# A Voice Built for the Blues: Big Llou Johnson

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/time-signatures-with-jim-ervin-6325365/a-voice-built-for-the-blues-big-llou-johnson
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/time-signatures-with-jim-ervin-6325365/a-voice-built-for-the-blues-big-llou-johnson.md
Podcast: [Time Signatures with Jim Ervin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/time-signatures-with-jim-ervin-6325365)
Published: 2026-06-30T18:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://time-signatures.captivate.fm
Audio file: https://pdcn.co/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/161847f3-641a-428b-a8ec-8c514cb841f3.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/time-signatures-with-jim-ervin-6325365/episodes/a-voice-built-for-the-blues-big-llou-johnson
Duration seconds: 3683

## Resource

This week, Time Signatures with Jim Ervin celebrates another amazing season finale’ with arguably the most recognizable voice in the Blues, Big Llou Johnson. You will recognize his resonant tones if you listen to SiriusXM’s B.B. King’s Bluesville, but he also hosts events in Memphis during the BMA’s and he hosts a kickoff party in Chicago the week of Blues Fest! Llou came to visit with a bundle of great stories from his early years in Chicago, including his foundation of the only black-owned business of its kind back then (the talent agency), and his conversation with Bill Wax that led him to more than 25 years serving as the voice of Bluesville. Oh….yeah…..you will also note that he is now the voice of Time Signatures with Jim Ervin, too! “Shucky Ducky!” Website: https://www.bigllou.com/ Golden Voice Audio Foundation: https://goldenvoiceaudio.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biglloujohnson Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5O0jMfta6bIkog87GWvvi9?si=J1kISE3tRqeivKmraMrADg YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@bigllou _________________________ Facebook: Time Signatures YouTube: Time Signatures Facebook: Capital Area Blues Society Website: Capital Area Blues Society Friends of Time Signatures _______ Website: University of Mississippi Libraries Blues Archive Website: Killer Blues Headstone Project Website: Blues Society Radio Network Website: Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/time-signatures-with-jim-ervin-6325365/episodes/a-voice-built-for-the-blues-big-llou-johnson/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/time-signatures-with-jim-ervin-6325365/a-voice-built-for-the-blues-big-llou-johnson.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.