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This Week In The Blues: Dec 15 - Dec 21, 2024
15 Dec 2024
00:10:17
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Dec 15 - Dec 21, 2024.
Some of the highlights include New Orleans piano legend Professor Longhair, the “Devil's Son In Law" Peetie Wheatstraw, and the one and only Lonnie Brooks.
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Professor Longhair & The Meters - "Big Chief" - https://youtu.be/I09FChrTDJw?si=OdrECanwZTXqt9Tj
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Dec 8 - Dec 14, 2024.
Some of the highlights include harmonica blues legend Junior Wells, the original hound dog, Big Mama Thornton, and STAX records.
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Junior Wells - "Messin' With The Kid" - https://youtu.be/cWTieCjUhVw?si=4nfT5iYO0g6P6V1-
Big Mama Thornton - "Hound Dog" - https://youtu.be/BmpwvxW0gW0?si=INSClwLOh_E8mT1s
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Oct 6 - Oct 12, 2024.
Some of the highlights include the1969 BB King recording of "The Thrill is Gone", Delta blues singer and guitarist "Mississippi" Joe Callicott, and blues musician and instrument maker Lonnie Pitchford.
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B.B. King - "The Thrill Is Gone [Crossroads 2010]" - https://youtu.be/SgXSomPE_FY?si=MwVGllUS5RlvNYs-
Mississippi Joe Callicott - "Lost My Money in Jim Kinnane's" - https://youtu.be/hU2mrrSE5Fw?si=JPbvfityaMxiTojB
Lonnie Pitchford - "National Down Home Blues Festival" - https://youtu.be/sSrIZevf44Q?si=SJWGExOk9418ZrEi
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Sept 29 - Oct 5, 2024.
Some of the highlights include Texas Blues Maestro Joe "Guitar" Hughes, Blues immortal Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Chicago blues harmonica great Billy Branch.
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Joe Guitar Hughes - "Stuff like that" - https://youtu.be/6AY1dy9sFJo?si=rQ8yb9eSFO_tx7L0
Stevie Ray Vaughan - "Texas Flood (Live at the El Mocambo)" - https://youtu.be/KC5H9P4F5Uk?si=ysX51qx3H6E9vcBk
Billy Branch plays the blues on the harmonica on Windy City LIVE - https://youtu.be/C6MqaSNrq28?si=gowi0u4NrnYjumeo
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Sept 22 - Sept 28, 2024.
Some of the highlights include Mississippi Juke Joint Legend Roosevelt “Booba” Barns, Chicago blues guitarist Mighty Joe Young, and blues legend Blind Lemon Jefferson.
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Roosevelt Booba Barnes in Oxford, Mississippi 1983 - "I'm going back home" & "Bluebird" - https://youtu.be/mDVEQEYySuw?si=BD7letTW7AMj2pam
1970s Chicago Blues, Mighty Joe Young - https://youtu.be/JM9C193vsf4?si=Uksm1IYuKUbjnOem
Blind Lemon Jefferson "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" - https://youtu.be/8RywZxWuWrU?si=G5TqCFvRLAOFb3M8
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Sept 15 - Sept 21, 2024.
Some of the highlights include "The King of the Blues", B.B. King, Chicago blues harp maestro, Snooky Pryor, and blues guitarist Jesse Ed Davis who played with the likes of Eric Clapton, John Lennon, and George Harrison.
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BB King at Konserthuset in Stockholm 1974 - https://youtu.be/MhgyfSfTm0w?si=JnfBDYXffXgg09Hd
Snooky Pryor- "Rollin' And Tumblin'" - https://youtu.be/9U9sh-gDk6A?si=LXuS4tmon_krmTEu
Jesse Ed Davis (Rumble documentary clip) - https://youtu.be/8RywZxWuWrU?si=G5TqCFvRLAOFb3M8
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Sept 8 - Sept 14, 2024.
Some of the highlights include harmonica player Harmonica Fats, the blues guitarist who influenced both Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy, Guitar Shorty, and blues master Charles Brown.
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Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:
Harmonica Fats - "Tore Up (Over You)" - https://youtu.be/XJAy4zw4O2M?si=1ttUpfH_BrPOGmnk
Guitar Shorty "Born Under a Bad Sign" - https://youtu.be/HWK64DK4oSs?si=491gf4rM-7E6I94N
Charles Brown - "Drifting Blues" - https://youtu.be/qx6qsLMYLdc?si=jkXVk-eQGlLRG_QQ
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Sept 1 - Sept 7, 2024.
Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues guitarist & mandolin player Floyd Council, blues guitarist Freddie King, and Chicago-based blues pianist Sunnyland Slim.
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Memphis Slim & Sonny Boy Williamson (live in Europe) - https://youtu.be/PWx4N0FMoXY?si=3eDNkYLvK4-10EwH
Freddie King - "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" - https://youtu.be/mE9H1bW-zQ4?si=UDtb9F0V4mO6jjXq
Sunnyland Slim - "Everytime I Get To Drinkin' (Live Video - 1969)" - https://youtu.be/p2Gbwe-SgTc?si=RWcudwJ_Vw3RX4bG
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Aug 25 - Aug 31, 2024.
Some of the highlights include blues shouter Jimmy Rushing, one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950s Dinah Washington, and Chicago-based blues singer and guitarist Joanna Connor.
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Jimmy Rushing w Dizzie Gillespie Quintet - "Blues After Dark" - https://youtu.be/ijiNEBDxxyg?si=0KXlbRCT2gKjsnsb
Dinah Washington - 1958 Newport Jazz Festival - "All of Me" - https://youtu.be/AxrbSlWweQk?si=AeCi7NshTLnMOcn8
Joanna Connor and The Wrecking Crew - "Walking Blues" - https://youtu.be/0gadAdD4yVQ?si=RvoSB-kMG-eQ9Lcm
M For Mississippi - https://youtu.be/9vECArwtqhc?si=htEuHBVK2rQxx5oW
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Aug 18 - Aug 24, 2024.
Some of the highlights include the King of the Boogie John Lee Hooker, blues legend Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, and Canadian blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer and songwriter Big Dave McLean.
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John Lee Hooker - "Boom Boom (Live Video)" - https://youtu.be/72p9TTkoymY?si=MLbnbxZjHdKzJGna
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - "1973 (Live Video and Interview)" - https://youtu.be/1xjCqx5FxWg?si=cWaG9erUV9Vg-l4p
Big Dave McLean - "Muddy Waters For President (Live in studio)" - https://youtu.be/0gadAdD4yVQ?si=RvoSB-kMG-eQ9Lcm
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Aug 11 - Aug 17, 2024.
Some of the highlights include blues pioneer singer and guitarist "Crying" Sam Collins, blues guitar great Roy Gaines, and blues guitar giant Son Seals.
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Crying Sam Collins - "Lonesome Road Blues" - https://youtu.be/fTgTCmKPirI?si=WnmDNC84Q5EPWC3n
Roy Gaines - "Dat Dat De Dum Dum" - https://youtu.be/ZaJRBs1wpjo?si=hKbBOmFm7z6fz0z9
Son Seals - "On My Knees" - https://youtu.be/dlaIdSD64T0?si=FpF9MbKZW9ukVO37
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Aug 4 - Aug 10, 2024.
Some of the highlights include Elmore James historic recording of 'Dust My Broom', bluesman Magic Slim, and the one and only Leo Fender.
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Elmore James - "Dust My Broom" - https://youtu.be/5jcGY7NbaQw?si=dSFuaU6E8ee0nRTd
Magic Slim And The Tear Drops - "I'm A Blues Man" - https://youtu.be/1HDS3jkPO3c?si=I1KyRf2476mgHqUo
Mamie Smith - "Crazy Blues" - https://youtu.be/OiJrBgbwsJw?si=Z9QIGuRMH9nIaDYR
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Dec 1 - Dec 7, 2024.
Some of the highlights include blues harp player Sonny Boy Williamson II, the day Muddy Waters recorded his version of "Got My Mojo Working", and blues and boogie-woogie pianist Blind John Davis.
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Sonny Boy Williamson - "Nine Below Zero" 1963 - https://youtu.be/JO88meallgA?si=1Cv-DqJKKJuo1GLn
Muddy Waters - "Got My Mojo Workin'" - https://youtu.be/8hEYwk0bypY?si=x_EI74WpO4yjyW_L
Larry Davis - "Texas Flood" - https://youtu.be/boulE-ihcoY?si=U9QUHroTNpkbdr6p
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 21 - July 27, 2024.
Some of the highlights include legendary bluesman Floyd Jones, blues guitarist "Swamp Fox" Tony Joe White, a pioneer of country blues, guitarist Sylvester Weaver, and blues singer Alberta Adams.
