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12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast

Chelsea June Adams

Welcome to 12-Bar Talk, a blues music and dance podcast that covers blues history, current artists and trends, dances done to blues music, and more. Join Dr. Chelsea Adams as she interviews musicians, dancers, scholars, and delves into the myriad of topics that deal with this uniquely black American art form.

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Episode 26: Blues, Songwriting, and Building...

12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast ·

2025/11/21

Join Dr. Adams as she gets to know the lead band members of the multi-award winning blues band Piper and the Hard Times. They talk building relationships as musicians, genre and how they view the blues, and the songwriting process for the band and their new album. And for dancers, they've got a unique opportunity!Guests: Al "Piper" Green, Steve Eagon, and Dave Colella Website: https://www.piperandthehardtimes.com/ Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams Post-Production by Jeremy Carberry 12-Bar Talk is

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Episode 25: An Interview with Al Chesis

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2025/10/24

Al Chesis and his Delta Sonics played the Sunday set at Mile High Blues 2025. While they didn't have a chance to sit down and talk live, Al and Dr. Adams sat down before the event to talk about his career, life, and blues music.Guest: Al Chesis Website: www.deltasonics.net/home Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams Post-Production by Jeremy Carberry 12-Bar Talk is brought to you from Ogden, Utah's "Junction City" full of blues and jazz history on Historic 25th Street. You can learn more about Ogden's

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Episode 24: Let's Talk Blues with Rex Peoples

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2025/08/30

Join Rex Peoples and Dr. Adams as they discuss blues music and dance, culture, and take audience questions in this live recording from Mile High Blues. Guest: Rex Peoples Website: www.rexpeoples.com Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams Post-Production by Jeremy Carberry 12-Bar Talk is brought to you from Ogden, Utah's "Junction City" full of blues and jazz history on Historic 25th Street. You can learn more about Ogden's rich black history

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49:14

Episode 23: Live at Mile High Blues with Maynard...

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2025/07/28

The podcast travels to Denver, CO for the first Mile High Blues since the pandemic to interview the Colorado blues greats at the event. Dr. Adams started the weekend off with a live-audience interview with Maynard Mills and John Long.Guests: Maynard Mills and John Long Websites: https://maynardmills.com/ ; https://www.johnlongblues.com/ Article on Maynard Mills Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams Post-Production by Jeremy Carberry 12-Bar Talk is brought to you from Ogden, Utah's "Junction City"

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Episode 22: On Lifting Others Up with Lady A

12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast ·

2025/06/19

Dr. Adams sits down with Lady A to discuss her music, but overall, this is an episode about getting to know your neighbors, about lifting each other up, and about speaking up for those who may not have opportunities to succeed if you don’t.Guest: Lady A Website: https://www.ladyababyblues.com/ Info for One Seattle Soul: https://therhapsodyproject.org/one-seattle-soul/ Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams Post-Production by Jeremy Carberry 12-Bar Talk is brought to you from Ogden, Utah's "Junction

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Episode 21: Let's Talk Culture and Community with...

12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast ·

2025/05/23

Dr. Adams sits down with dance historian and blues dance practitioner Damon Stone to discuss what we call the blues dance community, cultural ambassadorship, the good and the bad of culture, the need to spend time in black spaces, and more. Guest: Damon Stone Website: https://damonstone.dance/ Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams Post-Production by Jeremy Carberry 12-Bar Talk is brought to you from Ogden, Utah's "Junction City" full of blues and jazz history on Historic 25th Street. You can learn

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Episode 20: Blues Musical Complexity, a Conversation...

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2025/04/27

Stef Rosen and Dr. Adams sit down and talk about his love for blues music and what it is like to learn the culture as you learn to play the blues, how he encountered the blues dance community and his experiences playing music for them, and the differences in various styles of blues, and more. Guest: Stef Rosen Website: https://slidinwolf.com/ Bandcamp: https://stefrosen.bandcamp.com/album/soulify Socials: IG, @stefrosenblues, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stefanoronchi.blues/ , TikTok

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Episode 19: Spotlight on Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport

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2025/03/29

Young Rell and Dr. Chelsea Adams sit down to talk music, the power of community and a crowd, and thoughts on college education. You can also take time to support Young Rell by following him on his social media pages, listed below, and by putting money to his GoFundMe campaign to help him get the money he needs to launch his first album. Guest: Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport Website: https://youngrell.com/ Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/youngrellblues Socials: IG, @young_rell_official;

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Episode 18: Clifford Antone's Legacy of Mentorship, a...

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2025/02/14

Dr. Chelsea Adams sits down with Sarah Rucker to discuss the life and legacy of Clifford Antone--the legendary owner of Antone's in Austin, TX--in his later years. Rucker was Antone's personal assistant from 2004 until his death. They also discuss how Rucker is continuing his legacy of advocacy for musicians and folk music in Texas and throughout the USA. Guest: Sarah Rucker Sarah Rucker is an event producer and independent folklorist with specialties in traditional and popular American musical

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Episode 17: Mapping the Diaspora, a Conversation with...

