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Charles Brown

From Jump Blues to Gospel Truth

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Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise moves into the vibrant postwar years, when the blues began stretching into rhythm and […]

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Joe Liggins

Crescent City Heat and Sanctified Soul

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Hour Two of the February 15, 2026 edition of Blues Before Sunrise widens the lens. After the swing sophistication of […]

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IMG 0412

Between Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

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Hour Two of the February 8, 2026 Blues Before Sunrise broadcast lives squarely in the space between release and redemption. […]

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Crippled Clarence Lofton

Street-Corner Stories and Sanctified Truths

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Hour Two of the February 1, 2026 Blues Before Sunrise broadcast occupies one of the most fascinating intersections in blues […]

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Ethel Waters

Juke Joints, Jump Blues, and Sunday Morning Redemption

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Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise (01/25/26) is where the show pivots from rural roots toward the buzz of nightlife […]

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Charles Brown

Streetlights, Testimony, and the Blues in Motion

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Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise is where the blues starts moving through public space. This hour lives on sidewalks, […]

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1/11/2026 Hour 2

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Slim and Slam

Frost on the Doorstep

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Hour Two of the Annual Ice & Snow Program is where winter moves from background condition to daily obsession. If […]

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Leadbelly

Crossroads, Crooners, and Cool

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Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise lives at the crossroads — where blues stretches outward, absorbing harmony, humor, sophistication, and […]

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Mahalia Jackson

Swinging Through the Season — Jump Blues, R&B Heart, and Sacred Ground

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Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise – Annual Christmas Program #2 brings momentum back into the night. This is Christmas […]

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