Blues After Hours; Andrew Jr. Boy Jones

Gradually gone out of stress and you're tuned to eighty nine point seven FM your classical NPR News folk jazz and blues station GBH is your connection to cultural happenings in Boston and beyond. Here's some of the upcoming events of note taking place this week. Brazilian guitarist Gilberto Gil and his quantum band perform live in the in concert at Lowell Memorial Auditorium on Saturday September 18th his August 1998 release Quanto live won the Grammy for best world music recording blues after hours is next. Hello. Welcome to blues after hours. I'm a Kramer your host from 9 p.m. to 1 am with blues right here on eighty nine point seven FM your classical NPR News folk jazz and blues station. Well we expect Andrew Jr. Boyd Jones to come here in about oh who knows some time soon he's due for an interview before his show tonight over at House

of Blues. Also tonight we have blues A to Z and we're working on the B's who just started the bs tonight so we'll have the bakers will have LaVerne Baker Mickey Baker think maybe some Adam Baker if I can find some. And we'll see what else we can find the early BS We just started the BS we're going around the alphabet now for the fourth time. We do it on Saturday nights here at eighty nine point seven. My name is Mae Kramer Josh is here to answer the phones I have a lot of great tickets for tonight I've got some tickets for B.B. King I'll do those a little later in the show I've got some tickets for Robert Cray. I'll do those a little bit later in the show there are some tickets for some local gigs around. Lots of good things to give away tonight for free. We're going to start things off with Shemekia Copeland. Just throwing in a request there for Joe Turner boogie woogie country girl right here on a nine point seven FM your classical NPR News folk jazz and

blues station. My name is Mae Kramer. I don't know what's happening with Andrew Jr. boy JONES We expect him we hope to get serious soon because I know he's gotta be back at House of Blues that him or so somewhere around there. You are tuned to blues after hours may Kramer with your Fridays and Saturdays right here on YOUR your classical NPR News folk jazz and blues station. Well I was nursing a sore throat last night and now it seems to have moved right down into my chest so I'm sort of fighting something off. Hope you are healthy and warm and dry wherever you are. We started the set with Shemekia Copeland turn the heat up. The title track we heard W. C. Clarke pretty little mama from lover's plea. Robert Ward was in their toehold from black bottom. We heard Kidd Ramos new CD from him self titled No more alcohol the tune that we heard we heard Andrew Jr. Boyd Jones hoochie mama from I need time in Joe Turner's

boogie woogie country girl. Italy comes to Rhode Island the splendor of Florence festival is a weeklong cultural exchange between the cities of Providence Rhode Island and Florence Italy WGBH is Richard nicely opens a festival and hosts a gala concerto popular Arias and Broadway favorites served up by a cast of talented Italian and American singers. Don't miss this splendor of Florence gala concerto Saturday September 18th at 8 WGBH members get a 10 percent ticket discount and for ticket information call for a 1 4 2 1 2 4 8 7. Well I see that they've just walked in. Andrew junior Boyd Jones has just walked in. I will play a little We've been willing and then we'll talk to him. And I'm pleased to say that Andrew junior Boyd Jones is here with me in the studio you are

tuned to eighty nine point seven FM this is WGBH Boston we're only going to have a few minutes to talk I'm afraid. You know I wish we had more time. How you doing. I'm doing fact. Well I got to tell people who are listening to us what you are wearing tonight you got a red satin outfit looks like it is it is a one piece. No I was just too pleased to piece but it's completely red satin and it is what I call piss elegant. I think I'll use that makes you look great. Thanks a lot. Yeah and you didn't bring your guitar with you know I didn't want to get used to the room over there. Got it. No you haven't been up from Dallas too many times have you been here. Well actually no none none here first time in first time here on my own but I've been all around Boston Maine and I see in Connecticut you know you know you know you worked with Charlie Musselwhite and and Freddie King right

surely. And your record company which is now bull's eye blues asked me to ask you about the story of Freddie King in the sand. So I had to get that goes back to the early days when I was I guess I was in the 10th grade and that was before that was after hideaway and before that Leon Russell go under situation so I would go out and play with Freddie on the weekends. And he would have to come over and ask my mom permission every week for me to leave and go out of town on the weekend to do regional stuff. And so he came over one day and my mom happened to have a ham fix and ham sandwiches for me. You know she was concerned about me being starving or something. So she offered Freddie she said Freddie would you like me to fix your sandwiches No no ma'am no ma'am I'm fine. And he kept watching to the Ham and he kept staring at that ham. So finally she got the little lunch fixed and

