Alabama Blues

Welcome to the Magic City Blues Society Podcast!

In this episode you will meet local artist Sassy Brown (https://www.sassybrownband.com/)
Dubbed “Birmingham’s Sweetheart” by her loyal fans, Lauren “Sassy” Brown has been singing as long as she can remember. From touring as a young adult in a 12-member a cappella ensemble alongside Ruben Studdard, to stages across the South East, Sassy has always had a passion for music and giving her fans an enjoyable music experience. In this episode you will listen to Sassy’s story and to her music.


The Magic City Blues Society is an all-volunteer organization, based in Birmingham, Alabama (we are an affiliated member of The Blues Foundation). Our mission is to celebrate, preserve and promote the Blues as an original American art form and we have been doing this since 1993! Check our website (https://www.magiccityblues.org/) to see what is going on in Birmingham, or like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MagicCityBluesSociety) 😊

Francesca Mereu, an Italian writer, a blues lover, and Birmingham resident, is the host of our podcasts (francescamereu.com)

Welcome to the Magic City Blues Society Podcast!

This podcast was recorded in the Alabama Black Belt when some local and Birmingham bluesmen gathered, in the middle of the woods, to play for local people. We are closed to Union, a town of about 200 people, 40 miles away from Old Memphis, where Alabama legend Willie King used to live. And most of the artists performing played with Willie King. One of them is Clarence Bluesman Davis, a singer and guitar player, who used to play with Willie King at his favorite juke joint: Bettie’s Place. Another artist is Jock Webb, Willie King’s harmonica. Ernest Martin, on bass guitar, also played with King. At the drums we have Marcus Lee from Birmingham and the second guitar is Lee Brown, a Birmingham native who lives in Atlanta.

The Magic City Blues Society is an all-volunteer organization, based in Birmingham, Alabama (we are an affiliated member of The Blues Foundation). Our mission is to celebrate, preserve and promote the Blues as an original American art form and we have been doing this since 1993! Check our website (https://www.magiccityblues.org/) to see what is going on in Birmingham, or like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MagicCityBluesSociety) 😊

Francesca Mereu, an Italian writer, a blues lover, and Birmingham resident, is the host of our podcasts (francescamereu.com)

Welcome to the Magic City Blues Society Podcast!

In this episode you will meet Gina Coleman, the lead vocalist of The Misty Blues band, and listen to the band's music (https://www.mistybluesband.com/).

Although The Misty Blues is a Massachusetts based band, we consider them almost local, because they have visited Birmingham so many times 😊
Gina and the band have performed with Charles Neville from the legendary Neville Brothers and opened for blues staples ... Tab Benoit, John Primer, Albert Cummings and Michel Powers. Musical influences include Janis Joplin, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Tuck & Patti.

The interview is followed by their music!

The Magic City Blues Society is an all-volunteer organization, based in Birmingham, Alabama (we are an affiliated member of The Blues Foundation). Our mission is to celebrate, preserve and promote the Blues as an original American art form and we have been doing this since 1993! Check our website (https://www.magiccityblues.org/) to see what is going on in Birmingham, or like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MagicCityBluesSociety) 😊

Francesca Mereu, an Italian writer, a blues lover, and Birmingham resident, is the host of our podcasts (francescamereu.com)

Welcome to the Magic City Blues Society Podcast!

Alabama blues artist Regi Yarbrough (https://www.facebook.com/regi.yarbrough) plays piano, sax, guitar. He is a strong vocalist and songwriter. Recently, his band, Yarbrough and Company, won the Magic City Blues Society Battle of the Blues bands and went to International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Yarbrough and Company was nominated the blues band of the year by the Alabama Music Awards in the Blues category.
In this episode you will meet Regi and listen to his original music.

The Magic City Blues Society is an all-volunteer organization, based in Birmingham, Alabama (we are an affiliated member of The Blues Foundation). Our mission is to celebrate, preserve and promote the Blues as an original American art form and we have been doing this since 1993! Check our website (https://www.magiccityblues.org/) to see what is going on in Birmingham, or like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MagicCityBluesSociety) 😊

Francesca Mereu, an Italian writer, a blues lover, and Birmingham resident, is the host of our podcasts (francescamereu.com)