Time Signatures with Jim Ervin

This week on Time Signatures, Erv welcomes 2024 Grammy Winner, 2014 IBC Band Category winner as well as the Albert King Guitar Award, the Jus’ Blues Foundation’s Bobby Rush Entertainer’s Award, and the Jackson Music Awards’ Blues Artist of the Year, Castro ‘Mr. Sipp’ Coleman . He started playin in local churches at the age of 6, touring at the age of 11, and for 26 years, Castro Coleman spent his time working in Gospel Music. His move to the Blues after those 26 years was fully accepted by his fan base, and Mr. Sipp was ‘born’ and he was to the races. A fantastic discussion, with a dynamic personality. You will love this interview!

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2025 Grammy winner, Ruthie Foster drops by for our Season Five Premier to talk about her brand new album, “Mileage” and a recap of her Australian tour earlier this year. She talks about her Great Uncle singing at church when she was a little girl, recognizing the power of performance even at an early age. We also discussed her early piano and guitar lessons, knowing her worth as a woman in the Blues, serving in the Navy, learning hand signals from Paul Schafer, caring for her Mother in her last months…and then we circled back to discussion of recording at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis for her latest project. It’s a powerful kickoff to our fifth season, so come on in, and give it a listen! Oh, and be sure to pick up your copy of “Mileage” TODAY!

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It’s the Season Four finale for Time Signatures, as host Jim Ervin welcomes an incredible woman of the Blues, Grammy nominee Janiva Magness. The Blues Foundation’s B.B. King Entertainer of the year in 2009, only the second female artist to be so honored, along with Koko Taylor, Magness shared deeply powerful stories from her youth and life in the Blues, including her father denying her to chance to see the Beatles, her baptism into the Blues, and those first concerts with Otis Rush and B.B. King. She spoke of her difficulties establishing herself in music, due to a dark relationship she had at age 19, her need to be part of music, in some form or fashion. But it was the serendipitous moment with Sid Page that set her on the path to the career that has unfolded since. We also talked about her latest album ‘Back For Me’. So much more….way too much to list here. There simply could not be a more captivating episode to complete Season Four than this one. Enjoy!

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This week on TIme Signatures with Jim Ervin, Erv welcomes Manx Blues guitarist, straight from the Isle of Man, Davy Knowles. Davy dropped by to talk about his early years in music, largely influenced by the likes of Rory Gallagher, Eric Clapton, and Robert Johnson. It was the Dire Straits’ Sultans of Swing that first bit Davy, and after a few guitar lessons, he chose to take the self-taught route….and the rest is history. The ensuing trail took him from John Mayall and Eric Clapton’s ‘Beano Album’, to Peter Green’s era with Fleetwood Mac, and ultimately landing on Rory-and he was off to the races. It was a fun chat, covering some of his early work with his band, ‘Back Door Slam’, and ending on his newest recorded work, ‘The Invisible Man’. We have just one episode left in Season Four….any ideas who it might be? Enjoy!

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Just three episodes remain in Season Four, and this week, host Jim Ervin welcomes 17 year old guitar and harmonica phenom, Kiersi Jolie. Kiersi was in Michigan not long ago for a Women In Blues Showcase, held at the legendary Token Lounge in Westland, MI. Join us for a discussion about her early start in music, first taking on the piano at age 3, and the harmonica just a few short years later. She is a Hohner endorsed musician, and if you have not had a chance to see her live, you owe it to yourself to take in a show with her at your earliest convenience.

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It’s the month of June and we have just four episodes remaining in Season Four. Our guest this week is one of many Michigan musicians who have made their musical chops in the Greater Detroit area. New Baltimore native, Michael Hishon, aka ‘Michigan Mick’, released his first album ‘Big Leg Woman’ in 2024, and he stops in to talk about it in detail, along with a discussion about his baptism into the Blues as a young man on a hot Sunday night in the attic, when he turned on the family’s Zenith radio, and happened upon a gospel program with music from Mahalia Jackson and Son House among others. He also had great stories about his first contract to record on a label at age 18, albeit short lived, his work in the automotive industry and lots more. Be sure to check out his album after the interview, won’t you?

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Season Four is winding down quickly, and this edition of Time Signatures features fellow broadcaster and recipient of the Keeping the Blues Alive Award, Gil Anthony. Gil has amassed more than 55 years behind the microphone, and his current radio program, ‘Blues Power’ is heard on 1450 AM, and 102.1 FM, WDIG out of Dothan, Alabama. The North Dakota native US Air Force Vet dropped in to talk about his first exposure to Blues and R&B records as a kid, his expansive vinyl collection, which once included 15,000 LPs and 20,000 45s, and his move to Alabama in 1979. Gil also talked about his wild, colorful sport coat collection, swapping stories with other Blues Royalty 'til all hours during his visits to Memphis for the annual IBC and the Blues Music Awards events, and his twice weekly radio program….which he also happens to live webcast on Facebook! The man can tell some stories, and what a colorful personality! Be sure to ask him about ‘Flamingo No Pants Monday’, too!

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gil.anthony.3/

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This week on Time Signatures with Jim Ervin, Erv welcomes some true Blues Royalty. Shaun Murphy began her career, of all places, on the main stage at the 1969 Ann Arbor Blues Festival! In 1971, she teamed up on Motown’s Rare Earth label in a group called Stoney and Meatloaf (yup, THAT Meatloaf!). She has had touring stints with the likes of Bob Seger, Eric Clapton, the Moody Blues, Bruce Hornsby, Coco Montoya, and many others. She has also been part of the rock musicals ‘Hair’ and ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’. The multi-BMA nominee and Grammy nominee drops in for a lively discussion about her incredible life in music, her album ‘I’m Coming Home’ and what lies ahead. It’s an amazing program you do not want to miss!

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This week on Time Signatures with Jim Ervin, join Erv as he ‘travels’ to Clarksdale, Mississippi for a fun chat with another legendary Bluesman, Deak Harp. Deak traveled up and down the east coast in his early life, following the James Cotton Band and that dedication turned into an opportunity to drive Cotton’s bus. But it also allowed Deak to get to know James on a personal level, and ultimately he got a chance to be on stage with him. These days, you will find Deak working at his world famous ‘Deak’s Mississippi Saxophone & Blues Emporium’, where he performs custom builds on Hohner Harmonicas. Oh, and if you do drop in to 13 3rd Street, ya just might run into the likes of Charlie Musselwhite, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top fame, or a host of other incredible harmonicists who just drop by for a chat and some music. Want a custom harp for yourself? Lessons? Yeah, he offers those, too! It’s a fun chat, so don’t miss it.

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This week on Time Signatures with Jim Ervin, Erv welcomes true Blues royalty, and another top woman in the Blues, Teeny Tucker. Teeny talks about her earliest inspirations in music, spending summers with her legendary musician father, Tommy Tucker, that 1994 ‘baptism by fire’, and subsequent breakthrough performance at the Apollo Theater in New York, opening for B.B. King, traveling to Chicago to catch a show by Etta James-and their deep unspoken connection during the show, her memorable performance at the 2014 BMA’s in Memphis, her incredible artwork….and the ‘Two Big Ms’, Teeny’s tribute to Big Mama Thornton and Big Maybelle. This is another one of those episodes you do NOT want to miss. So much history and so many stories!

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