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
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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From Barrelhouse Roots to Rock ’n’ Roll Sparks
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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A Blues Dialogue: Fulson Meets B.B. King
Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise is built around a compelling idea—pairing two giants of modern electric blues […]
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Electric Blues in Full Flight
Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise shifts the program firmly into the electric era, where the blues grows […]
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Muddy Waters Live in Poland: Chicago Blues Goes Global
Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise delivers the centerpiece of the entire program—a powerful live recording featuring Muddy […]
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A Tribute Through the Piano of Otis Spann
Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise forms the centerpiece of the program’s tribute to influential blues producer Mike […]
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Eddie C. Campbell – West Side Chicago Blues Master
Few guitarists captured the raw electricity of Chicago’s West Side blues scene quite like Eddie C. Campbell. A powerful singer, […]
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Electric Heat and Hard-Edged Trut
After the scholarship spotlight of Hour Three’s Robert M.W. Dixon interview, Hour Four of the February 15, 2026 Blues Before […]
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Plugged In and Wide Awake: Blues That Refuse to Sit Still
Hour Four of the February 8, 2026 Blues Before Sunrise broadcast is where the night stops drifting and starts moving […]