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Charles Brown

From Jump Blues to Gospel Truth

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Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise moves into the vibrant postwar years, when the blues began stretching into rhythm and […]

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Between Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

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Hour Two of the February 8, 2026 Blues Before Sunrise broadcast lives squarely in the space between release and redemption. […]

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Crippled Clarence Lofton

Street-Corner Stories and Sanctified Truths

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Hour Two of the February 1, 2026 Blues Before Sunrise broadcast occupies one of the most fascinating intersections in blues […]

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Ethel Waters

Juke Joints, Jump Blues, and Sunday Morning Redemption

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Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise (01/25/26) is where the show pivots from rural roots toward the buzz of nightlife […]

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Charles Brown

Streetlights, Testimony, and the Blues in Motion

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Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise is where the blues starts moving through public space. This hour lives on sidewalks, […]

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T-Bone Walker

Swing, Swagger, and the Art of Joy

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1171/swing-swagger-and-the-art-of-joy.mp3

Hour One of Blues Before Sunrise sets the tone for the entire broadcast by reminding listeners that the blues has […]

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Joe Liggins

Jump, Shout, and Sanctify

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Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise is where the show widens its stance. This is the crossroads hour — jump […]

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Ella Fitzgerald

Swingin’ Into the Story: The Warm-Up Hour

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Hour One of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise sets the stage with a warm, swinging glow—an hour that feels like […]

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Jimmy McCracklin

Jump, Jive & Jukebox Heat: The Rise of Post-War R&B

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Hour Two shifts the energy upward—this is the hour where Blues Before Sunrise leans into the post-war transition from straight […]

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Jump, Jive, and Groove: R&B’s Roaring Pulse

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Hour 2 of Blues Before Sunrise keeps the energy high with a deep dive into the postwar rhythm & blues […]

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