Something Blue for air 8-27-94
play - Larry Donn, Honeybun 1:50
Welcome to Something Blue. This is Hairy Larry and I've got the
Blues... for you.
play - Frank Frost, Undertaker 2:34
Midnight Prowler - Earwig
play - John Shepherd, Worthless 3:13
John Craig and Friends - Poolroom
play - Larry Donn, That's What I Call a Ball 1:43
All Right, Larry Donn, the headliner for Blues Fest 94 with half
of his two sided hit "That's What I Call a Ball". And kicking us
off tonight the other side of Larry Donn's classic 1959 release
"Honeybun". Then we heard Frank Frost sing "Undertaker" from his
Midnight Prowler CD and John Shepherd sang his song "Worthless"
from the John Craig and Friends cassette. John Shepherd has
played blues festivals at Memphis and Little Rock and has played
with John Craig at Juanita's. We are glad to have him back at
Blues Fest 94. And, of course, we are extremely pleased to bring
you Frank Frost and Sam Carr as our special guests this year.
Here's Larry Donn covering Johnny Cash and Billy Lee Riley both
also from the Jonesboro area. These songs were originally
released on Sun in the early fifties so here's the Larry Donn
versions which he prepared especially for "Something Blue".
play - Larry Donn, Get Rhythm 2:00
play - Larry Donn, Flying Saucer Rock and Roll 1:50
And that's Larry Donn singing "Get Rhythm" and "Flying Saucer
Rock and Roll" both huge hits from Jonesboro area artists in the
early days of Rock and Roll.
Terry Carter and Philip Jackson play with Larry Donn and they
have been instrumental in all four Blues Festivals. Here's Terry
and Philip singing a Rolling Stones song with Vicious Fish live
at Blues Fest 92.
play - Vicious Fish, Last Time 3:50
Blues Fest 92
play - Larry Donn, Great Balls of Fire 3:05
Blues Fest 92
play - Aaron Love, I'm Coming Down Mama 6:20
Blues Fest 92
play - Aaron Love, The Thrill is Gone 3:11 (fade)
Blues Fest 92
Yeah, a mini album from Blues Fest 92. Vicious Fish did "Last
Time"; Larry Donn joined them for "Great Balls of Fire"; and
Aaron Love did his record "I'm Coming Down Mama" and the classic
blues "The Thrill is Gone".
Here's another Jonesboro area artist that goes back to those
Rockabilly Days, Narvel Felts playing a song he wrote about his
life "From Memphis to Malden".
play - Narvel Felts, Memphis to Malden 2:20
Portrait of my Life - Cone
Larry Donn will be joining Narvel Felts at the Gateway in Walnut
Ridge on Saturday September 3rd. And then you can see Larry Donn
and the Killer Possum Band on Sunday September 4th at Blues Fest
94. Here's some music recorded in Jonesboro by a band that will
be playing at Blues Fest 94, Steelwind.
play - Steelwind, Highroller 3:22
Mask of a Lover, Soundplex
play - Steelwind, Gotta Get Out 4:22
Mask of a Lover, Soundplex
Steelwind, from their album "Mask of a Lover", we played
Highroller and Gotta Get Out. Steelwind, Red House, Cliff
Cammarata, Hairy Larry and the Flying Hungarians, E.C. Brown, 12
Blues Bands in all, all at Blues Fest 94, Sunday September 4th at
Craighead Forest Park.
Joining us from Helena, Arkansas will be Frank Frost and Sam
Carr. Here's Frank Frost now singing "Gonna Put Her Down".
play - Frank Frost, Gonna Put Her Down 3:08
Midnight Prowler - Earwig
play - Jelly Roll Kings, Just a Dream (Just a Feeling) 5:07
Rockin' the Juke Joint Down - Earwig
play - West Finch, One Way Out 4:44
Blues Fest 93
All Right. The West Finch Blues Band doing a Sonny Boy
Williamson song, "One Way Out", at Blues Fest 93. Frank Frost
and Sam Carr used to play with Sonny Boy in the fifties. We
also heard Sam and Frank do "Just a Dream (Just a Feeling)" from
their "Rockin' the Juke Joint Down" CD.
So come to Blues Fest 94, Sunday September the 4th, the day
before Labor Day at Craighead Forest Park. Great live blues all
afternoon including the West Finch Blues Band, Frank Frost and
Sam Carr, Larry Donn, John Shepherd, Hot Soul Food, and many
more. Don't forget the Festival Band and the guest bands closing
the show. Come and stay all afternoon and buy food from Blues
Fest 94 sponsors Papa John's Pizza, Expressly Sues, and the
Jonesboro Jaycees. Blues Fest 94 is also sponsored by Magic
Touch, Jonesboro Computer Services, and Don and Mary Vollman.
play - Jelly Roll Kings, Cleo's Back 4:33
Rockin' the Juke Joint Down - Earwig
voice over - Closing the show we have the Jelly Roll Kings
playing "Cleo's Back". Until next week, then, this is Hairy
Larry reminding you once again, Blues is the Mainstream.
Credits - Something Blue is a production of KASU at Arkansas
State University. I'm Larry Heyl your producer and host. The
show is engineered by John Sifford and myself. If you have
enjoyed the show call me at Jonesboro Computer Services,
501-935-6659, or write to Something Blue, Post Office Box 2160,
State University, Arkansas 72467. Thanks for listening.