Blues History: This Week In The Blues
HEY BLUES FANS - In this podcast, we cover the highlights in blues history, one week at a time.
Want to know more about the household names like Muddy Waters and Bonnie Raitt? We cover them.
Want to know more about Charley Patton, Roosevelt Sykes, and Robert Johnson? We cover them too!
Basically, anything you want to know about the blues and blues history, one week at a time.
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Blues History: This Week In The Blues
This Week In The Blues: April 7 - April 13, 2024
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 7 - April 13, 2024, 2024.
Some of the highlights include singing legend Billie Holiday, Chicago blues guitarist Louis 'Mr Bo' Collins, the original table rocker himself, Chicago blues guitarist "Hound Dog" Taylor, and blues singer Shemekia Copeland.
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:
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Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:
Billie Holiday - "Strange Fruit" Live 1959 - https://youtu.be/-DGY9HvChXk?si=Bdilt-6Qfvfiohw1
Louis "Mr. Bo" Collins - "Born In The Country" - https://youtu.be/eIo2BZ-wMqE?si=dBaXO_VVLLKhgYwQ
Hound Dog Taylor - "Shake Your Money Maker" live 1967 - https://youtu.be/WT5vkGyNvCk?si=1aD30Igni2Rh4yjI
Shemekia Copeland - "Married To The Blues" - https://youtu.be/_QeNxdCGUwo?si=l7avskLCvPlf72p8
We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!
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If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:
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