One Stop Blues Shop: Billy Prewitt

One Stop Blues Shop: Billy Prewitt

From Time Signatures with Jim Ervin by LCC Connect

June 2, 2026 · 59 min · Season 6 · Episode 129

About this episode

Billy Prewitt shares his experiences in the Blues scene and his musical journey.

Billy Prewitt is a self-proclaimed musician in the “Artist Protection Program”, because many of you may not have heard of him. He is a guitarist, bassist, harmonicist, and the originator of the One Man Jam, and he dropped in to talk about the Blues scene of the late 1960’s and early 70’s, a chance meeting with Paul Butterfield on a New York elevator, and a move to Chicago, where he met and began working with Otis Rush at the legendary Mother Blues in Chicago. Billy’s stories are epic, including his first appearance in front of 10,000 Blues fans at the 1969 Ann Arbor Blues Festival. You can catch some of his other stories on his podcast “Talk a Blues Streak” wherever you listen to podcasts. And be sure to catch the last known interview and performance recording of Sam Lay on the Emmy winning documentary “Talk A Blues Streak”, with Billy and host, Dick Shurman. Podcast Website: https://bestrent.podbean.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/billsyacht YouTube Documentary Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXqJSllLlk0 _________________________ Facebook: Time Signatures YouTube: Time Signatures Facebook: Capital Area Blues Society Website: Capital Area Blues Society Friends of…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Ervin

Guest: Billy Prewitt

Topics covered

  • Blues music
  • 1960s music history
  • musician interviews
  • Chicago music scene
  • live performances
  • music storytelling

Keywords

  • Billy Prewitt
  • Blues
  • music history
  • Paul Butterfield
  • Otis Rush
  • Ann Arbor Blues Festival
  • One Man Jam
  • Talk a Blues Streak
  • Chicago music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Talk a Blues Streak, Mother Blues, LCC Connect, Capital Area Blues Society, University of Mississippi Libraries Blues Archive, Killer Blues Headstone Project, Blues Society Radio Network, Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation

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