Nearly 60 years after they first played together, Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal, longtime friends and collaborators, reunite with an album of music from two Piedmont blues masters who have inspired them all their lives: 'Get on Board: The Songs of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee.'courtesy the artists
On the show today, a new track from Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder, new track from Erika Lewis (followed by a Tuba Skinny piece – her New Orleans band), and new tracks from Maya de Vitry, River Whyless and the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys. And we’ll celebrate Ira Louvin’s and John Fullbright’s birthdays.
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys are a bluegrass band from eastern Tennessee.
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Known for her lengthy tenure touring and busking with beloved New Orleans jazz band Tuba Skinny, prolific songwriter and singer Erika Lewis has been churning out American originals all her own for the past several years.
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Formed in in 2009, Tuba Skinny has steadily evolved from a loose collection of street musicians into a solid ensemble dedicated to bringing the traditional New Orleans sound to audiences around the world.
