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: June 9 - June 15, 2024
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 9 - June 15, 2024.
Some of the highlights include Skip James, the best-known proponent of the Bentonia school of blues, Jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor Les Paul, The one and only Howlin Wolf, and blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
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:
Skip James - "Hard Times Killing Floor Blues, American Folk and Blues Festival, Cologne Oct. 9, 1967" - https://youtu.be/mYALBzfY5QY?si=2kzmTHK1vgMi6sk4
Les Paul & Mary Ford Show - "World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" - https://youtu.be/7iGXP_UBog4?si=UEGPLpkjlLIuuczT
Howlin' Wolf - "Smokestack Lightning" Live 1964 - https://youtu.be/HTDjD_UdJYs?si=2k6VPZ-4qd_FstVD
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - "BLUE ON BLACK" - https://youtu.be/amf74JUEtn4?si=HzifEmiotfJ4cgtN
We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!
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