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St. Louis Jimmy

Last Call Before Dawn: Blues That Refuse to Sleep

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Hour Five of Blues Before Sunrise (01/25/26) is where the night stretches instead of ending. This hour doesn’t ease listeners […]

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Deep River Boys

Where the Night Softens and the Blues Leans Forward

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Hour Five of Blues Before Sunrise is where the long night exhales. After four hours of emotional weight, grit, and […]

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1/11/2026 Hour 5

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Eddie Boyd

Keeping Warm Until Morning

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Hour Five of the Annual Ice & Snow Program is where the long night finally begins to loosen its grip. […]

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Sonny Boy Williamson II

The Long Road Forward

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Hour Five of Blues Before Sunrise doesn’t feel like an ending so much as a reckoning. After hours spent tracing […]

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Charles Brown

Cool Yule at Dawn — Reflection, Romance, and the Long Goodbye to Christmas

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Hour Five of Blues Before Sunrise – Annual Christmas Program #2 is where the season exhales. This is Christmas at […]

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Louis Armstrong

Silent Nights, Blue Hearts, and Late-Hour Christmas Truths

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Hour Five of Blues Before Sunrise – Annual Christmas Program #1 is where the night settles in and the meaning […]

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B.B. King

Midnight Reflections and Last Calls

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Hour Five is where Blues Before Sunrise exhales. This is music designed for the final stretch of the night — […]

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Sam Cooke

After Midnight Magic: The Drift-Home Hour

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Hour Five is the long exhale at the end of the night. It’s the hour where the lights dim, the […]

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Fenton Robinson

Late-Night Glow and Slow-Burn Soul

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Hour Five closes out the show with the kind of unforced, after-midnight glide that Blues Before Sunrise does better than […]

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