Shemekia Copeland "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 04-07-23

 

Award-winning blues, soul, Americana singer and my April 10 birthday buddy Shemekia Copeland is the "Focus Beam" artist on this new episode of Boppin' With Beth. Hear about her career, a couple of great tunes from her discography and tunes from some of her influences including her dad Johnny Copeland, Aretha Franklin, Ruth Brown, Koko Taylor, Sam & Dave, Otis Redding and Etta James. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a rockin' song from Ally Venable and Jammin' James Riley has a tune from The Fender IV in Hang Ten. Plus, there's tracks from Kenny Neal, Miss Freddye, ZZ Top and The Kinks to end the show! 

Carl Perkins- "Boppin' The Blues", Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues" and The Cars- "Best Friend's Girl"

Johnny Copeland- "Heebie Jeebies"

Aretha Franklin- "You Make Me Feel Like (A Natural Woman)"

KoKo Taylor- "I Need More And More"

Etta James- "Something's Got A Hold On Me"

Shemekia Copeland- "Wild, Wild Woman"

*Liner- Shemekia Copeland

Shemekia Copeland- "Barefoot In Heaven"

*Beth's Bop Of The Week music bed: Dan Seals- "Bop"

*Beth's Bop Of The Week- Ally Venable- "Two Wrongs"

Ruth Brown- "Sweet Baby Of Mine"

Sam & Dave- "Soul Sister, Brown Sugar"

Otis Redding- "Hard To Handle"

*Hang Ten With Jammin' James Riley*

*The Fender IV- "Malibu Run"

*Liner- Kenny Neal

Kenny Neal- "Blues Mobile"

*Liner- Miss Freddye

Miss Freddye- "These Are My Blues"

*Liner- Billy F Gibbons

ZZ Top- "Jesus Just Left Chicago"

The Kinks- "I'm Not Like Everybody Else"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble Mambo"

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Happy early Birthday, Shemekia! 

Beth's Bop Of The Week Artist: Ally Venable 

Happy 24th Birthday, Ally! (April 7th)

*Disclaimer- On the show I said 23 year old Ally Venable. At the time of recording, she still was 23. 😃

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Joe Louis Walker "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 02-18-22

Electric blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, Joe Louis Walker is the "focus beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth. You'll hear about the variety of influences that helped shape his unique sound Otis Redding, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker, Amos Milburn, John Mayall & The Blues Breakers and John Lee Hooker. Joe Louis Walker is also the guest on Beth's Lightning Round too! Jammin' James Riley has a Gene Vincent track in Rockabilly Rewind and there's tunes from The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Kenny Neal and Billy F Gibbons as well!!

Intro music bed: Carl Perkins/Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues"

*Voice Intro- Dallas Moore

B.B. King- "Better Not Look Down"

T-Bone Walker- "Tell Me What's The Reason"

Otis Redding- "I Got The Will"

Amos Milburn- "My Baby's Boogying"

Joe Louis Walker- "Borrowed Time"

Joe Louis Walker- "I'm On To You"

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers- "You Don't Love Me"

John Lee Hooker- "Should've Been Gone"

*Beth's Lightning Round with Joe Louis Walker

*Liner- Joe Louis Walker

Joe Louis Walker- "Too Drunk to Drive Drunk"

*Rockabilly Rewind with Jammin' James Riley

*Gene Vincent- "Lotta Lovin'"

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- "Born In Chicago"

*Liner- Kenny Neal

Kenny Neal- "Full-Time Fool"

*Liner- Billy F Gibbons

Billy F Gibbons- "Shuffle, Step & Slide"

Outro music bed: Joe Louis Walker- "Hop On It"