Hour 4 brings Blues Before Sunrise into an electric-blues-centered stretch built from short artist groupings, direct contrasts, and a strong […]
Electric Thunder, Deep Texas Dust
Elmore James begins Hour Four with three intense performances driven by his unmistakable slide guitar. Howling Wolf follows with a […]
Highway Blues: The Road Goes On in Hour Four
The highway keeps rolling in Hour 4 of Blues Before Sunrise, continuing this week’s extended musical journey through one of […]
The Blues After Dark
Hour #4 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise settles firmly into the electric blues tradition, with recordings that span Texas, […]
Kings, Wolves, and Bluesmen With Something to Say
The fourth hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise settles firmly into electric blues territory, with a powerful lineup that […]
Electric Blues After Midnight
Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise brings the midnight theme squarely into the electric blues era, where amplified […]
07/12/26 Hour 4
Bobby Robinson’s Fire Label Burns Bright
Hour Four shines the spotlight on one of the great independent record companies of the postwar era: Fire Records, the […]
Chicago Blues and Electric Blues at Full Power
Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise turns the volume up with a powerhouse collection of electric blues recordings […]
Electric Blues Powerhouses and Postwar Blues Masters
Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise delivers a powerful collection of postwar blues recordings, spotlighting artists who helped […]








