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Big Walter Horton

Chicago Blues and the Sound of a Changing Era

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise turns its attention to the rich world of postwar Chicago blues, featuring […]

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Sonny Boy Williamson I

Chicago Blues at Full Strength

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise is a powerful survey of postwar Chicago blues, bringing together many of […]

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Little Richard

Aristocrat Records and a Farewell to Little Richard

This week’s edition of Blues Before Sunrise combines two powerful themes: a tribute to the explosive legacy of Little Richard […]

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Little Walter

Chicago Electric Blues and Raw Postwar Power

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1492/chicago-electric-blues-and-raw-postwar-power.mp3

Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise dives headfirst into electric blues, bringing together harmonica masters, slide guitar innovators, […]

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Willie Mabon

The Postwar Piano Masters, Part Two

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Hour Four continues the deep dive into postwar blues piano, building on the foundation laid in Hour Three while expanding […]

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Howlin’ Wolf

Smooth Landings and After-Hours Blues

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Hour Five of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise provides a relaxed, late-night descent after the piano-driven intensity of the previous […]

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B.B. King

A Blues Dialogue: Fulson Meets B.B. King

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1383/a-blues-dialogue-fulson-meets-b-b-king.mp3

Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise is built around a compelling idea—pairing two giants of modern electric blues […]

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T-Bone Walker

Electric Blues in Full Flight

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise shifts the program firmly into the electric era, where the blues grows […]

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Howlin’ Wolf

Cool Nights, Slow Grooves, and Blues Reflections

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Hour Five of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise brings everything to a smooth and unhurried close, blending jazz sophistication, vocal […]

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Mills Brothers

Late-Night Blues, Jazz Ballads, and Quiet Chicago Sounds

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1347/late-night-blues-jazz-ballads-and-quiet-chicago-sounds.mp3

Hour Five of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise brings the program to a smooth and reflective close, shifting away from […]

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