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Amos Milbuen

House-party blues and a gospel close

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Hour 2 of Blues Before Sunrise moves through a wide field of blues and rhythm and blues recordings before ending […]

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Charles Brown

From the Racetrack to the Prayer Meeting

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Hour Two is a street-level journey through postwar R&B, classic blues, and gospel. Charles Brown starts at the racetrack, Wynonie […]

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Piney Brown

Piney Brown: A Long-Overdue Spotlight

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Hour 2 of Blues Before Sunrise puts the spotlight on a bluesman whose music has finally received the kind of […]

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Tiny Grimes

Blues, Boogie, Rhythm & Blues and Gospel

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Hour two of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise continues the musical journey with a varied collection of blues, rhythm and […]

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Cousin Joe

Rosa Henderson and the Blues Before Sunrise

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Hour #2 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise moves through a fascinating collection of vintage blues, jazz, and gospel recordings, […]

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The Basin Street Boys

The Golden Age of Hep Harmony Continue

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Hour Two continues this week’s Hep Harmony Blowout, shifting the spotlight to another remarkable collection of vocal groups whose recordings […]

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Johnny Otis

Rhythm & Blues After the Clock Strikes Twelve

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1669/rhythm-blues-after-the-clock-strikes-twelve.mp3

Hour Two of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise moves from the sophisticated jazz and vocal performances of the opening hour […]

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07/12/26 Hour 2

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Smiley Lewis

Rhythm, Blues, and Gospel Without Borders

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1642/rhythm-blues-and-gospel-without-borders.mp3

Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise is a musical journey that moves effortlessly through rhythm & blues, early jump music, […]

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Johnny Otis

Harlem’s Soundtrack: The Music of a Legendary Neighborhood

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1623/harlems-soundtrack-the-music-of-a-legendary-neighborhood.mp3

The celebration of Harlem continues in Hour Two of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise, expanding upon the neighborhood’s enormous influence […]

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