Hour Three takes listeners back to the earliest decades of recorded blues, where the midnight hour carried meanings that were […]
07/12/26 Hour 3
Who’s Who in the Mississippi Delta
Hour Three serves as the centerpiece of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise, offering listeners a concise but powerful introduction to […]
Blues Classics from the Remarkable Year of 1941
Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise turns the clock back to one of the most important years in […]
A Journey Through the Foundations of the Blues
Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise reaches back to the earliest decades of recorded blues, exploring performances that […]
A Month in the Life of the Blues: Recording Sessions from May 1938
Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise takes listeners back to May 1938, when record companies Decca and Vocalion […]
Jelly Roll Morton Tells the Story of Jazz
Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise presents one of the most fascinating recordings in all of American music […]
Prewar Blues Treasures and Forgotten Voices
Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise journeys back to the formative years of recorded blues, exploring a fascinating […]
A Journey Through Prewar Blues and Sacred Traditions
Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise reaches deep into the foundations of American roots music, presenting a fascinating […]
Gospel Harmony, Jump Blues, and Aristocrat Rarities
Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise expands the Aristocrat Records spotlight into some of the label’s most unusual […]