12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast ·

2025/01/20

How do you map dances across space and time, especially when doing so requires dealing with forced migration and slavery? Dr. Chelsea Adams and Deirdre Molloy discuss dance, the African Diaspora, and Molloy's ambitious Doctoral project of mapping dance from Africa to the Caribbean and Americas in her interactive Unity Atlantic Map (link below). Guest: Deirdre Molloy Website to the Unity Atlantic Map: https://unityatlantic.org/ A Note on the Map from Deirdre Molloy: I designed the Map to be

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49:40

Episode 16: The Tech Behind the Event, A Conversation...

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2024/12/15

In today's world of social media, much of what was once accessible through online events is no longer easy to access. Josh Davis, board member on the Blues Association of Austin, discusses what we might do to help make events work for more people, and how we can get more of the community involved. Guest: Josh Davis Website: joshdavis.contact Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams Post-Production by Jeremy Carberry 12-Bar Talk is supported by Salt City Blues, LLC, a blues dance event and education

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41:26

Episode 15: "The Social Part Matters," a Conversation...

12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast ·

2024/11/22

Writer, Instructor, and Lecturer Grey Armstrong and Dr. Chelsea Adams get personal about community, why people are leaving social dance, and what we can do about it. Guest: Grey Armstrong Video Referenced: Why Is Everyone Leaving Social Dance? Websites: https://obsidiantea.com/, https://greyarmstrong.com/ Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams 12-Bar Talk is supported by Salt City Blues, LLC, a blues dance event and education organization committed to bringing education about black dances and blues to

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Episode 14: Genre, Competition, and the Blues, A...

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2024/10/29

Dr. Chelsea Adams sits down with local Utah musician Columbia Jones to discuss blues, genre, competitions, and building a career as a musician. Jones’ songs are earnest reflections of the everyday American experience paired with a sound that blends the best elements of Americana, Folk, Country, and Blues. His versatility as a musician is evident in the wide range of instruments and musical styles covered in his studio recordings, as well as onstage his on-stage performance, where gentle acoustic

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Episode 13: Intergenerational Power, a Conversation...

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2024/09/20

Dr. Chelsea Adams talks with blues musician and dance instructor Charlley Ward about the power of sharing information across generations, an act called generativity. They discuss the power of both listening to elders and respecting culture, but also the importance of pushing genre and culture forward through innovation in both the music and dance communities. Charlley also shares some of his favorite stories and his belief in the power of storytelling to inspire generations and preserve legacy and

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32:25

Episode 12: "The Song is the Starting Point," an...

12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast ·

2024/07/23

Dr. Chelsea Adams interviews a premier musician from the Macon Music scene, Angel “Cash” Ocasio, Jr., founder of the band Cash's Juke Joint. They talk about the origins of the band, Angel's family upbringing and the importance of church in his life to shape his musical sound, and the power of the blues for the current generation of musicians to shape the future of the blues. You can find Cash's music on all platforms, and learn more at his website. The link to his newest music video is

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Episode 11: Toward a Definition of the Blues

12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast ·

2024/07/07

We often talk about the blues in vague and general terms: a feeling that you know when you have, a sound that a musician either has or doesn't. But what actually makes up this genre of music? In this episode, Dr. Chelsea Adams shares some of her scholarly research in a condensed format to help people reach a general shared understanding of a definition of the genre, with the hopes of working from that base to ultimately build a better definition with future podcast episodes. Host: Dr. Chelsea

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Episode 10: On the Shoulders of Giants: An Organizer...

12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast ·

2024/05/26

Dr. Chelsea Adams and Philly organizer and dancer Genevieve Senechal discuss Powerhouse Blues and Blues Muse, how to build community, and how to evolve events to fit community needs after a pandemic. This interview is from June 2023, and has been edited to reflect the delay in release. Host: Dr. Chelsea Adams Guest: Genevieve Senechal www.bluesmuse.dance/ www.powerhousebluesphilly.com/ Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams 12-Bar Talk is supported by Salt City Blues, LLC, a blues dance event and

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Episode 9: The Power of Community Mentorship, A...

12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast ·

2024/04/20

Award-winning musician Erica Brown talks with Dr. Adams about the power of community to lift up talent, how that influenced her career, and the importance of mentorship to continue to build and innovate in blues music. Host: Dr. Chelsea Adams Guest: Erica Brown https://www.ericabrownentertainment.com/ Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams 12-Bar Talk is supported by Salt City Blues, LLC, a blues dance event and education organization committed to bringing education about black dances and blues to

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Episode 8: Musician Spotlight, Gertrude "Ma" Rainey

12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast ·

2024/02/15

In honor of Black History Month, Dr. Chelsea Adams gives a brief historical spotlight of famed, but often forgotten or marginalized blues singer and performer Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, utilizing information from archives and a variety of sources, including the one official biography of Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues: A Study of Ma Rainey, written by Sandra Lieb.Link to Biography Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams 12-Bar Talk is supported by Salt City Blues, LLC, a blues dance event and education

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Episode 7: Blues and the Black Experience, a...

12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast ·

2024/01/15

In our first episode of 2024, Dr. Chelsea Adams and musician Brother Yusef discuss blues, history, black experience in the United States, and why race is inextricable from the music, culture, and conversation surrounding blues and other forms of black music. Host: Dr. Chelsea Adams Guest: Brother Yusef http://www.brotheryusef.com/ Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams 12-Bar Talk is supported by Salt City Blues, LLC, a blues dance event and education organization committed to bringing education

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