The second hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise captures the lively spirit of early R&B, the heat of jump […]
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Jump, Shout, and Testify
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R&B Antics, Gospel Messages, and Cleanhead Cool
This hour is a jukebox party—Wynonie Harris, Roy Brown, and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson bring bawdy, brassy rhythm and blues to […]
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Juke Joints & Gospel Tents
This hour lives at the crossroads of the sacred and the profane. It opens with the hard-driving boogie of Big […]
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Shout, Swing & Salvation
Coming up this hour on Blues Before Sunrise, we’ve got a set that moves — from jumpin’ rhythm and blues, […]