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Big Walter Horton

Chicago Blues and the Sound of a Changing Era

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise turns its attention to the rich world of postwar Chicago blues, featuring […]

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B.B. King

Blues Royalty Takes the Stage

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise is a showcase of postwar blues at its finest, featuring a lineup […]

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Sonny Boy Williamson I

Chicago Blues at Full Strength

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise is a powerful survey of postwar Chicago blues, bringing together many of […]

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Sunnyland Slim and Howlin’ Wolf

Aristocrat Blues and the Birth of Chicago Electric Sound

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise delivers the heart of the Aristocrat Records feature, focusing on the raw […]

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Little Walter

Chicago Electric Blues and Raw Postwar Power

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise dives headfirst into electric blues, bringing together harmonica masters, slide guitar innovators, […]

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B.B. King

A Gathering of Blues “Kings”

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise cleverly builds itself around artists carrying the name “King,” creating a loose […]

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Blues Turns Electric and Rock ’n’ Roll Takes Shape

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1460/blues-turns-electric-and-rock-n-roll-takes-shape.mp3

Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise is where the program hits full stride in the postwar era, capturing […]

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Willie Mabon

The Postwar Piano Masters, Part Two

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Hour Four continues the deep dive into postwar blues piano, building on the foundation laid in Hour Three while expanding […]

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Electric Blues Crossroads and Postwar Grit

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1419/electric-blues-crossroads-and-postwar-grit.mp3

Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise shifts the spotlight onto electric blues and the transitional sounds that helped […]

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Tarheel Slim

From Barrelhouse Roots to Rock ’n’ Roll Sparks

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1402/from-barrelhouse-roots-to-rock-n-roll-sparks.mp3

Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise acts as a bridge between eras, carrying the listener from the tail […]

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