Show 33: Newport's Legacy in Blues, Pt. 1

For today's 33rd episode of the Copacetic Communion Blues Show, I will be highlighting a historically significant period of blues history where some of the greatest folk, jazz, and blues musicians graced a stage in Newport, Rhode Island. During 1958, the first major cohort of blues singers attended and set the stage for future blues musicians at Newport. At that year's performance, five important blues singers showed up: Chuck Berry, Big Maybelle, Dinah Washington, Big Joe Turner, and Ray Charles. Up first is Mr. Berry's phenomenal introduction to the crowd, followed by his song "School Days." Here's Berry.