I thought I think I was the youngest member of the band at that time of maybe 16 17 something like that and sit in the back seat and my mom was waving at us and we drove off and pray to say yes she said take care of my daycare Maslow and he said yes ma'am I sure will. So we finally drove off and soon as we got around the cornice was that you got DAB radios my lunch you know my mom ate and these you stop because they give me that set. How did he give you any guitar licks did he teach you anything and you know he it wasn't like formal formal sit down session but you know he spent a lot of time. He took up a lot of time with me because I made B.B. through him at that time you even the earlier days he would come pick me up to me Bebe and Bobby

and class Carter and quite a few artists you know. So when you make these when you were young when you were in like 10 15 years old when you met some of these big stars What did you think. I don't think I really realized and appreciated the situation. It was it was just fun and same like I took it for granted. Now did you ever think that you would be leading a band be on stage or did you always think that or. Well you know I have never been a night out front person that much. I used to saying a little bit and but you know I had always had dreams I never really aggressively pursued it. Yeah it was just a natural progress. You know what I do. You know you've done everything else and played with everybody else. And. And it's just the next step is it hard.

Business wise yeah you know I'm having fun you know doing everything the singing is coming back and playing and actually when I write songs I'm able to. Display myself you know. So I lay it all out on the line. It's there was so much of a good blues scene in Dallas there was at one point I think it is this that they might not it might not all sound like blues but they say it is you know. So yes a lot of a lot of players a lot of great players in fact we got about five bulls the artist who was playing down there. Anson Funderburk gray and Sam Myers Joe Kubert and Benoit Yeah. And Tutu Jones which was on bull's eye you know he he might still be I'm not sure. And myself and I forget who else it was. What are the clubs down there with Oakland. It's kind of got a little home base called Muddy Waters.

It's a small club and you know you know to do with the real money. Well he got his picture there. No it has nothing to do with him but they and they they named it that and there is some nice little blues bar and then the blue cat which is the big room you know and and they begin to play a lot there. So it's and and filling the place up seem like I'm doing pretty good at home. And tonight you got House of Blues which is the place in involved. Yeah me laid it and you had to be here with Teo because we got Freddie King roots at the end of the radio a lot of door you until Bo you are critiquing I never did never at the same time. Not at the same time but we just missed each other and actually brushed each other during the early days and actually Dale and I really got to talk and when I was with Charlie Musselwhite because you guys are all friends. I don't know whether this has been mentioned or not but I also play with Katie Webster. I didn't own it and she just you know has passed I don't know when she was a big favorite

of mine while she was she was like this to me but I was on house when booking Queen album and and you know I liked. Like to you know express that too. But are you definitely at the top of people. You know the people who I play with. You know it's true. She really was an amazing really amazing guy. I didn't get to see here. So yeah she was fantastic. Yeah it's special. But there's a lot of heroes you know. Yeah. You never picked up piano. No never did. I tried but it did just didn't stick and I got teased a lot about you guys was a man how. Could you walk around like this I know you heard your mother when you were born. I said What do you mean.

You say well I know you had a guitar in your hand. When did you pick up. To get well actually it was seven I was seven years old here. How did you picked up somebody else's are you going that well. It was I was fascinated with hadn't had a toy one and I had all Cole that was in the big band he had a big band called The Southern swing shows and my mother sung with him before we were born and that was gospel. No no it was big news jazz big band yeah. Jump Jump. And you know so he would take me out to play with August or you know I would be able to he was August and he let me see Dan and turned down so I would be heard but just to get the feel of what was I don't like letting you hold the drug. Yeah dried out a little levity and I'm staring right at Glee. Andrew junior Boyd Jones is our guest here tonight on fluids after hours show we play one two one a true. That's my favorite. Yeah the new record kind of gives me a chuckle too.

