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Blues Unlimited celebrates its 100th episode in style, with a special "Best Of" retrospective, spotlighting a few of our favorite moments from the ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Recorded in 1954, but issued in 1959, this was probably the last single to feature the guitar work of Lee Cooper.
On this episode, we pay tribute to Blues guitar mystery man Lee Cooper. Bursting on the Chicago scene in 1953, his distinctive session work graced ...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
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On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we're enjoying some of our favorite, rare, and overlooked harmonica jams from the Windy City, courtesy of Littl...

  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
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Johnny Full-Time returns to the business of putting together an hour of the best New & Independent Blues Music. There's also a tribute to Magic Sli...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Mar 12, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Genesis Vol. 3, dedicated to British Blues expert Mike Leadbitter.
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
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No one does new and indie Blues music better than Full-Time Blues Radio. Johnny Full-Time is back with an all-new episode featuring the best tunes ...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Snow on the El tracks. Photo by Ann Charters.
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...

Bought by WNCU, 90.5 WSNC, and WSLR


  • Added: Oct 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Johnny Young, with his mandolin, Credit: Marc de Jonge/Robert Vanderschueren.
Chicago has a long and rich history when it comes to the mandolin, and on this episode of Blues Unlimited, we explore that legacy over the course o...

Bought by WSLR, KHNS, 90.5 WSNC, and KTRL


  • Added: Aug 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:01
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: A Casey Bill Weldon release showing the distinctive graphics of the Bluebird line
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...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, WSLR, KHNS, and KTRL


  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:01
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Rufus live on stage (Tony Maiden and Kevin Murphy), Credit: http://www.rufus.org/
The story of RUFUS featuring CHAKA KHAN in their own words, by two of the founding members; keyboardist KEVIN MURPHY and guitarist TONY MAIDEN.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 01:01:57
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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...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KHNS, and KTRL


  • Added: Apr 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:01
  • Purchases: 3
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 ...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Chicago's historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge was once the favorite haunt of mobster Al Capone.
This week on The New Jazz Archive, we say goodbye to 2011 and hello to 2012 with a look back at some of our favorite interviews and music from the ...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WRGY, KZYX, WNCU, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station and more


  • Added: Dec 23, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: The Five Stairsteps (Alohe J. Burke - far right), Credit: Curtom & Buddah Records 1969
This is the story of THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS from the only female member of the group. ALOHE BURKE who now goes by RAMI is the only sister of this famo...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2011
  • Length: 54:31
Caption: Sugar Pie de Santo , Credit: Chess Records
Sugar Pie de Santo is a singer, dancer, band leader and song writer who is responsible for the hit with Etta James "In The Basement". She has recor...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 55:18
Caption: A classic blues image: Memphis Slim at the piano, Credit: Raeburn Flerlage
Join us as we take a look at some of the fine piano players who worked and recorded in Chicago over the years -- from Curtis Jones, Roosevelt Sykes...

Bought by WUCF


  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Daphne Willis, Credit: Image courtesy of Daphne Willis fan facebook page
Daphne Willis is a has a unique voice and song writing skills that draw you to listen in, and keep listening for more. Daphne is described as being...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE


  • Added: Dec 30, 2010
  • Length: 39:16
  • Purchases: 1
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, featuring jazz recordings from the late 1950s and early 1960s by lesser-known Chicago jazz artists such as the...

  • Added: May 11, 2010
  • Length: 59:01
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, exploring the hardbop scene of Chicago in the 1950s and early 60s.

Bought by WPTC and Northstate Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2