Live, Uncut & Unscripted Conversations With
"Musicians You Should Know
MUSIC ON THE COUCH
SHOW ARCHIVES
JUNE 2019
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SHOW #471 - 06/03/19
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FULL DISCLOSURE - AFTER THE MOVE, I DID NOT SET MY MICROPHONE CORRECTLY FOR THIS SHOW, SO I BREAK-UP ON OCCASION AND SOUND LIKE I AM IN A TUNNEL
GUESTS & MUSIC IS FINE
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TALL CITY BLUES FEST
Lisa Grissom, Festival Producer came by to discuss the festival and all the plans that are in place for this year’s event.
LEE BOYS
The band has been together for over 15 years and last recorded an album in 2012. Alvin Lee joined me to discuss the band, their music and how their future is looking brighter.
KING BEE & THE STINGERS
Mark & Sarah Menafee joined me for their first Monday night appearance and we discussed their history and how the band formed and finally how Sarah became a member. Sarah also discussed her hopes for the future.
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BIG AL & THE HEAVYWEIGHTS
FINALLY got to sit with Big Al and discuss his incredible journey while we listened to tunes from the new album
JON GINDICK – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC
Jon and I discussed his Harmonica Jam Camps, his work in Tutweiler MS and we also listened to music from the new album, after I uploaded the correct music!
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SHOW #472 - 06/10/19
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PETER WARD
Peter has followed up his debut solo album, with Train To Key Biscayne, a collection of 12 original songs. We talked about Peter’s youth, following his older brother, Mudcat, to Boston…and all the music that has followed.
ADAM HOLT – Segment Begins At The 47:00 Mark
Adam joined me to talk about his journey, his love of building equipment, the instrument that is still close to his heart, where he is going in the future and Kind Of Blues, his latest album.
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ARTHUR JAMES – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC
Segment Begins At The 1:30:30 Mark
Arthur returns to The Couch to talk about Hey…I’m Still Here, his latest release. Arthur gives us his interpretation of some incredible songs, which you never thought could be Blues. Arthur is always a blast.
REVEREND FREAKCHILD – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC
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The Reverend returns with Road Dog Dharma, his newest collection of songs that tell his tale. It also includes clips with some of the top DJs…We’ll find out about the Reverend and how this road-dawg is doing.
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SHOW #473 - 06/17/19
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PACKRAT’S SMOKEHOUSE– COUCH KID NEW MUSIC
Robert ‘Lightning Boy’ Thomas returned (Anthony ‘Pack Rat’ Thompson didn’t connect) to talk about the new album Men Of The Swamp Live. These guys bring swampy blues everywhere they go and Robert caught us up to date and gave us a glimpse into a busy summer
LEE PONS – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC
Segment Begins At The 47:00 Mark
Lee has recorded After The Rain and he and I talked about his world and music and all that it means to him
MICHELE D’AMOUR & THE LOVE DEALERS - COUCH KID NEW MUSIC
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Michele joined me to talk about all that has happened to the band since January when they came to Memphis and recorded Heart Of Memphis, while we listened to tunes from the album.
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JOE & TONY
Segment Begins At The 2:17:20 Mark
Tony Cuchetti and Joe Flip have released Tin Can Tunes. They recently came to Memphis for the IBC, but we never met, but so glad they accepted the invite to The Couch. Two great guys who make sensational music
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SHOW #474 - 06/24/19
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LEROY ELLINGTON
Leroy has been performing for the last 30 years, establishing himself as a master vocalist and sax man. He has released Sanctified, and he joined me to talk about his journey and the music on the album, some very personal topics.
BAD INFLUENCE – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC
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The band celebrated it’s 30th anniversary in 2018 and has released Got What You Need, their first since 2012. Michael & roger joined me to talk about all that has gone on in their world, the recording of the new album and their look into the future.
TERRY ROBB – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC
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Terry has just release Confessin’ My Dues a collection of 13 new songs. We will talk about all that has going on in Terry’s world since we last spoke as we listen to the music.
NANCY WRIGHT – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC
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Nancy returns to talk about all that is going on in her world and her new album, Alive & Blue. Looking forward to catching up
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