Makes me laugh every time I hear it entered your boy Jones by my guest tonight on blues after hours. And unfortunately you unfortunately for me but fortunately for the people over the House of blues you have to get on out of here. Yeah I got to do my own thing you gotta go where you're not how big a band do you take it well it's just for peace with myself man. Everybody's pretty powerful so you get bass drums guitars you use me an organ. Oh yeah yeah. Yeah yeah we have we have. Does he bring the whole big for him and well is he just so happened to be one at the House of Blues and he's just he's having it yeah and the mouth water. He's got one himself but it's just a little too much to carry on to the heart you carry now I've seen some bands carry an upright piano. But you know they don't have to carry much. Yeah really. At least with the guitar you just of the kit.

Yeah well I got my album Fortunately fortunately has a pretty big one and I went back to the old school where Freddy used Abba Collins used a quad reverb and I don't they don't make them anymore so right as a pretty Have you have a hundred ninety two pounds so I'm not lifting it. Yeah well sometimes I wish I didn't have two fellows didn't have two but is worth it with for the sound of the project so you know some of those old amps have that oh yeah great round and also the old sound that I heard from Freddy and you know I mean just the real silence away. Yeah it's nice to me. You know blues is right now it's popular again which is yeah it is great. I know what happened. I'm so happy about it I went up and I am too. Maybe people will start to listen to the stories and feel good and say which I can win the lottery and stuff like that. So maybe. You know maybe maybe it's got some good good stories you want to give us a little station ID for WGBH.

W. W. GBH eighty nine point seven you know on your own. And you are. Andrew Jr. boy Jones glad to be here. Well we're glad you're right. Thank you so much for coming on I thank you and have a nice time over the house. What should we play to play for most of this week. How about this one. Oh I like this one how about shuffle. That's good. Yeah. Let's see if we can get it to cue up here. Oh.

High room 213 please. Good morning. How are you. I just want to make sure this is working

this tape recorder. I think I have it working. Thank you. There's a reason I can hear it. I want to make a big. Yes yes. OK. Can they get in there. The question is whether this is current tape. Speak to us. This work and I can't tell for sure but it seemed to have me come get me you know what I call you right back. Sorry. It. Hi 213.

Hey good morning here. She and I know this is working. It's a trade. No it doesn't seem to doesn't seem to be working and I've done it this way. I'm working today. Maybe the important. Thing. Is. It's. Going to. Put out a child. OK let's try this. Now do I hear you say something. I'm here going on to one more time. That's the best one to let me just showing some. I can't hear anything.

So he said Well yes one two one point to it. OK now go one to this beautiful one too. We got you. I have to say I love your little eyes and say little. I love your Texas facts. Thank you everyone for Texas has this really kind of round and beautiful for all kind of soundtrack. OK well thank you. Have you always lived in Texas. Yeah I was born and. Spent some time ago. So it's always been. Never wanted to live anywhere else while I was in California. Sort of like living you know home bases in Texas. Well I asked you about this before but I always had the impression that everyone

in Texas I mean if you don't live in Texas you kind of think well everyone lives on ranches. Out of urban cities and it costs you outside the city to you know in case you want to raise cattle or have a horse or two this is spacious but we do have modern. For a while I've been to I've been to Dallas but I still have the impression that I mean if you live up north you sort of think well at least I do. You sort of think people in Texas they all live on ranches you know they all have horses. They don't live in cities like. Your mom was a musician. She's a singer vocalist

actually was like free of the family. He was the band leader in France. We just grew up and he was the family the sax. Well how do you spell that Dolphin Tale. PH us the D. And it's quite a handle. So he was very blue. By getting supply me with a instrument rating instrument that was your first guitar. Well I think my first experience and developed

really didn't take care of an instrument so kind of graduated and started supplying the first with Freddie King the first person of any kind of national reputation that you worked with. Yeah how did you meet him. Actually I was. Playing my guitar villains and the fray and the by and Freddie came in to take it because they were doing recent missions in Prague with the band. You mean you asked if you could audition basically oh well actually yeah yeah. And rehearsing for

show for Eddie right after which was what 60s or something. 66 and real you know. You know they you know it's funny when you meet people when you're a kid like James Caan when I was in high school and you say he looked huge. I mean I thought he was a very tall man because in my mind he was such a big star and I'm you know I must have been all of Chuck great or something like that. And then when I met him when I got into the business and met him much later he was just a regular guy not huge but over all those years. It makes everything look larger. But Fanny King was a big

