Hour 4 turns the spotlight fully toward Lowell Fulson and a collection that offers a sustained look at recordings made […]
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From Swingtime to Highway 99: Blues Before Sunrise Travels Far and Deep
This week’s Blues Before Sunrise moves through a broad and carefully paced span of musical settings, beginning with small-group swing […]
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Shakey Jake Takes the Long Road
Hour 4 is this week’s dedicated Shakey Jake Harris feature, giving the bluesman a full hour rather than a brief […]
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From Early Swing to Shakey Jake’s Long Road
This week’s Blues Before Sunrise travels a broad musical road across its five hours, beginning with the buoyant, dance-minded language […]
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Blues Names on the Move
Hour 4 brings Blues Before Sunrise back to a direct blues concentration after the Furniture Mart feature, but the hour […]
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Wolf at the Door, Bland at the Close
Howlin’ Wolf sets the terms for Hour 4 with a three-song opening sequence: “Smokestack Lightning,” “Who’s Been Talking,” and “Evil.” […]
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City Lights, Back Roads, and Midnight Water
This week’s five-hour Blues Before Sunrise moves with the freedom of a program that has no single theme hour, yet […]
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Boogie Chillin’ Through Guitar Country
The fourth hour brings the program back to a tough, guitar-centered blues sound, opening with Hooker & Heat and continuing […]
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The Blues Class of 1915 Takes the Floor
Hour 4 is the week’s special presentation, built around the exceptional group of blues singers and musicians born in 1915. […]
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Sacred Moods, Deep Blues, and the Spirit of Sonny
Hour Five of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise draws the curtain with a sweeping, emotional journey that brings together blues, […]