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This week, the "Juke In The Back" focuses on the great Howlin' Wolf's earliest recordings. Before he became a huge star on Chess Records in Chicago...
- Added: Aug 17, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
Join us we wrap up our tribute to Chicago Blues guitar legend, Eddie Taylor. We’ll be hearing some standout selections from his solo work — plus so...
- Added: Jul 27, 2014
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
Join us as we continue our tribute to Chicago blues guitar legend, Eddie Taylor. Most famous for the recordings he did for Vee-Jay with John Lee Ho...
- Added: Jul 19, 2014
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
Join us — on our 150th episode! — as we pay tribute to one of the real unsung heroes of Chicago Blues, guitarist Eddie Taylor. He worked and record...
- Added: Jul 13, 2014
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
Join us for a tribute to keyboard legend Big Maceo Merriweather. Although his recorded legacy is not all that large, he left an indelible mark in t...
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Mar 22, 2014
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 1
Join us as we explore some of the very best live blues performances of all time — B.B. King at the Regal, Muddy Waters at Newport, Robert Nighthawk...
- Added: Mar 15, 2014
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
Join us as we pay tribute to one of the pioneers of postwar Chicago blues harmonica, Snooky Pryor. Making his recording debut in 1948, he cut some ...
- Added: Jan 18, 2014
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
Join us for part two of our tribute to the Blues Classics label. Founded by Chris Strachwitz as the 'unofficial' reissue arm of Arhoolie Records, w...
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- Added: Nov 30, 2013
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 1
Join us as we aim the spotlight on a mid-1930s enigma, piano legend Black Bob. Recording with dozens of musicians, he mysteriously appeared on the ...
- Added: Aug 11, 2013
- Length: 01:58:59
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we're enjoying some of our favorite, rare, and overlooked harmonica jams from the Windy City, courtesy of Littl...
- Added: May 27, 2013
- Length: 01:58:59
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we aim the spotlight on a key transitional period in the history of post-war Chicago Blues, by focusing on the ...
- Added: May 10, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
Join us for a look at some of the keyboard legends that recorded for the Prestige and Bluesville labels in the early to mid 1960s. Classics from Ro...
- Added: Apr 20, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
Perhaps one of the most underrated blues guitarists of all time, Willie Johnson is best known for his incendiary, firebrand work with Howlin' Wolf....
- Added: Feb 17, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we aim the spotlight on some of the great harp players that worked and recorded in the Windy City. From John Le...
- Added: Nov 27, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
