{"podcast":{"title":"Time Signatures with Jim Ervin","slug":"time-signatures-with-jim-ervin-6325365","podcast_index_feed_id":6325365,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/time-signatures/","website_url":"https://time-signatures.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b6d6b9d4-53c2-4f65-9153-62e65e2f9956/fV3spOLN-7GKRvV-DOmA_2pN.jpg","author":"LCC Connect","episode_count":137,"summary":"Time Signatures, hosted by Jim Ervin, features conversations with musicians, industry professionals, and others connected to the blues genre. Primarily focused on the blues, the program occasionally delves into other linked genres (ie. jazz, rock, soul, funk). Many of the episodes are recorded before a live audience at various venues in and around Mid-Michigan. The program is presented by the Lansing's Capital Area Blues Society, a non-profit blues organization dedicated to the promotion of, preservation of, and education about the blues. This is also the main goal of Time Signatures; acting as a digital time capsule, capturing moments in time, and providing a platform for future generations to hear the voices of those who have etched their own “signature” into the blues.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T08:18:19.977972+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/time-signatures-with-jim-ervin-6325365"},"episode":{"title":"A Voice Built for the Blues: Big Llou Johnson","slug":"a-voice-built-for-the-blues-big-llou-johnson","published_at":"2026-06-30T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/time-signatures-with-jim-ervin-6325365/a-voice-built-for-the-blues-big-llou-johnson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/time-signatures-with-jim-ervin-6325365","url":"https://time-signatures.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/161847f3-641a-428b-a8ec-8c514cb841f3.mp3","summary":"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","meta_description":"This week, Time Signatures with Jim Ervin celebrates another amazing season finale’ with arguably the most recognizable voice in the Blues, Big Llou Johns…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3683,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/time-signatures-with-jim-ervin-6325365/episodes/a-voice-built-for-the-blues-big-llou-johnson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/time-signatures-with-jim-ervin-6325365/a-voice-built-for-the-blues-big-llou-johnson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}