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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

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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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Muddy Waters

Warsaw Blues & Late-Night Echoes – A Five-Hour Journey Through Time

. This week’s Blues Before Sunrise delivers one of those deep, immersive listening experiences that defines the program at its best—anchored by […]

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A Tribute Through the Piano of Otis Spann

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise forms the centerpiece of the program’s tribute to influential blues producer Mike […]

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Four Vegabonds

Late Night Blues, Soul, and the Sound of Sunrise

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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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Mike Vernon

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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Eddie C. Campbell

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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Albert Collins

Electric Heat and Hard-Edged Trut

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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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Albert King

Plugged In and Wide Awake: Blues That Refuse to Sit Still

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Hour Four of the February 8, 2026 Blues Before Sunrise broadcast is where the night stops drifting and starts moving […]

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Slim Harpo

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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