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Tony Joe White - "Polk Salad Annie" - https://youtu.be/JyXHxh3Sye0?si=a6e7908hTxNSl6x4
Champion Jack Dupree "Chicken Shack Blues" 1964 - https://youtu.be/kVCsSzWoV7g?si=j4hfKII1iLBozTIr
Alberta Adams - "Detroit Is My Home" - https://youtu.be/DIeY7J9kjg0?si=MQdfoVebg2_dTWqD
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 14 - 20, 2024.
Some of the highlights include blues musician Washboard Sam Brown, soul and blues star Denise LaSalle, one of my favorite blues guitarist Johnny Burgin, and Chicago blues guitarist Buster Benton.
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 7 - 13, 2024.
Some of the highlights include blues piano maestro Pinetop Perkins, blues guitarist Blind Boy Fuller, one of my favorite guitarists Charlie Baty, and Chicago blues pianist Barrelhouse Chuck.
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Blind Boy Fuller - "Truckin' My Blues Away" - https://youtu.be/x10BgiKaLcw?si=neXO3...
Little Charlie Baty Guitar Lesson (Part 1) - https://youtu.be/h0aW4j3uhmc?si=enlHb...
Documentry On Chicago Blues Piano Player Barrelhouse Chuck - https://youtu.be/9Cpnnd9k6iY?si=223Ze...
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 30 - July 6, 2024.
Some of the highlights include Chicago producer, songwriter, bassist, and singer Willie Dixon, Blues harp player James Cotton, New Orleans blues and boogie-woogie pianist "Champion Jack" Dupree, and the unluckiest musician in New Orleans, rhythm & blues singer and guitarist Smiley Lewis.
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Willie Dixon - Awesome Bass Playing - https://youtu.be/qVgoWQuK7qE?si=rCsXXlLYA_T1BLRF
James Cotton - "Rocket 88" - https://youtu.be/XTDpsOY2dX4?si=1EZLHfb-FpxcA690
Champion Jack Dupree "Chicken Shack Blues" 1964 - https://youtu.be/kVCsSzWoV7g?si=j4hfKII1iLBozTIr
Smiley Lewis - "I Hear You Knockin'" - https://youtu.be/DIeY7J9kjg0?si=MQdfoVebg2_dTWqD
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June June 23 - June 29, 2024.
Some of the highlights include Delta blues musician T-Model Ford, Blues singer and pianist "St. Louis" Jimmy Oden, Blues guitar great Big Bill Broonzy, and someone who played and traveled with Jobert Johnson, David Honeyboy Edwards .
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T-Model Ford - "Sallie Mae" - https://youtu.be/FOIU9l4WiuQ?si=FQ740k6hnRI-ojKG
St. Louis Jimmy - "Goin' Down Slow" - https://youtu.be/dADLcAzcoI4?si=E47GHtNTRwph64Gh
Big Bill Broonzy - "Hey Hey" - https://youtu.be/_2Npu8KFsIY?si=DroltZZ_rMO6i5jA
David Honeyboy Edwards - "Gamblin Man" - https://youtu.be/pXsEU7zGHM4?si=ykbZk-eOjtej0DeP
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 16 - June 22, 2024.
Some of the highlights include The Blues Brothers film debut, the song "Love with a Feeling" by Tampa Red, St. Louis blues pioneer Herman "Ace" Wallace, and swamp blues harmonica great Lazy Lester.
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Blues Brothers - "Sweet Home Chicago" - https://youtu.be/m0zyuc_2UVg?si=1KO4_Qz6k5gwJ7kt
Tampa Red - "Love With A Feeling" - https://youtu.be/q75N_PqqebE?si=k7ShGbR8v0SF58Ge
Bennie Smith and Ace Wallace - https://youtu.be/OayOfTHCAFw?si=rmyCxPrdhsAF7dmz
Lazy Lester: They Call Me Lazy - Live from Lafayette (2014) - https://youtu.be/J7mgL8x_bxk?si=Tn82FBRhvrLBOMF8
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 9 - June 15, 2024.
