The opening hour of Blues Before Sunrise lays out an expansive program of blues, jive, rhythm and blues, religious recordings, […]
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House-party blues and a gospel close
Hour 2 of Blues Before Sunrise moves through a wide field of blues and rhythm and blues recordings before ending […]
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Blues, Boogie, Rhythm & Blues and Gospel
Hour two of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise continues the musical journey with a varied collection of blues, rhythm and […]
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Gospel Roots, Soul, and Rhythm & Blues
The final hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise brings together an appealing mixture of vocal harmony, sophisticated pop and […]
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Sonny Thompson and the Miracle Records Sound
Hour Two of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise shines a well-deserved spotlight on pianist, bandleader, songwriter, and producer Sonny Thompson, […]
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Heavenly Harmonies from Houston: The Peacock Gospel Story
This week on Blues Before Sunrise we take a deep dive into one of the most powerful, stirring, and historically […]
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Jump, Shout, and Testify
The second hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise captures the lively spirit of early R&B, the heat of jump […]
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R&B Antics, Gospel Messages, and Cleanhead Cool
This hour is a jukebox party—Wynonie Harris, Roy Brown, and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson bring bawdy, brassy rhythm and blues to […]
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Sanctified Blues and Testified Truths
Hour 3 of Blues Before Sunrise takes listeners deep into the spiritual crossroads where early gospel, acoustic blues, and sanctified […]