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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

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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

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1048/jump-jive-jukebox-heat-the-rise-of-post-war-rb.mp3

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

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1031/jump-jive-and-groove-rbs-roaring-pulse.mp3

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

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Floyd Dixon

Swing to Shout: The Pulse of Postwar Blues

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1009/swing-to-shout-the-pulse-of-postwar-blues.mp3

Hour Two of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise glows with that unmistakable mid-century energy — the moment when jump blues, […]

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Louis Jordan

Rockin’ the Blues: Jump, Swing, and Shout

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/877/rockin-the-blues-jump-swing-and-shout.mp3

Hour 1 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise sets the tone with a high-energy blast of jump blues, rhythm & […]

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