This week on Blues With A Feeling, we’re heading back to France, 1975 — to the Nancy Jazz Pulsations festival — where Freddie King delivered one of the most electrifying live performances of his career. We’re featuring the classic Live in Nancy double album, a recording that captures Freddie and his band in full flight: raw, immediate, and utterly alive.

Joining me this week is Lewis Stephens, Freddie’s piano player during the final three years of his life. Lewis brings a rare, first‑hand perspective on Freddie’s musical instincts, the chemistry within the band, and the energy of that unforgettable night in Nancy. We’ll talk about Lewis’s musical journey and how that path ultimately led him into Freddie’s touring band.

It’s a deep dive into one of the great live blues recordings, guided by someone who was right there on stage. Settle in for a special show filled with history, memory, and the unmistakable power of Freddie King.

This week on Blues With A Feeling, we&rsquo;re heading back to France, 1975 &mdash; to the Nancy Jazz Pulsations festival &mdash; where Freddie King delivered one of the most electrifying live performances of his career. We&rsquo;re featuring the classic Live in Nancy double album, a recording that captures Freddie and his band in full flight: raw, immediate, and utterly alive.
Joining me this week is Lewis Stephens, Freddie&rsquo;s piano player during the final three years of his life. Lewis brings a rare, first‑hand perspective on Freddie&rsquo;s musical instincts, the chemistry within the band, and the energy of that unforgettable night in Nancy. We&rsquo;ll talk about Lewis&rsquo;s musical journey and how that path ultimately led him into Freddie&rsquo;s touring band.
It&rsquo;s a deep dive into one of the great live blues recordings, guided by someone who was right there on stage. Settle in for a special show filled with history, memory, and the unmistakable power of Freddie King.

Shaun Bindley’s Blues with a Feeling has been playing the latest and greatest blues releases, album features and interviews from Australia and across the world for almost 30 years.

With a dedicated following both locally and internationally as a radio show of 27 years, Shaun is now working on producing Blues with a Feeling as a Podcast.

Shaun Bindley&rsquo;s Blues with a Feeling has been playing the latest and greatest blues releases, album features and interviews from Australia and across the world for almost 30 years.
With a dedicated following both locally and internationally as a radio show of 27 years, Shaun is now working on producing Blues with a Feeling as a Podcast.

Blues with a Feeling - The Official Podcast

Shaun Bindley’s Blues with a Feeling has been playing the latest and greatest blues releases, album features and interviews from across the world for almost 30 years.

Shaun Bindley&rsquo;s Blues with a Feeling has been playing the latest and greatest blues releases, album features and interviews from across the world for almost 30 years.

Shaun Bindley's Blues With A Feeling

SE 6 Ep 33 - Classic Album Interview Feature - Freddie King - Live At Nancy

This week on BWAF we dive into something truly special — the winner of the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Blues Album, Get Up! by Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite. It’s a record carved out of lived experience: ten Harper originals delivered with fire and finesse, and Charlie’s Memphis‑born harmonica weaving through every track like a spell.

I’ve been a Musselwhite fan since the late 80s, and I was standing at the front of the stage at Bluesfest Byron Bay in 1996 when Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals lit up the Australian musical conscience for the first time. Charlie was on that same bill, and that’s where the seeds of this collaboration were planted. Over the next decade they crossed paths on John Lee Hooker’s Burnin’ Hell, on Charlie’s Sanctuary, and on stages around the world — before finally creating this remarkable album in 2012.

Alongside the feature, I’ve loaded the show with brand‑new releases from Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band, Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour, Keb’ Mo’, Danielle Nicole, Doyle Bramhall II, Janiva Magness, Jason Ricci & Bad Kind, Laura Chavez, Chris O’Leary, Mike Wheeler, Harrell Davenport and more.

If you love the blues — the real stuff — you’re in the right place. This is BWAF.

This week on BWAF we dive into something truly special &mdash; the winner of the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Blues Album, Get Up! by Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite. It&rsquo;s a record carved out of lived experience: ten Harper originals delivered with fire and finesse, and Charlie&rsquo;s Memphis‑born harmonica weaving through every track like a spell.
I&rsquo;ve been a Musselwhite fan since the late 80s, and I was standing at the front of the stage at Bluesfest Byron Bay in 1996 when Ben Harper &amp; The Innocent Criminals lit up the Australian musical conscience for the first time. Charlie was on that same bill, and that&rsquo;s where the seeds of this collaboration were planted. Over the next decade they crossed paths on John Lee Hooker&rsquo;s Burnin&rsquo; Hell, on Charlie&rsquo;s Sanctuary, and on stages around the world &mdash; before finally creating this remarkable album in 2012.
Alongside the feature, I&rsquo;ve loaded the show with brand‑new releases from Taj Mahal &amp; The Phantom Blues Band, Steve Cropper &amp; The Midnight Hour, Keb&rsquo; Mo&rsquo;, Danielle Nicole, Doyle Bramhall II, Janiva Magness, Jason Ricci &amp; Bad Kind, Laura Chavez, Chris O&rsquo;Leary, Mike Wheeler, Harrell Davenport and more.
If you love the blues &mdash; the real stuff &mdash; you&rsquo;re in the right place. This is BWAF.

