The Roadhouse

Series produced by Tony Steidler-Dennison

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The Roadhouse 

The Roadhouse is a weekly blues program, delivered in evergreen one-hour files for radio programming flexibility.

With a primary focus on vital new blues artists and releases, The Roadhouse spans the full range of blues sub-genres - jump, acoustic, electric, traditional, contemporary, and more. It also occasionally calls to the pioneers in the search for the perfect blues nuggets. This truly is a weekly hour of the finest blues you've never heard - The Roadhouse.


143 Pieces

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I've got an 80-proof version of the hour this week, with 40% of the artists new to The Roadhouse. Harlis Sweetwater, Brad Stivers, John McNamara, H...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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This hour of The Roadhouse is our annual look back at the Blues Music Awards. The hour is dedicated to the winners in the major categories. Diunna ...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: May 13, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Anyone who's ever listened to the blues will tell you that it's not about one thing. This hour helps to prove that with upbeat blues, a set of next...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Apr 01, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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We jump back into the flow that you've come to expect from The Roadhouse after a slight diversion in the last hour. It's almost all contemporary bl...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Mar 25, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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We lost another blues great this week with the passing of James Cotton. This edition of The Roadhouse is a rememberance that keeps the context of h...

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  • Added: Mar 19, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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There's a regional focus in this hour of The Roadhouse, from a part of the US you might not know for its great blues tradition. Lil' Stevie & The W...

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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This hour of The Roadhouse works to rectify an admitted deficit of female blues artists to male. Lauren Mitchell, Hurricane Ruth, Samantha Fish, Rh...

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  • Added: Mar 04, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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It's the twelfth anniversary of The Roadhouse, and I've got an hour full of upbeat show-opening tracks. Little Charlie & The Nightcats, Candye Kane...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
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As always, I'll try to mix things up a bit in this hour of The Roadhouse. SI've got some urban blues, some country blues, and a set in the second h...

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  • Added: Feb 18, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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It's not all driving backbeats in this hour of The Roadhouse. In fact, I've got a set acoustic blues featuring the National Resonator guitar. And, ...

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 3
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This hour's all about blues attitude. Ronnie Baker Brooks, Peter Karp, The Lachy Doley Group, King King, and Mighty Lester lay it out. They help as...

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  • Added: Feb 04, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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There's a lot of good stuff in the hour ahead with Elvin Bishop, Thornetta Davis, Sonny Landreth, Southern Avenue, and Tab Benoit with Jimmy Thacke...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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I think I've got another hour of blues ahead that you'll find to be just solid. Big George Jackson, Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado, Hadden S...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KGLP, and WJAB


  • Added: Jan 21, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 3
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Every hour of The Roadhouse is a little bit of a winding road - we tend to swing from one groove to another, usually in the context of a set. This ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Jan 14, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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If you're an old hand in The Roadhouse, you know the drill: an hour of great blues variety. If you're new, I think you might be in for a surprise o...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Jan 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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We're building a strong hour of blues in this edition of The Roadhouse. Jack Mack & the Heart Attack Horns, Lucky Peterson, Kenny Neal, Moreland & ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Dec 31, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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This edition of The Roadhouse keeps the blues spirit rolling. I’ve got quite of bit of new music to round out the hour, including Big Bill Morganfi...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Dec 23, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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In this hour of The Roadhouse, I've got Sugar Ray & The Bluetones, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Leavell, Rory Block, and Teresa James & the Rhythm Tra...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Dec 23, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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In this hour of The Roadhouse, I've got a set from the Delta, a track that borders on rockabilly and the usual bouquet of brightly-colored blues. M...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Nov 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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This hour of The Roadhouse moves along like a train down the rails. Knickerbocker All-Stars, Frank Bang & The Cook County Kings, Johnny Nicholas, L...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2