As Blues Before Sunrise drifts into the fifth and final hour of its annual Halloween show, the mood shifts from […]
THE SOUNDS OF BRONZEVILLE – RUSHING, HUMES & WILSON SWING
Hour One of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise opens in Chicago’s own Bronzeville—the beating cultural heart of midcentury Black America. […]
SAMMY PRICE, ETHEL WATERS & THE VINTAGE GOSPEL SET
Hour Two of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise drifts elegantly between the sacred and the secular, blending the church-born passion […]
LONNIE JOHNSON IN DUET
Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise is a richly woven tapestry devoted to one of the most pioneering […]
ELMORE, EARL, JOHNNY, BIG THREE, & SMOKEY SMOTHERS
Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise dives deep into the electric veins of Chicago blues in the postwar […]
THE SOUL BREAKFAST
Hour #5 of Blues Before Sunrise eases listeners into Sunday morning with a mix that’s as smooth as it is […]
FROM THE BANDSTAND TO THE BLUES: JAZZ MEETS THE GROOVE
The first hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise sets the stage with a smooth, swinging blend of jazz and […]
SHE’S GOT THE POWER: WOMEN WHO BUILT R&B
The second hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise is a salute to the powerhouse women who carried the blues […]
THE BLIND MAN’S BALL: NAMES IN LIGHT, LEGENDS IN SOUND
Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise brings together one of the most iconic motifs in blues history — […]
THE CHICAGO BIG THREE: MUDDY, WOLF, AND WALTER IN THE SIXTIES
Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise zeroes in on a powerhouse chapter of modern blues history — the […]