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After-Hours Jazz, Soulful Ballads, and Blues Reflections

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Hour Five of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise closes the broadcast with a smooth and deeply atmospheric blend of jazz […]

Posted in: Hour 5
Johnny Guitar Watson

Late Night Blues, Soul Reflections, and a Gentle Fade

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Hour Five of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise settles into that familiar late-night space where the music softens, the tempos […]

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Midnight Blue and the Long Fade

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The final hour of Blues Before Sunrise is where the night settles in completely. By this time the world is […]

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Eddie Boyd

Keeping Warm Until Morning

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Hour Five of the Annual Ice & Snow Program is where the long night finally begins to loosen its grip. […]

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Leadbelly

Crossroads, Crooners, and Cool

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Hour Two of Blues Before Sunrise lives at the crossroads — where blues stretches outward, absorbing harmony, humor, sophistication, and […]

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B.B. King

Midnight Reflections and Last Calls

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Hour Five is where Blues Before Sunrise exhales. This is music designed for the final stretch of the night — […]

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Fenton Robinson

Late-Night Glow and Slow-Burn Soul

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Hour Five closes out the show with the kind of unforced, after-midnight glide that Blues Before Sunrise does better than […]

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Bobby “Blue” Bland

Soulful Reflections and Blues Legends

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The final hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise offers a graceful blend of elegance, soul, and blues grit, reminding […]

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Blues Without Borders

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The final hour of this week’s Blues Before Sunrise is a genre-spanning journey, pulling in smooth harmony groups, jazz organ […]

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Smooth Soul, Memphis Blues, and British Blues Touches

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The show concludes with a genre-spanning blend that bridges jazz, soul, gospel, and blues. The Delta Rhythm Boys and Milt […]

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