Posted on 2025-07-14
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Joe Lee Singing Lazy Gal Blues
From the Archives Of Something Blue 2025-07-13
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Thanks Marty. Today we're going to hear Papa Joe sing his hit, "Lazy Gal Blues", recorded at KASU Jazz Thursday.
So I had this idea about starting Jazz Thursday with a featured act and then a musician participation act I called The Little Big Band that would read original charts and arrangements. This was a lot of fun and sometimes we had five horns playing in The Little Big Band.
On May 27, 2010, we had three horns, a crack trumpet section featuring Ron Horton, Craig Baker, and John Bartelt. In the rhythm section we had Shane Chastain, piano; Craig Collison, vibes; David Eckert, bass; and I'm on guitar.
All of these musicians were living in the Jonesboro area at the time of the show.
But the highlight of the evening was when Joe Lee sat down at the piano and sang "Lazy Gal Blues", a song he wrote that gained substantial popularity when he released it on Alley Records.