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The Blues Revival

Tony Houston on upcoming concert with Lil' Ed, local music history

By Eric Henry,

Peter Day

Published October 19, 2022 at 8:33 PM EDT

Tony Houston, center, with his Prime Time Blues Band — Tony Houston, center, with his Prime Time Blues Band in 2017.

Blues musician Tony Houston joined Blues Revival host Eric Henry live on WYSO ahead of an upcoming show in Centerville. Houston and his Prime Time Blues Band will open for Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials on November 18th at Hidden Gem Music Club in Dayton. Tickets for the show are $20 in advance, or $25 at the door. Doors open at 7:00pm, and the show will begin at 8:00pm. Tickets and more information is available at www.hiddengemdayton.com.

In addition to discussing the upcoming concert, Tony Houston shares stories of meeting jazz greats like Freddie King and Jimmy Bond in the Dayton area, and about his career as a musician. Updates about his music can be found on his Instagram page.

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Eric Henry

For as long as he can remember, Eric Henry has been a connoisseur of many types of tone and music. He was raised in Xenia among a family of many players and appreciators of music of all kinds. Eric gravitated towards the genres that included expressive electric guitar- especially “The Blues” and its many offshoots.

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Peter Day

Peter Day writes and produces stories for WYSO’s music department. His works include a feature about Dayton's premiere Silent Disco and a profile of British rapper Little Simz. He also assists with station operations and serves as fill-in host for Behind the Groove. Peter began interning at WYSO in 2019 and, in his spare time while earning his anthropology degree, he served as program director for Yale University’s student radio station, WYBC.

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