Today’s guest deejay is Jon Butcher.

Jon is a Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, guitarist, and multimedia producer.

Jon recently released his album, Special Day, which features 10 songs that include blues, jazz, funk, soul, reggae, and rock n roll. Each song is indelibly marked by Jon’s signature sound.

Each episode of Genius and Soul is special, but today’s show is significant to me because Jon’s music was part of the soundtrack of my years Boston. He was part of the our local scene even as he was touring the country.

On today’s show, Jon shares the living history of jazz and blues through the songs he has selected for his mix. These songs are not just essential listening, they are Jon’s own soundtrack to who he is as a man, and as an artist.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be writer, DJ and sample-flipper John Morrison .

1. Jimi Hendrix “Rainy Day, Dream Away” from Electric Ladyland


2. Taj Mahall, Keb’ Mo’ “Waiting on the World to Change” from TajMo


3. Jon Butcher “Without You” from 2 Roads East


4. Ray Charles “Georgia on My Mind” from True Genius


5. Jon Butcher “Someone to Watch Over Me” from 2 Roads East


6. Jimi Hendrix “Castles Made of Sand” from Axis: Bold As Love


7. Jon Butcher “How Does It Feel” from 2 Roads East


8. Jon Butcher “Goodbye Porkpie Hat”


9. Chris Pierce “Walking on the Earth” from Walking On The Earth


10. Richie Havens “The Times They Are a Changin’” from Old & New, Together & Apart


11. Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me” from The Best of Bonnie Raitt On Capitol 1989-2003


12. Aretha Franklin “Spanish Harlem” from 30 Greatest Hits


13. Jon Butcher “Hallelujah”