Something Blue - Essie, Jessie, and Davis

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Welcome to Something Blue. I'm Hairy Larry and I've got the Blues, for you.

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All right, The Jessie Orr Band doing a Muddy Waters song, "Hoochie Coochie Man" recorded live at Blue Monday in Newport on May 11, 2009. Jessie Orr is from Hardy, Arkansas. 

Kicking us off tonight Essie the Blues Lady did the B.B. King classic, "The Thrill Is Gone".

I've been recording the Blue Monday shows and working with the musicians to bring you some of this great music on Something Blue. Tonight is all Blue Monday. Every song recorded at these fantastic shows. We really have a good time enjoying the music and dancing. You need to come and join us.

You're listening to Something Blue on KASU, the station that's proud to bring you live music every month. Not just Blues but Bluegrass too. For more about the show including scripts, podcasts, and liveblog discussions go to the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.

Now here's Davis Coen, recorded in Newport, Arkansas on April 13, 2009. He's gonna "Shake Em On Down".

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Oh yeah, Davis Coen doing the Jimmy Reed classic, "Big Boss Man", one of the most requested songs at the Blue Monday shows. Davis is from Memphis, Tennessee. Playing with him were Barry Shaw on bass and Roy Cunningham on drums.

Now here's Essie "The Blues Lady" Neal from Little Rock, Arkansas, with another B.B. King song, "Don't Answer The Door". 

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It was July 13, 2009, and Essie the Blues Lady was telling us about her "Private Lessons With B.B. King". It's a great song and she wrote it. She wrote these next two songs too. We'll hear "Loser Goodbye" and "Which Way Did My Friends Go".

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And that's Essie Neal singing one her sister wrote, "Woman On The Loose".

You're listening to KASU and this week we're featuring live recordings made at Blue Monday.

Essie has a great sense of humor and if you like funny songs like I do then you will love these next two. She wrote "My Man Is Lazy" and "I Ain't Cooking Nothing".

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Closing the show we have a heartfelt sentiment from Essie the Blues Lady. Listen to this beautiful song, "We've Gotta Pray Some More".

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