Today on the Houston Jazz Spotlight we will explore Houston's connection with the Blues. T Bone Walker once stated there could be no Jazz without the Blues. During my research for the show I came across an interview with the legendary Etta James. She said that early in her career she toured with Johnny Guitar Watson and tried her best to pattern her singing style after the Houston native. The first hour of the show is dedicated to the women of Houston Blues and to those women who have been important in the struggle for Civil Rights in our country.
The Houston Jazz Spotlight is a labor of love by Visual Artist, Jazz Historian, and DJ, Tierney L. Malone.