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Guest- South Portland mayor Deqa Dhalac.
- Added: Mar 07, 2022
- Length: 26:57
Pauli Murray was a 20th century Black Queer civil rights trailblazer and legal scholar you’ve probably never heard of. On this edition of Out in th...
- Added: Jan 31, 2022
- Length: 29:30
- Purchases: 4
“We are here for the tough conversations,” says Melorra Green, speaking for herself and sister Melonie Green. On this week’s Out in the Bay, the tw...
- Added: Jun 22, 2021
- Length: 29:29
How can we make space for concerns about the vaccine and grapple with a difficult history?
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Joyce Sanchez says th...
- Added: Mar 26, 2021
- Length: 28:40
- Purchases: 2
Even in complicated times, we tend to forget the simplicity of, “why we protest” even if the issue is a no-brainer or has complicated edges. We kno...
- Added: Aug 11, 2020
- Length: 07:34
Johnny Tucker was a sideman for many bands over the years beofre goinf solo. Now he has another album of his own to share with us today.
- Added: Apr 18, 2020
- Length: 58:08
Join us as we dig into a healthy serving of Down Home Blues from Chance Records — a label owned and operated by Windy City businessman Art Sheridan...
Bought by KRCB 104.9
- Added: Apr 14, 2019
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 1
Join us as we aim the spotlight on Memphis Minnie — a guitar picking and blues singing force of nature whose influence is still being felt today. W...
- Added: Mar 30, 2019
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we take a look back at some of our favorite moments from 2018. We’ve picked out some highlights from the past year — here’s a hint: the ...
- Added: Jan 25, 2019
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we dive into a collection of songs that all deal with magic, hoodoo, voodoo, Gypsy ladies, fortune tellers, jinxes, black cat bones, goo...
- Added: Jan 05, 2019
- Length: 01:58:59
A North Shore Suburb of Chicago skirts fair housing laws that require affordable housing and struggles to come to terms with segregation and a trou...
- Added: Dec 26, 2018
- Length: 14:55
Join us as we wrap up our ongoing series devoted to Bluesville Records. This time we’re in the Windy City of Chicago, as we enjoy vintage classics ...
- Added: Sep 23, 2018
- Length: 01:58:59
This time, we profile the March 1932 recording sessions held by Vocalion in New York City, as the nation was in the grips of the Great Depression.
- Added: Aug 30, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile “Rocket 88,” by Jackie Brenston — widely considered to be one of the archetypal records of rock ‘n’ roll.
- Added: Aug 28, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile “Baby Scratch My Back” by Slim Harpo — the only number one hit on the Excello label during its 23 year run.
- Added: Aug 26, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile “Key to the Highway” — one of the enduring classics of the blues, first recorded by pianist Charlie Segar in 1940.
Bought by KLCC
- Added: Aug 24, 2018
- Length: 03:29
- Purchases: 1
This time, we profile Stick McGhee’s 1949 anthem to good times and cheap booze — a big hit that saved a fledgling Atlantic Records from bankruptcy.
- Added: Aug 21, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile B.B. King, who hit the number one spot on the Billboard R&B charts with “Three O’Clock Blues,” this week in 1952.
- Added: Aug 18, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Guitar Slim, who — much to everyone’s surprise — hit the top of the R&B charts with “The Things That I Used To Do,” in 1954.
- Added: Jul 26, 2018
- Length: 03:29
January 1953 was a busy month for recording in Chicago, involving sessions, this week, with “Homesick” James Williamson and Johnny Shines.
- Added: Jul 21, 2018
- Length: 03:29
January 1953 was a busy month for recording in Chicago, involving sessions, this week, with Elmore James, Arthur Spires, and Johnny Williams.
- Added: Jul 17, 2018
- Length: 03:29
January 1953 was a busy month for recording in Chicago, involving sessions, this week, with Little Walter, “Honeyboy” Edwards, Muddy Waters, and J....
- Added: Jul 14, 2018
- Length: 03:29
Join us as we wrap up our tribute to the late, great Elmore James — legend of the slide of the guitar. From his early days in Mississippi to his la...
- Added: Jul 09, 2018
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us for part three of our look at slide guitar legend, Elmore James. This time, we’ll focus on the remaining singles from his career — for such...
- Added: Jun 16, 2018
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us for part two of our look at slide guitar legend, Elmore James. This time, we’re in Chicago with the Broomdusters, as he lays down some clas...
- Added: May 29, 2018
- Length: 01:58:59
