Off The Record: JR Halas

By Marion Dries

Published June 29, 2009 at 11:05 PM EDT

Our guest this week is JR Halas, the main force behind the local blues band Porkpie James. The band's CD titled Crystal Balls And Voodoo Dolls has been selling well over in Europe and JR shares some thoughts on 5 blues tunes that his band covers:

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R.L. Burnside: Goin' Down South

John Lee Hooker: Serve You Right To Suffer

Tony Joe White: Polk Salad Annie

Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions: People Get Ready

Jimmy Reed: Shame, Shame, Shame

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