Blues History: This Week In The Blues

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 13 through August 19, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues singer Mississippi Slim, blues guitar giant Son Seals, and blues great Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that ha...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 6 through August 12, 2023. Some of the highlights include Delta blues pioneer Willie Brown, blues and boogie-woogie pianist Robert Shaw, and the one and only Leo Fender. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened t...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 30 through August 5, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues guitar master Buddy Guy, electric blues musician Big Jack Johnson, and Texas blues singer and pianist Big Walter Price. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things tha...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 23 through July 29, 2023. Some of the highlights include swamp blues guitarist Tony Joe White, Chicago blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield, and the one and only Jimmy "Duck" Holmes. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 16 through July 22, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues and soul singer Denise LaSalle, Chicago blues guitarist Buster Benton, and Jimi Hendrix & The Monkees...WHAT? We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happe...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 9 through July 15, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues guitarist Blind Boy Fuller, Chicago blues pianist Barrelhouse Chuck, and blues musician Washboard Sam Brown. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened th...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 2 through July 8, 2023. Some of the highlights include Jimi Hendrix, New Orleans blues and boogie-woogie pianist "Champion Jack" Dupree, and Delta blues piano maestro Pinetop Perkins. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 25 through July 1, 2023. Some of the highlights include "St. Louis" Jimmy Oden, harmonica great James Cotton, and Delta blues musician Honeyboy Edwards. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 18 through June 24, 2023. Some of the highlights include St. Louis blues pioneer Herman "Ace" Wallace, swamp blues harmonica great Lazy Lester, and Delta blues musician T-Model Ford. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other t...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 11 through June 17, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Charley Patton's “Pony Blues”, and the release of the Blues Brothers movie. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happen...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 4 through June 10, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues guitarist Derek Trucks, Instrument Innovator Les Paul, and the one and only Howlin' Wolf. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 28 through June 3, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues guitarist T-Bone Walker, blues pianist Lafayette Leake, and Memphis Minnie. 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 v...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 21 through May 27, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues guitarist Albert Collins, blues pianist Abie Boogaloo Ames, and Chuck Berry. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 14 through May 20, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues guitarist Taj Mahal, blues singer Bessie Smith, and talk show host Johnny Carson....WHAT? 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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 7 through May 13, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa, Robert Johnson, and Kansas Joe McCoy. 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 websi...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 30 through May 06, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues slide guitarist Homesick James, blues harp maestro Little Walter, and and "Soul Brother No. 1", James Brown. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 23 through April 29, 2023. Some of the highlights include the Velvet Bulldozer Albert King, the "Mother of the Blues" Ma Rainey, and Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that hap...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 16 through April 22, 2023. Some of the highlights include Texas blues legend Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Billie Holiday, and The Blues Brothers. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 9 through April 15, 2023. Some of the highlights include Texas blues legend Mance Lipscomb, the original Ice Cream Man John Brim, the "Empress of the Blues" Bessie Smith, and blues promoter, gallery owner and historian Roger Stolle. We just covered some of the highlights here. If y...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 2 through April 8, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues legend Muddy Waters, harmonica virtuoso Big Walter Horton, and blues slide guitarist and singer Lil' Ed Williams. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 26 - April 1, 2023. Highlights include Leroy Carr, Sue Foley, and Jimi Hendrix. 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: https://bi...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 19 - March 25, 2023. Highlights include Aretha Franklin, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Louisiana Red. 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 Facebo...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 12 through March 18, 2023. Some of the highlights include Swamp blues giant Lightnin' Slim, Blues Divas Clara Smith, and Blues guitarist Willie King. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 5 - March 11, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues guitarist John Primer, Furry Lewis, and Georgia White. 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 foll...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Feb 26  - Mar 04, 2023. Some of the highlights include "The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues” Ida Cox, boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, and Irish Blues Guitar Maestro Rory Gallagher. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that...