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Jim O’Neal

Chronicling the Blues: Jim O’Neal and the Sound of Living History

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Hour Four continues the extended interview with Jim O’Neal, the founder of Living Blues magazine and one of the most […]

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Living Blues

Jim O’Neal: Chronicler of the Blues

This week on Blues Before Sunrise, Steve Cushing turns his attention to one of the key figures of the modern […]

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Halloween

Son of the Ghost of the Return of the Revenge of the Trials of the Travails of the Annual BBS Halloween Show

Each year, Blues Before Sunrise takes a walk through the shadowy back alleys of the blues world with its infamous […]

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Lonnie Johnson

Spotlight on Lonnie Johnson

This week on Blues Before Sunrise, the spotlight shines on one of the most quietly revolutionary figures in 20th-century music […]

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Blind Gary Davis

Blind Man’s Ball, Blues Big 3 1960s + Ray Charles in the Studio

This week’s Blues Before Sunrise travels deep into the grooves of blues history, radio rhythm, and soul evolution. Across five […]

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Magic Sam

No Special Theme — A Freewheelin’ Sunday on BBS

Every now and then, Blues Before Sunrise steps away from the spotlight of a focused theme to let the music […]

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Sonny Thompson

Sonny Thompson Accompanies

There are musicians who stand in the spotlight, and there are those who quietly make the spotlight possible. Sonny Thompson […]

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Jody Williams

Hyde Park Conversations: Jody Williams Speaks the Blues

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Hour 3 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise marks the beginning of our exclusive feature: the 2000 Hyde Park interview […]

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Jody Williams

Hyde Park Strings: Jody Williams and His Circl

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Hour 4 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise continues our celebration of Jody Williams, picking up where the intimate interview […]

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Jody Williams

Closing Notes with Jody Williams: A Legacy in Full Swing

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Hour 5 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise closes our special tribute to Chicago guitarist Jody Williams with a moving […]

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