The final hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise provides a fitting close to a program honoring the life and […]
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Remembering Mike Vernon
This week’s edition of Blues Before Sunrise pays tribute to an important behind-the-scenes figure in the blues revival: the late […]
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Five Hours of Blues History – From Swing to the Delta and Back Again
This week’s edition of Blues Before Sunrise travels across nearly the entire landscape of American blues and jazz history. Over […]
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Electric Heat and Hard-Edged Trut
After the scholarship spotlight of Hour Three’s Robert M.W. Dixon interview, Hour Four of the February 15, 2026 Blues Before […]
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Plugged In and Wide Awake: Blues That Refuse to Sit Still
Hour Four of the February 8, 2026 Blues Before Sunrise broadcast is where the night stops drifting and starts moving […]
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Buzzin’ the Blues: A Decade Deep with Slim Harpo
The February 1, 2026 edition of Blues Before Sunrise marks a milestone: the tenth anniversary of the program’s original Slim […]
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When the Amplifier Takes Over: Blues With Teeth and Truth
Hour Four of Blues Before Sunrise (01/25/26) is where the program fully plugs in and leans forward. This hour captures […]
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Where the Night Softens and the Blues Leans Forward
Hour Five of Blues Before Sunrise is where the long night exhales. After four hours of emotional weight, grit, and […]
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Electricity, Grit, and the City
Hour Four of Blues Before Sunrise is where the blues plugs in and leans forward. This is the sound of […]
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Howlin’ at the Crossroads
Hour Four is where Blues Before Sunrise plugs directly into the wall socket. This is the electric hour — raw, […]