The opening hour of Blues Before Sunrise sets the tone for the entire program with a lively mix of swing, […]
From Jump Blues to Gospel Truth
Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise moves into the vibrant postwar years, when the blues began stretching into rhythm and […]
Voices from the Early Blues
Hour Three of Blues Before Sunrise takes a deep step back into the earliest recorded foundations of the blues. Long […]
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, […]
Midnight Blue and the Long Fade
The final hour of Blues Before Sunrise is where the night settles in completely. By this time the world is […]
Swing Foundations and Sophisticated Blues
Hour One of the February 15, 2026 edition of Blues Before Sunrise opens with polish, poise, and swing — a […]
Crescent City Heat and Sanctified Soul
Hour Two of the February 15, 2026 edition of Blues Before Sunrise widens the lens. After the swing sophistication of […]
In Conversation with Robert M.W. Dixon
Hour Three of the February 15, 2026 Blues Before Sunrise broadcast belongs entirely to one man: Robert M.W. Dixon. After […]
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 […]
Velvet Grooves, Delta Echoes, and a Quiet Sunrise
After a night that balanced scholarship, swing, R&B grit, and electric blues firepower, Hour Five of the February 15, 2026 […]