<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>BB King – Yippee Ki-Ay Blues®</title> <atom:link href="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/tag/bb-king/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com</link> <description>Bringing You the Blues from a different perspective</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 23:10:43 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/webicon_yka_2.png</url> <title>BB King – Yippee Ki-Ay Blues®</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Yippee’s Little Get Together’s (LGTs)</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippees-little-get-togethers-lgts-88/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 05:00:48 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blues in Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Grid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Digs on the Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee's LGT's]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BB King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues Musician Interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harrison Kennedy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Johnny Carson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music Is Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ray Charles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Soul Train]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee Ki-Ay Blues]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/?p=10220</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is the 34th Episode of “Yippee’s LGT’s” for 2022 otherwise known as “Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Little Get Together’s” with blues musicians via online video. In this interview, one of the iconic legends of the Blues from Canada got on <span class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippees-little-get-togethers-lgts-88/">Read More ...</a></span>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">This is the 34th Episode of “Yippee’s LGT’s” for 2022 otherwise known as “Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Little Get Together’s” with blues musicians via online video.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">In this interview, one of the iconic legends of the Blues from Canada got on the WIRE with me, <a href="https://www.harrisonkennedy.ca/">Harrison Kennedy</a>. I’ve been following Harrison since 2014 when Betsy Lynn Paisley spoke about Harrison. 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I look forward to seeing you in the near future and hopefully on stage !</p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>3D Meta-verse Design and Engineering Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>3D Graphics Design Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Filming and Recording Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Music Credits: Harrison Kennedy </strong></p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Yippee’s Little Get Together’s (LGTs)</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippees-little-get-togethers-lgts-67/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 03:08:46 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blues in Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Grid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee's LGT's]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BB King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Billy Preston]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Doug Deutsch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eric Clapton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jon Geiger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tower Records]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee Ki-Ay Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee's Little Get Together's]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/?p=9732</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is the 13th Episode of “Yippee’s LGT’s” for 2022 otherwise known as “Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Little Get Together’s” with blues musicians via online video. In this interview, I was very fortunate with the assistance by Doug Deutsch to get <span class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippees-little-get-togethers-lgts-67/">Read More ...</a></span>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">This is the 13th Episode of “Yippee’s LGT’s” for 2022 otherwise known as “Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Little Get Together’s” with blues musicians via online video.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">In this interview, I was very fortunate with the assistance by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dougdeutschpublicity/">Doug Deutsch</a> to get a wonderful musician from the Los Angeles Area. I am speaking of, <a href="https://www.jongeiger.com/">Jon Geiger</a>. Jon also received that calling from BB King and watch this interview to see how the curveball question was handled by Jon. Oh yes ! Jon smacked it out for a game winning round tripper. 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I look forward to seeing you in the near future and hopefully on stage !</p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>3D Meta-verse Design and Engineering Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>3D Graphics Design Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Filming and Recording Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Music Credits: Jon Geiger </strong></p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Yippee’s Little Get Together’s (LGTs)</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippees-little-get-togethers-lgts-66/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 21:40:03 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blues in Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Grid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee's LGT's]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Albert "Iceman" Collins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Albert King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BB King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fort Worth Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Freddie King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Larry Lampkin]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/?p=9708</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is the 12th Episode of “Yippee’s LGT’s” for 2022 otherwise known as “Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Little Get Together’s” with blues musicians via online video. In this interview, I was very fortunate to get hooked up with one of the <span class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippees-little-get-togethers-lgts-66/">Read More ...