Delta Boogie Newsletter-Gamerplus News - June 2025 - United Gospel Trio and Bebop Beatniks at New Jazz In Jonesboro - Potluck Picnic With Three Bands - NEA Gamefest In July
Bebop Beatniks United Gospel Trio New Jazz In Jonesboro Now in Brookland! Saturday, May 24, at 7:00 PM Free and open to the public.
New Jazz In Jonesboro will be held in the youth building behind the Brookland United Methodist Church at 301 W. Matthews in Jonesboro.
United Gospel Trio will open at 7:00 playing Jazz Hymns followed by Bebop Beatniks playing originals and standards. Closing the Bebop Beatniks show guest vocalists, Danielle Russell and Eliecer Tamez will sing with Bebop Beatniks.
Hairy Larry will be recording for KASU Arkansas Roots and Something Blue.
New Jazz In Jonesboro is sponsored by KASU and the Brookland United Methodist Church.
Bring your family and friends. The venue is family friendly and there is no cover charge.
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Potluck Picnic Is A Fundraiser To Fix The Bus
Sunday afternoon on June 1st Brookland United Methodist is hosting a potluck picnic. Everyone is invited. There is no charge to attend. Bring some picnic if you want to.
There will be food, games, and music as well as plenty of conversation.
The bands playing are
Hairy Larry and the Flying Hungarians United Gospel Trio Anna and the Tanks
Mike Doyle will be the MC and we are expecting honored guests Doug and Wilma Greeno.
The picnic is at 301 W. Matthews. We just upgraded the playground so bring your kids. Next we're going to fix the bus and we need your help.
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NEA Gamefest, July 17-20, at Embassy Suites by Hilton Jonesboro Redwolf Convention Center
NEA Game Fest features 4 days of open gaming, game demos, board games, RPGs, CCGs, miniature games, tournaments and more. Here's a link.
https://neagamefest.com
The event benefits Friends of the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, which helps supplement materials, programming, and services.
I will be livestreaming my game, The Dragon's Egg, Thursday Morning and Sunday afternoon. I'm also looking forward to playing in some games run by more experienced DMs than myself.
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Faircamp
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I put up an instance at
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I call it HairyLarryLand Projects And Releases. I'm updating it regularly with ongoing projects as well as new and old releases.
That's enough about me. What have you been doing? Let me know so I can promote you on Delta Boogie and Gamer+.
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Bebop Beatniks United Gospel Trio New Jazz In Jonesboro Now in Brookland! Saturday, May 24, at 7:00 PM Free and open to the public.
New Jazz In Jonesboro will be held in the youth building behind the Brookland Methodist Church at 301 W. Matthews in Jonesboro.
United Gospel Trio will open at 7:00 playing Jazz Hymns followed by Bebop Beatniks playing originals and standards. Closing the Bebop Beatniks show guest vocalists, Danielle Russell and Eliecer Tamez will sing with Hairy Larry.
Hairy Larry will be recording for KASU Arkansas Roots and Something Blue.
New Jazz In Jonesboro is sponsored by KASU and Brookland United Methodist Church.
Bring your family and friends. The venue is family friendly and there is no cover charge.
Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear a song I sang at my Senior Composition Recital.
I was taking Music History when I learned the music terminology art song and I thought, that's what I'm writing for my recital, art songs.
One of those songs I called "Twin Stars", a love song based on my life with Vivian.
It is performed by Hairy Larry and George with a guest, Pershauna Johnson, playing alto flute. Alto flute has a beautiful sound, breathy like a flute but with a lower pitch. Pershauna did a great job on this song. She was a graduate student at ASU at the time.
Also playing was George Hinds on bass, my partner in crime and a lifetime resident of Northeast Arkansas. George was from a musical family and he played with everyone, Billy Lee Riley, Larry Donn, Dennis Mathes, and myself. We played for years as a duo and also in The Swing Band Project. We recorded two albums, "Hip Sexagenarians" and "Aggie Road" and now that they changed the copyright law about streaming music we have one in the can, "Hairy Larry Does Dylan", soon to be released.