Some of the highlights include Skip James, the best-known proponent of the Bentonia school of blues, Jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor Les Paul, The one and only Howlin Wolf, and blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
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Skip James - "Hard Times Killing Floor Blues, American Folk and Blues Festival, Cologne Oct. 9, 1967" - https://youtu.be/mYALBzfY5QY?si=2kzmTHK1vgMi6sk4
Les Paul & Mary Ford Show - "World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" - https://youtu.be/7iGXP_UBog4?si=UEGPLpkjlLIuuczT
Howlin' Wolf - "Smokestack Lightning" Live 1964 - https://youtu.be/HTDjD_UdJYs?si=2k6VPZ-4qd_FstVD
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - "BLUE ON BLACK" - https://youtu.be/amf74JUEtn4?si=HzifEmiotfJ4cgtN
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 2 - June 8, 2024.
Some of the highlights include blues pianist and guitarist Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston, Chicago blues guitarist Jimmy Rogers, blues harmonica player James Harman, and slide guitar master Derek Trucks.
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Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston - "Intro / Pie In The Sky (1984)" - https://youtu.be/B7BHM_GF_T4?si=cV9xHizcvJAGGv7x
Jimmy Rogers with Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - "Left Me With A Broken Heart" - https://youtu.be/M9wM2qtAz-8?si=ulTxWXUrXnotSfyK
James Harman and Kid Ramos - "Tony Holidays Porch Sessions" - https://youtu.be/WzR96B4BMBA?si=8Civrq3F-BKPIMkx
The MASTER of Blues Slide Guitar - Derek Trucks - https://youtu.be/3I2jnA8L4xU?si=PgdMiCDVBQQWKpT7
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 26 - June 1, 2024.
Some of the highlights include blues diva Mamie Smith, jump blues pioneer and innovator T-Bone Walker, Chicago blues artist Lazy Bill Lucas , and blues keyboardist Lafayette Leake.
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Mamie Smith - "Crazy Blues" - https://youtu.be/OiJrBgbwsJw?si=76lSGh16vexqtsGW
T-Bone Walker w/ Jazz At The Philharmonic - "Live in UK 1966" - https://youtu.be/pFqK6PBq-hA?si=l4I6s7wEkZ4gBfDM
Lazy Bill Lucas - "Don't Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes at Me" - https://youtu.be/O0vjH2IQ2Ys?si=08nmeQu1WGa7xNFp
Lafayette Leake bends notes on the piano - https://youtu.be/h2oDmEb6qfo?si=xrv2LiEUtRtMs8hf
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 19 - May 25, 2024.
Some of the highlights include blues guitarist Jimmy Thackery, jump blues singer Billy Wright, blues and jazz pianist Abie “Boogaloo” Ames, and Muddy Waters records "Manish Boy” .
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Jimmy Thackery - "Hobart's Blues" - https://youtu.be/zJZ7uWaMufE?si=_HfOWkcC5Jb3usiW
Billy Wright - "Don´t You Want a Man Like Me" - https://youtu.be/V0AVpR_XfZw?si=dx_tSRPDd4c0MXsf
Muddy Waters - "Mannish Boy (Live)" - https://youtu.be/2QoBR-F3tp4?si=_VCoSAKLFBoSfszo
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Nov 24 - Nov 30, 2024.
Some of the highlights include Chicago blues guitarist Jimmy Johnson, The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall, and Briefcase Full of Blues, the debut album by The Blues Brothers.
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Jimmy Johnson - "Cold Cold Feeling" (Biscuits and Blues - SanFrancisco) - https://youtu.be/BEx1p5iLmYw?si=rGj7m6tiblREZ5yN
John Mayall - "The Train" (1970) - https://youtu.be/K_DOnKJ232M?si=XBrxcycxI7HZxIj9
Blues Brothers - "Soul Man" (SNL) - https://youtu.be/SCRrXZP8b0I?si=0ZQrGhRcyEtwp4Wk
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 12 - May 18, 2024.
Some of the highlights include blues harmonica virtuoso Little Walter, blues shouter Big Joe Turner, blues maestro Taj Mahal, and the day that late night talk show host Johnny Carson and his bandleader Doc Severinsen wear fake beards in honor of ZZ Top.
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Little Walter - "Juke" - https://youtu.be/3J3eGUATzaY?si=KPQiKxnA51-5JtOy
Big Joe Turner - "Boogie Woogie Country Girl" - https://youtu.be/CiCiVBlZtz4?si=tISCgYFcyPrlUFP0
ZZ Top - "First Appearance on Live Television | Carson Tonight Show" - https://youtu.be/fjNm4Axtol8?si=xKMF24i0uohROgQQ
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 5 - May 11, 2024.
Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues singer and guitarist Blind Willie McTell, delta guitar legend Robert Johnson, blues guitarist Kansas Joe McCoy, and blues rock guitarist Joe Bonnamassa.
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Robert Johnson - "Crossroad" - https://youtu.be/Yd60nI4sa9A?si=AanmDDvZcy3NafNv
Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie - "When the Levee Breaks" - https://youtu.be/4eRvD3x1RIs?si=OAae7iHkUznbKRAo
Joe Bonamassa Official - "Going Down" - Live at the Greek Theatre - https://youtu.be/S79d6DZwPQQ?si=FMyhHLtJ5tUgfMl8
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2024.
Some of the highlights include Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush, slide guitarist Homesick James, Chicago blues guitarist Jimmy Lee Robinson, also known as Lonesome Lee, and The "Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", and "Soul Brother No. 1", none other than James Brown.
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Otis Rush - "I`Cant Quit You Baby" - https://youtu.be/Uy2tEP3I3DM?si=-2pSJ_RsQXxxDJty
Homesick James and the Aces - "Dust My Broom 1970 France Live Video" - https://youtu.be/pTbD99oozb0?si=iTlzqPHzMiug9i2z
Lonesome Lee - "Lonely Travelin' " - https://youtu.be/4eRvD3x1RIs?si=OAae7iHkUznbKRAo
James Brown on Ed Sullivan - "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" - "I Feel Good" - https://youtu.be/gJgkuyJ8NLo?si=zqG-Sio292Dd9RWk
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 21 - April 27, 2024.
Some of the highlights include The Blues Brothers, The "Mother of the Blues" Ma Rainey, blues guitarist Albert King, and boogie-woogie piano player Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport.
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Blues Brothers - "Soul Man" - SNL - https://youtu.be/FTWH1Fdkjow?si=aNyQxRjdDp3oDKBw
'Ma' Rainey - "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" - https://youtu.be/cph7qZoE5d8?si=NG-aVhjDBJGlibRK
Albert King - "Blues Power" - 9/23/1970 - Fillmore East - https://youtu.be/k3EPnlGiCuU?si=DO-2CDKFDUnynrkl
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 14 - April 20, 2024.
Some of the highlights include soul blues singer to Mighty Sam McClain, the "Empress of the Blues", Bessie Smith, Chicago blues guitarist Byther Smith, and delta blues harmonica player Frank Frost.
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Mighty Sam McClain - "I'm Tired of These Blues" - https://youtu.be/MTdozEmP8LY?si=KpkrVxWxBEWz22sV
Bessie Smith - "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" - https://youtu.be/kxTyV_cBz7o?si=SsEA0tuHUp43kqRZ
Byther Smith - "Hold that Train" - https://youtu.be/k3EPnlGiCuU?si=DO-2CDKFDUnynrkl
Frank Frost - "Everything's Alright" - https://youtu.be/6BqhWdf9EuQ?si=bxxS6aGA7wQIM0QJ
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 7 - April 13, 2024, 2024.
Some of the highlights include singing legend Billie Holiday, Chicago blues guitarist Louis 'Mr Bo' Collins, the original table rocker himself, Chicago blues guitarist "Hound Dog" Taylor, and blues singer Shemekia Copeland.
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Billie Holiday - "Strange Fruit" Live 1959 - https://youtu.be/-DGY9HvChXk?si=Bdilt-6Qfvfiohw1
Louis "Mr. Bo" Collins - "Born In The Country" - https://youtu.be/eIo2BZ-wMqE?si=dBaXO_VVLLKhgYwQ
Hound Dog Taylor - "Shake Your Money Maker" live 1967 - https://youtu.be/WT5vkGyNvCk?si=1aD30Igni2Rh4yjI
Shemekia Copeland - "Married To The Blues" - https://youtu.be/_QeNxdCGUwo?si=l7avskLCvPlf72p8
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 31 - April 6, 2024.
Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues guitarist and singer Etta Baker, West Coast blues guitarist Lowell Fulson, Texas pianist Amos Milburn, and blues legend McKinley Morganfield, who you probably know as Muddy Waters.
