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Cerys' weekly round-up of the blues you need to hear, in all shapes and sizes! This week, Cerys' guest is Lil' jimmy Reed, an original Louisiana blues musician.

Cerys' weekly round-up of the blues you need to hear, from all around the world and in all shapes and sizes!

This week, Cerys' guest is one of the original Louisiana blues musicians, Lil' Jimmy Reed. Born in the late 1930s, Leon Atkins was dubbed 'Lil' Jimmy Reed' after standing in for the Jimmy Reed when he couldn't play. Despite playing live since a teenager, Leon recorded his first studio album aged 58.

This year, he released his fourth studio album, Back to Baton Rouge. Now at the age of 85, he’s still performing what has been described as 'raw, unadulterated sound of authentic Louisiana blues,' and is currently touring the UK.

57 minutes

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Mon 23 Oct 2023 21:00
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Music Played

  • Garret T. Willie

    Rolled

    • Same Pain.
    • Garret T. Willie Records.
    • 5.

  • Gaby Moreno

    Solid Ground

    • X MΓ­ (Vol. 1).
    • Cosmica Artists.

  • Lil' Jimmy Reed & Ben Levin

    Down In Virginia

    • Back To Baton Rouge.
    • Nola Blue Records.
    • 1.

  • Bobby β€œBlue” Bland

    Further On Up The Road

    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Lil' Jimmy Reed

    I'm Goin' Upside Your Head

    • Blues In Paradise.
    • Fast Western.

  • Sarah Brown

    Didn't It Rain

    • Sarah Brown Sings Mahalia Jackson.
    • Live Records.

  • Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald

    The Memphis Blues (Live From The Chesterfield Show, 1957)

    • Louis & Friends.
    • UMG Records.

  • Koko Taylor

    Voodoo Woman

    • Koko Taylor (Deluxe Edition).
    • Alligator Records.

Broadcast

  • Mon 23 Oct 2023 21:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2