</a></span>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">This is the 12th Episode of “Yippee’s LGT’s” for 2022 otherwise known as “Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Little Get Together’s” with blues musicians via online video.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">In this interview, I was very fortunate to get hooked up with one of the most talented blues musician from DalIas / Fort Worth MetroPlex on the WIRE with me. I am speaking of, <a href="http://www.larrylampkin.com/">Larry Lampkin</a>. I shared my story with Larry on he came across my radar back in 2015 and it was a blast to chat with Larry. Watch to see who Larry would jam on stage if he had the opportunity to reenact those Glory Days.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <style> /* FOLLOWING TWO SHOULD HAVE SAME COLOR - videoControlBarColor */ /* Background color of control bar and big play button */ #video3 .vjs-big-play-button { border-color: #efefef !important; background-color: #333333 !important; font-size: 20px !important; opacity: .7; } /* Color of control bar */ #videocontent3 .vjs-control-bar button { background: unset !important; } #videocontent3 .vjs-matrix .vjs-control-bar { background: #333333 !important; opacity: 1.0 !important; } /* FOLLOWING TWO SHOULD HAVE SAME COLOR - videoMainColor */ /* Color of all text, icons and "play" triangle */ #videocontent3 .vjs-default-skin { color: #efefef !important; overflow: hidden !important; font-size: 10px !important; } /* Change the color of various "bars" text: Scrubber and Volume - make it same as bg color of big play button*/ #videocontent3 .vjs-matrix .vjs-volume-level, #videocontent3 .vjs-matrix .vjs-play-progress, #videocontent3 .vjs-matrix .vjs-slider-bar { background: #efefef !important; 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jQuery.post(ajaxurl, data, function(response) { }); //console.log('ended: ' + this.duration()); endTime3 = this.currentTime(); //Track play time //console.log("event: end firing"); counter3 = st3; playTime3 = 0; playTimeCurrent3 = 0; this.currentTime(0); threshold3 = 15; //console.log("ended: ping 2"); }); this.on('ratechange', function() { var currentSpeed = this.playbackRate(); //console.log("currentSpeed: " + currentSpeed); localStorage.setItem('videoSpeed', currentSpeed); }); jQuery.fn.isInViewport = function() { var elementTop = jQuery(this).offset().top; var elementBottom = elementTop + jQuery(this).outerHeight(); var viewportTop = jQuery(window).scrollTop(); var viewportBottom = viewportTop + jQuery(window).height(); return elementBottom > viewportTop && elementTop < viewportBottom; }; setupTextTracks(); }); //End videojs player ready var promise; //localStorage.removeItem('captions'); //delete localStorage.captions; //localStorage.clear(); /* ]]> */ </script> </p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">I want to say thank you again, <a href="http://www.larrylampkin.com/">Larry Lampkin</a>, for taking time out from your precious schedule to participate in this interview. I look forward to seeing you in the near future and hopefully on stage !</p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>3D Meta-verse Design and Engineering Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>3D Graphics Design Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Filming and Recording Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Music Credits: Larry Lampkin </strong></p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Best of the Rattled Beats – July 14, 2020</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/best-of-the-rattled-beats-july-14-2020/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 01:53:25 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blues in Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Grid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rattled Beats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AJ Ghent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anthony Geraci]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aretha Franklin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Artur Menezes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Avey Grouws Band]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BB King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ben Harper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bernard Allison]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bobby Rush]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlie Bedford]]></category> <category><![CDATA[David Lumsden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deltaphonic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dudley Taft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eric Clapton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ernie Johnson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hurricane Ruth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kara Grainger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Katie Henry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Keb' Mo']]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lucille]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Missy Andersen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pete Thelen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sebastian Lane]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee Ki-Ay Blues]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/?p=8026</guid> <description><![CDATA[“If You Got The Time Tonight Baby, We Got The Blues For You. If you like it real slow, we got the deep blues. If you wanna shake that bootay, we got the funky blues. If you wanna feel the <span class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/best-of-the-rattled-beats-july-14-2020/">Read More ...