Caption: Jeff Black
Jeff Black 

In Search of a Song: Jeff Black Part 2

Series: In Search of a Song with Jason Wilber
From: ISOAS Media
Length: 01:00:00

Host and musician Jason Wilber conducts this intimate and insightful interview with singer/songwriter Jeff Black. Read the full description.
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Piece Description

Jeff's songs have been covered by Waylon Jennings, Sam Bush, and Blackhawk to name a few, with the Blackhawk cover of "That's Just About Right" being a Top Ten Country Single in 1994.Since then Black has released four of his own albums and tours widely. He also maintains his own free weekly podcast, Black Tuesdays.

This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: The experiece of the listener and the experience of the performer, his feelings about changing songs for commercial reasons, when he first met Iris DeMent in Kansas City, other musicians and reflections from his Kansas City days, moving to Nashville, writing That's Just About Right - which was a number one hit for the band "Blackhawk", how music "saved his life", what he might have done if he wasn't a musician.

Musical selections include:Shout From The Street, Hollow Of Your Hand, Ninteen, Slip, Ghosts In The Graveyard, That's Just About Right, Clear As A Bell, Holy Roller, The Carnival Song.

For more information, visit In Search of a Song.com

Broadcast History

WFHB - Bloomington, Indiana
WNKU - Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky area
WHEE - Martinsville, Virginia

Timing and Cues

Intro Billboard 00:00 - 00:59 / News Break (or guest intro with song) 00:59 - 03:59 Newscast 1 / Newscast 2 03:59 - 05:59 / Music Bed0 5:59 : 06:29 / Segment A 06:29 - 18:59 / Music Bed 18:59 - 19:59 / Segment B 19:59 -38:59 / Music Bed 38:59 : 39:59 / Segment C 39:59 - 58:59 / Music Bed 58:59 - 59:59

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Carnival Song Jeff Black Birmingham Road. Arista 1998 04:31
Holy Roller Jeff Black B-Sides and Confessionals. Lotos Nile 2010 02:44
Clear As A Bell Jeff Black Mining. Lotos Nile 2008 03:19
That's Just About Right Blackhawk Blackhawk. Arista Nashville 1995 04:04
Ghosts In The Graveyard Jeff Black Mining. Lotos Nile 2008 05:52
Slip Jeff Black B-Sides and Confessionals. Lotos Nile 2008 02:46
Ninteen Jeff Black Tin Lilly. Dualtone 2007 05:03
Hollow Of Your Hand Jeff Black Tin Lilly. Dualtone 2007 03:22
Shout From The Street Jeff Black Honey And Salt. Lotos Nile 2008 03:14
Indian Summer (In Search of a Song Theme) Jason Wilber Behind The Midway. Flat Earth 2000 00:29
You Don't Know What You're Getting Into (Break Music) Jason Wilber Lazy Afternoon. Wilbertone 2006 00:59
Northern Lights Seen Over Lewisberg Tennessee (Break Music) Jason Wilber Lazy Afternoon. Wilbertone 2006 00:59
Your Destiny (Break Music) Jason Wilber Lazy Afternoon. Wilber Tone 2006 00:59

Additional Credits

Executive Producer - Rich Reardin
Host - Jason Wilber

Related Website

http://www.insearchofasong.com