H. Johnson recognizes legacy of first jazz bagpipe pioneer Rufus Harley
WABE’s H. Johnson has been a fixture on our station since 1978. As host of both “Blues Classics” and “Jazz Classics,” H. continually educates and entertains WABE listeners every Friday and Saturday night.
H. joins “City Lights” every other Friday to share a bit from his breadth of jazz knowledge. The segment “H. Johnson’s Jazz Moment” explores selections from the best of H.’s music collection, along with tidbits from history, personal reflections, and his thoughts on the evergreen resonance of jazz.
In this segment, H. Johnson featured the first jazz bagpipe player, Rufus Harley.
“He heard bagpipes at a funeral of John F. Kennedy performed, and it intrigued him,” H. said. “He felt like he could play the bagpipes, which he proved he could after a lot of practice!”
Catch H’s Blues Classics show tonight and every Friday beginning at 10 and then return for Jazz Classics every Saturday night beginning at 8, right here on 90.1 WABE.
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