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From interviews with local musicians to live concerts in our studios, music is a major part of what we do here at WKMS.

Bluesman Lew Jetton Live on Juke Joint Shuffle this Saturday

John Griffin

This week on the Juke Joint Shuffle, bluesman Lew Jetton drops by for a live in-studio set.  Lew and his band, 61 South, are regional favorites playing Summer festivals and clubs around the WKMS listening area.Listeners may also remember Lew & 61 South for their annual appearances at Kenlake’s Hot August Blues Festival, where Juke Joint co-hosts Rick Nance and John Griffin got to know them.

Lew and his guitar will sit down to shoot the breeze with the boys and play a few of his songs.  His deep growling voice is a perfect match for his self-penned songs, which have appeared on two CDs so far:  State Line Blues and Tales from a 2 Lane. During the Summer of 2011, a couple of those numbers were in circulation on XM Radio.

Following Lew at the Juke Joint in the next few weeks will be roots musician Ted Belew and singer-songwriter Lane Davis.  Be sure to drop by the Juke Joint every Saturday from 1 to 3, and the boys will hit the shuffle button to see what we hear.

John Griffin has volunteered his on-air talents on WKMS for almost 25 years. According to WKMS Program Director Mark Welch, “listeners will remember his affable announcing style and love of good music on Stateline Blues, a legacy blues program which aired Saturday nights at 7 after A Prairie Home Companion.” Griffin has served Murray State University for 32 years as faculty in the University Library and an Adjunct Instructor in the Modern Languages Department. Since 1991 he has been involved with study abroad programs and is now Resident Director for MSU’s Semester in Regensburg Germany.
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