So now, recorded live in the Fine Arts Recital Hall on November 8, 2013, here's Hairy Larry and George with Pershauna Johnson playing my song, "Twin Stars".
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Hairy Larry Singing Twin Stars From The Archives Of Something Blue - 2025-05-18 https://sbblues.com/2025/05/18/dj-hairy-larry-presents-hairy-larry-singing-twin-stars/
Something Blue Archives Featured Concert Hairy Larry Live at Fine Arts Recital Hall on 2013-11-08 https://archive.org/details/hl2013-11-08
Something Blue Archives - List Of Concerts https://archive.org/details/somethingbluearchives?sort=-publicdate
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DJ Hairy Larry With Bob Reynolds Playing The Peace You Find Something Blue - Always - 29 second spot
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Bob Reynolds, The James Quintet, and Blancheneige Bazaar Orchestra. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at https://sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at https://kasu.org.
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Now Playing On Something Blue - Sunflower https://sbblues.com/2025/05/17/sunflower-2/
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring luvtrst. and Jeff Parker. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Sky City Playing Rain Song From The Archives of Something Blue May 4, 2024
https://sbblues.com/2025/05/04/draggin/
Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear an original song recorded at the Arkansas Roots Festival.
I first met Sky City at Blues Fest. They volunteered so I booked them. They have always delivered wonderful performances.
Since then they played again at Blues Fest, Sunday In The Park and Bebopalooza. Nathan Crouch even joined us for an evening of Grateful Dead songs at TheArts@311. It is also through Sky City that I met Tonja McKay, an entomologist, and a fine violinist or fiddler, as we say in Arkansas. She helped me record "Three songs from Astral Weeks" at TheArts@311.
In fact all the musicians in the band are outstanding. Playing at the Arkansas Roots Festival on April 8, 2017 were Nathan Crouch - acoustic guitar and vocals, Grant Camp - bass and vocals, Tanja McKay - violin, Matt Pierce - electric guitar and vocals, and Jason Hatcher - drums, all long time Jonesboro residents.
I will leave many links at the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
I picked a beautiful tune, a live version of "Rain Song" debuted on their album "Quantico Traveler", to play for you today. Nathan Crouch wrote it.
And here they are now, Sky City playing "Rain Song".
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Hairy Larry Singing Twin Stars DJ Hairy Larry Presents Hairy Larry Singing Twin Stars From The Archives Of Something Blue – 2025-05-18 Hairy Larry and George Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a song I sang at my Senior Composition Recital. I was taking … Continue reading →
Sunflower Something Blue – Sunflower – May 17, 2025 Jeff Parker ETA IVtet – The Way Out Of Easy This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring luvtrst. and Jeff … Continue reading →
Draggin Something Blue – Draggin – May 10, 2025 This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Animal Liberation Orchestra and Daniel Donato. For more about the show visit the … Continue reading →
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Sky City Playing Rain Song DJ Hairy Larry Presents Sky City Playing Rain Song From The Archives of Something Blue May 4, 2024 Sky City Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an original song recorded at the Arkansas Roots Festival. I first met Sky … Continue reading →
Size Something Blue – Size – May 3, 2025 Jeff Beck – Wired This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Jay Shepherd, Jeff Beck, Pat Metheny, and Billy Cobham. … Continue reading →
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Jay Shepherd Playing Maiden Voyage DJ Hairy Larry Presents Jay Shepherd Playing Maiden Voyage From The Archives Of Something Blue – 2025-04-27 Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a Herbie Hancock song played at the Delta Jazz Workshop. Jay Shepherd On July 12, 2016, … Continue reading →
Brother Something Blue – Brother – April 26, 2025 This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring John Good, Spafford, and Eric Krasno. For more about the show visit the … Continue reading →
Coastline Something Blue – Coastline – April 19, 2025 Fergus McCreadie – Stream This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Pat Metheny, Fergus McCreadie, and Martin Speake. For more … Continue reading →
The roots of modern electric blues can be traced back to T-Bone Walker (1910-1975), who was one of the first players to amplify the sound of his guitar for public consumption around 1940, starting a revolution whose echoes can still be heard today. Many post-war blues guitarists owe a large debt to T-Bone Walker: B.B. King cited him as one of his earliest influences; the style of Gatemouth Brown, Pee Wee Crayton, Pete Mayes or Goree Carter comes directly from Walker; and the influence goes so far that R.S. Rankin, Walker’s nephew, called himself T-Bone Walker Jr. on a 1962 single. Words fail to describe the importance of T-Bone Walker to the blues. He was one of the best guitarists in history and, moreover, he took care to give it its own unmistakable language.