</a></span>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div class="hotspots-image-container"> <img width="2112" height="1163" src="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RB_PL_14_Jul_20.jpg" alt="RB 14 Jul 20" class="hotspots-image skip-lazy" data-id="7672" data-no-lazy="1" data-lazy-src="" data-lazy="false" loading="eager" data-skip-lazy="1" > </div> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>“If You Got The Time Tonight Baby, We Got The Blues For You. If you like it real slow, we got the deep blues. If you wanna shake that bootay, we got the funky blues. If you wanna feel the walls rattling, we got the blues rock for you.”</em></p> <p><strong>Rattled Beats Show Tonight @ 10 PM PT….</strong></p> <p>The line-up will be the following: Aretha Franklin, Ben Harper Featuring The Blind Boys Of Alabama, AJ Ghent, Ernie Johnson, Arthur Menezes, Avey Grouws Band, Anthony Geraci, Bernard Allison, Bobby Rush, Charlie Bedford, David Lumsden & Friends, Deltaphonic, Dudley Taft, Hurricane Ruth, Eric Clapton and B.B. King, Kara Grainger, Katie Henry, Keb Mo’, Missy Andersen, Pete Thelen, and Sebastian Lane featuring Christone “Kingfish” Ingram.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em><strong>To learn more about the musicians, place your cursor over their names in the above Show’s Poster Board.</strong></em></p> <p>The Show:</p> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/858184948&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><ahref="https://soundcloud.com/yippee-ki-ay" title="Yippee Ki-Ay" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yippee Ki-Ay</a> · <ahref="https: soundcloud.com="" yippee-ki-ay="" rattled-beats-stream2020-07-14"="" title="Rattled Beats Stream.2020 - 07 - 14" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Rattled Beats Stream.2020 – 07 – 14</ahref="https:></div> <p>Also, check out our friends from <a href="https://athomechicagoblues.com/">@home Chicago Blues</a>. Chicago Blues Network’s <em>Trading 4s</em> streams live the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, from 7-8pm (CT) on Facebook, with repeat airings on Tuesday afternoons at 1pm (CT) via YouTube to accommodate international audiences. <em>Trading 4s</em> livestreams are intentionally low priced at $5.00, so as to not limit access to anyone seeking a live concert experience during this tenuous time. Register for the livestream concerts and pre-show lessons via <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://athomechicagoblues.com/" target="_blank">https://athomechicagoblues.com</a></p> <p>The Thursday, November 19 Trading 4s session will be announced soon. Register for updates <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://athomechicagoblues.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p><strong>Executive Producer: SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Yippee Ki-Ay Blu-Esque Show #2</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippee-ki-ay-blu-esque-show-2/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 08:20:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blues in Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Grid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Digs on the Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BB King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gasti Knigeo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ruth Brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Too Slim and The Taildraggers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee Ki-Ay Blu-Esque]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee Ki-Ay Blues]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/?p=6707</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tonight, the 2nd Yippee Ki-Ay Blu-Esque Show. The host is Gasti Knigeo (aka Preacher) of the Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Futuristic Pod. In this show, Gasti features two great legends in the Blues: Ruth Brown and BB King. Do enjoy, as <span class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippee-ki-ay-blu-esque-show-2/">Read More ...</a></span>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div align="center"><video poster="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/YKA_BE_BB-071919.png" controls controlsList="nodownload" width="640" height="360"> <source src="https://sei-video-on-demand.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/sessions/Blu-Esque/YKA_Blu_Esque_Show_2.mp4" type="video/mp4"></video></div> <p>Tonight, the 2nd Yippee Ki-Ay Blu-Esque Show. The host is Gasti Knigeo (aka Preacher) of the Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Futuristic Pod. In this show, Gasti features two great legends in the Blues: Ruth Brown and BB King. Do enjoy, as Yippee Ki-Ay is “Blastin’ The Blues from California’s Central Coast”. </p> <p><strong>Executive Producer – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p><strong>3D Meta-verse Design and Engineering – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p><strong>Music Credits – Too Slim & The Taildraggers, Ruth Brown, and BB King.</strong></p> <p><!--EndFragment--><br> <br> </p>]]></content:encoded> <enclosure url="https://sei-video-on-demand.