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This Week in Blues History #33 - November 11-17
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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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
This Week in Blues History #25 - September 16-22
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time, we profile Windy City keyboard legend Little Johnny Jones, who was in the studio with Muddy Waters and Leroy Foster in 1949.

  • Added: Apr 07, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
This Week in Blues History #6 - May 6-12
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time, we profile harmonica wizard Little Walter, who cut "the national anthem of blues harmonica," this week in 1952.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
Blues Unlimited #308 - Hot Wax & Down Home Classics from Checker Records (1952-1953)
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: Recorded in May 1952, “Juke” became a huge number one hit for Little Walter, when it climbed to the top of the R&B charts later that year.
Join us as we put the Checker label in the spotlight. Started by Phil and Leonard Chess as a subsidiary imprint in 1952, Checker issued some specta...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
Blues Unlimited #151 - Chess Records: The Early Years
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: Pictured: Early publicity shot of Muddy Waters. Images courtesy of the Red Saunders Research Foundation.
We aim the spotlight on one of the most famous independent record labels of all time — Chess Records. Officially founded in 1950, we take a concent...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KHNS, and KTRL


  • Added: Apr 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 4