Podcast and Blues

Song: I Want Some Christmas Cheer Song by: Benny Turner Photo credit: Sara Code-Kroll - Work for Hire - Artist Photos Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Podcast Vocals by: Gail Nobles Today I’m thinking of Benny Turner. Benny Turner is a blues musician. The younger brother of Freddie King and was the bass guitarist for the Freddie King Band. After many years as a sideman, Turne...

Song: Who Loves You Song by: Mud Morganfield Photo credit: Mud Morganfield Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Mud Morganfield is a Blues Singer - Son of Muddy Waters. He has a single out titled “Who Loves You”. You can hear his daughter Shunda singing with him. They do a great job singing together. If you love the best blues music, you’ll want to hea...

Song: As the Years Go Passing By Song by: Albert King Photo credit: Jos. Pashka Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Guitarist: Gail Nobles Albert King played a Gibson Flying V guitar. Lucy is the name given to the Gibson Flying V and a series of copies owned by guitarist Albert King. Albert King could really play the guitar. I couldn’t copy the way he played. I’m not a guitar...

Song: Anyone Who knows What Love Is (Will Understand) Song by: Irma Thomas Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Podcast Vocals: Gail Nobles Today’s topic: Irma Thomas on Podcast & Blues. Irma Thomas is a singer from New Orleans. She is known as the “Soul Queen of New Orleans”. Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial success.[2] In 2007, she w...

Song: Weight of the World Song by: Joe Louis Walker Photo credit: Bengt Nyman - originally posted to Flickr as IMG_2662 Usage: Wikipedia CC BY 2.0 Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Joe Louis Walker on Today’s Blues. Joe Louis Walker is known as an electric blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer. His knowledge of blues history is revealed by his use of older material a...

Music intro: Gail Nobles Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Photo: Pexels.com Today’s topic is Ra’Shad the Blues Kid. He said he’s feeling alright. I’m Gail Nobles and you’re listening to today’s blues. Ra’Shad the Blues kid is a modern-day Bluesman. He has a new release titled “Feel Alright“. When you hear Rashad sing about how he’s feeling alright, it can get you in the mood of fe...

Song: I’ve Got To Cross The River Jordan Song By: Blind Willie McTell Podcast vocal: Gail Nobles Guitarist: Gail Nobles Hi! I’m Gail Nobles, and today’s topic is Gospel Blues. What is gospel blues? Gospel Blues is a form of blues-based gospel music that has been around since the inception of blues music. It combines evangelistic lyrics with blues instrumentation, often blues guitar accompaniment....

Jingle by: Gail Nobles © 2022 Jingle: What’s Inside Today’s Blues Photo credit: Chris Monaghan - Own work Usage: CC BY-SA 4.0 WHAT’S INSIDE TODAY’S BLUES What are the top albums, singers, and blues singers today? Well, we have blues singers today like Toronzo Cannon. Bluesman Toronzo Cannon and his band The Chicago Way will perform live at Mojo’s Boneyard in Evansville on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022....

Song: Be Good To Yourself Song by: Shaun Murphy Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Today’s topic is Shaun Murphy on Podcast and Blues - Be Good to Yourself. Shaun Murphy is a blues and R&B singer songwriter, best known for her powerhouse singing style. Sometimes credited as Stoney, her recording career started in 1971 with Motown Records. Murphy’s career in vocals has been both a...

Song: Just No Getting Over You (Dream Cruise) Song By: Joanne Shaw Taylor Song Written by: Joanne Shaw Taylor Podcast music intro by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles According to Blues Magazine, Joanne Shaw Taylor has a new album titled, “Nobody’s Fool”. She has a new single titled, “Just No Getting Over You”. Hi, I’m Gail Nobles & You’re listening to Podcast and Blues. Today’s topic is Joanne...

Photo credit: Hennie Stander from Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/wQHJ45SKCns Song: Love Nobody Else Song by: Billy Jones - And the Delta Outlaws Podcast opening by: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Podcast Vocals: Gail Nobles Today’s Topic: Billy Jones - And the Delta Blues Outlaws (Singing) Billy Jones is a songwriter guitar/ vocal entertainer according to his profile. Billy Jones Bluez...

Music: Samplefocus.com Usage: free Photo credit: Steve Proctor - Own work Usage: CC BY-SA 4.0 Good evening ladies and gentlemen. We still have blues artists with us today playing that old guy blues. That old Cheatin and lying blues. That old down home blues. Today’s topic is Keb’ Mo’. Kevin Roosevelt Moore. He’s a blues musician and five - time Grammy Award winner. He is a singer, guitarist, and s...