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/sessions/Blu-Esque/YKA_Blu_Esque_Show_2.mp4" length="121921256" type="video/mp4" /> </item> <item> <title>YKA Blu-Esque 2nd Show on Sunday</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yka-blu-esque-2nd-show-on-sunday/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 03:18:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blues in Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Grid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Digs on the Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BB King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee Ki-Ay Blu-Esque]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee Ki-Ay Blues]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/?p=6704</guid> <description><![CDATA[The 2nd show of Yippee Ki-Ay Blu-Esque will be shown on Sunday July 21, 2019 @ 9 PM PT. Host Gasti Knigeo will feature two iconic blues legends on the show. 3D Meta-verse Design, Engineering, and Graphics Credits: SwiftEyes Innovation <span class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yka-blu-esque-2nd-show-on-sunday/">Read More ...</a></span>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <figure class="wp-block-image"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="564" src="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/YKA_BE_BB-071919-1024x564.png" alt="" class="wp-image-6703" srcset="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/YKA_BE_BB-071919-1024x564.png 1024w, https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/YKA_BE_BB-071919-300x165.png 300w, https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/YKA_BE_BB-071919-768x423.png 768w, https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/YKA_BE_BB-071919-600x330.png 600w, https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/YKA_BE_BB-071919.png 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption><strong>YKA Blu-Esque Set – BB King, Track – Ghetto Woman</strong></figcaption></figure> <p>The 2nd show of Yippee Ki-Ay Blu-Esque will be shown on Sunday July 21, 2019 @ 9 PM PT. Host Gasti Knigeo will feature two iconic blues legends on the show.</p> <p><strong>3D Meta-verse Design, Engineering, and Graphics Credits: SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Rattled Beats Show @ 8 PM PT</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/rattled-beats-show-8-pm-pt-15/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2019 21:46:24 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blues in Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Grid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Digs on the Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Albert Collins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BB King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Big Mike Griffin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues Rock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Clarence King Brewer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deep Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Funky Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ina Forsman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Josh Smith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Laurie Morvan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Long Tall Deb & The Drifter Kings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lucille]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peggie Perkins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Phil Guy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rattled Beats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RC and The MoonPie Band]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roy Rogers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee Ki-Ay]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/?p=6062</guid> <description><![CDATA[“You Got The Time Baby, We Got The Blues For You. If you like it real slow, we got the deep blues. If you wanna shake that bootay, we got the funky blues. If you simply wanna feel the walls <span class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/rattled-beats-show-8-pm-pt-15/">Read More ...</a></span>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div class="hotspots-image-container"> <img width="1920" height="1057" src="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/RB_PL_25_Jan_19.jpg" alt="RB 25 Jan 19" class="hotspots-image skip-lazy" data-id="6060" data-no-lazy="1" data-lazy-src="" data-lazy="false" loading="eager" data-skip-lazy="1" > </div> <p><strong>“You Got The Time Baby, We Got The Blues For You. If you like it real slow, we got the deep blues. If you wanna shake that bootay, we got the funky blues. If you simply wanna feel the walls rattling, we got the blues rock for you.”</strong></p> <p>Tonight, the Rattled Beats Show will be featuring Brad Vickers & His Vestapolita, Ina Forsman, RC and The Moonpie Band, Laurie Morvan Band, Big Mike Griffin, Long Tall Deb & The Drifter Kings, Roy Rogers, Peggie Perkins, and Josh Smith just to name a few.</p> <p>To learn more about each artist/band, just move the cursor over their names on the photo above and click to get more information on them. Do enjoy the Blues.</p> <p><strong>The Show:</strong></p> <p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/564756711&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe></p> <p><strong>Executive Producer : SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Rattled Beats Show @ 7 PM PT</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/rattled-beats-show-7-pm-pt-24/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 20:04:56 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blues in Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Grid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Digs on the Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BB King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues Rock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bobby Kyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Carlos Del Junce & The Blues Mongrels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Carlos Elliot Jr. & The Cornlickers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deep Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eilen Jewell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eric Johanson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Funky Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guitar Jack Wargo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeff Fetterman Band]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joel Da Silva]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kid And Lisa Andersen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[King and Associates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Laurie Morvan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lisa Mann]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Long John Hunter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lucille]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rattled Beats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee Ki-Ay]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/?p=4893</guid> <description><![CDATA[“You Got The Time Baby, We Got The Blues For You. If you like it real slow, we got the deep blues. If you wanna shake that bootay, we got the funky blues. If you simply wanna feel the walls <span class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/rattled-beats-show-7-pm-pt-24/">Read More ...