We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Blues Unlimited #161 - West Coast Piano (Hour 2)

by Sleepy Boy Hawkins

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

about

The West Coast, over the years, has certainly had more than its fair share of talented Blues pianists, and in this episode of Blues Unlimited we take a look at some of the great ones. Kicking it off with Pete Johnson — one of the giants of Boogie Woogie — we dive into the immense well of talent the West Coast had on offer: from Amos Milburn, Floyd Dixon, and Lloyd Glenn, to Hadda Brooks, Joe Liggins, Little Willie Littlefield, and a host of others. In typical Blues Unlimited fashion, however, we give equal time to the overlooked, the obscure, and/or the undeservedly under-recorded, such as Gus Jenkins, Thunder Smith, Mercy Dee Walton, West Coast piano legend Willard McDaniel, and one of our favorite down home stylists, Malcolm 'Little Son' Willis. Join us for an illuminating look at the art and artistry of West Coast Blues Piano.

Pictured: A rare EP from West Coast keyboard legend Pete Johnson

Hour 1
bluesunlimited.bandcamp.com/track/blues-unlimited-161-west-coast-piano-hour-1

Hour 2
bluesunlimited.bandcamp.com/track/blues-unlimited-161-west-coast-piano-hour-2

credits

released October 31, 2016

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Sleepy Boy Hawkins Tucson, Arizona

Blues Unlimited is a weekly show that has been called the "best blues radio show in the United States," and has an established and loyal audience of listeners from around the globe. Hosted by "Sleepy Boy Hawkins" (the alter-ego of scholar, author, fanatic, and historian Steve Franz), each installment is a self-contained evergreen show, delving into a different genre, topic, or aspect of the blues. ... more

contact / help

Contact Sleepy Boy Hawkins

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Sleepy Boy Hawkins, you may also like: