John Eason describes himself in his bio as a "small town Father, Veteran and Gypsy brought up on gospel and country music. I was born in the small town of Minden in Louisiana and lived in Cotton Valley, raised on good manners, good food and good music"

John talks about his start in music, a possible duet with Audra McLaughlin, his "Songs for Heroes" project, his involvement with Freedom Jam USA and much more.

Websites:

John Eason https://johneasonmusic.com/

Freedom Jam USA https://www.freedomjamusa.net/

Lisa Grissom from the Tall City Blues Fest joins me to talk about the history of the fest as it enters into its 11th year. She talks about how they select artists that appear at the fest and goes over each of the artist scheduled to appear at this years Tall City Blues Fest.

Tall City Blues Fest September 23rd at The Destination in Midland TX

Tickets can be purchased at https://tallcitybluesfest.com/

Audra McLaughlin is the Country Soul Singer/Songwriter from Glenolden, PA, who gained international recognition as a member of Team Blake on season 6 of NBC’s, The Voice. Shortly after the voice wrapped, Audra made her way to Nashville. In 2020, she signed a publishing deal with Jimmy Mattingly and Johnny Garcia and is a spokesperson for renowned vocal coach Kati Henricks’ masterclass series.

Audra talks about her journey to The Voice, working in Nashville, dealing with a cyst on her vocal chord that required surgery, working with Freedom Jam USA and much more.

Website:

Audra McLaughlin: https://audramclaughlin.com/

Freedom Jam USA: https://www.freedomjamusa.net/

Christine Radlmann, Colin McConnell, and Sean "Squack" Garnhart make up the New Jersey based band Southpaw. Formed in 2018, the group's debut album Unhitch reached #3 on Amazon's Hot Country Releases and the band was a top 10 national finalist for the 2021 Jack Daniels Battle of the Bar Bands. Christine joins me to talk about the group's origin, their writing process, working on their sophomore album and much more.

Website:

Southpaw www.southpawcity.com

From finishing third on season 22 of "The Voice" to a red carpet appearance at the 2023 Grammy Awards and her Opry debut at the Ryman Auditorium the last few months for Morgan Myles has been non-stop. Morgan was kind enough to take a few minutes to talk about her career, her debut at the Opry, her working with the Gliblastoma Foundation and much more.

Morgan Myles Website: www.morganmyleslive.com

From her bio:

"Geminii Dragon the Louisiana vocalist established herself as a fiery banshee whom blurred the lines of Blues, Rock and Soul and paid homage to both the old and the new. By having one foot in the past but the other foot in the present all the while mentally exploring the future.

Comparisons to KoKo Taylor, Mavis Staples and Tina Turner aside. GeminiiDragon has established herself as a fierce vocalist with a smoky tone and rich tapestry of textures that evoke visual images of the songs she's singing and the mental emotions of them as well."

During this interview she talks about how she got started in music, her two albums "Fighting Fire With Fire" and "Equinox", opening for Ally Venable on select upcoming tour dates and much more.

Website: www.geminiidragonmusic.wixsite.com/geminiidragonmusic

17 year old Katie O out of Jacksonville FL joins me to discuss her career her music and how she got connected with Freedom Jam USA

Websites:

Katie O: www.katieomusic.com

Freedom Jam USA: www.freedomjamusa.net

Brandon from Just Enough joins me to talk about the origins of the band, how they picked the band name and how they made the lineup for Freedom Jam USA in May.

Website:

Just Enough www.facebook.com/justenoughmusic

Freedom Jam USA www.freedomjamusa.net