Kevin Johnson: Booking the Boggie-Woogie

About this episode

Kevin Johnson discusses his work in music promotion and the importance of publicists in the Blues genre.

In the world of music, many of the albums produced are backed by record labels. In the Blues, we have Alligator, Blind Pig, Delmark, Ruf, Malaco and a few others. Each of these labels depend upon the skills of their publicists and radio promoters to help get word of each new artist and their respective albums out to the masses. Kevin Johnson has worked with the Delmark label for years, and he also works with the non-profit label, Little Village Foundation. Additionally, Kevin has work of his own, via Proud Papa Promotions and Publicity, and he is our featured guest this week on Time Signatures. Were it not for PR guys like Kevin, Matt LaFollette, Amy Brat, Jon Bleicher, and a few others, Time Signatures would not be in a position to bring you many of today’s Blues Artists. Enjoy our chat! Delmark Website: https://delmark.com/ Little Village Foundation Website: https://littlevillagefoundation.com/ Proud Papa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProudPapaPromotionsPublicity# _________________________ Facebook: Time Signatures YouTube: Time Signatures Facebook: Capital Area Blues Society Website: Capital Area Blues Society Friends of Time Signatures _______ Website: University of…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Ervin

Guest: Kevin Johnson

Topics covered

• music industry
• Blues music
• public relations
• record labels
• artist promotion

Keywords

• Blues
• music promotion
• record labels
• Delmark
• Little Village Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Delmark, Little Village Foundation, Proud Papa Promotions and Publicity, Alligator, Blind Pig, Malaco, Capital Area Blues Society, University of Mississippi Libraries Blues Archive, Killer Blues Headstone Project, Blues Society Radio Network

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