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Las raíces del blues eléctrico moderno pueden ser rastreadas hasta T-Bone Walker (1910-1975), quien fue uno de los primeros músicos en amplificar el sonido de su guitarra para consumo público hacia 1940, iniciando así una revolución cuyos ecos aún pueden escucharse en la actualidad. Muchos guitarristas del blues de la postguerra tienen una amplia deuda con T-Bone Walker: B.B. King lo citó como una de sus primeras influencias; el estilo de ‘Gatemouth’ Brown, Pee Wee Crayton, Pete Mayes o Goree Carter viene directamente de Walker; y el influjo llega a tanto que R.S. Rankin, sobrino de Walker, se hizo llamar T-Bone Walker Jr. en un sencillo del año 1962. Las palabras se quedan cortas al hablar de la importancia de T-Bone Walker para el blues. Fue uno de los mejores guitarristas de la historia y, además, se preocupó por darle un idioma propio e inconfundible.
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Le radici del moderno blues elettrico si possono far risalire a T-Bone Walker (1910-1975), che fu uno dei primi musicisti ad amplificare il suono della sua chitarra per il pubblico intorno al 1940, dando inizio a una rivoluzione i cui echi si sentono ancora oggi. Molti chitarristi blues del dopoguerra hanno un grande debito nei confronti di T-Bone Walker: B.B. King lo ha citato come una delle sue prime influenze; lo stile di Gatemouth Brown, Pee Wee Crayton, Pete Mayes o Goree Carter deriva direttamente da Walker; e l'influenza arriva fino al punto che R.S. Rankin, nipote di Walker, si fa chiamare T-Bone Walker Jr. in un singolo del 1962. Le parole non riescono a descrivere l'importanza di T-Bone Walker per il blues. È stato uno dei migliori chitarristi della storia e, inoltre, si è preoccupato di dare al blues il suo linguaggio inconfondibile.
Source: Diego Luís. historiasdelblues, wordpress.com
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a song I sang at my Senior Composition Recital.
I was taking Music History when I learned the music terminology art song and I thought, that’s what I’m writing for my recital, art songs.
One of those songs I called “Twin Stars”, a love song based on my life with Vivian.
It is performed by Hairy Larry and George with a guest, Pershauna Johnson, playing alto flute. Alto flute has a beautiful sound, breathy like a flute but with a lower pitch. Pershauna did a great job on this song. She was a graduate student at ASU at the time.
Also playing was George Hinds on bass, my partner in crime and a lifetime resident of Northeast Arkansas. George was from a musical family and he played with everyone, Billy Lee Riley, Larry Donn, Dennis Mathes, and myself. We played for years as a duo and also in The Swing Band Project. We recorded two albums, “Hip Sexagenarians” and “Aggie Road” and now that they changed the copyright law about streaming music we have one in the can, “Hairy Larry Does Dylan”, soon to be released.
So now, recorded live in the Fine Arts Recital Hall on November 8, 2013, here’s Hairy Larry and George with Pershauna Johnson playing my song, “Twin Stars”.
Delta Boogie Newsletter Gamerplus News June 2025 Delta Boogie Newsletter-Gamerplus News - June 2025 - United Gospel Trio and Bebop Beatniks at New Jazz In Jonesboro - Potluck Picnic With Three Bands - NEA Gamefest In July
Bebop Beatniks United Gospel Trio New Jazz In Jonesboro Now in Brookland! Saturday, May 24, at 7:00 PM Free and open to the public.
New Jazz In Jonesboro will be held in the youth building behind the Brookland United Methodist Church at 301 W. Matthews in Jonesboro.
United Gospel Trio will open at 7:00 playing Jazz Hymns followed by Bebop Beatniks playing originals and standards. Closing the Bebop Beatniks show guest vocalists, Danielle Russell and Eliecer Tamez will sing with Bebop Beatniks.
