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Midnight in the Prewar Blues

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Hour Three takes listeners back to the earliest decades of recorded blues, where the midnight hour carried meanings that were […]

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07/12/26 Hour 3

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Charlie Patton

Who’s Who in the Mississippi Delta

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Hour Three serves as the centerpiece of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise, offering listeners a concise but powerful introduction to […]

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Bill Gaither

Blues Classics from the Remarkable Year of 1941

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Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise turns the clock back to one of the most important years in […]

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Roosevelt Sykes

A Journey Through the Foundations of the Blues

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Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise reaches back to the earliest decades of recorded blues, exploring performances that […]

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Kokomo Arnold

A Month in the Life of the Blues: Recording Sessions from May 1938

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Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise takes listeners back to May 1938, when record companies Decca and Vocalion […]

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Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton Tells the Story of Jazz

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Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise presents one of the most fascinating recordings in all of American music […]

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Barbecue Bob

Prewar Blues Treasures and Forgotten Voices

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Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise journeys back to the formative years of recorded blues, exploring a fascinating […]

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Ramblin’ Thomas

A Journey Through Prewar Blues and Sacred Traditions

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Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise reaches deep into the foundations of American roots music, presenting a fascinating […]

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Jump Jackson

Gospel Harmony, Jump Blues, and Aristocrat Rarities

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Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise expands the Aristocrat Records spotlight into some of the label’s most unusual […]

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