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West Michigan Indie gets the blues with Asamu Johnson

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Asamu Johnson is "Keeping The Blues Alive" with WMI.
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West Michigan Indie is a locally based community website that features podcast interviews with local and cool indie bands that come through Grand Rapids; along with concert reviews, CD reviews, singles-of-the-day and articles. Check out westmichiganindie.com for archived podcasts and articles. If you are interested in contributing, please contact us at [email protected].

In this episdode, contributor Gordy Mouw and I got to hang out with Grand Rapids native and authentic Blues-Man, Asamu Johnson, at Billy’s Lounge in Eastown.  

We talked about his latest CD ‘Got To Go’, heard some stories from the road, a got a history lesson in Grand Rapids Blues.  

Podcast includes excerpts from tracks: Got To Go, Gravy Fever, Funny Money, I Seen It and What Does It Mean?

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