Keyboard great Chuck Leavell

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-- bell has a brand new album and I love it it's called back to the woods.

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Gave us some amazing tunes all from the blues John -- featuring the piano tell us why had -- come about doing this.

Well it's uninteresting story and it was a suggestion of my son in law who's a Ph.D.

graduate from Emory University with a emphasis on roots music.

And so he came up with this idea of shining the light on these blues piano players you know you hear about the blues guitar players song writers singers but not so -- the piano -- so this was a great experiment -- -- we're gonna do a few samples whenever I'm gonna -- just a few pieces from the album because I want people to get a flavor -- and I have got all downloaded and -- -- and it the first one -- got a little New Orleans feel to it tell us what it's called well that's right this is by an artist name little brother Montgomery who's really uninteresting character is from Louisiana from the New Orleans area.

Play them a lot of different settings as a solo artist quartets -- -- big bands.

And this is one of -- -- it's it's called no special -- we got Keith Wilson who's one of our audio technicians and Bob Higgins a little -- -- a freelance -- with us.

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Jive joints that folks would go to on Saturday night before the went to church the next day to rip it right after.

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-- -- A great little piece that I found recorded in 1953.

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A political song could -- Once once these folks here the title I think they'll agree so what tell me about the title of this morning and why we love it there.

Well first of all this is written by LeRoy -- real uninteresting character great piano player from -- thirties era thirties and forties and this tune is called.

Low down dirty dog.

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Let's highlight -- is one of the nation's premier conservationists.

He ought to be sure to check out his website mother nature's network as well.

As chuck -- dot com get the music at Amazon iTunes wherever but just make sure you get -- because you're gonna love it and we --

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Keyboard great Chuck Leavell

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Rocking Out

'Rolling in the Deep' performed by The Piano Guys

'Hometown Heroes'

'The Beatings Will Continue"

'Rockwood Deer Chase'

'Middle of Your Heart'

Joey Salvia takes you for a 'bumpy ride'

Musical tribute to Marvin Hamlisch

'Knock on Wood'

Huckabee previews Carnegie Hall performance

The Clatty Lads' first single 'A Shade Further Grey'

Jett Williams performs 'Hey Good Lookin'

Hank Williams Jr. performs 'That Ain't Good'

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