MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #483 – 09/16/19 LISTEN HERE: SHAUN MURPHY – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Shaun has released Reason To Try with 14 songs from some of her good friends. The music is incredible, and Shaun is at her finest. We discussed how she selected the songs, her final tour with Bob Seger […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #482 – 09/09/19 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11487375 AL BASILE – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Al returns to The Couch with his new album B’s Hot House, a new collection of 14 originals from this master storyteller. Be nice to catch up with Al and share this new music three weeks before […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #480 – 08/12/19 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11453011 TOM EULER Tom makes his Monday Couch debut to talk about his journey as a musician and the new album, Blues Got My Back. Another musician long overdue for The Couch, and we had a great time talking WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE ZAC HARMON […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #479 – 08/05/19 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11444695 ANNIKA CHAMBERS – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Annika returned to talk about her new album, Kiss My Sass. Since she was last here, Annika’s entire world has changed…for the better and she and I touched on the incredible highlights of her rising career. WEB […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #478 – 07/29/19 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11441059 HEATHER NEWMAN- COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Heather returned to talk about all that is going on in her world and we also discussed the new album, Rise From The Flames, while listening to the tunes. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE DIANA REIN Diana has a new album, […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW#475 – 07/01/19 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11365843 RICK VITO Multiple Grammy nominee, Rick Vito joined me and we discussed the remarkable journey he has been on. Rick is an incredible musician and has played the largest stages around the globe and came by to share his story and the new album, Soulshaker. […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW#474 – 06/24/19 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11365769 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. WEB SITE […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW # 472 – 06/10/19 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11365699 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 brothr, Mudcat, to Boston…and all the music that has followed. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #470 – 04/29/19 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11305093 BOB CORRITORE – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Bob returned to talk about his latest release, Do The Hip Shake Baby, a collection of songs recorded from 2016 to 2108. As always, Bob was a blast as we spoke about the music and all going […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #469 – 04/21/19 LISTEN HERE: TAYLOR SCOTT Taylor Scott has been touring the US, Canada & Europe for years and spent time touring with Otis Taylor. His new album is entitled, All We Have and Taylor and I got to discuss his journey and the music he creates WEB SITE […]
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Music On The Couch 04/08/19 – Show #467 Listen Here: ERIC JERARDI Eric went to Muscle Shoals, teamed with David Z and produced Occupied. He and I had a wonderful discussion about his life and music. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE WATERMELON SLIM – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Slim was actually working, but he took a […]
Music On The Couch 04/01/19 – Show #466 Listen Here: https://tobtr.com/11263329 VIN MOTT Vin has released Rogue Hunter, his sophomore album. He joined me to talk about his journey, how he continues to be amazed at his success and where he is headed with his music. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE SHANE DWIGHT – COUCH KID […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #462 – 03/04/19 LISTEN HERE: SANDY CARROLL – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Rescheduled from last year, Sandy returns to The Couch to talk about Blues & Angels, her time at the IBC and more as we listen to tunes from the album. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE SAUCE BOSS Bill ‘Sauce […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #460 – 02/25/19 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11182547 WICKED GRIN – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Murray and Leigh-Ann returned to talk about the new album, Murder Creek, and also their journey to this year’s IBC. The band has been on the road A LOT recently and we discussed the pluses and minuses […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #459 – 02/18/19 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11182487 LARKIN POE Megan & Rebecca Lovell truly came to the attention of the Blues world with the release of Peach. They followed that up with the November release of Venom & Faith. What a great conversation I had with these two women. We discussed […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #449 – 01/14/19 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11054027 2019 INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE – PREVIEW SHOW #2 JOE WHITMER Joe is Producer for the International Blues Challenge and he came by to talk about the meaning of the Challenge, it’s history and the best way to make the most of your visit to […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #448 – 01/07/19 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11054021 2019 INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE – PREVIEW SHOW #1 KEESHEA PRATT Keeshea and her band won the 2018 IBC Band Challenge. She joined me to talk about their week in Memphis, the resulting festivals and other benefits they received and Keeshea shared her suggestions on […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #447 – 12/03/18 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11085783 LITTLE G WEEVIL – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC G returned for his 4th visit to The Couch with his new release, Back In Alabama, which actually dropped the next day! We talked about the new album and all G has been up to since […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 11/29/18 – SHOW #446 LISTEN HERE: JOHNNY RILEY – COUCH KID NEWS Johnny stopped by to talk about his upcoming tour and talked about a new song which will aid veteran’s groups. