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EPISODE 15 B. B. KING Early Years

Episode 15 is about the life and musical career of the legendary and iconic Blues Master B. B. King.

The titles of releases on my label Big Guitar Music the songs are taken from in this episode include Big Leg Beat, I Told You So, and Courts of Lu Lu.

A music track playlist for this podcast is available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple, and YouTube for your listening pleasure.

The musicians featured in the tracks on this episode are Barry “Frosty” Smith, Bill Averbach, Bruce Jones, Gene Brandon, Gerry “Phareaux” Felton, Hugh Garraway, Omar Dykes, Reese Wynans, Richie Price, Spencer Starres, Wes Starr

Omar's picks for the early years of B.B. King's career are the record My Kind of Blues released on Crown Records. I really like the songs on it, especially "Walking Dr. Bill," the album Live at The Regal on ABC Records, a classic release where everything went right and includes another impeccable song list, and finally, The Jungle on Kent Records.

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Episode 14 Happy Birthday ROBERT CRAY and LUTHER ALLISON Aug 25

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Welcome to a new feature addition to Brown Shoes Blues that will recognize two blues artists who have birthdays each month. The shows will be shorter than the regular episodes that discuss one artist in depth.

This episode is a Happy Birthday shout out to Robert Cray and Luther Allison.

The titles of my releases on my label Big Guitar Music the songs are taken from in this episode include Southern Style and Classic Live Performances Volume 3 featuring Greg “Fingers” Taylor on harmonica.

The musicians featured in the tracks on this episode are Bruce Jones, Gene Brandon, Fingers Taylor, Nick Connolly, Mark Hallman, Paul Junior, Stephen Bruton, and Steve Kilmer. I am on vocals and guitar.

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SPOTLIGHT EPISODE Two J. B.s: J. B. Hutto and J. B. Lenoir

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Welcome to a new feature addition to Brown Shoes Blues. I am going to begin a blues artist Spotlight show that will recognize two blues artists in a shorter version of my show. The episodes will be shorter than the regular episodes that discuss one artist in depth.

This episode is about J. B. Hutto and J. B. Lenoir.

The titles of my releases the songs are taken from in this episode include Blues Bag and Downtown Boogie on my label Big Guitar Music.

The musicians featured in the tracks on this episode with me on vocals and guitar include “Alabama” Amos Jensen, Bruce Jones, Gene Brandon, and Greg “Fingers” Taylor.

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