Keyboardist: Gail Nobles JR Blue! Singing about the good old days. How everybody gets together to have those Summertime cookouts. Remembering the old time religion. Wishing he could go back - throw back. JR Blue! Singer, Songwriter, and record producer. According to his artist’s bio, he has helped to shape the sound called NEW OLD SCHOOL. He’s often compared to some of the greats, like Smokey Robi...

Song: They Remind Me Of You Song by: Keisa Brown Intro by: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Cover design by: Gail Nobles Keisa Brown was in the blues house. She said she never thought she’d miss him so. She said every time she met somebody, saw somebody, greeted somebody, (sing) they remind me of you. They Remind Me of you. Keisa Brown. That’s today’s topic. You might remember Keisa Brown by h...

Song: Too Much Water Song by: Mr. Sipp Intro by: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Cover design by: Gail Nobles Today’s Topic: Mr. Sipp and his song, “Too Much Water” Castro Coleman aka Mr. Sipp. The Mississippi Blues Child. He’s a blues and gospel singer. Also a musician, songwriter, and guitarist. Mr. Sipp was the 2014 International Blues Challenge winner. His name Mr. Sipp is short for Missi...

Song: Cocaine Annie Song by: Gary B.B. Coleman Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Today’s topic is Cocaine Annie by GaryB.B. Coleman (Singing) And that’s what Gary B. B. Coleman’s story was about. It went something like that. Cocaine Annie is the final studio album by Coleman. He issued Cocaine Annie on his own imprint called Boole Boo. The album was re-released in 1994 by Icehou...

Song: I Die A Little Each Day Song by: Otis Clay Photo credit: Masahiro Sumori - Own work Usage: CC BY 3.0 Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Otis was asked what his reaction was when songs he did were covered by other artists. He said, “I think it was some form of flattery.” Bob Seger sang Otis Clay’s biggest hit and Bob’s version was the most successful version of the song. It was the song titled, “Try...

Song: Trying to Love Two Song by: William Bell Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Tryin’ to Love Two was a hit song by R&B singer William Bell in 1977. Released from his album, Coming Back for More, it would become his biggest hit, reaching number one on the R&B charts and crossing over to the pop charts, reaching number ten on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It would eventually sell o...

Song: The Chokin’ Kind Song by: Joe Simon Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Cover Collage by: Gail Nobles The Chokin’ Kind by Joe Simon. It’s a 1967 song, written by Harlan Howard. The original version of the tune was released by Waylon Jennings. The song was recorded by Joe Simon in 1969 and was his first number one on the US R&B chart, where it stayed for three weeks. It was a...

Song: You’ve Got To Hurt Before You Heal Song by: Bobby “Blue” Bland Photo credit: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com Usage: CC BY-SA 2.0 Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Bobby “Blue” Bland put my feelings in a song. He explains how it feels when you loose someone. The blues is alright because you can sing how you feel. It’s about feelings. You’ve Got To Hurt Before You Heal. Bland developed a so...

Song: It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad Usage: Public Domain https://archive.org/details/negroprisonsongs/OldAlabama.wav Up next, a song from the Mississippi State Penitentiary titled, It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad. (Song) Do you remember Sam Coke’s song, Chain Gang? Well, you’ve just heard a chain gang for yourself telling us a story, It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad. Blues Music

Photo credit: Wikipedia Usage: CC BY-SA 3.0 Voice actor: Gail Nobles Hello! I’m Gail Nobles on Podcast and Blues. There was an announcement that Wendell Pierce best known for his work on “The Wire” will play as blues legend B.B. King in a biopic. Pierce said according to Rolling Stone, “ We are official. Preparation has begun on a film where I will be honored to play the great B.B. King. Humbled....

Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Song: Change Your Mind Song by: BJ Wilbanks Today’s topic: BJ Wilbanks. Hi! I’m Gail Nobles. This is Podcast and Blues. I’m going to talk to you about an artist named BJ Wilbanks who has a song titled “Change Your Mind” It goes something like this. (Singing) According to BJ’s bio he is prolific and extremely talented songwriter/producer. He crea...

Song: Release Me Song by: Johnny Adams Photo credit: Masahiro Sumori - Own work Usage: CC BY-SA 3.0 Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Todays topic on Podcast and Blues is Johnny Adams. Johnny Adams is a blues, jazz, and gospel singer, known as “ The Tan Canary”. for the multi-active range of his singing voice, his swooping vocal mannerisms and falsetto. His biggest hits were his...

Today’s topic: Son House, Father of the Delta Blues. He would sing songs like … “Grinnin’ In Your Face”. Son House was a delta blues singer and guitarist, and he didn’t have a lot of music like singers today. That’s kind of what Delta Blues is. It’s one of the earliest - known styles of blues. It originated in the Mississippi Delta, and is regarded as a regional variant of country blues. Guitar an...