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Amos Milburn - "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer" - https://youtu.be/RZrP18m0lFo?si=8cLtWZncgDsUekcj
Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones - Baby Please Don't Go - Live At Checkerboard Lounge - https://youtu.be/z3Or7huOK7o?si=chp6Gads1tNf3rdv
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 24 – March 30, 2024
Some of the highlights include Louisiana blues and rhythm-and-blues guitarist Boogie Bill Webb, the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, Austin's own blues guitarist and singer Sue Foley, and blues guitarist Eric Clapton.
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Boogie Bill Web & Roosevelt Holts "Drinking & Stinking" - https://youtu.be/s2ZFR_RmXc8?si=8w61AgLoYTO8rZOt
Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Live at Kennedy Center Honors) - https://youtu.be/qz2efshhuq4?si=en5o1jh9Yl9AWDy5
Sue Foley - "Live at the Levitt!" - https://www.youtube.com/live/_KdurNhaCDk?si=7l0HLxgvixMgiOLE
Eric Clapton - "Groaning the Blues" - https://youtu.be/vKFN78ksSa8?si=w-77b5xw7pTtRCrk
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 17 – March 23, 2024.
Some of the highlights include blues guitarist and juke joint legend Willie King, the one and only Sister Rosetta Tharpe, founding member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds Jimmie Vaughan, and blues guitarist Son House.
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Willie King at Bettie's Place - https://youtu.be/3srCrVIee9c?si=GjD7O-3DeRvvl4I-
"The Godmother of Rock & Roll Sister Rosetta Tharpe" - https://youtu.be/KWB_1OBWskU?si=aU-EsS70eRB8nA76
Son House - "Death Letter Blues" - https://youtu.be/NdgrQoZHnNY?si=RIZDWD_MctA4rnFq
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 10 - March 16, 2024.
Some of the highlights include blues guitarist Ronnie Earl, swamp blues giant Lightnin' Slim, one of the first of the Blues Divas Clara Smith, and blues guitarist "Lightnin'" Hopkins.
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Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters - "The Big Train" - https://youtu.be/ki3QwnLrVBA?si=MIL6VL9itjWwj9Kd
Lightnin' Slim - "Mean Ole Lonesome Train" - https://youtu.be/tO0TBiMrCns?si=_M1c2mwh1PHr9_i7
Clara Smith - "Freight Train Blues" - https://youtu.be/fvx_1o0eJ2w?si=0WyllBxyUnNne6Mz
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - "Mojo Hand" - https://youtu.be/zkYFfVJuGvo?si=6ffu_fllcXLimhuz
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Nov 17 - Nov 23, 2024.
Some of the highlights include Louisiana native and Cajun blues guitar maestro Tab Benoit, blues legend R.L. Burnside, and the Voodoo man himself, New Orleans own Dr. John.
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Tab Benoit - "Night Train" Live At Telluride Blues & Brews Festival - https://youtu.be/G6zbOFZO24k?si=AEVYLPAqK44UlwV3
R.L. Burnside - "See My Jumper Hanging On the Line" - https://youtu.be/K_DOnKJ232M?si=XBrxcycxI7HZxIj9
Dr. John - "Such a Night" - https://youtu.be/SCRrXZP8b0I?si=0ZQrGhRcyEtwp4Wk
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 3 - March 9, 2024.
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Back to this episode. Some of the highlights include guitar genius Willie Johnson, Chicago blues guitarist John Primer, Bukka White recorded "Fixin' to Die Blues" in Chicago, and country blues maestro Mississippi John Hurt
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Howling Wolf - "How Many More Years" (original 1951 version with Willie Johnson) - https://youtu.be/5QDXV_aatKU?si=ScVIvUSFSuMn1F1J
John Primer - "She Do The Right Thing All Of The Time" - https://youtu.be/qj1SA4ltsx0?si=Hqak6rWDkXjTPl4g
Bukka White - "Fixin' to Die Blues" - https://youtu.be/WCRQhDiNrJk?si=FIGtsC1UD8hp4UOb
Mississippi John Hurt - "You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley" - https://youtu.be/85BvT5X6WSo?si=ihnuRZ0nj5kAI8dQ
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This Week In The Blues: February 25 - March 02, 2024
26 Feb 2024
00:05:48
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 25 - March 02, 2024
Some of the highlights include “The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues” Ida Cox, Bo Diddley receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys, Chicago born boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, and Irish Blues Guitar Maestro Rory Gallagher.
