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EP224 Eric Bibb

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

Eric Bibb's musical career spans 50 years. His 2023 Album "Ridin' " is a collection of great words for our world today.

Bought by WLPR

EP223 Lightnin' Slim

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

Otis Hicks was a somewhat unsung Louisiana blues man who was an inspiration to another Louisianan who would one day become world famous!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WLPR

EP219 Katie Webster

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

A look back at the "Swamp Boogie Queen"

Bought by WLPR

EP216 Hubert Sumlin

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

He was ranked as #43 in Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time. That is a great legacy to leave behind.

Bought by WLPR

EP213 Magic Slim

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

Magic Slim and the Teardrops stayed true to the sound of Chicago Blues

Bought by WLPR and WLPR

EP212 Luther Allison

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

Luther Allison took Blues to a new level, yet stayed true to it's roots.

Bought by WLPR and WLPR

EP206 Jessie Mae Hemphill

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

Jessie Mae Hemphill was a 4th generation Mississippi musician who learned how to play music from her granddaddy (as she called him).

Bought by WLPR

EP204 John Primer Hard Times

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

"Hard Times" is the title of this 2022 album by veteran Bluesman John Primer and is aptly named for our current time.

Bought by WLPR

EP202 Joe Louis Walker

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

A performing artist for over 6 decades, Joe Louis Walker is one who is due some recognition.

Bought by WLPR

EP196 Salute to Chicago Blues Masters

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

In the year 2000 Telarc Blues label released a 3-album salute to three Chicago Blues Masters.

Bought by WLPR

EP192 Veterans of the Blues

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

Both of these veteran artists were born in 1939 and are still performing in 2022.

EP190 Lightnin' Hopkins 1959

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

A listen of a recording from 1959 that resurrected the career of Sam Lightnin' Hopkins.

Bought by WLPR

EP184 Masters of Modern Blues Floyd Jones & Eddie Taylor

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

An historical recording with an amazing lineup of musicians from Chicago.

Bought by WLPR

EP180 Altered Five Blues Band

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

"Holler If You Hear Me" is the sixth album from this band.

EP179 Memphis Minnie

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

Tribute to one of Blues music's great contributors, Memphis Minnie.

EP175 Hip Linkchain

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

Hip Linkchain/Lankchan was a first rate Chicago Blues musician whom is due recognition for his part in the American Blue scene.

Bought by WLPR

Angelic Troublemaker: Bayard Rustin

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

On today's program we honor Bayard Rustin, one of the most central figures in the African American struggle for Civil Rights and Freedom. Rustin wa...

Bought by WXDU and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle

Jason Berry: Sleuth

From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out

Journalist, author and documentary filmmaker Jason Berry joins Gwen with fascinating stories and characters populating New Orleans’ cultural and mu...

EP172 Lowell Fulson

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

Lowell Fulson was a blues icon with a great history and is still an influence today to many blues musicians.

"Wilkerson, Isabel — America’s Great Migration: 1915-1970 Part One"

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

In the years between 1915 and 1970 almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to northern and western cities seeking freedo...

EP170 Pee Wee Crayton

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

The first electric Blues artist to use a Fender Stratocaster given to him by Leo Fender himself.

Bought by WLPR

EP168 Blues in the Mississippi Night by Alan Lomax

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

Recorded at Decca Studios late one night into the early morning hours in 1947, three Chicago musicians reminisced their former times in early 20th ...