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE NIECIE – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Niecie made her 4th visit to The Couch to […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 11/19/18 – SHOW #445 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11053997 BOB MARGOLIN – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Bob returned to talk about his new self-titled album. The album contains 6 originals which explore Bob’s view on today’s world and we talked about where Bob is heading. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE TRUDY LYNN – COUCH […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 11/12/18 – SHOW #444 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11053917 MARIA MULDAUR What an honor to welcome Maria to The Couch upon the release of her new album; Don’t You Feel My Leg ~ The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker. We had a fun conversation about her journey while we listened to the […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #443 – 11/05/18 LISTEN HERE: DAVID JULIA David has released Inspired, his new album produced by Mike Zito. David finally takes a seat on a Monday show after hanging with us at IBC. We talked about his journey and all he has learned so far and where he is heading. […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #442 – 10/29/18 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11041831 SCOTT SHARRARD Scott spent almost a decade as musical director to Gregg Allman and has now released his 5th solo album, Saving Grace. Scott and I had a great talk about his career and his feelings on the music industry and more. WEB SITE […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 10/22/18 – SHOW #341 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11028981 ALL COUCH KID NEW MUSIC SEAN CHAMBERS – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Sean made his 4th visit t The Couch. The last being in 2017 when Trouble & Whiskey was released. His new album, Welcome To My Blues, which dropped last Friday has already […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 10/08/18 – SHOW #439 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10931205 ALL COUCH KID NEW MUSIC MATTY T WALL – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Matty returned to The Couch and we talked about all the things he has been up to since he last visited. We discussed the songs on the album, SideWinder and their […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 09/17/18 – SHOW #437 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10962335 STATE OF THE BLUES 2018 For the third year in a row, The Blues Foundation has honored Music On The Couch by joining me to talk about the state of our music and the Foundation. This year, Barbara Newman CEO and Jeff Syracuse, Board Chair […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 09/10/18 – SHOW #436 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10962253 ANTHONY GERACI – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Anthony’s new album, Why Did You Have To Go, has not even dropped (September 21st), and it is already sitting at #5 on The Roots Music Report Blues Album Chart. Meanwhile, Anthony’s summer has been a whirlwind […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 08/06/18 SHOW#433 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10913425 MALAYA BLUE – COUCH KID NEWS Malaya called in from England to talk about her new project she is co-writing with Multi-Grammy Winning writer & producer Dennis Walker. She is also running a fan-funding campaign and we talked about how you can help get this project […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #432 – 07/30/18 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10893931 ELIZA NEALS – COUCH KID NEWS Eliza came by to talk about her new single, Love Dr. Love. We also talked about what is going on in her world and when the new album would be released. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE SUGAR BLUE – […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #431 – 07/23/18 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10887579 LAUREN MITCHELL – COUCH KID NEWS Lauren came by to talk some details on her REALLY BIG SUMMER TOUR, coming to a town near you…and the fan-funding campaign she has to help with the costs. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE AL BASILE – COUCH KID NEW […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #430 – 07/16/18 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10875179 IN LAYMAN TERMS – COUCH KID NEWS Logan & Cole Layman, along with bandmates Hamed Barbarji and Nick Davidson came by to talk about their Fan-Funding Campaign for their next album. We also talked about all that is going on in their lives. WEB SITE […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 07/02/18 – SHOW #429 LISTEN HERE: CALGARY BLUES FEST Cindy McLeod joined me to discuss this years’ festival and all that will be taking place. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE RORY BLOCK – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Segment Begins At The 10:30 Mark Rory returned to The Couch to talk about her […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #428 – 06/18/18 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10814635 ANN ARBOR BLUES FESTIVAL James Partridge came by to talk about the 2018 Festival and the incredible lineup he has put together this year. We’ll also touch base about next year, the 50th Anniversary! WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE ARTUR MENEZES – Segment Begins At The […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #426 – 06/04/18 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10805647 MICHELLE MALONE Out of Georgia, Michelle is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer with a new album, Slings & Arrows. She and I had a great chat about her musical journey while we listened to tunes from the album. