Music intro: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Ladies and gentlemen, tune in because we’re about to dive into a musical gem that deserves all the spotlight it can get. Today we’re going to discuss Lee Moses and his sensational track, You Are My Adorable One! Oh, what a tune. You can feel that rich soul oozing from Moses magnetic voice. He sings with such passion. It’s like you can taste the love and longing in every line. “You are a dream beyond compare,” he sings, and oh, doesn’t that go deep in your soul? It’s a declaration of love that sweeps you off your feet and makes you believe in the ..read more

Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Hello, I’m Gail Nobles. Today on Podcast and Blues we’re going to talk about soul man Alex Harris. Yes, we’re going to dive head first into the soulful sound and heartfelt story of Alex Harris. Alex’s rich voice weaves through a medley of dreams to be remembered reaching us all. We all have dreams to remember and can relate to Alex Harris. The song that Alex sings is a cover of one of Otis Redding‘s ballads. It seems Alex is inspired by the legendary genres of soul and R&B. Dreams to Remember is a very heartfelt song. He has done a grea ..read more

Music intro by: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Next on Podcast and Blues is Carlin Taylor. Carlin Taylor, the man that brought us the song Keep It 100, Bet Yo Mama Like It, and Let's Have a Barbecue. His music is fun to hear. You can hear the singer and actor in him when he's telling his story in his blues. It’s fun to watch Carlin Taylor in videos and live on stage. He is a multi-talented singer and songwriter and also we dancer. I don't know what it is about his song Keep it 100, but I love to hear that song it's a very catchy tune. Carlin made a video for the song. It's a great dance v ..read more

Song: They Remind Me Of You Song by: Keisa Brown Intro by: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Cover design by: Gail Nobles Keisa Brown was in the blues house. She said she never thought she’d miss him so. She said every time she met somebody, saw somebody, greeted somebody, (sing) they remind me of you. They Remind Me of you. Keisa Brown. That’s today’s topic. You might remember Keisa Brown by her song, Some Bridges Need Burning. (Sing) She was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1947. As a young girl, she and her family moved to Chicago, where she got her start singing in school and church ..read more

Intro by: Gail Nobles Photo: Sumori - Own work Usage: CC BY-SA 3.0   If You Got A Heartache is the fifth track on Koko Taylor's 1981 blues album entitled From The Heart of a Woman. She let you know that when you've got a headache, a headache powder will ease the pain, but when you've got a heartache, there ain't nothing you can do. Koko Taylor was a singer whose style encompassed Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues and soul blues. Sometimes called "The Queen of the Blues", she was known for her rough, powerful vocals. Over the course of her career, she was nominated for 11 G ..read more

Intro by: Gail Nobles Photo: Wikipedia  Usage: Copyrighted free use Katie Webster has a single from her 1989 album Katie Webster Two-Fisted Mama. The single is entitled Stood Up Again. The lyrics tell the story of someone who has been let down and disappointed in relationship. Katie gets stood up, but in the end her man gets stood up. She repays him. Katie Webster was a boogie-woogie pianist. Her genres are Boogie-woogie,, soul, and swamp blues. She played piano with Otis Redding in the 1960s, but after his death went into semi-retirement. In the 1980s she was repeatedly booked for Eur ..read more

Story by: Gail Nobles 'Now whoever said a man was hard to find  Positively absolutely sure was lying  Cause I just found the best man that ever was And here's just a few things that he does He shakes my ashes Greases my grittle'  Hello, I’m Gail Nobles. Welcome to Podcast and Blues. Today’s topic is Alberta Hunter. The words that you have heard me say from the beginning comes from Alberta’s track My Handyman Ain't Handy Man No More.  She's singing about how her man takes care of her household chores and fixes things. He does everything for her, but the title of the song ..read more

Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Photo: Lioneldecoster - Own work Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Lower Fulson was a blues guitarist and songwriter in the West Coast blues tradition after T-bone Walker. He was the most important figure in West Coast blues in the 1940s and 1950s.  On January 13, 1955, he recorded a single titled Do Me Right. The song was written by Willie Dixon. It was released July 1955.  Folsom recorded for swing Time records in the 1940s, Chess Records in the 1950s, Kent Records in the 1960s, and Rounder Records in the 1980s/1990s. He wrote "3 O'Clock Blues" (B.B. King's f ..read more

SEE FILM AT DAILYMOTION Story, Podcast, and Film by: Gail Nobles copyright ©️ 2024 Story: Memorial Day Blues 57 Festival Beginning Theme song by: Gail Nobles Theme song: Blues 57 Characters by: Gail Nobles Characters: Rosco and Willie Characters made with Haiper app: https://haiper.ai/ All voices by: Gail Nobles Background music: Pixabay.com Roscoe and Willie had a big crowd down to the Memorial Day blues 57 festival.  Roscoe and Willie had everyone dancing and singing the blues. Some of the most famous blues singers were there. Willie:  This is what we always wanted to do a ..read more

Intro by: Gail Nobles Photo: Jayron32 - Own work Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Welcome to apodcast and Blues. Today we're going to talk about old-time blues in today's blues through the talent of Hubby Jenkins.  Hubby Jenkins is a multi instrumentalist who studies and performs old American music. He is a former member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and the Rhiannon Giddens band, and has been nominated for Grammy and Americana awards. Hubby Jenkins was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. As a young man, he played the saxophone and bass guitar. After discoveri ..read more