In The End
I was recording "In The End" in Muscle Shoals just a week after demo'ing it, when bandleader Will McFarlane, asked, “Should we go full Otis on this one?” Otis Redding recorded his posthumous hit, “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay,” in that very room on those very keyboards just months before dyin...
Thomas Hinds (May 2024)
In a music industry aching for authenticity, Thomas Hinds is a hard-touring troubadour surviving on raw talent and a heartfelt folk-rock repertoire. His exquisite third full-length Where Do We Go From Here, recorded at Alabama’s legendary FAME Studios (Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding etc.), has him...
Catching Up with Shelley King - Madam Mystic Album
Award-winning Texas singer-songwriter and musician Shelley King returns to Big Blend Radio to catch us up about her active touring schedule and her 10th album "Madam Mystic." This is the third album that she has collaborated on with John Magnie and Steve Amedée, members of the renowned New Orlean...
Catching Up with Shelley King - Madam Mystic Album
Say Goodbye to May and Hello to June (and don't forget to say "Rabbit Rabbit, Hare Hare") on this episode of Big Blend Radio featuring award-winning Texas singer-songwriter and musician Shelley King who discusses her active touring schedule and her 10th album "Madam Mystic." This is the third alb...
Catching Up with Shelley King - Madam Mystic Album
Award-winning Texas singer-songwriter and musician Shelley King returns to Big Blend Radio to catch us up about her active touring schedule and her 10th album "Madam Mystic." This is the third album that she has collaborated on with John Magnie and Steve Amedée, members of the renowned New Orlean...
Catching Up with Shelley King - Madam Mystic Album
Award-winning Texas singer-songwriter and musician Shelley King returns to Big Blend Radio to catch us up about her active touring schedule and her 10th album "Madam Mystic." This is the third album that she has collaborated on with John Magnie and Steve Amedée, members of the renowned New Orlean...
Catching Up with Shelley King - Madam Mystic Album
Award-winning Texas singer-songwriter and musician Shelley King returns to Big Blend Radio to catch us up about her active touring schedule and her 10th album "Madam Mystic." This is the third album that she has collaborated on with John Magnie and Steve Amedée, members of the renowned New Orlean...
Ollee Owens
Interview with Ollee Owens.
Canadian soul/blues powerhouse singer Ollee Owens announces the release of her new album, Nowhere to Hide, on October 25th through her Ollee Owens Music label imprint. The first single from Nowhere to Hide, “Some Days,” was released on August 30. Produced by Bobby ...
Will McFarlane talks Muscle Shoals, Bonnie Raitt and session magic
Episode 59 features a true guitar legend—Will McFarlane.
From touring the world with Bonnie Raitt to spending over 45 years as part of The Swampers (yes, those Swampers), Will brings a lifetime of stories, insights and soul to the show.
This is a relaxed, wide-ranging conversation that moves ef...
Will McFarlane - Soul Country #13
Will McFarlane is one of the great unsung heroes of the Muscle Shoals sound, catch him in #13 unpacking five decades of soul, country and R&B from the inside out. Guitarist for Bonnie Raitt from age 22 to 26, session ace for the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, and a master of the compact lick, McFa...