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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 two hours of our favorite gut bucket blues! We’ll hear low down classics from Lightnin’ Hopkins, Joe Hill Louis, L.C. Green, Elmore Jam...
- Added: Jul 04, 2017
- Length: 01:58:59
Blues Unlimited #304 - Goin' Down To Eli's: Robert Nighthawk & Friends, Live on Maxwell Street, 1964
From: Steve c/o Ernest FranzSeries: Blues Unlimited
If you like your blues raw and gritty, then join us as we head down to Maxwell Street. That’s where filmmaker Mike Shea went with his cameras in 19...
- Added: Oct 04, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
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 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
We continue exploring slide guitar in the Windy City, this time from the early 1950s. We’ll hear from the old masters, Tampa Red, Muddy Waters, and...
Bought by 90.5 WSNC
- Added: Oct 06, 2013
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 1
We’re headed up to the great city of Chicago, to hear from some of the titans of the slide guitar. The late 1940s were dominated by Tampa Red, Mudd...
Bought by 90.5 WSNC
- Added: Sep 22, 2013
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 1
Depending upon your point of view, Genesis refers either to a book of the bible, a popular rock group, or a plot device from Star Trek. If you’re a...
- Added: Feb 23, 2013
- Length: 01:58:59
Join us as we profile some mid-1960s Chicago Blues classics. We'll be hearing selections from "Chicago/The Blues/Today!," rare LP-only tracks off o...
- Added: Nov 10, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
Join us as we profile some mid-1960s Chicago Blues classics. We'll be hearing selections from "Chicago/The Blues/Today!," rare LP-only tracks off o...
- Added: Nov 03, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
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
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, it's two hours of pure electric Blues guitar hedonism. We've pulled out a bunch of our favorite records that al...
- Added: May 20, 2012
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 5
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
