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Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
The next “Sounds Jewish” marks Tisha B’Av, a day for mourning the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people on that day in history.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Aug 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Margaret and Matilda Roumania Peters were sisters and tennis champions in the 1930s, long before Serena and Venus Williams. While still in high sch...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
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One of the many types of Blues music is a regional style named "Bentonia Blues" as it was founded and based out of Bentonia, Mississippi.

  • Added: May 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:36
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The First band to be recorded for the Alligator Records label.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2020
  • Length: 57:40
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An unsung guitar hero of the blues who made a BIG mark very few know about.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
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Influences of Rock ‘n’ Roll from Chicago Blues artists!

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 57:55
  • Purchases: 1
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Fenton Robinson and Hound Dog Taylor

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 55:55
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The "baddest" part of town... Speaking of the Blues that is.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 49:54
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Big State, Big History, Big Music Scene!

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 54:29
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Texas has it's own breed of Guitar Slingers!

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
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Candye Kane had an amazing life. She had a great voice, cool music and was a woman who was a champion for other women in the world regarding strugg...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 50:23
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One of today’s primary source of Blues music is Chicago based Alligator Records!

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 57:37
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A band based out of Sacramento, California, Little Charlie and the Nightcats offer a unique flavor in the Blues world.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 55:06
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Blues is no longer a music that is just for any one ethnic group. Everyone knows what Blues are and everyone has experienced the blues and can rela...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, KPIP-LP, WNMU-FM, and KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 53:33
  • Purchases: 5
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“Too Slim and the Taildraggers” and Harmonica Shaw

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 55:39
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Another Legend gone too soon!

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 53:11
  • Purchases: 1
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The 2016 Fargo Blues Festival in Fargo, North Dakota.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 54:48
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Guitar Shorty is a veteran bluesman with a modern driving sound and pertinent lyrics for our day and age.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 54:30
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Jimmy Thackery was a founding member of the Washington D.C. band, The Nighthawks. His song "Lickin' Gravy" off his "Empty Arms Motel" album is the ...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 57:39
  • Purchases: 1
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"Bridge of Sighs" actually describes the heartfelt passion of the Blues of whom most consider a British Rocker from the 70s.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:17
  • Purchases: 1
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An exploration of the Harmonica as an instrument in the world of Blues music.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 1
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John Lee Hooker

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 2
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A duo who left it's mark in Blues history.

Bought by KMUN and WTIP


  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 55:42
  • Purchases: 2
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His style his more basic and leans towards the "traditional" sound than his brother Stevie's, but just as moving and effective as far as "feeling" ...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 53:11
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She had a singing voice and could belt out the blues like no other. Her last release ("Old School" on Alligator Records), before her passing in 200...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 58:42
  • Purchases: 1