Coming Up On Music on the Couch

Monday, August 27, 2012 10pm Eastern; 9pm Central; 8pm Mountain; 7pm Pacific    We will take your calls and questions for both guests at 1.347.633.9400 The live interactive chat room opens 20 minutes before show time. Direct Link For This Show is: http://goo.gl/e5eY3 Chat room opens at 8:40 PM - scroll down the page to find the chat room. Come hang with the fans and musicians who visit each week. Come Sit On The Couch With Musicians You Should Know THIS WEEK: REDD VELVET and JT LAURITSEN Sit On The Couch PLUS New Music Preview MATTHEW DAVIDSON PLUS Blues 411.com Report with Chefjimi Patricola REDD VELVET Memphian Redd Velvet joins me. In 2011 she was nominated Best New Female Blues Artist of The Year by the Jus 'Blues Foundation and received aListener's Choice Award from the Emerge Bright Lights Music Program sponsored by C-spire Wireless for her song Walkie Talkie Man. Redd is also the founder of Music Heals Memphis Incorporated, a charitable health and social service program to improve the quality of life for Memphians, especially musicians. Her new album Womanhood 101 is chock full of great music from this stellar vocalist. I will chat with Redd about her life, career and passion for helping others. New Music Preview MATTHEW DAVIDSON Then Matthew Davidson brings his debut EP, Step Up to The Couch for us to share. How is this for gaining an audience and recognition!? Some highlights: Won his first electric guitar in the 2007 James Burton Guitar Showdown. Matthew performed in the Youth Showcase at the 2011 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN and while there jammed at the B. B. King Blues Club. He also was selected to perform in the “Texas 10 under 20 Showcase” at the Dallas International Guitar Festival. Matthew was selected to be the guitarist for the 2011 “Kidd Kraddick in the Morning” Rock Camp Band. He won the Robert Johnson Blues Foundation New Generation Award in 2011. I will chat with Matthew about his debut EP and where he is heading in his musical life. Don't miss a show Subscribe on iTunes These Special Companies Help To Keep Music On The Couch On The Air PLEASE SUPPORT THEM SHOW THEM SOME LOVE (Click On Graphic To Reach Them) Support The Blues & The Blues Foundation Blues Hall Of Fame - Raise the Roof! International Blues Challenge Blues Music Awards HART Fund Sound Healthcare Blues In Schools Generation Blues Be The Booker Know a "Musician You Should Know" and want to share with other fans of Music On The Couch? Send me an email with their contact information and I will try and get them on the show! A number of past guests have come from suggestions of my listeners. THANKS! Sponsorship of Music On The Couch For information regarding sponsorship opportunities send an email to Sponsorships Your sponsorship includes Ads on Monday Shows Graphic Link on Website Graphic Link on Weekly Newsletter Since May 2012 over 14,000 people downloaded the show! Your ad stays with the show archive FOREVER! Guests Of Music On The Couch receive a 37.5% Discount on all ad packages. JT LAURITSEN Jan Tore Lauritsen, (JT for short) is 42 years old living in Lillestrom, Norway. He began playing at the early age of 6 and pretty much immediately got interested in the Blues and related music after first hearing BB King, Charles Brown and  Ray Charles. After realizing the B3 was too much to lug constantly, JT took up the Accordion and has been making some great blues music since. JT has spent much time here in the US winning fans and was part of the Beale Street Mess-Around during BMA week. His album is entitled Squeezeboxing and we will chat with JT about his life and career and check out the album. CHEFJIMI WITH THE BLUES411 REPORT Jimi will be coming by with his Blues411 Report. Since next week is Labor Day and we are dark, Chefjimi Patricola will bring us his Blues911 Report with all the news for the long weekend. 09/03/12 NO SHOW LABOR DAY 09/10/12 ROUNDTABLE #3: The Producers (Boo Mitchell, Scott Abeyta, Tom Hambridge & Stephen Dees) 09/17/12 Franc Roberts & Brad Hatfield & Albert Castiglia 09/24/12 Lisa Biales & Doug Briney & Paula Harris 10/01/12 NO SHOW 10/08/12 Amy Hart & Stacy Jones Band BLUES411 REPORT 10/15/12 Christine Ohlman & Dave Fields & Jo Harmon 10/22/12 Tip Of The Top & Shaun Murphy & Ana Popovic 10/29/12 Paul Zunno & Debbie Davies 11/05/12 Charles Walker Band & Zac Harman BLUES411 REPORT 11/12/12 Harpdog Brown & The Nighthawks   Picks To Click August 18, 2012 (Past Guests are linked to their appearances) Good Day All – Thanks this week to Candye Kane and her wonderful band members for dropping by and recording 5 tunes for us. We will have those remixed in the next couple of weeks and we can’t wait. I got note for Kathy Kane that Jimmy McCracklin, who turned 91 last week, was feeling poorly and his daughter Sue thought if folks wrote in notes to Jimmy that it would help cheer him up. Sue did an interview with me last week and folks are writing Jimmy. If you would like to drop a note, you can use either Post Office or e-mail. Here are the addresses: Sue McCracklin, P.O. Box 6850, San Pablo, CA. 94806 and e-mail is suemccracklin@yahoo.com. Bill Wax, Proprietor of Low-Fi’s Bar and Pool Hall in the heart of Bluesville. 1. “Soul Survivor” Johnny Rawls Catfood Records 2. “Still Called the Blues” Quintus McCormick Delmark 3. “I Belong To the Band” Rory Block Stony Plain 4. “Real Good Friend” D’mar and Gill Independent 5. “Driving Towards the Daylight” Joe Bonamassa J & R Adventures 6. “Jump Start” Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials Alligator Records 7. “Still Live” Colin Linden Crosscut Records/Yellow Dog Records 8. “Everybody’s Talkin’” Tedeschi Trucks Band Masterworks 9. “Tappin’ That Thang” Matt Hill & the Deep Fried 2 Vizztone 10. “I Can Make That Happen” Johnnie Bassett Sly Dog Records 11. “Hundred Dollar Valentine” Chris Smither Signature Sounds Recordings 12. “Clarksdale” Liz Mandeville Blue Kitty Music 13. “Wishbone” Paul Reddick Independent 14. “Elemental Journey” Sonny Landreth Landfall Records 15. “One Wrong Turn” Rick Estrin & the Nightcats Alligator Records "stolen" from Chefjimi and Blues411