The opening hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise begins with a lively sweep through early swing, vocal jazz, and […]
From Percy Mayfield to Sunday Morning
Hour 2 of Blues Before Sunrise gathers blues, r&b, and gospel into a sequence that moves from Percy Mayfield’s focused […]
Brewer Phillips Remembers Memphis
The third hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise is built around a return to the program’s 1990 interview with […]
Lowell Fulson’s Road Before Chess
Hour 4 turns the spotlight fully toward Lowell Fulson and a collection that offers a sustained look at recordings made […]
From Parker to “Albatross”
The final hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise brings several strands of the program together in a sequence that […]
Swinging Into the Early Hours
The first hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise arrives with a confident, upbeat sense of motion, bringing together Mable […]
Ballads, Boogies, and Sunday Morning Voices
Hour 2 of Blues Before Sunrise moves through a carefully varied group of blues singers, pianists, and spiritual performers. Saunders […]
Pre-War Voices on a Long Blues Road
The third hour of Blues Before Sunrise offers one of the week’s deepest excursions into pre-war blues, moving through an […]
Shakey Jake Takes the Long Road
Hour 4 is this week’s dedicated Shakey Jake Harris feature, giving the bluesman a full hour rather than a brief […]
Jazz Shadows and Late-Night Blues
The final hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise creates a particularly wide frame, beginning with performers associated with jazz […]