The stories behind the blues.
Jim Ervin sits down with the musicians and people who built the blues, and puts their stories on the record.
- 152Conversations recorded with blues people
- 2023The first episode aired April 22
- Ole MissPreserved in the University of Mississippi Blues Archive
- 89.7 FMOn air in Greater Lansing through WLNZ
Who's been in the chair
Players, singers, producers and photographers. Tap a face to watch their conversation.
- Derrick D'Mar MartinSeason 7, Episode 152
- Mali WilsonSeason 7, Episode 151
- Dick ShurmanSeason 7, Episode 150
- Will WildeSeason 7, Episode 149
- Lil' Ed WilliamsSeason 7, Episode 148
- Carolyn WonderlandSeason 7, Episode 147
- Michael FrankSeason 7, Episode 146
- Jacki SackheimSeason 7, Episode 145
- Jovin WebbSeason 7, Episode 144
- Jimmy D. LaneSeason 7, Episode 143
- Bernard AllisonBonus episode
Keeping the Blues alive is everyone's goal, but preserving the history of the Blues one story at a time is my mission!
Find your way in
Episodes
Every interview, newest first. Watch the video or listen in.
Start listeningArtist Profiles
The players, singers and characters behind each conversation.
Meet the artistsBlues History
The scenes, cities and turning points the guests lived through.
Read the historyBehind the Music
Producers, labels, photographers and the rooms where records got made.
Go backstageSpecial Series
Themed collections that follow one thread across many voices.
See the series
Meet Erv
Jim Ervin spent years behind the mic in Michigan radio, from Bay City and Flint to the Lansing dial. His mom raised him on oldies, classic rock and the blues.
Now he uses that radio ear to get blues people talking about the gigs, the rooms and the friends that shaped them. His concert photos sit in the Ole Miss archive next to the interviews.
Where you may have heard him
- WIBMOldies 94.1
- WILSCountry 102
- WFMKLite Rock 99
- WITLCountry 100.7
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