The final hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise offers a graceful blend of elegance, soul, and blues grit, reminding […]
Swinging Into the Blues: Jazz, Horns, and Early R&B Energy
Hour 1 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise set the stage with a vibrant mix of swing, horn-driven jazz, and […]
Gospel, Swing, and the Blues Connection
Hour 2 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise takes listeners on a deep journey through the crosscurrents of gospel, swing, […]
Barrelhouse Queens and Country Blues Voices
Hour 3 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise carried listeners into the wild, unfiltered world of pre-war blues—where barrelhouse singers, […]
Down in the Alley: New York’s Hidden Blues Treasures
Hour 4 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise stood as the heart of the program, dedicated to the Down Home […]
From Basin Street to Wolf’s Moonlight: A Closing Feast of Blues & Soul
Hour 5 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise brought the program full circle—closing with a rich tapestry of sounds that […]
Swing, Scat, and Early Jazz-Infused Blues
The opening hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise sets the stage with a lively blend of scat, jazz-inflected blues, […]
Voices of Transition: Rhythm & Blues Meets Gospel Power
The second hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise blends rhythm and blues, postwar jump grooves, and the spiritual fire […]
Classic Voices of the Blues Tradition
The third hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise dips deep into the well of classic blues recordings, spotlighting the […]
Grit and Groove: Chicago Blues and Beyond
The fourth hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise delivers a raw and unfiltered set that showcases Chicago’s postwar sound […]