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Blues History: This Week In The Blues

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22 hours ago

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 17 - August 23, 2025. Some of the highlights include blues singer-songwriter and guitar player Luther Allison, the King of the Boogie John Lee Hooker, Piedmont blues guitar player and singer Carolina Slim. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit ou...

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 17 - August 23, 2025. Some of the highlights include blues singer-songwriter and guitar player Luther Allison, the King of the Boogie John Lee Hooker, Piedmont blues guitar player and singer Carolina Slim. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit ou...

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Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: August 17 - August 23, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 17 - August 23, 2025. Some of the highlights include blues singer-songwriter and guitar player Luther Allison, the King of the Boogie John Lee Hooker, Piedmont blues guitar player and singer Carolina Slim. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit ou...

2 days ago

9 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: August 10 - August 17, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 10 - August 17, 2025. Some of the highlights include innovator and inventor Leo Fender, Detroit blues and rhythm and blues singer Thornetta Davis, and blues guitar giant Son Seals. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 F...

1 week ago

8 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: August 3 - August 9, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 3 - August 9, 2025. Some of the highlights include Jump blues piano player, singer and songwriter Mercy Dee Walton, boogie-woogie, blues and jazz piano player and singer Mose Vinson, and the day that Elmore James ushered in a new era of electric slide guitar. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things tha...

2 weeks ago

8 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: July 27 - August 2, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 27 - August 2, 2025. Some of the highlights include blues guitar master Buddy Guy, Chuck Berry's debut single, 'Maybellene' , and the recording of the blues song "Every Day I Have the Blues" . Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 fo...

3 weeks ago

7 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: July 20 – July 26, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 20 – July 26, 2025. Some of the highlights include T-Bone Walker first records the timeless blues classic "Mean Old World", Swamp blues guitar player "Swamp Fox" Tony Joe White, and a pioneer of country blues, guitar player Sylvester Weaver. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week i...

4 weeks ago

6 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: July 13 – July 19, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 13 – July 19, 2025. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues guitar player Buster Benton, the man they call The Blues Maestro, Little Freddie King, and the day that Jimi Hendrix plays his eighth and final show as the opening act for The Monkees. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened t...

1 month ago

8 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: July 6 – July 12, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 06 – July 12, 2025. Some of the highlights include blues piano players Pinetop Perkins and Johnnie Johnson, blues guitarist Blind Boy Fuller, and a recording that was so controversial that they waited a decade to release the album and even then, disguised the identity of the artists and the location of the session called "Blues in the Mississippi Night". Keep in mind that there's so much more that ha...

1 month ago

8 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: June 29 - July 5, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 29, 2025. Some of the highlights include Chicago producer, songwriter, bass player, and singer Willie Dixon, Blues harp player James Cotton, and New Orleans blues and boogie-woogie piano player "Champion Jack" Dupree. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure t...

1 month ago

7 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: June 22, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 22, 2025. Some of the highlights include Texas blues guitarist Lester Williams, Chicago bluesman Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, and jazz, country, and blues guitar player Big Bill Broonzy. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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...

1 month ago

8 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: June 15 - June 21, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 15 - June 21, 2025. Some of the highlights include "The Blues Brothers" movie premiere in Chicago, one of the most popular of the classic blues singers of her time, Sara Martin, and jazz, country, and St. Louis blues pioneer Herman "Ace" Wallace. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this...

2 months ago

8 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: June 08 - June 14, 2025

HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 08 - June 14, 2025. Some of the highlights include the blues slide guitar master Derek Trucks, Clarksdale Mississippi blues guitarist Anthony "Big A" Sherrod, and jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor Les Paul. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in ...

2 months ago

9 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: June 1 - June 7, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 1 - June 7, 2025. Some of the highlights include the blues guitar player Tinsley Ellis, Chicago blues guitar player Jimmy Rogers, and was the most popular and prolific blues woman of her day, Memphis Minnie. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit ou...

2 months ago

8 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: May 25 - May 31, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 25 - May 31, 2025. Some of the highlights include the blues standard "Walkin' Blues", blues diva Mamie Smith, and jump blues pioneer and innovator T-Bone Walker. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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: https://...

2 months ago

8 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: May 18 - May 24, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 17 - May 24, 2025. Some of the highlights include blues shouter Big Joe Turner, Muddy Waters records "Manish Boy", and jump blues singer Billy Wright. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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: https://bigtrainblu...

3 months ago

7 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: May 11 - May 17, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 11 - May 17, 2025. Some of the highlights include blues sax player Grady Gaines, blues singer Bessie Smith recorded "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out", and blues maestro Taj Mahal. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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...

3 months ago

8 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: May 4 - May 10, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 4 - May 10, 2025. Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues singer and guitarist Blind Willie McTell, the great blues rock guitarist Joe Bonnamassa, and the immortal Robert Johnson. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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...

3 months ago

8 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: April 27 - May 3, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 27 - May 3, 2025. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush, the great blues harp master Little Walter, and rhythm and blues singer Big Maybelle. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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:...

3 months ago

10 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: April 20 - April 26, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 20 - April 26, 2025. Some of the highlights include Billie Holiday's recording of the song "Strange Fruit", the great blues harp master George "Harmonica" Smith, and "The Velvet Bulldozer", Albert King. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our we...

4 months ago

9 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: April 13 - April 19, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 13 - April 19, 2025. Some of the highlights include the "Empress of the Blues", Bessie Smith, Chicago blues slide guitarist Johnny Littlejohn, and blues master Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 ...

4 months ago

9 minutes

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

This Week In The Blues: April 06 - April 12, 2025

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 06 - April 12, 2025. Some of the highlights include blues harmonica virtuoso Big Walter Horton, Chicago blues guitarist “Little Ed” Williams, and the original table rocker himself, Chicago blues guitarist "Hound Dog" Taylor. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the bl...

4 months ago

10 minutes