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

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

Boogaloo Ames - "Boogie-Woogie" - https://youtu.be/vPhjkw8c7qM?si=i6cRTtptGcwHsB0Z

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

Little Walter - "Juke" - https://youtu.be/3J3eGUATzaY?si=KPQiKxnA51-5JtOy

Big Joe Turner - "Boogie Woogie Country Girl" - https://youtu.be/CiCiVBlZtz4?si=tISCgYFcyPrlUFP0

Taj Mahal - "Queen Bee - Bloody Sunday Sessions" - https://youtu.be/sjTEkhXgu_4?si=3lXG-jfnR-onUKBJ

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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Blind Willie McTell - "Statesboro Blues" - https://youtu.be/fnWxZtI3ONY?si=lIMJSo9Vv5bPtuKO

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

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

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

Cow Cow Davenport - "Cow Cow Blues" - 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 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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