I guess what made him look when they introduced me to him and they immediately started playing the guitar. I mean yeah. I guess I guess an intimidation factor right away. So you got to work with him for about 10 years. And I was in constant practice with him. Back in 73. He came to come in and tell me what the deal.

Doing pretty well. Probably that experience. Well it's worth something. Now after Freddie King did you work with. Chu he was before you go. Oh well that's the problem you see you get all these guys go in and you make you know what happened. That's right. Yeah but the Johnny Taylor was right. Yeah. Let's talk a little about Katie Webster because she just passed away. She how did you meet her. Actually doing my stint with Johnny Terry at the drama they used to play with

Johnny Tonico. We did together locally. Oh yeah sure. There's another great line also when I was playing guitar tone it was Landry baseless. Keyes was lucky. Of course you got to know him. Yeah we back this gang and Tommy Thomas from California tell me that he and Russell Jackson which was with BBN. They were bad. The band called the silent partner and they were doing quite well. And they yeah they robbed California. They asked me to come out and join. And so

I don't know about that Katie because they were backing Katy ramps and several other people as well as a lot of studio stuff. And I met Katie. Well as we do we deceive every one Texan to see sort of like of this. Yeah well she was quite a bit older than she you know like a big sis. Yeah. Yes but she was so talented. We were last night when you were at the radio we were talking about that blood stains on the wall so soon as you left I went played it. If I had to hear it again and the piano on that is truly

spectacular because she would always go and just show everything she was in. And she had such a range I mean if you listen to some of her stuff and I don't know how much of that was recorded she went everywhere from classical to book to. I mean she can do all those Professor Longhair rhythm. She could do it she could do it. That's it. Absolute gospel everything everything. And I think you're right that she lived in the Bay Area because she recorded for. At one point yes you services right. What got you to get back to Dallas. Well actually we were doing a lot of California and

you know it's been a actually part of their state. They mean there's another one that you know you're helping although I'm teasing you. Rolling along according to the story. That's when I told him. So we got together for jolly miles away and. Now were you on that. There was one record that I really liked I don't know how much distribution it got it was on I think rock it label on that one. I didn't do anything on the Blue Label. Yeah that would fit the small rabbit food. Oh it's on the yeah but he produced offers

the name of the base of Oh yeah I like that one. I play that one. Yeah we know it was a first for produce. Oh so actually you are on most of the alligator stuff right. So how come you. Well I will put this on that I'm not going to put this on the interview part that I put up on the web but I'm just curious how come you didn't sign with alligator. You know I don't want to I don't want people to know this but this is just for me I'm curious actually. OK. You know I really didn't have any idea what I wanted to do. It was about to get I guess the guy from GSP a disc jockey in Dallas.

And you know we have five nights a week and one of the main deejays. And I don't know everybody in there. It's only been coining time here. It set me back and say if you want to I can get you. Yes. And I got back to me but I had six months after I had gotten back into building and tried to get in this proceeded to tell me tell me again and get you deal with JFP statement. He was playing in the trip to the States I guess. John talked to me over the phone and he said of artistic a moment and say you

remember me from which. For that we would be recording for him to actually you know what this is good we can put it on the tape but I think I'll change my question and instead of saying you know why didn't she sign with with the alligator I'll just put. Well how did you sign with Jay Spears like that because what you said is kind of interesting maybe and when I edit these things you know and I put it up on the web. I have to transcribe everything I can edit a little bit out which I feel for the most you can write. And this is you know I'm not right I'm not letting the world say my opinion either but I don't think Bruce is doing as much as a bull's eye. I mean they come out with something all the time

