Howard Glazer, Marcia Ball, Dave Specter & COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Kelly Z

Howard Glazer is a masterful guitarist whose deep-voice vocals are expressive and solidly delivered. He draws from a wide musical background to create a powerful blend of serious blues, rock and acoustic compositions, yielding an uncompromising sound. His fifth album, Looking In The Mirror, was released on October 21st, and Howard will join me to discuss his musical journey and the new album. Marcia Ball is a word-class keyboard player with an incredible vocal talent and has performed at festivals and clubs around the globe. The singer/pianist has been blending Texas blues, Louisiana swamp ballads and New Orleans second-line rhythms into her distinctive roadhouse roots-rock for 30 years, and now her 13th album, The Tattooed Lady & The Alligator Man has been released and Marcia is creating a stir all over again.  I will sit with Marcia and discuss her long career and the new album and what she has in store for 2015. Dave Specter has earned an international reputation as one of the premier talents on the Chicago blues scene and around the globe.  is latest album, Message In Blue was released this past May and has received wonderful reviews across the board.  Dave and I will discuss his career and his love of the Blues while listening to music from his latest release. Kelly Zirbes returns with her new album, Don't give My Blues Away for the COUCH KID NEW MUSIC SEGMENT this week and we will find out what this great singer, and interviewer has been up to since she first sat On The Couch back on July 15, 2013, while we listen to cuts from the album. "Musicians You Should Know"