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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: 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: 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
Caption: Rock on down with Lightnin' and friends, on this episode of Blues Unlimited!
Join us for a grab bag of uptempo, hot and fast Blues and R&B. Rock on down to classics from Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, Eddie Taylor, Lightnin' Hopk...

Bought by WNCU, WSLR, 90.5 WSNC, and KTRL


  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Pictured: John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson (top); Robert Nighthawk (in those days, known as Robert Lee McCoy, bottom); memorabilia from the Leland Hotel in Aurora, Illinois, where Bluebird held their recording sessions.
On May 5th, 1937, John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson and Robert Nighthawk made their recording debuts. Accompanied in the studio by Big Joe Williams, ...

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
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In 1976, the good folks at Nighthawk Records issued an LP by the name "Lowdown Memphis Harmonica Jam." Using that as a jumping off point, we featur...

Bought by KHNS, WSLR, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Johnny Young, with his mandolin. Photo by Marc de Jonge/Robert Vanderschueren.
Chicago has a long and rich history when it comes to the mandolin, and on this episode of Blues Unlimited, we explore that legacy over the course o...

Bought by WSLR, KHNS, 90.5 WSNC, and KTRL


  • Added: Aug 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: One of the distinctive album covers from the "Anthology of the Blues" series
We wrap up our tribute to the "Anthology of the Blues" and the legendary field recordings of Joe Bihari with selections from the California, Texas,...

Bought by WSLR, KHNS, 90.5 WSNC, and KTRL


  • Added: Jul 27, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: One of the distinctive album covers from the "Anthology of the Blues" series
In part two, we continue our extended look at the "Anthology of the Blues" with classic down home selections from the Arkansas and Detroit volumes,...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, 90.5 WSNC, KHNS, and WSLR


  • Added: Jul 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: One of the distinctive album covers from the "Anthology of the Blues" series
In this program, we pay tribute to Joe Bihari, the down home field recordings he made with Ike Turner, and the series of albums that came out in 19...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KHNS, WSLR, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Jul 13, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: A rare EP from West Coast keyboard legend Pete Johnson.
Join us as we take a look at some of the movers and shakers of West Coast Piano. From Pete Johnson and Hadda Brooks to Floyd Dixon, Gus Jenkins, an...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and KTRL


  • Added: Jul 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Pictured: A man who was no stranger to the blues, musical alchemist Bill Haley. Image courtesy of Rex Features/The Telegraph.
Join us as we cross musical and cultural boundaries to find out where the Blues, Country & Western, and Rock & Roll music all meet and intersect wi...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, WMMT, WSLR, 90.5 WSNC, KTRL and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: The man with many pseudonyms, John Lee Hooker.
What do John Lee Booker, Birmingham Sam and his Magic Guitar, Delta John, Texas Slim, John Lee Cooker, and Little Pork Chops all have in common? We...

Bought by WDSE, 90.5 WSNC, KHNS, and KTRL


  • Added: Jun 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: The original cover for "Down South Summit Meetin'"
We profile three classic albums from the 1960s rediscovery period -- "Down South Summit Meetin'" by Big Joe Williams, Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terr...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and KHNS


  • Added: May 27, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Southern Gothic writer Harry Crews died in March of this year. Although many people have never heard of him, Crews’ stories about outcasts inspired...

  • Added: May 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:26
Caption: A Casey Bill Weldon release showing the distinctive graphics of the Bluebird line.
Join us for a look at the Bluebird label. Launched as a budget imprint during the height of the Great Depression, it quickly became home to blues i...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, WSLR, KHNS, and KTRL


  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Pictured: Various releases of Parkway material. Top Left: Muddy’s “do over” 78 for Aristocrat that brought about Parkway’s demise.
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we aim the spotlight on a key transitional period in the history of post-war Chicago Blues, by focusing on the ...

Bought by WNCU, 90.5 WSNC, and KHNS


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 3
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Join us for two hours of down home Gospel favorites. From raw and gritty obscurities, to other worldly spirituals and a few classics along the way,...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and KHNS


  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: One of the distinctive album covers from the Bluesville line.
Join us for a look at some of the keyboard legends that recorded for the Prestige and Bluesville labels in the early to mid 1960s. Classics from Ro...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KTRL, and KHNS


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: One of the big sellers on the Bluesville line, Lightnin’ Hopkins.
Bluesville was a label that got its start in 1959, and issued a remarkable series of albums -- almost 90, altogether -- during the height of the Bl...

Bought by WSLR, 90.5 WSNC, KHNS, and KTRL


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 4