and they're really pushing right now like the beginning. Really. Yeah I mean I think John Cain is very good. I mean I think you could do better than him and better. Yeah because he works very hard he's very conscientious he's not a liar. Right. You know I mean I think you can't. I don't think you could do a hell of a lot better than and he's exactly right. Yeah. Well I don't know that he has that much power. But. When you go for a one story for you. Well I think they have. I mean you know again this is just for your ears but I honestly feel like they have a very they're very closed. The people who run it Marian and them and I like Mary and me. But I don't think she I think she

keeps her cards right up on her chest. And I think that's fair because I know a lot of people who record over there because you know I live here and I think a lot of people a lot of artists feel that way about them now that they do anything bad just that they you know keep their own counsel. You know what. Well I think I know what I'm saying is I think everybody feels that way with them. Yeah I know that makes you feel better trying to make you feel worse. You left me out to be able to realize that they pick option

points to live on. All of them ready for that. That's that's my is that harder yet. No no it's just you know you want to be. We've had some samplings stuff back in Texas and it turned out OK and I think they're going to put one. They send it to. They're going to do it on the cell. So we'll see how that go. Do you do you ever play with horns. Yeah. I haven't done it yet. You know Johnny abusive. Yeah exactly. Yeah. And I love it. Because every time when I hear your records I I can hear horns there. Well you know three shots which is basically yeah but I mean I mean I really hear it as part of the music in my head. Well you know that's wrestling that's saying because the

raw structure some of them you know people might know a little about music you know instead of using their teeth. I don't know what that means but I guess that's a hard thing. That's like you and I say. Maybe that maybe I am in flaws that way and not know it. You know obviously that's because so now are you going to do much touring in the next year. You know I think that Project day and picking back. A very brazen home is left to do is give the family at home. Oh yeah. Right. You don't look old you know and I appreciated him bless you and I'm going to let you go and thank you so much for talking to me.

Thank you very well to take care no. One in the past month don't call tonight because we'd like to make sure that everybody has a chance to win. Spread the tickets and the CDs around. If you've won in the past month don't call tonight. This is Nick Sieglinde by request as long John Hunter. The tune is called Rooster and the hen. His new release is called border town legend on Alligator Records. And you're tuned to WGBH Boston we've got blues here Fridays and Saturdays from 9 to 1 right here with the blues. After hours you're tuned to New England's classical news in jazz station with Morning Edition until 8:00 each morning and classical music all day long Monday through Friday. In that set we heard Snooks eagle and two called Josephine from the Souls age

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Thank you. Well we have tickets to giveaway tonight during the show. Peter's answering the phones or so our studio phone number 6 1 7 8 6 8 9 1 7 1. Like to tell you about a couple of things happening in the Blues calendar. The committed tour featuring stars from The Commitments and if you are going to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this is a great way to do it it's a benefit for the Acton Boxborough youth hockey association and it's at the Acton Boxborough Regional High School Saturday March 30th that starts at 8. Remember that great film nominated for an Academy Award the commitments Well the band is playing and touring. I guess they have a couple of CDs and seen them but they've done very well with them. These are some great young Irish musicians playing rhythm and blues so maybe you'd like to go see them over at the Regional High School auditorium next Saturday I guess it's the two Saturdays from now March 30th and the show starts at 8.

And maybe you'd like to check out the Boston blues society benefit that is the third Monday I believe each month over at Harpers Ferry and they are opening their doors and calling it the north east Lulu's showcase. And this week coming up on March 18th this Monday the bands are the movers. Vicki vox in the Soul Searchers and the wild cats if you like a pair of tickets to that show be color number six. You must be 21 years old or older to use the tickets. And of course if you've won in the past month here on blues after hours please don't call tonight wait til a month comes around again to win. Well I've been absolutely knocked out by a new CD that's come in from an artist who's been around for a while but I don't think she's recorded very much. Her name is Karen Carroll. This is her version of since I fell for you. We're going to take a short break for some news from National Public Radio. You're tuned to eighty nine