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Ida Cox - "One Hour Mama" - https://youtu.be/jzJUFeSx51A?si=97B8VLjdG5IcqV_S
Bo Diddley - "Who Do You Love?" - https://youtu.be/eoTPhGvawl0?si=kFiZrmNXgHxapuCI
Albert Ammons - "Swanee River Boogie" - https://youtu.be/8Tyg5SJDpiQ?si=3ef0TwD7L61W1prj
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This Week In The Blues: February 18 - February 24, 2024
19 Feb 2024
00:06:20
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 18 - February 24, 2024
Some of the highlights include John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen", blues guitarist "Scrapper" Blackwell, Texas blues legend Johnny Winter, and the Delaware Destroyer, none other than blues and boogie woogie guitarist George Thorogood.
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John Lee Hooker - "Boogie Chillen" - https://youtu.be/G4pp02_GN9A?si=lyvtwTIozaTcMUu0
Leroy Carr And Scrapper Blackwell - "Blues Before Sunrise" - https://youtu.be/29QssurdPOY?si=tC6k3Sd8ZPD5ahw8
Johnny Winter - "Be Careful With A Fool" - https://youtu.be/8Tyg5SJDpiQ?si=3ef0TwD7L61W1prj
George Thorogood - "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" - https://youtu.be/--AvCsh48bk?si=rznjyfqDKCjL3TZY
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This Week In The Blues: February 11 - February 17, 2024 (1 Year Anniversary)
11 Feb 2024
00:06:00
THIS EPISODE MARKS 1 FULL YEAR OF "THIS WEEK IN THE BLUES"
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 11 - February 17, 2024
Some of the highlights include blues singer and guitarist Pinkney "Pink" Anderson, Chicago blues guitarist Magic Sam, blues-rock- guitarist Gary Clark, Jr, and Texas blues-rock guitarist Chris Duarte.
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues
Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues
Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:
Pink Anderson - "I Got A Woman" - https://youtu.be/oM1_6CFt5Mg?si=2C_zrfmqxbZeoCjq
Magic Sam - "Magic Sam's Boogie 1969 (live)" - https://youtu.be/-OlA_JVbQl8?si=zJykwG4KrxxJbp9_
Gary Clark Jr. - "MAKTUB (Official Music Video)" - https://youtu.be/1mMyUEqOB6I?si=RzAiEOwXdpZBEXpz
Chris Duarte - "Big Legged Woman" - https://youtu.be/T3-NNe90dXw?si=YxKx1X-6rN4svQMU
We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!
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This Week In The Blues: February 4 - February 10, 2024
05 Feb 2024
00:05:54
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 4 - February 10, 2024
Some of the highlights include blues and jazz pianist Abie "Boogaloo" Ames, blues and jazz guitar pioneer Lonnie Johnson, blues singer-songwriter and guitarist Catfish Keith, and Chicago blues bass guitarist Robert "Big Mojo" Elem.
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues
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Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:
Lonnie Johnson - "Another Night to Cry" - https://youtu.be/n8fyb9vpIc0?si=9-iDsGYMTt9S4Vuw
Catfish Keith - "Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes" - https://youtu.be/UJHK7eoYLzs?si=uafS-X9tmTzGGcKa
Big Mojo Elem Talk To Your Daughter - https://youtu.be/T3-NNe90dXw?si=YxKx1X-6rN4svQMU
We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!
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This Week In The Blues: January 28 - February 3, 2024
28 Jan 2024
00:09:17
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 28 - February 3, 2024
Some of the highlights include my favorite Clarksdale MS resident, harmonica virtuoso Charlie Musselwhite, blues guitarist Jonny Lang, blues guitarist Samantha Fish, and blues musician, teacher, and philosopher D.C. Minner.
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues
Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues
Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:
Charlie Musselwhite - "Live - Full Set - New Orleans 2022" - https://youtu.be/QSNyn2TIFaU?si=Po31WPgCRjMZRn8L
Jonny Lang - "Lie To Me (Official Video)" - https://youtu.be/3tigVYfHVmQ?si=KAY8yJ1VmRn52Csf
Samantha Fish - "Live at Daryl's House Club on 6-7-18" - https://youtu.be/nrr5rk0Qmpk?si=dn3ZcNa85xu5ggCV
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This Week In The Blues: January 21 - January 27, 2024
21 Jan 2024
00:10:06
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 21 - January 27, 2024
Some of the highlights include blues singer Etta James, New Orleans guitar legend Snooks Eaglin, blues guitarist Elmore James, and blues singer, guitarist and evangelist Blind Willie Johnson.