</a></span>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <div class="hotspots-image-container"> <img width="1920" height="1057" src="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/RB_PL_23_Apr_18.jpg" alt="23 Apr RB" class="hotspots-image skip-lazy" data-id="4891" data-no-lazy="1" data-lazy-src="" data-lazy="false" loading="eager" data-skip-lazy="1" > </div> </p> <p>“You Got The Time Baby, We Got The Blues For You. If you like it real slow, we got the deep blues. If you wanna shake that bootay, we got the funky blues. If you simply wanna feel the walls rattling, we got the blues rock for you.”</p> <p>Tonight, the Rattled Beats Show will be featuring Carlos Del Junce & The Blues Mongrels, Eilen Jewell, Guitar Jack Wargo, Kid And Lisa Andersen, Lisa Mann, Jeff Fetterman Band, Laurie Morvan, and Carlos Elliot Jr. & The Cornlickers.</p> <p>To learn more about each artist/band, just move the cursor over their names and click to get more information on them. Do enjoy the Blues.</p> <p><strong>The Show:</strong></p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/434231160&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Rattled Beats Show Tonight 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/rattled-beats-show-tonight-10-pm-est-7-pm-pst-7/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2016 20:53:38 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blues in Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Grid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Digs on the Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BB King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Becky Barksdale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ben Rice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Billy Hector]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Billy The Kid & The Regulators]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eli Cook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guitar Shorty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jimmy Thackery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Bonamassa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kenny Wayne Shepherd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Koko Taylor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lucille]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rattled Beats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slam Allen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Drifters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee Ki-Ay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zora Young]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/?p=3485</guid> <description><![CDATA[Get Wired at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST and enjoy the Blues. Move cursor over the artist/band names and click to get more information. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/299323588″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”100″ iframe=”true” /]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <div class="hotspots-image-container"> <img width="1024" height="512" src="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RB_PL_18_Dec_16.jpg" alt="RB PL 18 Dec 16" class="hotspots-image skip-lazy" data-id="3483" data-no-lazy="1" data-lazy-src="" data-lazy="false" loading="eager" data-skip-lazy="1" > </div> </p> <p>Get <a href="http://goo.gl/2iccXF" target="_blank">Wired</a> at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST and enjoy the Blues. Move cursor over the artist/band names and click to get more information.</p> <p>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/299323588″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”100″ iframe=”true” /]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Nikki Holland & The Dirty Elizabeths – Thrill Is Gone, Give Me One Reason, Strange Brew (Blues Mash-Up)</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/nikki-holland-the-dirty-elizabeths-thrill-is-gone-give-me-one-reason-strange-brew-blues-mash-up/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 04:27:27 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Digs on the Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BB King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues Mashup]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cream]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Give Me One Reason]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nikki Holland & The Dirty Elizabeths]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Strange Brew]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thrill Is Gone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tracy Chapman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee Ki-Ay]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/?p=2706</guid> <description><![CDATA[We found a great Blues Mashup performed by Nikki Holland & The Dirty Elizabeths. Credits: Nikki Holland]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We found a great Blues Mashup performed by Nikki Holland & The Dirty Elizabeths.</p> <p><strong>Credits: Nikki Holland</strong></p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZH55WyiB5F8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>