point seven FM this is WGBH Boston blues. After hours make Raymer with the Blues a dizzy coming up at 11 right here on eighty nine point seven FM New England's classical news and jazz station from National Public Radio. And this is a day nine point seven FM WGBH Boston may Kramer with the blues after hours just before the news we heard Karen Carroll. Since I fell for you from had my fun and Katie Webster from the self-titled CD reissue called Katie Webster sunny side of love. In the weather tonight clear diminishing wind low near 20 around town tomorrow becoming partly sunny high near 50 Sunday night partly cloudy low 20 to 25 and Monday partly sunny high 40 to 50 45 to 50 but cooler along the coast in the afternoon. Well I really have enjoyed that. Karen Carroll CD and I

hope you are enjoying it too. Here's her version of Love her with a feeling right here on blues after hours may Kramer with you. Fridays and Saturdays right here at eighty nine point seven. Just a reminder I do have some more tickets to give away during the show. And also blues agency coming up in an hour. Tonight Billie Holiday and Lightning Hopkins. It's B.B. King and Robert Cray by request the B.B. King Blues summit CD of the tune is called Playing with my friends and I want to say hi to all my friends. Mae Kramer here with the a blues after hours. We started with Karen Carroll. Her version of Tampa Reds toone love her with a feel and from had my fun Her new CD on Del Mark records Robert Cray in the middle there also by request the ten

forty blues favorite tune around tax time. That's from Robert Cray's shame and a sin CD. Well jazz is thriving in the 90s. It's also thriving evenings on GBH radio and Sunday nights at 8:00. The show is jazz from studio for Steve Schwartz is the host showcasing the best of what's new the latest from the young lions in the old masters and Steve's always got a special feature tribute to a musician a jazz record label an instrument or even a song. This week it's Father Flanagan pianist Tommy Flanagan is Steve's feature. That's jazz every night of the week on GBH including jazz from studio. For every Sunday at 8 p.m. This is New England's classical news jazz and blues station eighty nine point seven FM WGBH Boston with Morning Edition until 8:00 each morning and classical music all day Monday through Friday. My name is Mae Kramer let's give away some tickets to a blues event right now. We've also got

some room full of Blues CDs later in the show. James Montgomery will be over at Harpers Ferry next Saturday the 23rd if you'd like those tickets be 21 years older. Or to use them if you've won in the past month here on blues please don't call tonight. Be color number 5 at 6 1 7 8 6 8 9 1 7 1 and we'll send you to the show. My name is Mae Kramer Peters answering phones tonight. This is blues. After hours. That's the heart attack. Their version of down home blues. The Heart Attack CD is James Cotton Junior Wells Carrie bell and Billy branch. And you're tuned to blues after hours this is eighty nine point seven FM WGBH Boston. We've got blues here Fridays and Saturdays from 9 to 1 with me. Mae Kramer. Ronnie Earle

in the broadcasters to first tune in the set with Lonesome Sundowns my home is a prison that's on the deep blues cd. We heard then Lucy Mae blues part two Frankie Lee Simms a CD reissue of some 50s material called Lucy Mae blues on Specialty Records Slim Harpo is next with the B.B. King's rock me baby from the Excel o collection. We heard Little Walter last book on the blues with the feel and double CD set rare and issued material alternate takes from Chess Records next to last was Billie branch. Bring It On Home from the blues keep following me around and harp protect the last tune down home blues. Well coming up in about five or 10 minutes or so blues a tizzy we'll listen to some Billie Holiday and also tonight it is a Lightning Hopkins. This is eighty nine point seven FM WGBH Boston. Still got some room full of Blues CDs to give away

during the show. And right now our tickets to Brody Buster he's we think about 11 years old. He's a harp wizard a new harmonica player. He's been working at B.B. King's club in Memphis and he'll be at Johnny days that's next Friday the 22nd. If you'd like those tickets call us at 8 6 8 9 1 7 1 be color number 4. That's Etta James with her version of Jimmy Reed's baby what you want me to do. You were too into blues after hours this is eighty nine point seven FM. We are WGBH Boston New England's classical news jazz and blues station with Morning Edition until 8:00 each morning. Classical music all day Monday through Friday and jazz and blues all weekend right here at eighty nine point seven. My name is Mae Kramer. In the last

