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This time, we profile a handful of rare recordings from Big Joe Williams that became one of the few remaining legacies of post-war St. Louis blues.
- Added: Mar 04, 2019
- Length: 03:29
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
This time, we take a look at one historic day of recording — May 5th, 1937 — that changed the course of blues history.
- Added: Mar 09, 2018
- Length: 03:29
Join us as we explore the rich and fascinating history of animal symbolism in the blues. Ever since the very first recordings, from the 1920s, blue...
- Added: Aug 25, 2017
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us for an extra special treat! We asked Bob Koester, founder of the legendary Delmark Records, for a list of his favorite performances. All we...
- Added: Aug 09, 2017
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us for another installment of our ongoing series, "The Legends of Bluesville." This time around, we’re going to St. Louis, to hear from Henry ...
- Added: May 26, 2015
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us for another installment of our ongoing series, "The Legends of Bluesville." This time around, we’ll hear from Furry Lewis, Big Joe Williams...
- Added: Nov 16, 2014
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
Join us for the start of a new series, called "Desert Island Classics." The idea is to showcase blues albums that are so essential, you wouldn't wa...
- Added: Oct 27, 2014
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
Join us as we dig through the archives, to bring you some of our favorite vinyl from the 1960s Blues Revival. From Mississippi Fred McDowell and Do...
- Added: Oct 04, 2014
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
Join us for a look at Saint Louis, where the country blues meet the city. Over the years, some critics have claimed it was the place where prewar b...
- Added: Jan 25, 2014
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
Join us for a star-studded tribute to the wonderful world of food! We’ve got all the major food groups lined up this time, from songs about barbecu...
Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge
- Added: Nov 17, 2013
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 1
Join us as we aim the spotlight on some of the spectacular Down Home Blues that were recorded during the year 1941. From the Library of Congress fi...
Bought by WJSU
- Added: Aug 04, 2013
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 1
Join us as we explore two rare and long out-of-print LPs from the 1960s. "Living Legends" was recorded live at the Cafe Au-Go-Go in New York City, ...
- Added: Jul 07, 2013
- Length: 01:58:59
No particular theme on this one, just a grab bag full of post-war rockers and down home favorites from Lightnin' Hopkins, Dr. Ross, K.C. Douglas, J...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: May 04, 2013
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 1
On May 5th, 1937, John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson and Robert Nighthawk made their recording debuts. Accompanied in the studio by Big Joe Williams, ...
Bought by WSLR
- Added: Sep 14, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 1
We profile three classic albums from the 1960s rediscovery period -- "Down South Summit Meetin'" by Big Joe Williams, Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terr...
- Added: May 27, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
Join us for a look at the Bluebird label. Launched as a budget imprint during the height of the Great Depression, it quickly became home to blues i...
- Added: May 11, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
Bluesville was a label that got its start in 1959, and issued a remarkable series of albums -- almost 90, altogether -- during the height of the Bl...
- Added: Apr 13, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
We pick up where we left off last time, with a look at some of the great Mississippi Blues Masters who worked and recorded during the 1930s and the...
- Added: Oct 14, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
Join us as we take a look at the "Blues Revival" period of the 1960s -- a magical time of rebirth, rediscovery, and forgotten Blues legends of the ...
- Added: Dec 27, 2010
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 6
