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Join us as we take a look back at some of our favorite moments from 2016. In a year filled with highlights, great blues, and a bunch of good music,...
- Added: Jan 14, 2017
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we dig into some of the great recordings made by Mike Vernon's Blue Horizon label during the 1960s. This time we’ll be focusing on some ...
- Added: Jan 02, 2017
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we explore some of the rarest of the rare — John Tefteller's legendary collection of Paramount 78s. One of the most important blues labe...
- Added: Nov 28, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
Featuring the new albums" #knowingishalfthebattle" from Orrin Evans and "The Truth Of What I Am > The Narcissist" from George Burton
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Royalton Community Radio, WRGY, KKRN, WMHT and more
- Added: Nov 09, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 14
Jazz on the pan flute from Damian Draghici, who is also a member of the Parliament of the European Union
Bought by WRGY, KKRN, WMHT, GCR (Global Community Radio), 90.5 WSNC and more
- Added: Oct 19, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 14
Blues Unlimited #304 - Goin' Down To Eli's: Robert Nighthawk & Friends, Live on Maxwell Street, 1964
From: Steve c/o Ernest FranzSeries: Blues Unlimited
If you like your blues raw and gritty, then join us as we head down to Maxwell Street. That’s where filmmaker Mike Shea went with his cameras in 19...
- Added: Oct 04, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we dig through the remains of the Parkway label, a Chicago independent who was only in business for a short time during the first few mo...
- Added: Sep 20, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us for our annual gospel show! Guest host Brother Hawkins will lead us on a journey down to Memphis and the Hill Country, to hear music from M...
- Added: Sep 02, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we take a trip down to the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola — once called the worst prison in America. John and Alan Loma...
Bought by KPIP-LP
- Added: Aug 06, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 1
As a composer and a horn player, Archie Shepp is a consummate innovator, never ceasing to push music forward.
Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more
- Added: Jul 06, 2016
- Length: 02:57
- Purchases: 12
Join us for the start of a new series, dedicated to the great song writers of the blues. Our first installment pays tribute to Leroy Carr, who wrot...
- Added: Jun 23, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
The spotlight is on vibraphonist Warren Wolf, his new album "Convergence," and other recent projects featuring him.
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WRGY, KKRN, WMHT, KCMJ Community Radio and more
- Added: Jun 15, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 15
Join us as we start a new series, "The Keepers of the Flame." Designed to spotlight individuals who've made extraordinary contributions to the worl...
- Added: May 19, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we spotlight three classic slabs of vinyl from the golden years of the 1960s Blues Revival. We’ll hear selections from "Mississippi Blue...
- Added: May 01, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we venture down to Louisiana, for some five-star slabs of vinyl! We’ll hear selections from "Rooster Blues" by Lightnin’ Slim, "Raining ...
- Added: Mar 24, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
On this moving and unforgettable episode of Blues Unlimited, we’re going on a journey back in time — to hear the haunting, timeless worksongs of me...
- Added: Mar 10, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we take a look at Big Bear Records — one of England's oldest independent labels — and the 1973 and '74 American Blues Legends tours. We’...
- Added: Jan 27, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we take a look back at some of our favorite moments from 2015. In a year filled with highlights, great blues, and a bunch of good music,...
- Added: Jan 16, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we continue our in-depth look at the blues in Memphis, from early 1928. This time, we’ll take a look at the recordings made by the OKeh ...
- Added: Jan 07, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we continue our look at the blues in Memphis, this time from early 1928. We’ll hear recordings made for Victor by Cannon’s Jug Stompers,...
- Added: Dec 13, 2015
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we get into our time machine, and go back to the year 1927, to take a look at the very beginnings of the blues in Memphis. We’ll hear cl...
- Added: Nov 17, 2015
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us for another installment of "The Legends of Bluesville," as we aim the spotlight on the city of Indianapolis. Home to a once-thriving musica...
- Added: Oct 29, 2015
- Length: 01:58:59
interview and songs from Joanna Pascale, who has a new album called "Wildflower."
- Added: Oct 21, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 12
Join us as we celebrate "The Sweethearts of Decca," with a program dedicated to just the ladies. Our inspiration comes from the "The Decca Blues Bo...
- Added: Oct 13, 2015
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us for an extra special program of stories and songs collected from Parchman Farm, one of the most notorious prisons in the United States. Asi...
- Added: Sep 08, 2015
- Length: 01:58:59