying Hungarians. He also played at Blues Fest with his own band under his stage name, Duke.
He had some recordings that he had made at his studio, Rockin’ John Recording in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He worked with me and we released a double album recorded in 2000 and in 2024-2025 called “Honky Tonk Joy”.
In the liner notes I wrote:
It’s been a joy working with John Good, compiling this extensive collection of Central Arkansas music. Musicians featured go back to The Chaps and Sweet Magnolia Band, so this is my gateway into the past, from the sixties to the present and off into the future. Besides working with me on this album John has been helping KASU catalog and present this Arkansas music scene that has lasted for over 50 years.
So today I’m going to feature Sweet Magnolia Band singing “You’re The Kind Of Woman” from their self titled album recorded in 1973. John Good wrote the song and played on the album.
more here
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Sweet Magnolia Band Playing You’re The Kind Of Woman | Something Blue

Yale Joel

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:27:57 -0600

ymutate:

Yale Joel

From “The Ins and Outs of Pop Culture”—an article by Gloria Steinem in the Aug. 20, 1965 issue of LIFE magazine.

A Little Boy - Little Sylvia

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:19:09 -0600

sonicandvisualsurprises:

A Little Boy Little Sylvia
A Little Boy - Little Sylvia
1951
Snappy rhythm'n'blues, bold, bursting with fire
Sharp vocals, tight grooves, and pure attitude.

Photo

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:10:24 -0600