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Although the origin of the blues cannot be precisely known, it’s generally understood to have evolved in the Mississippi delta, just north of New O...
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- Added: Jul 02, 2021
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 1
On today's program we honor Bayard Rustin, one of the most central figures in the African American struggle for Civil Rights and Freedom. Rustin wa...
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- Added: Jun 09, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Journalist, author and documentary filmmaker Jason Berry joins Gwen with fascinating stories and characters populating New Orleans’ cultural and mu...
- Added: Jun 04, 2021
- Length: 52:00
Lowell Fulson was a blues icon with a great history and is still an influence today to many blues musicians.
- Added: Mar 17, 2021
- Length: 59:47
In the years between 1915 and 1970 almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to northern and western cities seeking freedo...
- Added: Mar 04, 2021
- Length: 29:00
The first electric Blues artist to use a Fender Stratocaster given to him by Leo Fender himself.
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- Added: Mar 02, 2021
- Length: 59:14
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The number of Black-owned farms has drastically declined since the 1920s, and now make up less than two percent of total U.S. farmland. In this epi...
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- Added: Feb 12, 2021
- Length: 21:23
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Recorded at Decca Studios late one night into the early morning hours in 1947, three Chicago musicians reminisced their former times in early 20th ...
- Added: Feb 12, 2021
- Length: 01:52:28
Some historical recordings from another era.
- Added: Jan 20, 2021
- Length: 58:58
A revisit to a great album by Buddy Guy recorded in 2001.
- Added: Jan 20, 2021
- Length: 59:54
Blues music has been his world most of his life.
- Added: Jan 20, 2021
- Length: 57:23
A Bluesman who plays gospel as well as blues.
- Added: Jan 20, 2021
- Length: 59:58
In 1978, Tim Jenkin was charged under South Africa’s Terrorism Act for disseminating anti-apartheid material, and sentenced to 12 years in prison. ...
- Added: Dec 16, 2020
- Length: 29:22
A classic rocker's take on some songs of Muddy Waters.
Bought by WLPR
- Added: Nov 30, 2020
- Length: 59:58
- Purchases: 1
Super Chikin' and Terry "Harmonica" Bean from Mississippi
- Added: Nov 30, 2020
- Length: 58:58
A collection of Blues songs that have relevance to current issues in 2020
- Added: Aug 18, 2020
- Length: 59:13
A diverse artist, Kevin Moore (Keb' Mo') is a true star in the world of music.
- Added: Jul 17, 2020
- Length: 59:57
A virtual trip back in time to November 21st, 1964 to Chicago's Regal Theater to hear B.B. King
- Added: Jul 14, 2020
- Length: 59:49
A career spanning 50 years, Robert Cray is a major mainstay in the world of Blues music.
- Added: May 28, 2020
- Length: 59:58
Excello Records was Nashville's first Blues label
- Added: May 21, 2020
- Length: 59:38
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
A great album from 1999. The album is "Double Shot" by Snooky Pryor and Mel Brown.
- Added: May 10, 2020
- Length: 59:06
The Year 2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of one of the best magazines on African-American Blues Tradition. This episode honors and congratulates th...
- Added: Apr 24, 2020
- Length: 59:56
The First band to be recorded for the Alligator Records label.
- Added: Apr 24, 2020
- Length: 57:40
Knowledge, creativity, charisma, and endless energy are just a few qualities that make a good musical leader. If the leader can also arrange and co...
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- Added: Apr 23, 2020
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
