This edition of “MIDWEST BEAT with Tom Lounges” originally aired on FEBRUARY 9, 2016
GUEST: JOE LOUIS WALKER & BILLY SHELTON with THE SPANIELS FOREVER
Topic: “The Evolution of Blues: Acoustic to Electric “
February is Black History Month and in respect to that, each February installment of the weekly program, “Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges,” will be part of a month-long series with guest co-hosts and live performers briefly spotlighting the evolution of Black Music in America.
Co-hosting TONIGHT for the February 9 — “BLUES: Acoustic to Electric” — segment is R&B veteran BILLY SHELTON. This evening’s in-studio group is THE SPANIELS FOREVER with guitarist PERNELL DAVIS. Tonight’s program also includes a live call in from international bluesman JOE LOUIS WALKER.