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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Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:

Tony Joe White - "Polk Salad Annie" - https://youtu.be/JyXHxh3Sye0?si=a6e7908hTxNSl6x4

Sylvester Weaver - "Guitar Blues" - https://youtu.be/j00yl_EJUGQ?si=qjSh-_w7gyOetgbJ

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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Pinetop Perkins - "Chicken Shack" - https://youtu.be/i6S_jsz0fRs?si=Gh6bZ...

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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Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:

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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