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues
Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues
Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:
Elmore James - "Dust My Broom" - https://youtu.be/5jcGY7NbaQw?si=Kr7ay8bbMYlHN63P
Blind Willie Johnson - "Dark Was The Night (Cold Was The Ground)" - https://youtu.be/BNj2BXW852g?si=F71x_3YjKR0sbCcc
Etta James - "I'd Rather Go Blind" - https://youtu.be/Bcus42ihkTI?si=R2oicbjlbmnW18Qg
Beth Hart - "Tell Her You Belong To Me" - https://youtu.be/42yLRmDqqfE?si=oUgVsohyZ_zUnGsD
We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!
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This Week In The Blues: January 14 - January 20, 2024
14 Jan 2024
00:05:54
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 14 through January 20, 2024
Some of the highlights include Chicago blues slide guitar maestro Earl Hooker, blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer Willie Lee "Big Eyes" Smith , and the National Blues Museum in St. Louis, Missouri.
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues
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Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:
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This Week In The Blues: January 7 - January 13, 2024
07 Jan 2024
00:05:30
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 7 through January 13, 2024.
Some of the highlights include swamp blues maestro Slim Harpo, Chicago blues guitarist Eddy Clearwater, the recording of “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man”, and Chicago blues slide guitar master Tampa Red.
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues
Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues
For those keeping track, this episode is brought to you by Andy Zoff.
We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!
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This Week In The Blues: December 31 - January 06, 2024
01 Jan 2024
00:08:20
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of December 31 through January 06, 2023.
Some of the highlights include blues singer Estelle "Mama" Yancey, Chicago Blues Legend Little Smokey Smothers, the recording of "Smokestack Lightning", and Fabulous Thunderbirds founding member and harp maestro Kim Wilson.
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Nov 10 - Nov 16, 2024.
Some of the highlights include delta blues legend Bukka White, blues harp player Carey Bell, and Chicago blues guitar legend Hubert Sumlin.
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues
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Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:
Bukka White - "Aberdeen Mississippi Blues" - https://youtu.be/KbHtNMyAB7g?si=M3LnaxZD4k4vdSIY
Carey Bell - "Live at the International Jazz Festival" - https://youtu.be/hllxJhsyXME?si=ADFKax1aNkbMfV48
Hubert Sumlin - "Come On In My House" - https://youtu.be/S_5gVABCUH4?si=xw06FDwKvfNzfXnR
We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!
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This Week In The Blues: December 24 - December 30, 2023
24 Dec 2023
00:06:53
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of December 24 through December 30, 2023.
Some of the highlights include Rock N Roll pioneer Bo Diddley, Chicago blues bass guitarist Bob Stroger, and Blues Brother guitarist Matt "Guitar" Murphy.
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues
We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!
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This Week In The Blues: December 17 - December 23, 2023
17 Dec 2023
00:08:29
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of December 17 through December 23, 2023.
Some of the highlights include Chicago blues harp player Paul Butterfield, New Orleans piano legend Professor Longhair, and the “Devil's Son In Law" Peetie Wheatstraw.
Some of the highlights include "Mr Purple Haze" Jimi Hendrix, The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall, Piedmont-style blues singer and guitarist Brownie McGhee, and the day Muddy Waters recorded his version of "Got My Mojo Working".
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues
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This Week In The Blues: December 10 - December 16, 2023
10 Dec 2023
00:06:37
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of December 10 through December 16, 2023.
Some of the highlights include Big Mama Thornton, blues guitar maestro Wayne Bennett, and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top fame .
Some of the highlights include "Mr Purple Haze" Jimi Hendrix, The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall, Piedmont-style blues singer and guitarist Brownie McGhee, and the day Muddy Waters recorded his version of "Got My Mojo Working".
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues
We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!
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This Week In The Blues: December 3 - December 9, 2023
03 Dec 2023
00:09:56
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of December 3 through December 9, 2023.
Some of the highlights include Blind Willie Johnson, blues harp player Sonny Boy Williamson, KoKo Taylor's "Wang Dang Doodle", and harmonica blues legend Junior Wells.
Some of the highlights include "Mr Purple Haze" Jimi Hendrix, The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall, Piedmont-style blues singer and guitarist Brownie McGhee, and the day Muddy Waters recorded his version of "Got My Mojo Working".
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues
We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!
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