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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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The Allmusic journalist, Alex Henderson, noted that "Lynn isn't one to hold back emotionally; like Koko Taylor and Etta James, she screams, shouts,...

Bought by Public Radio East, GCR (Global Community Radio), WART FM, WEAA, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 8
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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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Mike Wheeler has been playing the blues for almost 30 years and has played with Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Shemekia Copeland, Jimmy Johnson...

Bought by Public Radio East, GCR (Global Community Radio), Spokane Public Radio, KRPS, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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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...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • 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...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • 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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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
Caption: The Roadhouse
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
Caption: Oudyano, Credit: Margie O'Loughlin
Who would have thought that an Arabic music based oud player and an American pianist schooled in jazz and roots traditions could interact musically...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2017
  • Length: 06:01
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Biscuit Miller, who is only one a handful of bass players who leads a band, just released his third studio effort, the critically acclaimed Wishbon...

Bought by WLPR , WEAA, Spokane Public Radio, Prairie Public, KRPS and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
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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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Blues America Christmas special featuring guests Biscuit Miller, Jerry Lawson and a live in-studio performance by the indie-blues band Sonorous of ...

Bought by WJAB, KMUW, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WEAA, WSGE and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
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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
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This hour of The Roadhouse is a pretty diverse hour. I’ve got straight-up blues, a rootsy set, and a set of classic Chess recordings to celebrate L...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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Ronnie Baker Brooks is from blues royalty and has three successful contemporary blues albums under his belt produced by the legendary Minnesota bas...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Public Radio East, Spokane Public Radio, KSRQ, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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I’ve got another broad hour of blues with a pretty big variety of styles. There’s some contemporary blues, a little blues rock, an acoustic set, an...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Oct 23, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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In this hour of The Roadhouse, I bounce back and forth between two real hot spots of blues: Chicago and San Francisco. I’ve got a lot of artists th...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Oct 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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Sugar Ray and the Bluetones are consistent as can be. This time, the East Coast-based blues band fronted by harmonica man extraordinaire/vocalist R...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUW, Public Radio East, Spokane Public Radio, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
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This is another hour of The Roadhouse that just doesn’t slow down. And, it’s a little heavier than usual with some great female blues artists, to b...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Oct 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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Once again, I've got a pretty big variety of blues, fitting together a bunch of puzzle pieces to shape a coherent picture. Lil' Ed & The Blues Impe...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Sep 24, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2