Diddie Wah Diddie: Blues City
3 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDiddie Wah Diddie: Blues City is a podcast featuring Grammy nominated Blues musician Jontavious Willis. He'll interview his blues heroes, including Taj Mahal and Muddy Waters harmonica legend Paul Oscher. The Georgia based Willis is a gifted storyteller, a rabid music historian and a community leader with a knack for connecting young and old blues lovers across the nation.
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Paul Oscher
April 19, 2021 18:00 - 39 minutesWith each episode of Diddie Wah Diddie: Blues City, Georgia-basedblues phenom Jontavious Willis interviews one of his blues heros. Forour second installment, we are sharing Jontavious' conversation withblues harmonica trailblazer Paul Oscher. Oscher served in the MuddyWaters Blues Band from 1967 until 1972 and remained a fixture inChicago's blues scene until his passing in April 2021. Jontavious andPaul recorded this conversation in 2020 and discussed Oscher's earlydays playing accordion, his...
Taj Mahal
March 11, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutesWith each episode of Diddie Wah Diddie: Blues City, Grammy-nominated, Georgia-based blues phenom Jontavious Willis interviews one of his blues heroes. First up: The one-and-only Taj Mahal. Taj reflects on the music he heard growing up, the connections between agriculture and music, why he shuns genres, his love for Jimmy Reed, Leadbelly and a lot more.Look for a new episode of Diddie Wah Diddie: Blues City every two weeks.Hosted by Jontavious Willis and produced by the Fretboard Journal magaz...
Trailer
February 04, 2021 23:00 - 26 secondsWelcome to Diddie Wah Diddie: Blues City, a new podcast featuring Grammy nominated Blues musician Jontavious Willis. He'll interview his blues heroes, including Taj Mahal and Muddy Waters harmonica legend Paul Oscher. The Georgia based Willis is a gifted storyteller, a rabid music historian and a community leader with a knack for connecting young and old blues lovers across the nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices