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 […]
Prewar Blues, Barrelhouse Rhythms, and Street-Corner Storytelling
Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise travels deep into the foundations of blues music, presenting a remarkable collection […]
The Birmingham Quartet Anthology and the Power of A Cappella Gospel
Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise serves as the emotional and historical centerpiece of the entire program, spotlighting […]
Deep Roots: Country Blues and the Prewar Tradition
Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise turns the clock back, digging deep into the prewar era where the […]









