Iowa Blues Showcase

Happy 150!!!!! The house band plays some blues through technical difficulties. Sounds like a typical Iowa Blues Showcase:-) Thanks!!! Please like, share, comment and subscribe. If you are on Podbean please follow us. THANKS!!!!!!!

Tonight we listen to Fat Tuesday and the Griese Fire Horns featuring Jimmy Pryor live at the Hull Ave in 1999. Cool show from the archive. This was Fat Tuesday trying out some tunes in advance of the CIBS Blues Challenge of 1999. Fat Tuesday was Scott Long on guitar and vocal, Greg Sutherland on bass, John Woody Wood on drums and vocal, Jimmy Pryor on vocals and kazoo. Vern Hanson on Sax, Scott Davis on Trumpet. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. THANKS!!!!!

Cool show! Big De live at Fat Tuesday's. Big De is a Des Moines treasure. He plays delta, hill country, and Chicago blues. He plays guitar, harmonica, and sings. Tonight we listen to him play, sing, and talk a little bit about blues, and Detroit. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow us!!! THANKS

The thirteenth episode of the regional local Iowa Blues Showcase. a podcast in a podcast!!!! Tonight we listen to Big De, Rob Lumbard, Curry Harter, The Backstage Boogie Band, Tom Gary, The Blue Collar Band, The Blues Notions, Sherry Lueders, Tina Haas Finley, Fat Tuesday with Jimmy Pryor. Lots of fun tonight! Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow us. THANKS!!!!!!

Tonight we listen to the Sunday Night Blues Showcase from the Hull Ave in 1999. Our guest tonight are Jethro on guitar and vocals, and Curtis Faison on drums. We also have the mystery guitar player from last week, and tonight a mystery singer and harmonica players! The house band was Jimmy Pryor on vocals and Kazoo, Scott Long on guitar, John Woody Wood on drums keys, and vocal, Tom Gary on piano, Jim Farr on the bass, and Jeff Ward, and Scott Davis on trumpet. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow us!!!! THANKS!!!!!

Another blast from the past. This was recorded 20 years ago! Tonight we listen to John Woody Wood and Jimmy Pryor sing the blues with the Bad Boys Scott Long on guitar, Jim Farr on bass, Woody on the Drums Tom Gary on piano, and Jeff Ward on Trumpet. We also have another mystery guitar player playing with us that night. Not sure who he was people with good ears might be able to pick up a name. I certainly didn't hear one myself:-) Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow us. THANKS!!!!!!!

25 years ago I was recorded at Devon Anderson's jam session at Connie's Lounge. Devon was a singer and guitar player. He joins me on the first song and then I play the rest. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If on Podbean please follow us! THANKS!!!!!

The last set of last week show from 1993 at Johnny's Hall of Fame with the Tom Gary Blues Band. Same line up as last week Tom Gary on piano and vocal, Harry Michaels on guitar, Ernie ET Terrell on bass, Billy Birch on sax, and Ron Miller on drums. Plus we have letters! Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow us! THANKS!!!

another great oldie. Tonight its the second Tom Gary Blues Band with Tom Gary on Piano, Harry Michaels on guitar, Ernie "ET" Terrell on bass, Billy Birch on sax, and Ron "Rongo" Miller on drums. Cool show from 1993 Seems like yesterday, but it was amazingly 26 years ago! YIKES! Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow us!!! THANKS!!!!!

Tonight we go back almost 20 years in the Tartus to listen to Jimmy Pryor and the Bad Boys of the Blues (Tom Gary piano, John Lukehart guitar, Scott Cochran bass, and Rick Mosqueda drums) Our guest that night was the amazing Scott Stratton. Scott brother of Jeff Stratton performed a lot with us back in the 90s. Scott did Rockabilly including a very good Elvis. In the crowd you can hear Jon East, big Daddy Dennis Kain, and a very drunken fan Oh, and a fan fell, I mean a real fan with blades and stuff!!! :-) Please likes, share, subscribe and comment. If you are on Podbean Please follow us. THANKS!!!!

The second set from last weeks show. Tonight we listen to more from the Women in Blues Show at the Hull Ave. Musicians showing in order of appearance. The Bad Boys of the Blues, Joni, Sherry Luders, Bri Edwards, Krista Haugland, Trish Toma, and Tina Haas Finley. The show was recorded by Lee Bell. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow!!! THANKS!!!!

