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Tag: Holiday Blues

Posted in: Hour 1
Nat King Cole

Doors Open, Spirits High — Blues Kicks Off Christmas

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Hour One of Blues Before Sunrise – Annual Christmas Program #2 is all about arrival. It’s the season beginning in […]

Posted in: Hour 2
Mahalia Jackson

Swinging Through the Season — Jump Blues, R&B Heart, and Sacred Ground

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Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise – Annual Christmas Program #2 brings momentum back into the night. This is Christmas […]

Posted in: Hour 3
Bumble Bee Slim

Testimony and Truth — Christmas at the Crossroads of Blues and Gospel

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Hour Three of Blues Before Sunrise – Annual Christmas Program #2 sits right at the crossroads where blues and gospel […]

Posted in: Hour 4
B.B. King

Santa Plugged In — Electric Blues, Holiday Grit, and No-Nonsense Cheer

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Hour Four of Blues Before Sunrise – Annual Christmas Program #2 is where Christmas sheds its velvet gloves and steps […]

Posted in: Hour 5
Charles Brown

Cool Yule at Dawn — Reflection, Romance, and the Long Goodbye to Christmas

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Hour Five of Blues Before Sunrise – Annual Christmas Program #2 is where the season exhales. This is Christmas at […]

Posted in: Hour 1
Babs Gonzales

Ring the Bells and Clear the Floor — Christmas Kicks Off, Blues Style

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Hour One of Blues Before Sunrise – Annual Christmas Program #1 sets the tone for the entire holiday broadcast. This […]

Posted in: Hour 2
Mabel Scott

Jumpin’ into Christmas — Blues, R&B, and the Sound of the Season in Motion

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Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise – Annual Christmas Program #1 brings movement back into the room. After the stark […]

Posted in: Hour 3
Leadbelly

Christmas in the Shadows — Prewar Blues, Hard Winters, and Unvarnished Truth

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Hour Three of Blues Before Sunrise – Annual Christmas Program #1 steps away from polish and amplification and drops us […]

Posted in: Hour 4
Albert King

Santa’s Got the Blues — Electric Guitars, Hard Truths, and Holiday Swagger

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Hour Four of Blues Before Sunrise – Annual Christmas Program #1 plugs Christmas straight into the amplifier. This is where […]

Posted in: Hour 5
Louis Armstrong

Silent Nights, Blue Hearts, and Late-Hour Christmas Truths

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Hour Five of Blues Before Sunrise – Annual Christmas Program #1 is where the night settles in and the meaning […]

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