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE BRIDGET […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #425 – 05/14/18 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10779973 TALL CITY BLUES FEST The fest is July 6th & 7th this year in Midland Texas. We had the lineup announcement her on Music On The Couch and tonight, Lisa Grissom joined me to talk about all the final arrangement. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE ALL […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 05/14/18 – SHOW #424 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10766905 TAS CRU – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC WORLD PREMIER Tas joined me to premier his new album, Memphis Song. Coming off his BMA nomination, the new album brings another chapter to his career. We talked about the recordings and listened to some tunes. WEB SITE […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #423 – 05/07/18 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10741415 BILLY THOMPSON – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Billy returned to The Couch with his new album, entitled BT. He had a gig and took a break to come talk about the new album and the busy schedule he has been keeping. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE TIM WOODS […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 04/30/18 – SHOW #422 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10741217 ROGER “HURRICANE” WILSON Roger has been obsessed with the music around him since before he saw the Beatles on TV in 1963. He has released Live At Madlife and it is this album that introduced me to Roger. We talked about his journey and listened to […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #420 – 04/16/2018 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10720015 EXIT 56 BLUES FEST Sonia Outlaw-Clark came by to talk about the Exit56 Blues Fest which takes place in Brownsville, TN on May 26-27. The festival is a Music On The Couch Partner. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE MARKEY BLUE/RIC LATINA PROJECT – COUCH KID […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #418 – 04/02/18 LISTEN HERE: HEATHER NEWMAN I finally got to finish my conversation with Heather Newman that was interrupted last month. We spoke about her journey, her time with Nick Schnebelen and more while we listened to Burn Me Alive WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE MUD MORGANFIELD – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Segment Begins […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 03/19/18 – SHOW #415 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10627801 RD OLSON From his birthplace in Minnesota, to being inducted into the Arizona Blues Hall Of Fame, R.D.’s blues experience has been gained by stints with Luther Allison, Chico Chism and Buddy Reed. RD’s new album is entitled Keep Walking Woman and I had a great […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 03/12/18 -SHOW #414 ​LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10611369 There was a slight technical issue with my mic to start the show… ​ MIKE OSBORN – COUCH KID NEWS – Segment Begins At The 08:50 Mark Mike stopped by to talk about a special performance he has coming up on St. Patrick’s Day WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #413 – 03/05/18 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10611311 BILLY WALTON From the Jersey Shore comes the Billy Walton Band and their rockin’ Blues-Flavored R&B sound. The new album, Soul Of A Man, celebrates the 10th anniversary for the band. Billy and I talked about the history of the band and their future […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 02/26/18 – SHOW #412 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10609111 ​ JOHNNY FINK Johnny & his band, The Intrusion kept themselves quiet in the mid-west for years, but then they won the 2015 Cincy Band Challenge. The next year they won again and were on the final stage at the 2017 International Blues Challenge. […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 02/05/18 – SHOW #410 ​ DAVE KEYES – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Dave returned with his latest The Healing. 9 original songs and 2 classic remakes are highlighted by Dave’s keyboard skills. Dave and I spoke about his recent touring, and the shows coming up this year. We also discussed his winning […]
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WEDNESDAY EVENING – IBC LIVE SHOW#3 – SHOW #404 00:06:58 – Airey B – Youth Showcase – Detroit Blues Society 00:15:35 – Brett Benton & Gordon Townsend – Solo/Duo – Washington Blues Society 00:27:00 – Ilana Katz Katz – Solo/Duo – Boston Blues Society 00:31:20 – Ronn Reeger – Tall City Blues Fest 00:41:30 – […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 01/08/18 – SHOW #403 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10401337 PREVIEW SHOW # 2 for the 34th IBC JANICE JOHNSTON Dr. Janice is a member of The Blues Foundation Board of Directors with responsibilities for The H.A.R.T. Fund (Handy Artist Relief Trust). For the last six years, Dr. Janice and her incredible volunteer staff […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH 01/02/18 – SHOW #402 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10401243 2017 IBS SOLO/DUO WINNER Al Hill opened the show. Al spoke about his attitude during the week, how he dealt with the stress. He also talked about the past year and the many doors which have been opened THE JUDGES – Segment Begins At The 39:00 Mark […]
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW # 399 – 12/04/17 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10385881 JOHNNY RAWLS – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC We did not connect with Johnny. I will attempt to reschedule him early next year. WEB SITE FACEBOOK PAGE LAITH AL-SAADI – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Segment Begins At The 9:00 Mark Laith appeared on the […]