GLT_Talkin_Blues

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- At 78 years old, blues legend Buddy Guy just released his latest album on RCA-Silvertone records. It's titled "Born To Play Guitar." On this edition of GLT's Talkin' Blues, Guy talks with Jon Norton about his new album, Muddy Waters, and why the gumbo at "Legends," his club in Chicago, is better than what you get in the French Quarter in New Orleans. You can purchase "Born To Play Guitar" at: http://www.buddyguy.net/ -- podcast produced by Jon Norton

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- A small independent Chicago record label has been documenting Chicago's unsung jazz, blues, and gospel keyboard players since the 1970's. One of the founders of the label is Steven Dolins, who started "The Sirens Records" as a teenager in the 1970's. After a couple early pressings, he says he took a long break from recording to focus on his professional life. Today, Dolins is the chair of the Computer Science department at Bradley University. Since the early 2000's, he picked up where he left off in the 1970's, and to date the label has nearly two dozen recordings in its vault. You can purchase the music of The Sirens Records at: http://www.thesirensrecords.com/index.html# -- podcast produced by Jon Norton

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- Musicians in all genres "re-imagine" or "re-interpret" songs. Some even re-interpret another artists entire album. Not many reinterpret their own albums. On this excerpt from an upcoming GLT's Talkin' Blues episode, Mississippi native Lisa Mills tells Jon Norton why she went back to an old album -- to create a new one. -- You can purchase CD's from Mills at http://lisamills.com/music/ -- podcast produced by Jon Norton

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- Flint, Michigan native Rusty Wright is a musician vision incorporates rock, jazz and funk into his blues base. On this edition of Talkin' Blues, Wright talks with GLT's Jon Norton about that vision, and about some of the songs on the bands new album "Wonder Man," which you can purchase at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/therustywrightband3 -- podcast produced by Jon Norton

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter Joe Louis Walker came of age in late 1960's San Francisco, where he absorbed all the musical sounds floating around the Bay Area at that time. On this edition of Talkin' Blues, GLT's Jon Norton and Walker talk about that time, and how music can bring people of different backgrounds and cultures together. You can purchase "Hornet's Nest" at: http://www.joelouiswalker.com/shop/ -- podcast produced by Jon Norton

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- Jason D. Williams has toured the country with Rockabilly star Sleepy LaBeef, he's recorded for RCA Records and Sun Records, and his entertaining stage presence and physical resemblence has prompted many a comparison to Jerry Lee Lewis. Matter of face, it was his hands playing the piano parts for Dennis Quaids portrayal of Jerry Lee Lewis in the movie "Great Balls of Fire." On this edition of GLT's Talkin' Blues, Jon Norton talks with Williams about those comparisons, and about growing up in an artsy community in Southern Arkansas. You can purchase the album from Williams at: http://amzn.to/1ruFK6M -- podcast produced by Jon Norton

Karen Lovely is a talented late bloomer of sorts who burst onto the blues scene out of the Pacific Northwest after a 2nd place finish at the 2010 International Blues challenge in Memphis. Her live performances and first few CD's have a sound not unlike many of today's younger blues artists. But lately, Lovely is throwing some musical curveballs, and her fans are lapping it up. You can purchase "Prohibition Blues" at: http://music.karenlovely.com/album/prohibition-blues-2

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- Saxophonist Dana Robbins has toured the world playing with artists including Aretha Franklin and Barry Manilow. On this bonus Talkin' Blues exerpt, Robbins talks to GLT's Jon Norton about Manilow, her initial attraction to the saxophone, and about her new self titled album, which you can purchase at: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/DanaRobbins -- produced by Jon Norton

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- Bruce Iglauer is President & Founder of Alligator Records. Now in it's 40th year of operation, Alligator Records is considered by many to be the premier blues label in the world. On this podcast, the first of a two part series, Iglauer talks about the origin of Alligator Records, and many of the artists he has worked with and recorded since the labels inception in 1971. You can purchase "Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection" @: http://alligatorrecords.com/store/ -- podcast produced by Jon Norton

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- Bruce Iglauer is President & Founder of Alligator Records. Now in it's 40th year of operation, Alligator Records is considered by many to be the premier blues label in the world. On this podcast, the second of a two part series, Iglauer talks about many of the artists he has worked with and recorded since the labels inception in 1971. You can purchase "Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection" @: http://alligatorrecords.com/store/

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- Janiva Magness has been one of the top names in contemporary blues music for the last decade. Her new album finds her moving into an even more contemporary direction. Magness told GLT's Jon Norton that in order for her to move in that direction, she needed to "declare her independence." You can purchase "Original" at: http://janivamagness.com/ -- produced by Jon Norton

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- Bluesman JW-Jones finally gained the courage to write about some of the demons he faced as a teenager growing up in Canada. He documents them on his new album "Belmont Boulevard," which you can purchase at: http://www.jw-jones.com/album/belmont-boulevard/ On this edition of GLT's Talkin' Blues, Jones shares one of those stories, and shares his thoughts on how blues musicians can reach a younger audience. - podcast produced by Jon Norton

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- Last summer, GLT's Jon Norton talked with bluesman Walter Trout just a couple months after Trout's life was saved by a a liver transplant surgery. His voice then was noticeably weak, but his spirits were high. His recovery has been slow, but steady enough to have booked a tour beginning this summer. Norton caught up with Trout recently to get an update on his health, and the support he's received from his family and fans. You can purchase Trout's music at: http://bit.ly/1n4iHvZ -- podcast produced by Jon Norton

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- Tinsley Ellis is one of the best in the business at conveying emotions through a guitar. GLT's Jon Norton caught up with Ellis this week to talk about his soulful guitar playing, and about his powerful CD "Midnight Blue," which can be purchased at: http://www.tinsleyellis.com/ -- podcast produced by Jon Norton

You can listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ http://wglt.org/streams/blues.shtml --- In advance of Castro's appearance at the Castle Theater in Bloomington this Monday night, here's an encore edition of Talkin' Blues. Castro talks us through some of the songs on his great new CD "The Devil You Know," and reacts to our dubbing him the "Pied Piper of the Blues." You can purchase Castro's new CD at: http://bit.ly/1dnwFaP -- podcast produced by Jon Norton