set just before the news I'm sorry we didn't do news 11 that tune. Etta James comes from a CD reissue of some material that was on LP. It's Etta James and Eddie clean had Vince in the late show is this one. There was also an early show. We turn now to Blues eight to Z. And I've got a blues CD to give away in just a moment. Have you listen to the world today. A new daily news program that brings you an hour of your world every day. Hello I'm Mary Ambrose in London. And I'm Tony Kahn in Boston. The world brings you daily reports from a network of international journalists. New perspectives on

things that matter to you. News Analysis science the arts and sports on the world weekdays at 4:00 here on eighty nine point seven FM WGBH Boston. Have you heard the world yet. I notice that they're doing a lot of interesting things with music on it. They're doing a lot of stuff that I haven't heard on too many news shows. Hope you were enjoying it. Billie Holiday is the first of two featured artist tonight on Blues A to Z. I'll read you a little bit of the material that's in the great CD set. It's called the legacy. The early material actually mid mid 30s to late 50s material from Billie Holiday It is fantastic set with beautiful beautiful book that came with it.

Billie Holiday born Eleanor holiday in Philadelphia. They believe her birthday is April 17th 115 but that has never been verified. Her parents who were teenagers. Her father a musician but what really never took care of her and never did much for the family so even when she became very very successful she never let him work on any of her sessions because he'd been such a rotten father. He was a guitarist in Fletcher Henderson's orchestra from the late 20s but never did much for Billie Holiday. She had a terrible terrible early life. She'd been raped and and was put in jail and a home for wayward children and just had a terrible terrible early life but eventually kind of it got out of there her friend of her mother's helped helped get her

released and she eventually ended up in New York City began singing in 1933 and was kind of discovered by John him and Sr. he and Benny Goodman had heard her and decided to record her in the in 1933. She then became to record a number of classic recordings in the 30s and continued and became extremely successful as many people know she was really one of the greatest blues really jazz singers around. Where were playing Billie Holiday because she's almost a crossover artist. Not quite blues not quite jazz. Well I guess you really have to call her jazz anyway. Will people will listen to some of this early material. See if you can't enjoy some of this Billie Holiday material. This

is blues after hours Mae Kramer with yeah let's give away those a CD I've got one more now and then another later Roomful of Blues new CD is called Turn it on turn it up will be next week next Saturday the 23rd at they were got a bar at the Charles in Cambridge. Hope you can get over to the show. We'll give a CD to caller number seven. This is Billie Holiday. As Billie Holiday who died in 1959. I'm sure most people know that she had a heroin habit had very bad health had a lot of trouble with men and everything else but the one thing that was wonderful and solid about her certainly was her music. This is blues after hours. We've got one more Billie Holiday and then we'll turn to Lightnin

Hopkins. Like to tell you that the Jazz galleries on every Friday Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 a.m. right here at eighty nine point seven tonight Jack walkers in the Jazz Gallery and Jack is featuring tonight some traditional jazz Jimmy McPartland Bob Wilbur Ruby Braff Louis cut trail cultural control I guess at 3am Teddy Wilson and his orchestra. Speaking of one of Billie Holiday's friends nine hundred thirty six recording and that's coming up at 3am tonight if you're going to be very late. Stick around because Jack workers got some good music scheduled. We heard from three CD set on CBS called the Legacy some of the early material we heard of fine romance Miss Brown to you. These Foolish Things and summertime. Then from the complete Decca recordings to see her do your duty and give me a pig foot in a

bottle of beer. Well if you're a Billie Holiday fan I just found out that there is a show going on at the theatre on the bay that's in Bourne Massachusetts. Pam Lopes is doing some Billie Holiday material in a show called A night with Lady Day. The show starts just next weekend so we hope people get down there to see it. It's every Friday and Saturday for three weeks and the first two weeks there's also a Sunday matinee that starts March 22nd. Theater on the bay in Bourne and night with Lady day and I've got an information number if you want it. You can call me here at the station 5 0 8 7 5 9 0 9 7 7 is a number. Also people have been asking about this concert with the commitments it's should be a lot of fun. It is a benefit for the Acton Boxborough Regional High School and youth hockey association and it's in the high school auditorium Saturday March 30th at 8 and that is the

band from The Commitments movie. And if you are interested in that check it on out there. Information number you can call Jean Lee 5 0 8 4 8 6 5 0 6 1. Make Kramer with your blues after hours this is eighty nine point seven FM WGBH Boston. Let's listen to one final Billie Holiday tune and then we'll turn to Lightning Hopkins He's our second artist tonight on blues aid to see. That's Billie Holiday The tune is fun and mellow and you are tuned to any nine point seven FM. We are WGBH Boston we've got blues here Fridays and Saturdays. Well I'll tell you a little bit about Lightnin Hopkins I got to see him once in I think it was seventy nine maybe nine hundred eighty. And he really was still a great performer. He didn't even get to record till

he was about 35 years old. By the way which is kind of interesting he was born March 15th 912 in Centerville Texas and had been an associate he led a Blind Lemon Jefferson around when he was just a kid he left home and worked leading Blind Lemon Jefferson around and that's kind of how he got his start in music and then eventually became a great widely respected almost folk music hero because the folk boom of the late 50s was really when he did a lot of became very well-known that is Leonard Hawkins died in 1982. And he's done a lot of different stuff everything from as I said folk music to a more uptempo blues with a band and so on. He worked with Sonny Terry Brownie McGhee worked with pianists as well.

When I saw him he was working with a harmonica player and a drummer and it was just the three of them it was it was very interesting very good Lightnin Hopkins one of two featured artists tonight on Blues A to Z Mae Kramer with the blues after hours. We'll give away that last Roomful of Blues CD around midnight right here on eighty nine point seven. Here's some early early material from Lightnin Hopkins. Some of it has pianist singing on it. I don't know if I'll play any of those cuts tonight. But he worked with a guy named Wilson Smith a Texas pianist and some of Lennon Hopkins earliest recordings had I had Smith as a vocalist. As Lightnin Hopkins. You know it could get you to the eighty nine point seven FM.

This is WGBH Boston. Kramer with the blues. After hours. That's Kim Wilson. Couple tunes from his Tiger Man CD we heard when the lights go out and by request we heard Tiger man before that Perkins high heeled sneakers and Lightnin Hopkins lightnings piano Boogie That's from lightnin in New York. We also heard before that quite a few tunes from Martin Hopkins but nowhere near beginning to scratch the surface of all of all of what there is. Skewes Skewes my grammar there. We started with Katie Mae from the complete Aladdin recordings then feel so bad and short haired woman then from Hooten the blues and one hundred sixty two recording Blues is a feeling then from lightning in New York we heard Mr. Charlie from last night blues Lightning Hopkins with Sonny Terry get to move your baby and finally lightnings piano Boogie from lightning in New

York this is blues after hours you were tuned to eighty nine point seven FM WGBH Boston. We are New England's classical news and jazz station. With Morning Edition until 8:00 and classical music all day on Monday through Friday and jazz on weekends jazz is thriving in the 90s and it's thriving evenings on GBH radio on Sundays at 8 jazz from Studio 4 Steve Schwartz is the host showcasing the best of what's new the latest from the young lions and the old masters. And Steve's feature this week is pianist Tommy Flanagan. That's this Sunday tomorrow at 8:00 right here on eighty nine point seven New England's classical news jazz and blues station. And my name is Mae Kramer This is blues after hours time for our last CD giveaway tonight I've got the room full of Blues turn it on turn it up CD turn it up next weekend they'll be over at

the regatta bar next Saturday. That's at the Charles in Cambridge. This is the James Montgomery band right here on blues after hours 8 6 8 9 1 7 1 color number 8. That's Ronnie Earle and the broadcasters something new from him that just come out this week. It's called Blues and ballads on the Bull's-Eye blues label. The tune that we heard is called Sound Check. Before that Willie Smith from the bag full of blues cd Willie Smith's first solo CD I believe it's on Blind Pig records and the tune that we heard with Kim Wilson the w s k w Willie Smith Kim Wilson special Willie Smith. We started the set with James Montgomery the oven is on his tone cool CD tune we heard was yonder is wall.