SE 6 Ep 32 - Classic Album Feature: Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite Get Up!  

This week on Blues With A Feeling, Shaun sits down with one of the true ambassadors of Chicago Blues — Billy Branch. Across a remarkable fifty‑year career, Billy has become an Emmy Award winner, a three‑time Grammy nominee, a Blues Hall of Fame inductee, and one of the most recorded harmonica players of the modern era. Mentored by legends like James Cotton, Junior Wells, Willie Dixon and Big Walter Horton, Billy has carried the torch for the promotion and preservation of the blues across more than 300 recordings and stages around the world.

His brand‑new album, The Blues Is My Biography, is a powerful, deeply personal work produced by Larry Batiste and featuring special guests Bobby Rush, Shemekia Copeland and Ronnie Baker Brooks. Billy describes it as “the most important work I’ve ever done,” and across eleven tracks he tells his story with honesty, fire, humour and heart.

In this week’s feature, Shaun shares his conversation with Billy Branch and takes listeners through the album — from the swagger of Hole In Your Soul to the emotional depth of Begging For Change, the grit of Dead End Street, and the autobiographical centrepiece The Blues Is My Biography.

Tune in for a celebration of a true Chicago master and one of the standout blues releases of the year.

 

This week on Blues With A Feeling, Shaun sits down with one of the true ambassadors of Chicago Blues &mdash; Billy Branch. Across a remarkable fifty‑year career, Billy has become an Emmy Award winner, a three‑time Grammy nominee, a Blues Hall of Fame inductee, and one of the most recorded harmonica players of the modern era. Mentored by legends like James Cotton, Junior Wells, Willie Dixon and Big Walter Horton, Billy has carried the torch for the promotion and preservation of the blues across more than 300 recordings and stages around the world.
His brand‑new album, The Blues Is My Biography, is a powerful, deeply personal work produced by Larry Batiste and featuring special guests Bobby Rush, Shemekia Copeland and Ronnie Baker Brooks. Billy describes it as &ldquo;the most important work I&rsquo;ve ever done,&rdquo; and across eleven tracks he tells his story with honesty, fire, humour and heart.
In this week&rsquo;s feature, Shaun shares his conversation with Billy Branch and takes listeners through the album &mdash; from the swagger of Hole In Your Soul to the emotional depth of Begging For Change, the grit of Dead End Street, and the autobiographical centrepiece The Blues Is My Biography.
Tune in for a celebration of a true Chicago master and one of the standout blues releases of the year.
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SE 6 ep 31 - Album feature and interview – Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues – Blues Is My Biography

 

This week on BWAF, we pay tribute to the late Mike Henderson, who passed away on September 22 at the age of 69. His debut album with The Bluebloods, First Blood, remains one of the most explosive, soulful, and influential blues records of the 1990s — and it’s our feature album this week.

Across the show we dive deep into First Blood’s raw slide guitar, its hot‑rod tone, its swampy grooves, and the chemistry of a band that sounded like it was recorded with the studio walls shaking. And woven throughout the music are six interview excerpts from Mike’s friend, bandmate, and Dead Reckoning co‑founder Kevin Welch, who shares vivid memories of Mike’s early Nashville years, his beloved Silvertone guitars, his humming Fender Super Reverb, and those legendary Monday nights at the Bluebird Café.

We also bring you 11 brand‑new releases, including Keb’ Mo’, Danielle Nicole, Janiva Magness, Ray Beadle, Bywater Call, Jason Ricci & Bad Kind, John Primer & Friends, GA‑20 feat. Charlie Musselwhite, Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band and more.

A heartfelt, high‑energy tribute to a true original. This is BWAF. You wanna know why? You’re about to find out.

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This week on BWAF, we pay tribute to the late Mike Henderson, who passed away on September 22 at the age of 69. His debut album with The Bluebloods, First Blood, remains one of the most explosive, soulful, and influential blues records of the 1990s &mdash; and it&rsquo;s our feature album this week.
Across the show we dive deep into First Blood&rsquo;s raw slide guitar, its hot‑rod tone, its swampy grooves, and the chemistry of a band that sounded like it was recorded with the studio walls shaking. And woven throughout the music are six interview excerpts from Mike&rsquo;s friend, bandmate, and Dead Reckoning co‑founder Kevin Welch, who shares vivid memories of Mike&rsquo;s early Nashville years, his beloved Silvertone guitars, his humming Fender Super Reverb, and those legendary Monday nights at the Bluebird Caf&eacute;.
We also bring you 11 brand‑new releases, including Keb&rsquo; Mo&rsquo;, Danielle Nicole, Janiva Magness, Ray Beadle, Bywater Call, Jason Ricci &amp; Bad Kind, John Primer &amp; Friends, GA‑20 feat. Charlie Musselwhite, Taj Mahal &amp; the Phantom Blues Band and more.
A heartfelt, high‑energy tribute to a true original. This is BWAF. You wanna know why? You&rsquo;re about to find out.

SE 6 Ep 33 - Classic Album Interview Feature - Freddie King - Live At Nancy

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