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Program Information
Connecting the notes
Music
Jerry Portnoy
 Matthew Ray  Contact Contributor
Nov. 12, 2010, 7:32 p.m.
An hour long biographical radio program focusing on a differnt musical personality each week. Visit us online at www.connectingthenotes.com or contact us by emailing connectingthenotes@yahoo.com . All shows originally aired live on Valley Free Radio, 103.3 FM WXOJ-LP in Northampton, MA

Jerry Portnoy grew up near Maxwell Street in Chicago, where the electrified delta blues being played on the streets became, according to him, "the incidental soundtrack to his childhood." In his early 20's Portnoy picked up the harmonica, and went on to play with Chicago Blues Champs like Big Walter Horton and Johnny Young, eventually working with giants Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton.

Jerry talked with the show over the phone from his home in Cape Cod. He talks to the show about the early days of blues, how he got his start, touring with Muddy Waters and his feelings about music today.

Playlist:
Muddy Waters - Baby Please Don't Go (Live, Warsaw 1976)
Big Walter Horton's Blues Harp Band w. Memphis Charlie - Rockin' My Boogie
Jerry Portnoy - Runnin' With The Blues
Johnny Young - Strange Girl
Johnny Young - Slam Hammer
Muddy Waters - Corrina, Corrina (Live, Warsaw 1976)
Muddy Waters - J.P.'s Boogie (Live, Warsaw 1976)
The Legendary Blues Band - Blues for Big Nate
Eric Clapton - Hoodoo Man (Live, 24 Nights)
Jerry Portnoy - So Slow
Jerry Portnoy - Blues In a Dream

Connecting the notes - Jerry Portnoy Download Program Podcast
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WXOJ-LP Northampton, MA
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