The first hour launches this week’s Blues Before Sunrise with an expansive selection of swing, blues, boogie, and vocal material. […]
Jump, Testify, and Meet Me Over Yonder
The second hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise begins in a brisk rhythm-and-blues mode, then gradually opens into older […]
Piano, Quartets, and a Turning Wheel
Hour 3 brings together several distinct strands of the Blues Before Sunrise sound: Brownie McGhee’s blues performances, Jimmy Blythe’s piano […]
Boogie Chillin’ Through Guitar Country
The fourth hour brings the program back to a tough, guitar-centered blues sound, opening with Hooker & Heat and continuing […]
A Last Set of Love, Loss, and Low-Down Blues
Hour 5 gathers the program’s most wide-ranging late-night sequence, beginning with vocal groups and jazz singers before moving steadily toward […]
Young Voices, Tight Harmonies, and Boogie-Woogie Spark
The opening hour of Blues Before Sunrise, introduced under the heading “Catch ’Em Young,” brings together recordings that place early-career […]
New Orleans Rhythm Meets Gospel Testimony
Hour 2 of Blues Before Sunrise moves through a vibrant sequence of rhythm and blues, piano blues, vocal performances, and […]
Pre-War Voices, Piano, and Deep Blue Sea Blues
The third hour of Blues Before Sunrise draws together a wide array of pre-war blues recordings, with singers, pianists, vocal […]
The Blues Class of 1915 Takes the Floor
Hour 4 is the week’s special presentation, built around the exceptional group of blues singers and musicians born in 1915. […]
Jazz Standards, Blues Roots, and Electric Afterglow
The fifth hour of Blues Before Sunrise brings together a particularly wide-ranging set of recordings, beginning in jazz and ending […]