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Caption: Illustration of Smiley Lewis by William Stout. His recording of “I Hear You Knocking” was one of the biggest number two hits of the early 1950s.
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, join us as we pay tribute to a remarkable collection of records that all have one thing in common — they were a...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
International guitar thumbpicking champion and songwriting humorist Shane Adkins performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Two Grammy Award winning old time musicians and an up and coming folk/blues sensation perform live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park Craft Villag...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Guitar legend Merle Travis performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. A performance by Merle’s son, Grammy awar...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Unique Grammy nominated Louisiana alternative Zydeco band “The Lost Bayou Ramblers” perform live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain V...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Old time acoustic blues legend Roy Book Binder performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Alternative folk duo “Hoot and Holler” performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with the tal...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Illustration of Son House by R. Crumb; Lightnin’ Hopkins by William Stout.
On this special edition of Blues Unlimited, join us as two legendary musicians, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Son House, tell us about their lives in story...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Recorded in May 1952, “Juke” became a huge number one hit for Little Walter, when it climbed to the top of the R&B charts later that year.
Join us as we put the Checker label in the spotlight. Started by Phil and Leonard Chess as a subsidiary imprint in 1952, Checker issued some specta...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Dean Rathje
Dean Rathje's research into the early recorded blues leads him to the work of artists like Blind Boy Fuller, Geeshie Wiley, and Mississippi John Hu...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2017
  • Length: 53:35
Caption: Dean Rathje, Blues Singer producer
Dean Rathje’s “Blues Singer: Hour One” features contemporary renditions of works first created by nine blues artists. Brief histories of the blues ...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2017
  • Length: 56:11
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Dean Rathje's "Ballad Singer, Hour Two" contains 12 choice ballads, ranging from the Child Ballads of old Europe to the cowboy ballads of America.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2017
  • Length: 54:48
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Hour One of the program "Ballad Singer" features 11 original interpretations of old ballads, most of them to be found in the Child Ballads collecti...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2017
  • Length: 54:38
Caption: Third & Beale: According to some, the epicenter of the Blues Universe.
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
Caption: Blue Horizon often featured striking and distinctive album covers, such as this one for Bukka White’s “Memphis Hot Shots” LP.
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
Caption: Scotty Moore with Elivis
This special mix features another gathering of the many artists, actors, musicians, comedians and celebrities who left us in 2016--from Muhammad Al...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Dec 23, 2016
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
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The Harmonizing vocals of The Boswell Sisters and The Mills Brothers were inspired by the turn of the century barbershop quartets.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 01, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: One of the rare 78s from the collection of John Tefteller. Courtesy of Blues Images.
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
Caption: One of the Maxwell Street regulars, Blind Arvella Gray. Photo by Vivian Maier, 1967.
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
Caption: One of the high-water marks of Chicago Blues, “Rollin’ And Tumblin’” by Muddy Waters, Little Walter, and Baby Face Leroy.
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
Caption: Irving Berlin
Here is a selection of songs from the early years of jazz that had longevity. Their popularity lasted for decades.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 06, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Featured on this program, the Rev. Robert Wilkins and his epic masterpiece, “The Prodigal Son.” Illustration by William Stout.
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
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Interactive media means bringing in the least and most uncommon denominators so to do interactive radio, it's gotta be really simple. Especially S...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2016
  • Length: 02:55:53
Caption: Photographer Unknown
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
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Comedian, banjo prodigy, Grand Old Opry star and HeeHaw alum Mike Snider performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkans...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 58:59