OL' HARV....A Salute to a blues friend of ours...
Before I get more into a listing of friends that we have made in the blues world I want to give a "shout out" to the guy that got us hooked on the blues. Our friend, Harvey Stauffer, better known as "OL HARV" is a veteran blues DJ. He's on public radio station WVPE - 88.1fm in Elkhart, IN. Harv never planned to be a radio man...but he just filled in of a couple weeks 30 years ago and hasn't figured your how to stop. That's right he's been on radio every week for 30 years (live or on tape). His show is Saturday and Sunday from 1pm - 4pm. It's broadcast locally and is streamed live on the internet...you can tune in from anywhere! He's also the frontman for the Elwood Splinters Blues Band (Northern Indiana's Finest).I wasn't always a blues fan, but Ol Harv converted me. He plays current and classic blues and tells lots of interesting stories. He says that at 15 he bought an album of B.B.King live at Cook County Jail and he was hooked for life. A couple years ago, the Blues Foundation in Memphis awarded him the radio version of the "Keeping the Blues Alive" award. After returning from Memphis he stopped by the house to show us his trophy. Here he is with Sheila in our living room. You can listen to Ol Harv live here - Sat-Sun 1-4pm (eastern time)
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| L to R: Deanna Bogart, Armita (Harv's wife), Me, Sheila, Ol Harv, Mike Hepner (former Elwood's keyboard man, now working in Las Vegas) |
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| I Made this for Harv's Anniversary Party |
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