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Caption: Genesis Vol. 3, dedicated to British Blues expert Mike Leadbitter.
Depending upon your point of view, Genesis refers either to a book of the bible, a popular rock group, or a plot device from Star Trek. If you’re a...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Poster for the 1972 Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival.
If you were one of the folks who attended Ann Arbor during the festival's heyday years between 1969 and 1974, then you should thank your lucky star...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Hit maker for Stax Records, Booker T. Jones.
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we're movin' and groovin' to the sounds of the Hammond B3 organ. Popular in Jazz, Blues, R&B, Soul, and Gospel,...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: One of the "Heroes of the Blues" featured on this episode. Illustration by R. Crumb.
In 1980, the good folks at Yazoo Records issued a box set of 36 trading cards called "The Heroes of the Blues," with drawings by legendary illustra...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: One of the "Heroes of the Blues" featured on this episode. Illustration by R. Crumb.
In 1980, the good folks at Yazoo Records issued a box set of 36 trading cards called "The Heroes of the Blues," with drawings by legendary illustra...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Jan 05, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Fatima and Her Daughter, Rana
Fatima Alsamawi, a recent immigrant to the United States from Iraq, experiences the sweet freedom of driving for the first time.

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: One of the "Heroes of the Blues" featured on this episode. Illustration by R. Crumb.
In 1980, the good folks at Yazoo Records issued a box set of 36 trading cards called "The Heroes of the Blues," with drawings by legendary illustra...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and WNCU


  • Added: Dec 23, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: "Forward/Return" by The Album Leaf
Jimmy LaValle of The Album Leaf talks about the band's EP "Forward/Return."

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 04:17
Caption: The Album Leaf
A growing group of musicians are returning to old analog keyboards, sometimes refurbishing and playing instruments older than they are.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 03:46
Caption: At 32 weeks on the charts, “The Hucklebuck,” by Paul Williams, was one of the biggest hits of the decade.
Join us as we count our way down through the biggest #1 R&B hits of the late 1940s. It was a period dominated by Blues shouters, wailing saxes, and...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and WNCU


  • Added: Dec 16, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Join us as we take a look at yet another handful of iconic, world famous blues songs, and trace their roots back through time to their original ver...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and WNCU


  • Added: Dec 10, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Every drug we take is tested with crab blood. And it all started with a walk on a beach.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Photo of Jimmy Lee Harris by George Mitchell.
Join us as we explore the legendary field recordings of George Mitchell from the Lower Chattahoochee River Valley of southwestern Georgia and south...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and WNCU


  • Added: Dec 01, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Son House, November 1964. Photo by John Rudoff, M.D.
Join us for a tribute to the life and extraordinary music of Son House. His recordings from 1930 and the early 1940s not only helped define the ver...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, WNCU, and WSLR


  • Added: Nov 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Blues piano legend Leroy Carr, ready for the holidays!
Join us as we dust off some of our favorite Holiday-themed Blues and R&B Christmas classics. From Lightnin' Hopkins, Freddie King, and Sonny Boy Wi...

Bought by WJAB, KMUN, and WJAB


  • Added: Nov 18, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: The cover for "Blues Southside Chicago," issued only as an LP in the U.K.
Join us as we profile some mid-1960s Chicago Blues classics. We'll be hearing selections from "Chicago/The Blues/Today!," rare LP-only tracks off o...

Bought by WNCU and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Nov 10, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: South Side Chicago. Photo by Erik Lindahl
Join us as we profile some mid-1960s Chicago Blues classics. We'll be hearing selections from "Chicago/The Blues/Today!," rare LP-only tracks off o...

Bought by WNCU, 90.5 WSNC, and WSLR


  • Added: Nov 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: The cover from "Chicago/The Blues/Today!", featuring Ann Charters' iconic photo of winter snow on the El tracks.
Join us as we profile some mid-1960s Chicago Blues classics. We'll be hearing selections from "Chicago/The Blues/Today!," rare LP-only tracks off o...

Bought by WNCU, 90.5 WSNC, and WSLR


  • Added: Oct 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 3
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Remember when you were growing up and your mom told you not to play with your food? Well, we're tossing that advice out the window, as we play with...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KDUR, KHNS, NPR Illinois, WSLR and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 7
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We pick up where we left off last time, with more great Blues from Detroit. Classics from John Lee Hooker, Baby Boy Warren, Bobo Jenkins, Eddie Kir...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and WSLR


  • Added: Oct 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Occupy Maine encampment in Portland's Lincoln Park., Credit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://katrinaherzogphotography.com/" target="_blank">Katrina Herzog</a>, courtesy of the Salt archives.
Dispatches from Occupy Maine's consensus process.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 07:12
Caption: One of Detroit's finest, Baby Boy Warren. Image by Bill Greensmith.
Detroit was home to a thriving Blues scene in the years immediately following World War II. On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we showcase some of...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Oct 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Canal Street, New Orleans
The legend of musician Buddy Bolden has stretched well beyond the city limits of New Orleans. Whether or not half of the stories are true, really d...

Bought by WRGY and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2012
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Kenny Endo
Kenny Endo is one of the leading artists in contemporary percussion and rhythm. He is a consummate artist, blending Japanese taiko with rhythms inf...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2012
  • Length: 52:59
Caption: Like fellow Atlanta Bluesman Blind Willie McTell, Barbecue Bob preferred the big open sound of the 12-string guitar. Illustration by R. Crumb.
When you think of slide guitar, you probably think of Muddy Waters, Elmore James or Son House -- but did you ever stop to think about some of the b...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, WSLR, and KTRL


  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 3