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John Nemeth in session

Featuring a live session from Memphis-based singer and harmonica player John Nemeth and his band.

Featuring a live session from Memphis based singer and harmonica player John N茅meth and his band.

Since bursting onto the blues scene in 2007 with his dazzling debut album Magic Touch, John has wowed critics and audiences alike with his exciting vocals and his powerful brand of harmonica virtuosity.

Born in 1976 in rural Idaho, N茅meth grew up in Boise, where his first exposure to music was singing in the Catholic Church. From there he started playing in local bands as a teenager. He was 17 when a friend, Tom Moore, exposed him to the blues, and together they formed Fat John & the 3 Slims.

John's latest recording, Memphis Grease, was released to great acclaim earlier this year. On this Maida Vale session John talks to Paul Jones about his musical influences and performs 4 cuts from the album. These include Sooner or Later, Bad Luck is My Name and If It Ain't Broke.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Johnny Winter

    I Got Love If You Want It

    • The Progressive Blues Experiment.
    • One Way Records CDLL-57340.
  • Hadda Brooks

    134 Blues

    • Queen of the Boogie and More.
    • ACE CD TOP 1405.
  • Curtis Henry

    County Jail Blues

    • Charlotte Blues.
    • NEHI NEH 06.
  • John N茅meth

    Sooner or Later

  • John N茅meth

    Bad Luck Is My Name

  • John N茅meth

    If It Aint Broke

  • John N茅meth

    Elbows on the Wheel

  • Joe Louis Walker

    Eyes Like A Cat

    • The Best of the Stony Plain Years.
    • Stony Plain SPCD 1376.
  • Red Butler

    Jaywalker

    • Freedom Bound.
    • AJCS 21 UBFE 14.
  • Elvin Bishop

    Old School

    • Can聮t Even Do Wrong Right.
    • Alligator ALCD 4963.
  • Layla Zoe

    Glory, Glory, Hallelujah

    • The Lily.
    • Cable Car CCR 0311-41.

John Nemeth and Paul Jones

John Nemeth and Paul Jones

Layla Zoe

Layla Zoe

Red Butler

Red Butler

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Aug 2014 19:00