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Bukka White

Voices from the Ground

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Hour Three of Blues Before Sunrise is the emotional and historical core of the entire broadcast. This is where the […]

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Charlie Jordan

Hard Times, Hot Stoves, and Honesty

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Hour Three is where Blues Before Sunrise strips the music down to its bones. This is the hour that leans […]

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Bessie Smith

Six Singers, Six Pianos, One Mesmerizing Hour

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Hour Three is the kind of beautifully engineered concept that only Blues Before Sunrise would dream up on a “no […]

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Skip James

Back to the Shellac: The Yazoo Hour of Ghosts, Guitars & Pre-War Blues Masters

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Hour Three is the heart of this week’s show—our dedicated dive into the legacy of the Yazoo label and the […]

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Lonnie Johnson

HAUNTED BLUES: GHOSTS, DEVILS & THE SUPERNATURAL SOUTH

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If the earlier hours of the BBS Annual Halloween Show crept around the edges of the graveyard, Hour Three goes […]

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Blind Lemon Jefferson

THE BLIND MAN’S BALL: NAMES IN LIGHT, LEGENDS IN SOUND

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Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise brings together one of the most iconic motifs in blues history — […]

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Skip James

FROM SHELLAC TO SOUL: THE VOICES THAT BUILT THE BLUES

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Hour Three of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise reaches deep into the prewar archives—a journey through the voices and stories […]

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Blind Blake

Prewar Blues Legends and Their Lasting Influence

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Hour 3 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise transports listeners back to the foundational era of the blues, highlighting key […]

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Robert Johnson

Prewar/Postwar Refresher

This week on Blues Before Sunrise, Steve Cushing delivers a musical history lesson that is as engaging as it is […]

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Lucille Bogan

Barrelhouse Queens and Country Blues Voices

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Hour 3 of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise carried listeners into the wild, unfiltered world of pre-war blues—where barrelhouse singers, […]

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