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The Ravens The Ravens The Ravens
Posted in: Hour 5 Posted on July 27, 2025July 29, 2025 Posted in: Blues Ballads,Vocal Harmony

Midnight Cool & Morning Soul

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We close out the night with soul, jazz, and raw Chicago fire. The Ravens bring lush harmony to “You Foolish […]

Posted in: Hour 1 Posted on July 20, 2025July 27, 2025 Posted in: Summertime Jazz

Salute To Summertime

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It’s a Summertime tradition here on Blues Before Sunrise — and this hour, we’re diving headfirst into one of the […]

Posted in: Hour 2 Posted on July 20, 2025July 27, 2025 Posted in: Jump Blues

Shout, Swing & Salvation

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Coming up this hour on Blues Before Sunrise, we’ve got a set that moves — from jumpin’ rhythm and blues, […]

Posted in: Hour 3 Posted on July 20, 2025July 27, 2025 Posted in: Pre-War

Recorded In July

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Up next, we’re rolling back the clock to the raw, rootsy sounds of pre-war country blues — 78s, field recordings, […]

Posted in: Hour 4 Posted on July 20, 2025July 27, 2025 Posted in: Post-War

The Drifter’s Hour

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Welcome to Blues Before Sunrise, and thanks for sticking with us into Hour 4 — a deep stretch of the […]

Posted in: Hour 5 Posted on July 20, 2025August 9, 2025 Posted in: Summertime Jazz

Summertime Reverie

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This next hour is dedicated to just one song — but it’s a song that’s been through the ringer with […]

Posted in: Interviews Posted on June 22, 2025August 9, 2025 Posted in: Blues Legends,Oral History

Round Table Blues: Big Bill, Slim & Sonny Boy

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In the third hour of Blues Before Sunrise, listeners are taken to a rare and historic moment in blues history—an […]

Posted in: Hour 3 Posted on June 15, 2025August 9, 2025 Posted in: Gospel,Pre-War

Sanctified Blues and Testified Truths

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Hour 3 of Blues Before Sunrise takes listeners deep into the spiritual crossroads where early gospel, acoustic blues, and sanctified […]

Posted in: Archive,Hour 1 Posted on June 10, 2025August 10, 2025 Posted in: Archive

3/22/15 Hour 1

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Posted in: Archive,Hour 2 Posted on June 10, 2025August 10, 2025 Posted in: Archive

3/22/15 Hour 2

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