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Amos Milbuen

House-party blues and a gospel close

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Hour 2 of Blues Before Sunrise moves through a wide field of blues and rhythm and blues recordings before ending […]

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Charles Brown

From the Racetrack to the Prayer Meeting

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Hour Two is a street-level journey through postwar R&B, classic blues, and gospel. Charles Brown starts at the racetrack, Wynonie […]

Posted in: Hour 2
Tiny Grimes

Blues, Boogie, Rhythm & Blues and Gospel

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Hour two of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise continues the musical journey with a varied collection of blues, rhythm and […]

Posted in: Hour 1

From Louis Jordan to the King Cole Trio

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Hour #1 gets this week’s Blues Before Sunrise underway with a lively mixture of jump blues, rhythm & blues, jazz, […]

Posted in: Hour 4
B.B. King

Kings, Wolves, and Bluesmen With Something to Say

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The fourth hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise settles firmly into electric blues territory, with a powerful lineup that […]

Posted in: Hour 5
The Charioteers

Gospel Roots, Soul, and Rhythm & Blues

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1694/gospel-roots-soul-and-rhythm-blues.mp3

The final hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise brings together an appealing mixture of vocal harmony, sophisticated pop and […]

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Louis Jordan

A Musical Grab Bag of Classic Blues, Jazz, Gospel, and Rhythm & Blues

This week on Blues Before Sunrise, there is no single theme—and that is part of the fun. Instead, Steve Cushing […]

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Posted in: Hour 5
Jackie Davis

A Smooth Finish with Jazz, Blues, and Rhythm & Blues

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Hour Five brings another Blues Before Sunrise to a close with a relaxed but rewarding collection of jazz, blues, and […]

Posted in: Hour 2
Johnny Otis

Rhythm & Blues After the Clock Strikes Twelve

https://bluesbeforesunrise.net/episode-player/1669/rhythm-blues-after-the-clock-strikes-twelve.mp3

Hour Two of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise moves from the sophisticated jazz and vocal performances of the opening hour […]

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Lowell Fulson

Midnight – Five Hours Around the Witching Hour

This week on Blues Before Sunrise, Steve Cushing builds an entire five-hour broadcast around a single word: “Midnight.” It may […]

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