Blues History: This Week In The Blues

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HEY BLUES FANS - In this podcast, we cover the highlights in blues history, one week at a time.

Want to know more about the household names like Muddy Waters and Bonnie Raitt? We cover them.

Want to know more about Charley Patton, Roosevelt Sykes, and Robert Johnson? We cover them too!

Basically, anything you want to know about the blues and blues history, one week at a time.

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This Week In The Blues: May 12 - May 18, 2024

May 13 2024 7 mins

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. We just covered some

This Week In The Blues: May 5 - May 11, 2024

May 05 2024 5 mins

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. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about t

This Week In The Blues: April 28 - May 4, 2024

Apr 28 2024 5 mins

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. We j

This Week In The Blues: April 21 - April 27, 2024

Apr 21 2024 7 mins

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. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or o

This Week In The Blues: April 14 - April 20, 2024

Apr 14 2024 9 mins

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. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more abo

This Week In The Blues: April 7 - April 13, 2024

Apr 07 2024 9 mins

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. We just covered some of the highlights her

This Week In The Blues: March 31 - April 6, 2024

Mar 31 2024 8 mins

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. We just covered some of the highlights here.

This Week In The Blues: March 24 – March 30, 2024

Mar 23 2024 9 mins

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 24 – March 30, 2024Some 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. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you wa

This Week In The Blues: March 17 – March 23, 2024

Mar 17 2024 10 mins

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. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you wan

This Week In The Blues: March 10 - March 16, 2024

Mar 10 2024 10 mins

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. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artis