Talking Music II is the next stage in the conversation as a follow up to Petersen's Talking Music (2011). TMII is a collection of twenty of Holger Petersen's in-depth radio interviews with artists -- the pioneering men and women who created the blues and roots sounds that have influenced the course of popular culture and music in North America. Many of his interview subjects are no longer with us -- their stories need to be told. Each interview is preceded by informative background material on the artist, Petersen's own stories of their meetings, and photographs. Mose AllisonBilly Boy ArnoldRory BlockCharles BrownSolomon BurkeJames Burton & Albert Lee (together)Bobby CharlesDavid Clayton-ThomasBo DiddleyBB KingVan Dyke ParksAmos Garrett & David Wilcox (together)Dan HicksWanda JacksonSteve MillerBill Medley Charlie MusselwhiteJohnny & Shuggie OtisDan Penn & Spooner OldhamZachary RichardSam The ShamWillie 'Big Eyes' Smith & Bob Margolin Alan ToussaintTony Joe White

Holger Petersen is a veteran Canadian broadcaster whose weekly Saturday Night Blues on CBC Radio has been a fixture on the network for more than twenty-five years. At home in Alberta, his CKUA network show, Natch'l Blues, has been aired every week for more than forty years. Petersen also runs his own record label, Stony Plain Records -- one of Canada's longest surviving independent record companies -- and was a founder of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. He is a member of the Order of Canada and has an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Athabasca University.

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