Welcome to our long awaited episode number 1-5-0!!!!! Just about one year ago, we marked our 100th, and this week on Time Signatures, Erv is celebrating his latest milestone with a true Chicago legend and Blues historian, Dick Shurman. Dick’s pedigree is something to behold, and he and Erv dive deep into his rich history of the genre and his involvement in its evolution. Dick calls himself a Blues fan who had some good fortune along the way (paraphrasing), and you will enjoy this episode!

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This week on Time Signatures with Jim Ervin, Erv welcomes UK blues rock harmonicist and Vizztone artist, Will Wilde. Will’s latest album, “Blues Is Still Alive” is out and doing well, and Will dropped in to discuss his early life in music, the strong presence of a diverse music mix in the home, and his recollection of Sonny Boy Williamson’s “Help Me” as the single song that supercharged his drive to learn the harmonica as a 7 or 8 year old boy. We talk about the album , in great detail, his inclusion of legendary blues rock guitarist, Walter Trout, and his role in the memorial album for his friend,Catfish Blues Band frontman, Matt Long, “With A Little Help From My Friends”, which also featured Trout and fellow blues rocker, Joe Bonamassa. There are only NINE shows remaining in this crazy fun season….whatta ride!

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Before Ed found his way into the world of the Blues, he worked at a car wash in the Greater Chicago area, and his uncle J.B. Hutto taught him and his half brother, Pookie to feel the music and play from the heart. That lesson was never lost on the young men, and when Alligator Records’ Bruce Iglauer invited the band to record for a song or two on an upcoming album, their off the chain performance in the studio allowed them to record their first album quite by accident! Lil’ Ed also talked about their new album, “Slideways”, the recent restructuring announcement by Alligator, and lots more. You do not want to miss this episode!

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