Hey Mister Jesse #037

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January's show features a super-sized interview with drummer Daniel Glass from Royal Crown Review and The Rhythm Club All Stars, songs from the new album "Introducing The Rhythm Club All Stars", a chance to win a copy of Daniel's brand new book "The Commandments Of Early Rhythm and Blues Drumming", and lots of audience feedback! (71 minutes)

00:45 Welcome to episode #037 of Hey Mister Jesse.
02:01 News: Yehoodi Radio
- January Guest DJ: James Pustejovsky (Chicago, IL)
Be sure to check out James' blog.
04:46 News: Frankie Manning's 95th Birthday Festival
- May 21st - 25th in New York City
- 5 days and 5 nights of dancing with 12 swing bands
- Not familiar with Frankie? Watch THIS! (Frankie is in the overalls)
06:51 News: iTunes Update
- iTunes Plus (higher quality and DRM-Free) is going to be the new standard on iTunes moving forward.
- Easy to upgrade your current iTunes library to iTunes Plus: 30¢ per song.
- Shop the entire iTunes Music Store over both Wi-Fi and cellular networks (3G at least) on your iPhone.
- For more information, visit apple.com.
- Celebrate by picking up Aretha Franklin's The Queen In Waiting - The Columbia Years 1960-1965 set!
13:18

Song: "Old Joe's Hittin' The Jug" by The Rhythm Club All Stars - Introducing The Rhythm Club All Stars (available on iTunes Plus)

15:59 Interview: Daniel Glass
- Interviewing Daniel Glass and featuring the music of The Rhythm Club All Stars was recommended to by Morgan Day (Orange, CA).
- For more information, visit Daniel Glass' website. You can purchase Daniel's new book The Commandments Of Early Rhythm and Blues Drumming on his website as well.
46:48

Song: "St. Louis Blues" by The Rhythm Club All Stars - Introducing The Rhythm Club All Stars (available on iTunes Plus)

55:07

Contest: Tell us about one of your favorite swinging drummers. One entry will be randomly selected to win a copy of The Commandments Of Early Rhythm and Blues Drumming. Entries can be submitted by email or voicemail. Deadline is February 15th. Winner will be announced on the March episode of the podcast.

56:34 Feedback
- Kent Soule (San Franciso, CA) lets us know that Bettie Page sadly passed away in December.
- Alex (South Bay, CA) recommends videos by dutch guitar/banjo/ukulele player Ton Van Bergeyk: Singing The Blues and One Note Samba. To learn more about Ton, read this article.
- Rich Werden (East Bay, CA) recommends western swing group The Time Jumpers. You can pick up their 2-CD set Jumpin' Time (also available on iTunes - not Plus yet).
- Henrik Eriksson (Uppsala, Sweden) recommends the songs "(Hey Mister!) She Was My Baby Last Night" from The Toughest Girl Alive (available from AmazonMp3 and iTunes) and "Fine Brown Frame" from Guitar'd And Feathered (available from AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!) by jump blues vocalist Candye Kane. Henrik also reminds us about Dan Fitzgerald playing the tub bass in The Lost Wandering Jazz and Blues Band and shares Koop's "Come To Me" video, featuring dancing by The Harlem Hot Shots. Don't forget to check out Henrik's great blog, Swing, Jazz and Blues - Dance To The Music.
1:10:07 Thanks