Hairy Larry will be recording for KASU Arkansas Roots and Something Blue.
New Jazz In Jonesboro is sponsored by KASU and the Brookland United Methodist Church.
Bring your family and friends. The venue is family friendly and there is no cover charge.
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Potluck Picnic Is A Fundraiser To Fix The Bus
Sunday afternoon on June 1st Brookland United Methodist is hosting a potluck picnic. Everyone is invited. There is no charge to attend. Bring some picnic if you want to.
There will be food, games, and music as well as plenty of conversation.
The bands playing are
Hairy Larry and the Flying Hungarians United Gospel Trio Anna and the Tanks
Mike Doyle will be the MC and we are expecting honored guests Doug and Wilma Greeno.
The picnic is at 301 W. Matthews. We just upgraded the playground so bring your kids. Next we're going to fix the bus and we need your help.
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NEA Gamefest, July 17-20, at Embassy Suites by Hilton Jonesboro Redwolf Convention Center
NEA Game Fest features 4 days of open gaming, game demos, board games, RPGs, CCGs, miniature games, tournaments and more. Here's a link.
https://neagamefest.com
The event benefits Friends of the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, which helps supplement materials, programming, and services.
I will be livestreaming my game, The Dragon's Egg, Thursday Morning and Sunday afternoon. I'm also looking forward to playing in some games run by more experienced DMs than myself.
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Faircamp
Faircamp is an open source Bandcamp alternative. If you want to own your own platform look into Faircamp.
I put up an instance at
https://mixremix.cc/faircamp
I call it HairyLarryLand Projects And Releases. I'm updating it regularly with ongoing projects as well as new and old releases.
That's enough about me. What have you been doing? Let me know so I can promote you on Delta Boogie and Gamer+.
Please forward this email to friends and share this link.
Thanks, Hairy Larry https://gamerplus.org/@hairylarry - My Mastodon link on Gamer+DBN https://deltaboogie.net - My online business card hairylarry@deltaboogie.com - My email
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Hairy Larry Singing Twin Stars From The Archives Of Something Blue - 2025-05-18
Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear a song I sang at my Senior Composition Recital.
I was taking Music History when I learned the music terminology art song and I thought, that's what I'm writing for my recital, art songs.
One of those songs I called "Twin Stars", a love song based on my life with Vivian.
It is performed by Hairy Larry and George with a guest, Pershauna Johnson, playing alto flute. Alto flute has a beautiful sound, breathy like a flute but with a lower pitch. Pershauna did a great job on this song. She was a graduate student at ASU at the time.
Also playing was George Hinds on bass, my partner in crime and a lifetime resident of Northeast Arkansas. George was from a musical family and he played with everyone, Billy Lee Riley, Larry Donn, Dennis Mathes, and myself. We played for years as a duo and also in The Swing Band Project. We recorded two albums, "Hip Sexagenarians" and "Aggie Road" and now that they changed the copyright law about streaming music we have one in the can, "Hairy Larry Does Dylan", soon to be released.
So now, recorded live in the Fine Arts Recital Hall on November 8, 2013, here's Hairy Larry and George with Pershauna Johnson playing my song, "Twin Stars".
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Hairy Larry Singing Twin Stars From The Archives Of Something Blue - 2025-05-18 https://sbblues.com/2025/05/18/dj-hairy-larry-presents-hairy-larry-singing-twin-stars/
Something Blue Archives Featured Concert Hairy Larry Live at Fine Arts Recital Hall on 2013-11-08 https://archive.org/details/hl2013-11-08
Something Blue Archives - List Of Concerts https://archive.org/details/somethingbluearchives?sort=-publicdate
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DJ Hairy Larry With Bob Reynolds Playing The Peace You Find Something Blue - Always - 29 second spot
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Bob Reynolds, The James Quintet, and Blancheneige Bazaar Orchestra. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at https://sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at https://kasu.org.
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Now Playing On Something Blue - Sunflower https://sbblues.com/2025/05/17/sunflower-2/
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring luvtrst. and Jeff Parker. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.