Blues File: Michael Hill

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Blues File: Michael Hill

Series: Blues File
From: WXPN
Length: 00:02:53

New York bluesman Michael Hill is a fiery guitarist, gifted songwriter, and Read the full description.

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From: WXPN

Default-piece-image-1 The Blues File is a weekly snapshot of a topic of interest in the musical & cultural world of "the blues." The Blues File offers reviews of albums, previews of blues events, artist profiles, glimpses into blues history, and observations of current blues trends. Blues File host Jonny Meister has been the host of The Blues Show on WXPN-FM in Philadelphia for twenty-eight years. The Blues Show covers the blues from its earliest days to its latest offerings, with reference to the history of the form and its place in the world of music. Meister has taught courses on blues at the University of Pennsylvania, written liner notes for numerous blues albums, and consulted on the Wim Wenders film "The Soul Of A Man." The Blues Show was chosen in 1996 by Philadelphia Magazine as the best local radio show in Philadelphia, and Meister received a "Keeping The Blues Alive" award from The Blues Foundation in Memphis in 2000 for work in public radio. This piece first aired on WXPN-FM on February 24, 2005.

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Piece Description

The Blues File is a weekly snapshot of a topic of interest in the musical & cultural world of "the blues." The Blues File offers reviews of albums, previews of blues events, artist profiles, glimpses into blues history, and observations of current blues trends. Blues File host Jonny Meister has been the host of The Blues Show on WXPN-FM in Philadelphia for twenty-eight years. The Blues Show covers the blues from its earliest days to its latest offerings, with reference to the history of the form and its place in the world of music. Meister has taught courses on blues at the University of Pennsylvania, written liner notes for numerous blues albums, and consulted on the Wim Wenders film "The Soul Of A Man." The Blues Show was chosen in 1996 by Philadelphia Magazine as the best local radio show in Philadelphia, and Meister received a "Keeping The Blues Alive" award from The Blues Foundation in Memphis in 2000 for work in public radio. This piece first aired on WXPN-FM on February 24, 2005.

Musical Works

* * * Michael Hill's Blues Mob on tour * * *

Artist Name "Song Title"
Label: Album Title

Michael Hill's Blues Mob "Can't Recall A Time"
Alligator: Bloodlines¹

Michael Hill's Blues Mob "Lost In The Sauce"
Alligator: Have Mercy!²

Michael Hill's Blues Mob "Heart Of New York"
Ruf: Electric Storyland, Live³

Michael Hill's Blues Mob "Monticello Nights"
Singular: Suite: Larger Than Lifeº

Related Website

http://www.wxpn.org/blues