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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...
- Added: Sep 21, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
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
In this first of a two-part series, Dred-Scott Keyes interviews winners of the 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Awards David W. Blight, author of "American Ora...
- Added: Aug 26, 2012
- Length: 56:00
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...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
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...
- Added: Aug 04, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
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,...
- Added: Jul 27, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
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,...
- Added: Jul 21, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
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...
- Added: Jul 13, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
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...
- Added: Jul 07, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
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...
- Added: Jul 01, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 6
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...
- Added: Jun 03, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
We profile three classic albums from the 1960s rediscovery period -- "Down South Summit Meetin'" by Big Joe Williams, Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terr...
- Added: May 27, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, it's two hours of pure electric Blues guitar hedonism. We've pulled out a bunch of our favorite records that al...
- Added: May 20, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 5
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...
- Added: May 11, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
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 ...
- Added: May 10, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
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,...
- Added: Apr 27, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
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...
- Added: Apr 20, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
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...
- Added: Apr 13, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
A review of the Rwandan genocide drama.
- Added: Apr 12, 2012
- Length: 01:59
We aim the spotlight on one of the most famous independent record labels of all time — Chess Records. Officially founded in 1950, we take a concent...
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KHNS, and KTRL
- Added: Apr 07, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we aim the spotlight on two fine LPs that came out on the Takoma label back in 1980, all recorded in Chicago in...
- Added: Mar 31, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
Ron Carter is an icon of jazz. He has played his bass on more than 2000 albums. His name, however, is most vividly linked with Miles Davis. Carte...
- Added: Mar 16, 2012
- Length: 07:27
- Purchases: 2
We pay tribute to the great Nashville label, Excello, which issued some superb early '50s R&B, and also the legendary Louisiana Swamp Blues of Slim...
- Added: Mar 09, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
Join us for Part 2 of our extended tribute to blues guitarist Willie Johnson. Once called the linchpin of Howlin' Wolf's band, Willie and the Wolf ...
- Added: Mar 02, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
Perhaps one of the most underrated blues guitarists of all time, Willie Johnson is best known for his incendiary, firebrand work with Howlin' Wolf....
- Added: Feb 17, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3