The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews

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The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews: Blues Pianist Bob Hall

Blues Pianist Bob Hall

BBC Radio 2 - The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews, Blues Pianist Bob Hall

Cerys welcomes blues and boogie-woogie pianist Bob Hall to share his favourite blues songs

Cerys chats to blues and boogie-woogie pianist Bob Hall. A well respected figure in British Blues history, Bob has played with Howlin' Woolf, John Lee Hooker and Little Walter.

Cerys' weekly round up of the blues you need to hear, from all around the world and in all shapes and sizes!

This week, Cerys welcomes blues and boogie-woogie pianist Bob Hall to share his favourite blues songs. Bob is a singer, pianist, mandolinist and songwriter. He's played with Howlin' Woolf, John Lee Hooker and Little Walter. He's played on over 100 albums and was a founding member of The Groundhogs, Sunflower Blues Band, and band leader of Rocket 88 (with Charlie Watts) and The British Blues All Stars (with Long John Baldry and Peter Green). He is one of the most respected pianists in the history of British blues, and this year will be on tour with Dave Kelly and Hilary Blythe.

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