Time Signatures with Jim Ervin

In Part two of their discussion, Bill shares the story of how he came to become part of The Root Doctor Band, and you do not want to miss his wonderful story of his extended visit with the late great B.B. King. It’s a fantastic episode you do not want to miss!

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Bill Malone is best known for his long stint with Root Doctor, where he served as their guitar player for over 15 years. In this first of two episodes, host Jim Ervin and Bill talk about his early years in the Blues, rubbin’ elbows with some of Motown’s biggest names, and his move to the Lansing area, where he met Freddie Cunningham and many others in the Lansing Blues scene.

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Fasten your seat belt as your host, Jim Ervin, welcomes the 2023 International Blues Challenge overall and guitar winner Mathias Lattin to the program. At the age of just 21, Lattin is the youngest competitor to win both of these categories in one year! Join us as we discuss his huge win in Memphis, his early influences in the Blues, his brand new CD, and what lies ahead. He is as much fun to listen to as he is to talk with, so make plans to listen in!

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It’s round two of our visit with Detroit’s Prince of the Blues, Chris Canas. In this episode we discuss the song Chris wrote for his late Mother, his memorial ‘67 Gibson guitar, and his early work with Detroit’s Queen of the Blues, Thornetta Davis. Join us for the second part of our chat-you won’t regret it!

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In part one of this episode, Detroit’s Prince of the Blues, Chris Canas joins host, Jim Ervin, for a look inside Chris’s early years in music, the old P-Bass with only two strings, his first taste of the Blues, and his experience with recording his first album at age 15-at home, using his birthday gift, a Tascam analog mixer. It’s non-stop history with Chris, and some fun tossed in for good measure, so don’t miss it!

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It's a second 'helping' of fun, as Time Signatures host, Jim Ervin welcomes founding Capital Area Blues Society (CABS) members, Bonnie 'Queen B' Stebbins, and Ron Eggleston back for another round of discussion about the founding and early years of the CABS in Lansing, Michigan. If you are a fan of the Blues, and local to the central Michigan area, this is one episode you don't want to miss!

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This episode of Time Signatures with Jim Ervin is another wonderful trip down memory lane, as Erv welcomes two of the founding members of the Capital Area Blues Society in Lansing, Michigan. CABS' first president, Bonnie 'Queen B' Stebbins, and secretary and chief reviewer for many years, Ron Eggleston discuss the very beginning of the society nearly 30 years ago. This is the first of two episodes with these guests, so be watching for the next!

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Jim Ervin continues his conversation with New York City musician and namesake of Gideon King and City Blog, a genre defying band whose music flows between jazz, fusion-pop and the blues among others. The two discuss his early exposure to music, his first recording at just 15, his growth in music theory and his methodology for bringing choice musicians together to record the amazing selections you hear on their today.

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This episode of Time Signatures features New York City musician and namesake of Gideon King and City Blog, a genre defying band whose music flows between jazz, fusion-pop and the blues among others. Join host, Jim Ervin as he and Gideon discuss his early exposure to music, his first recording at just 15, his growth in music theory and his methodology for bringing choice musicians together to record the amazing selections you hear on their today.

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From the potato fields of Idaho, Time Signatures host, Jim Ervin continues and concludes his conversation with five time Blues Music Awards winner John Németh.

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