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A 30 year old Foz in downtown Chicago
- Credit: Gill Powell
In his latest On Air in Suffolk column, broadcaster Stephen Foster recalls a memorable trip to cover the Chicago Blues Festival.
1990 was a key year in my radio career. After eight very happy years at Radio Orwell and Saxon Radio I suddenly found myself at a crossroads and I’m not talking about the junction where Crown Street meets Museum Street and High Street.
The new owners of Suffolk’s two commercial stations were understandably keen to freshen up the output and I soon realised my face and voice didn’t really fit anymore. As far as I knew I wasn’t about to lose my job but I was told that if I was planning to hang around then I’d be moved down the schedule.
A 30 year old Foz in downtown Chicago
- Credit: Gill Powell
In his latest On Air in Suffolk column, broadcaster Stephen Foster recalls a memorable trip to cover the Chicago Blues Festival.
1990 was a key year in my radio career. After eight very happy years at Radio Orwell and Saxon Radio I suddenly found myself at a crossroads and I’m not talking about the junction where Crown Street meets Museum Street and High Street.
The new owners of Suffolk’s two commercial stations were understandably keen to freshen up the output and I soon realised my face and voice didn’t really fit anymore. As far as I knew I wasn’t about to lose my job but I was told that if I was planning to hang around then I’d be moved down the schedule.
Blues:
Halley DeVestern Band –
Money Ain’t Time (Self-produced): “The club billed the show as “imagine Janis Joplin backed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Mothers of Invention with just a hint of Howitzer. That is The Halley DeVestern Band.” A completely accurate description of DeVestern and her seasoned five-piece band that includes guitarists David M Patterson (Shawn Mullins , Kirsten Thien) and Steve Jabas, (Hot Peas ‘NButter) and the rhythm section of drummer Rich Kulsar (Roger Waters, the Zen Tricksters, Mickey Dolenz) and Tom Heinig (Lamont Cranston Band, Mill City Band) on bass, all of whom have the musical muscle and dexterity to back her up.” (https://www.americanbluesscene.com/halley-devestern-band-to-release-live-album-money-aint-time/) Click here to listen to a short sample of a live song from the group.