Blues Power with Ben

Tonight is a special show because I will be featuring the bands of Blues Power fans! All the bands featured on the first part of tonight's show are fans of Blues Power, and they're all really good!  I'll be featuring 6 great bands, all with members who are fans of the show on Facebook! Thanks to all the bands for contacting me, from Arizona to New York City and around the country!

All the songs featured tonight were originals, and the bands gave me permission to post them on my podcast. Thank you so much!!!!!!!

Bands featured on the show in no particular order--all the bands were too good
and too diverse to try to rank!:

1.  dctanner--Sunday Blues--4:03
     Thanks to David Tanner (dctanner) from Scottsdale, AZ, for sharing his band's music with us!

2.  Low Society--Dead Man's Shoes--3:33
     from High Time
     Thanks to Mandy Lemons and Sturgis Nikides from New York, NY, for sharing their band's music with us!

3.  Mike Numera--Whole lot of Woman--4:47
     from Nomad
     Thanks to Mike Numera from Harwood, MD, for sharing his band's music with us!

4.  Angie Owens & Friends--My Music Man--3:35
     Thanks to Angie Owens from Bono, AR, for sharing her band's music with us!

5.  King Richard and the Bayou Boys--Your Favorite Fool--3:06
     from Life of the Party
     Thanks to "King" Richard Doredant from Tyler, TX, for sharing his band's music with us!

6.  The Funky Fritters--Right Place, Wrong Time--6:48
     Thanks to Danny Drexler from New York, NY for sharing his band's music with us!

Did you miss your chance to get featured on this show? Feel free to contact me anyway because I plan to do another show like this in the spring. Email me at bluesdjben@gmail.com with your band's site and/or mp3's of your music.

An interview with Bob Cervera, one of the organizers of the brand-new first annual Jammin' in JC Blues & BBQ Festival, which was featured on my September 28 show. The FREE festival is Friday and Saturday with 10 great bands including Jimmy Thackery, The Cate Brothers, Trampled Under Foot, Mary Bridget Davies, the Red State Blues Band, Levee Town, and more. This is a unique opportunity for blues fans in Kansas, and I look forward to it becoming a tradition. Check them out at www.jammininjc.com!

I'm back tonight with the bands of Blues Power fans! I'll be featuring 8 great bands, all with members who are fans of the show here on Facebook! Thanks to all the bands for contacting me, from Manhattan, KS to Miami, FL and many other places across the country!

Bands featured on the show (in no particular order--all the bands were too good and too diverse to try to rank!):

1. Leon and the Reckless Allstars--Stranded (Desperation Blues)--6:04
from Stranded
Thanks to Waddell Leon Johnson from Cleveland, OH for sharing his band's music!
http://www.recklessblues.com/fr_checkusout.cfm

2. Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo--It Ain't Easy--4:48
from It Ain't Easy
Thanks to Aaron Williams from Madison, WI for sharing his band's music!
http://aaronwilliamsandthehoodoo.com/

3. Zac Chandler Band--Young Woman--3:16
from Biker
Thanks to Zac Chandler from Ft. Lauderdale, FL for sharing his band's music!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zac-Chandler-Band/157252234310292?sk=app_2405167945

4. Smokin' Blues Band--Jagged Edge--4:13
from their forthcoming CD
Thanks to Capt. Len Eldridge from Salt Lake City, UT for sharing his band's music!
http://www.reverbnation.com/smokinbluesband

5. Jojo Taylor--Magnolia Bayou--5:27
Thanks to Jorge Corrochano (Jojo Taylor) from Miami, FL for sharing his band's music!
http://www.reverbnation.com/Jojotaylor

6. Red State Blues Band--Blues from Berlin--4:31
from 12 Tracks
Thanks to Mike Herman, Walter Dodds, and all the guys from right here in Manhattan, KS for sharing their band's music!
http://www.redstatebluesband.com/

7. The Bailey Bros.--Devil and the Deal--4:47
from How to Write the Wrong
Thanks to Jason Bailey from Pearl, MS for sharing his band's music!
http://www.facebook.com/TheBaileyBros?sk=app_2405167945

8. Glenn Patrik--Down to the BarBQ--4:41
from Original Blues
Thanks to Glenn Patrick from Las Vegas, NV for sharing his band's music!
http://www.glennpatrik.com/fr_home.cfm

Did you miss your chance to get featured on this show? Feel free to contact me anyway because I plan to do another show like this next year or possibly sooner. Email me at bluesdjben@gmail.com with your band's site and/or mp3's of your music.

I know many of you Blues Power fans have blues bands of your own. Here is your opportunity to submit your music and get your band featured on the show! I will review your submissions and select the top bands to feature on a special June 30 show. And if you grant permission, I will also post your music on a podcast so you and all your friends can hear!

Eligibility:

At least one member of the band must be a fan on my Facebook fan page. As simple as that. Bands can be any size and play any style of blues or blues-influenced music.

Submission:

Send an email to bluesdjben@gmail.com. Include your name, the name of your band, and either a.) a link to a place where I can listen to and download songs by your band or b.) one or more MP3 files of your band's music. Optional: if you would like me to also feature your band's song on my podcast if it is selected, please express your permission for me to do so (For me to podcast it, it must be your band's original song, but I will still be happy to play covers on the radio).

Deadline:

No later than Tuesday, June 28, two days before the show.

I will review all submissions and select the top bands to feature on Blues Power. I will also mention the top bands on this blog and on my Facebook page. I hope to hear from you and your band. Good luck, and have fun playing the blues!

Last week I had the chance to interview Adam Gussow, one of the foremost harmonica players in the blues and a professor at the University of Mississippi, who gave a lecture and a concert here in Manhattan on September 24th. In his first radio interview since the release of his new album Kick and Stomp, we discussed his lecture, how he began playing as a one-man-band, his website, and the blues harp community. But the best part was that he brought his instruments and played several songs from his new album live in the studio!

1. Crossroads Blues--5:46
2. Buford Chapel Breakdown*
3. Goin' Down South*
4. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl*
*Live in the studio

Thanks to Adam for coming in for the interview and for letting me podcast it; thanks to Walter Dodds of the Red State Blues Band for bringing Adam to Manhattan and helping set up this interview; thanks to Chris Maxwell of the Wildcat 91.9 for helping set things up and making sure we sounded good on air; and thanks to DJ E of the EnJ show for allowing us to use part of his show time.

Here are some links...
Adam's main website: http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/home.html
Hill Country Harmonica festival: http://www.hillcountryharmonica.com/home.html
Download the Kick and Stomp album: http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/kick_and_stomp.html

My facebook fanpage: www.facebook.com/bluespower919
Listen to my show live, Sundays at 10pm: www.wildcat919.com

Thanks to Mike Herman, Seth Galitzer, and John Fellers of Manhattan's own Red State Blues Band for coming on the first hour of the show for an interview! We talked about their history, album, and influences, and their upcoming concert September 24th at Pat's Blue Rib'n BBQ in Aggieville with Adam Gussow and Wayne Goins. To learn more about the band, visit their website www.redstatebluesband.com

Facebook: facebook.com/bluespower919

Listen Live: wildcat919.com Sundays from 10 pm to midnight

1. Blues in the Dark--RSBB--5:08
2. Bottle of Wine--RSBB--2:57
3. Kick and Stomp--Adam Gussow--3:44
4. Blues from Berlin--RSBB--4:31
5. live on air harmonica jam--Mike and Seth
6. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl--Adam Gussow--2:55
7. Biker Chick--RSBB--3:20