UPDATE!!!! There was an error in this weeks The first 25 people are missing songs. Redownload now and you should have the full show. THANKS This is the first of two shows. The previous women in blues shows did not feature the whole show in its entirely so tonight we fix that! on August 1 2014 The Blues Army of Des Moines in cooperation with the Hull Ave (owned then by Thomas Morris) put on its first Women in Blues Show. Tonight we listen to the first hour of the show. We start with the house band the Bad Boys of the Blues (Tom Gary, Jon East, Norman Sue, and Scotty Hartung) then in order April May, Barb Baker Miller, Michelle Baldwin, Bluebird Page with Jean Marie, and Krista Haugland, and Madam Jules! This show was a lot of fun and a lot of work to recreate. I had to search for all the tracks, and try to piece together which came first. special thanks to Lee Bell who not only recorded the shows, but left me hints on the tracks on where they belonged. Rest in Peace my friend you are truly missed! Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow us. THANKS!!!!!!

Tonight we have another installment of local and regional blues. This show features Rob Lumbard, Don Brown, Curry Harter, Big Daddy Dennis Kain, the Tom Gary Blues Band, Fat Tuesday, George and Gill Davis, Jimmy Pryor, The Soul Searchers, Steve George, and John Lukehart!!! That's a show!!!!!!! Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. THANKS!!!!!!

Tonight we listen to a nearly 25 year old recording from the legendary KFMG! Scott Kay's Local Licks show from 1994! Ronn Hill is the guest and he brought with him his newest release, which at the time he hoped to release within a few weeks. However it seems at least the CD didn't get out until 2002. There are a few songs towards the end of the show that didn't make the CD, but most of the earlier ones did. It is great to hear Ronn's voice again, and to hear him talk about his life and his music. While I mentioned most people on the podcast there were a few I missed and as promised here they are in the show notes. Scott Kay and KFMG host Ronn Hill. On the original recordings were Ronn Hill on bass and vocal, JC Anderson on guitar, Bryan Mardsen on Keys, Howard Feekerson, John Haun, and Paul Thompson on drums, Frank Trible on guitar. I said during the podcast that Sam Salamone was on the recordings, he is not mentioned, but is listed on the liner notes of the CD. However, I have a feeling those songs were recorded later by Ronn. The recordings were done at Catamount, Juniors motel, and SR Audio. Finally I mention playing on local licks with Bob Dorr, Molly Nova, and John Woody Wood, I forgot to mention Bob Rosenbeck on bass. Thanks!!! Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow us!!!!!

Happy New Year!!! Tonight we listen to the Backstage Boogie Band as we played last year for New Years Eve at the Elks Club in Perry. (to have the band tell you happy new year at midnight be sure to start the show at 11:27:55Pm. Or to five seconds off start it at 11:28:-) Its located at 32:05 on the show clock!) Join Doug Trammel on guitar and vocals, Tom Gary on piano and vocals, Gary Benson on bass and vocals, and Rick Mosqueda on the drums. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow!!!! THANKS!!

Merry Christmas everyone! Tonight we listen to Christmas music from Jono Smith, John Evans, Michelle Baldwin, Bob Dorr, The Worlds Most Dangerous Blues Band, Brian Holtz, Rob Lumbard, Tina Hass Finley, and Max Wellman. Oh, and it was Bobby Thompson who played sax for the Bob Dorr and the Blue Band many years ago, but I still don't know who actually played on that one. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment if you are on Podbean please follow us!!! Thanks!!!!

Tonight we listen to select cuts from the 1997 CD release of the Blues Notions called This Is It!!!! It features Tom Trashmouth Baker on Harmonica and vocals, David the Professor Creighton on Hammond and piano, Karl Angerer on guitar, and Tim Osburn on drums. Joining them are Lee McBee on harmonica, Paul Hartfield on bass, Joe Miquelon Tenor and Alto saxophones, and Carl Bender on Bari Sax. Please like, subscribe, comment and share. If you are on Podbean please follow! THANKS

Backstage Boogie Band live at the Thirsty Sportsman. Featuring Doug Trammel on guitar and vocal, Tom Gary on Keys and vocal, Byron Wells on bass and vocal, and Rick Mosqueda on drums. Please like, subscribe, share and comment. If you are on Podbean Please follow us! Thanks!!!

Tonights show is Alien Corn live at the Hull Ave from 2001. It features Jono Smith on guitar and vocal, John Woody Wood on harmonica and vocals, Dave Andrews on the drums, and Bryan Marsden on Keyboards. Please like, subscribe, share, and comment. If you are on Podbean please follow. THANKS