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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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Sunnyland Slim and Howlin’ Wolf

Aristocrat Blues and the Birth of Chicago Electric Sound

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise delivers the heart of the Aristocrat Records feature, focusing on the raw […]

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Little Walter

Chicago Electric Blues and Raw Postwar Power

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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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B.B. King

A Gathering of Blues “Kings”

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise cleverly builds itself around artists carrying the name “King,” creating a loose […]

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Blues Turns Electric and Rock ’n’ Roll Takes Shape

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise is where the program hits full stride in the postwar era, capturing […]

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Electric Blues Crossroads and Postwar Grit

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise shifts the spotlight onto electric blues and the transitional sounds that helped […]

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Tarheel Slim

From Barrelhouse Roots to Rock ’n’ Roll Sparks

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Hour Four of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise acts as a bridge between eras, carrying the listener from the tail […]

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B.B. King

A Blues Dialogue: Fulson Meets B.B. King

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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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