Hour Two shifts the energy upward—this is the hour where Blues Before Sunrise leans into the post-war transition from straight […]
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Jump, Jive, and Groove: R&B’s Roaring Pulse
Hour 2 of Blues Before Sunrise keeps the energy high with a deep dive into the postwar rhythm & blues […]
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Swing to Shout: The Pulse of Postwar Blues
Hour Two of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise glows with that unmistakable mid-century energy — the moment when jump blues, […]
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GRAVEYARD JUMP & DEVIL BOOGIE: R&B NIGHTMARES OF THE 1950s
Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise’s Halloween broadcast turns the clock forward to the 1950s, a golden age of rhythm […]
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SAMMY PRICE, ETHEL WATERS & THE VINTAGE GOSPEL SET
Hour Two of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise drifts elegantly between the sacred and the secular, blending the church-born passion […]
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SHE’S GOT THE POWER: WOMEN WHO BUILT R&B
The second hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise is a salute to the powerhouse women who carried the blues […]
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RHYTHM, ROMANCE, AND REDEMPTION
Hour Two of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise bridges eras and emotions, moving gracefully from postwar sophistication to raw spiritual […]
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FROM SHELLAC TO SOUL: THE VOICES THAT BUILT THE BLUES
Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise reaches deep into the prewar archives—a journey through the voices and stories […]
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Between the Church and the Club: Gospel, Jump, and the Blues Connection
Hour Two of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise finds Sonny Thompson standing at the crossroads of gospel, jump, and rhythm […]
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Grooves, Gospel & Guitar Fire: The Wide World of Blues
Hour 2 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise takes us on a wide-ranging ride through the diverse currents that shaped […]