Some people call Michael Murphy the best thing to hook up music and business in New Orleans. He's probably the lowest-key mover and shaker in the music scene in the City. And few people know he's behind the recent rash of performances from local musicians broadcast live on BluesStage, National Public Radio's new hit radio series (broadcast locally on WWNO, 89.9-FM).

BluesStage was the brainstorm of creator and co-producer Felix Hernandez who developed the idea for the program, the first-ev...