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Caption: Blues guitarist Wild Jimmy Spruill, caught live in action.
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...

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  • Added: May 20, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Full-Time Blues Radio features a full rundown of the winners at the 2012 Blues Music Awards, and we listen to music from the big winners. There's m...

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:01
Caption: Hopson Plantation, Clarksdale, MS, Credit: Mitchell Koester
Pinetop Perkins wanted to leave a legacy to the youth, so he created the Pinetop Perkins Master Workshops to further deepen the young musicians' kn...

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 00:10:23
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In our 11th episode, we talk with one of the hardest working musicians on Turtle Island – Mohawk blues-rocker Derek Miller.

  • Added: May 14, 2012
  • Length: 00:21:40
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Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca and Tuscarora. In our sixth episode we look at the music from the Six Nations.

  • Added: May 13, 2012
  • Length: 00:21:33
Caption: Lambert Hendricks & Ross
This one hour program concentrates on the Jazz style of singing refereed to as Vocalese. Many of the artists are also scat singers and Jazz poets. ...

  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 00:51:53
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This week's episode features a clean slate of new and indie Blues music, as well as a tribute to the late Michael "Iron Man" Burks.

  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:00
Caption: A definitive recording in the history of Chicago Blues, featuring Muddy Waters, Leroy Foster, and Little Walter at the top of their game.
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we aim the spotlight on a key transitional period in the history of post-war Chicago Blues, by focusing on the ...

  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:01
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This week's edition of Full-Time Blues Radio previews the upcoming Bluegrass and Blues in the Burgh festival, by spotlighting artists on the Blues ...

  • Added: May 05, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:01
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Overflowing with new releases from heavyweight names like B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, and Dr. John, this episode of FTB Radio also features a touching...

  • Added: May 03, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:10
Caption: Wes Montgomery
TWO HANDS, A GUITAR & GENIUS = WES MONTGOMERY is a one hour program that looks at the musical life of Jazz guitarist WES MONTGOMERY. The ten record...

  • Added: May 02, 2012
  • Length: 00:52:35
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Join us for two hours of down home Gospel favorites. From raw and gritty obscurities, to other worldly spirituals and a few classics along the way,...

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:01
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Caption: One of the distinctive album covers from the Bluesville line
Join us for a look at some of the keyboard legends that recorded for the Prestige and Bluesville labels in the early to mid 1960s. Classics from Ro...

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  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we aim the spotlight on one of the most famous independent record labels of all time -- Chess Records. Official...

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  • Added: Apr 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:01
  • Purchases: 2
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This week, Full-Time Blues Radio is "By the Numbers," as we feature songs with numerals in their titles. There's also developing news out of Chicag...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:01
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Another great hour of the best Blues music on radio is on the air! Full-Time Blues Radio is back with a full slate of music, along with news about ...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:01
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On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we aim the spotlight on two fine LPs that came out on the Takoma label back in 1980, all recorded in Chicago in...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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The 2nd edition of the 2012 series boasts a triple stack of live music from Southern California to Osaka, Japan! plus the musical connection betwe...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2012
  • Length: 00:57:20
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Yvette Freeman reprises her Obie-winning performance as Dinah Washington.

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  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
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In this episode of Blues Unlimited, we pay tribute to the great Nashville label, Excello, which issued some superb early '50s R&B, and also the leg...

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  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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There are tons of debuts, on this week's show! As a matter of fact, half of the albums featured this week are brand new to the show! In addition, t...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:01
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Our mailbox was loaded with new albums this week, so there's a great set of new tunes in this show, along with more great music, and news about the...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:00
Caption: Willie Johnson, during his Chicago days with the Howlin' Wolf, Credit: Corrinia Harris Wallace/Living Blues Collection
Join us for Part 2 of our extended tribute to blues guitarist Willie Johnson. Once called the linchpin of Howlin' Wolf's band, Willie and the Wolf ...

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  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
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We got a ton of new music into the studio this week, and Johnny Full-Time has lined up a host of great tunes for this hour of the best in new and i...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:00
Caption: Skip James
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, join us as we aim the spotlight on the Bentonia, Mississippi blues tradition, and the handful of practitioners,...

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1