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Nick Moss is a Chicago blues veteran with 10 albums under his belt. In 2018, he teamed with longtime friend, harmonica ace Dennis Grueling to relea...

Bought by Public Radio East, WLPR , KDLG, WART FM, Public Radio East and more


  • Added: Jul 06, 2018
  • Length: 58:14
  • Purchases: 12
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Shawn Holt is an international blues star who carries on the tradition and family legacy of his father, the legendary Magic Slim.

Bought by WLPR , KDLG, WART FM, Goat Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2018
  • Length: 58:05
  • Purchases: 11
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Louisiana Red is a downhome blues master who performed with an unabashed energy of raw emotion. In total, he recorded almost 50 albums during a car...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, Public Radio East, WLPR , KDLG and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2018
  • Length: 58:18
  • Purchases: 16
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Known as the "Chief", the legendary blues icon performed from 1950 to 2018. He cut over 17 albums which earned him a Grammy nomination and a handfu...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, WLPR , KMUW, KDLG and more


  • Added: Jun 15, 2018
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 16
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Famed sou-funk singer, Sweet Pea Atkinson of the 80's hitmakers Was (Not Was) releases his first solo studio effort in 30 years for Blue Note Recor...

Bought by WLPR , WART FM, Goat Radio, Public Radio East, WSLR and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2018
  • Length: 58:07
  • Purchases: 13
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"Cyrille Aimée Live" - - new, energetic in-concert performances from singer Cyrille Aimée

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, WRGY, KKRN, WMHT and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
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Westcoast blues great, Johnny Tucker talks about the release of his first studio effort in over a decade called, ‘Seven Day Blues’ on the High John...

Bought by WLPR , WART FM, WSLR, WEAA, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2018
  • Length: 58:05
  • Purchases: 13
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Johnny Rawls released his latest studio effort for Cat Food Records called "Waiting for the Train." Rawls carries on the soul-blues tradition of pe...

Bought by Raven Radio, KMUW, WLPR , WART FM, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: May 25, 2018
  • Length: 58:05
  • Purchases: 14
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This time we profile “Open the Door, Richard” — a 1947 novelty record that quickly embedded itself into the American consciousness.

  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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Anson Funderburgh is a blues guitar master who is best known as the band leader for the Texas hallmarks Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets. Recently...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , WART FM, Goat Radio, WEAA and more


  • Added: May 11, 2018
  • Length: 58:05
  • Purchases: 13
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This time we profile Floyd Jones, a serious and thoughtful songwriter, who was in the studio for Chess Records in 1951.

  • Added: Apr 28, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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Mojo Mark Cihlar has been a fixture of the Chicago blues scene for over 30 years. From the well-known to the obscure, he’s played with so many grea...

Bought by WLPR , WART FM, WEAA, RadioFreePalmer, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 27, 2018
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 11
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This time we profile guitarist Big Joe Williams and harmonica ace John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, who last recorded together, this week in 1947.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time we profile Ruth Brown, one of the biggest R&B singers of the 1950s, who first hit the top of the Billboard charts, this week in 1950.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time we profile street musician Bongo Joe, who recorded a cult favorite for Arhoolie Records, in 1968.

  • Added: Apr 21, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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Kenny Neal stands tall among the younger generation of blues players. His trademark brand of blues, featuring a combination of Louisiana swamp blue...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Public Radio East, WLPR , KMUW, WART FM and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2018
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 12
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This time we profile Robert Johnson, who made his recording debut the week of Thanksgiving, 1936.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time we profile Son House and B.B. King, who both made historic live appearances in Chicago the Saturday night before Thanksgiving, 1964.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time we profile The Howlin’ Wolf, who made his debut on the Billboard R&B charts in 1951.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time we profile Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who first recorded with an electric guitar, this week in 1941.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time we profile Professor Longhair, who first recorded a beloved Mardi Gras classic, this week in 1949.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
Caption: Skippy White and Marc Siegel
Physical record stores have made a comeback in recent years, but there's one in Boston that never went away. At Skippy White's CDs & Records, owner...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2018
  • Length: 21:17
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With a career spanning forty years, award-winning soul, blues and R&B star, Curtis Salgado is a one-of-a-kind talent whose music is as compelling a...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , WART FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), Public Radio East and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2018
  • Length: 58:21
  • Purchases: 10
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This time we profile James “Beale Street” Clark — barely a footnote in blues history — who recorded an enduring classic, this week in 1945.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time we profile Big Maceo, who recorded his “magnum opus” — the barnstorming instrumental “Chicago Breakdown” — this week in 1945.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2018
  • Length: 03:29