HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 26 - June 1, 2024.Some of the highlights include blues diva Mamie Smith, jump blues pioneer and innovator T-Bone Walker, Chicago blues artist Lazy Bill Lucas , and blues keyboardist Lafayette Leake. 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:...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 19 - May 25, 2024.Some of the highlights include blues guitarist Jimmy Thackery, jump blues singer Billy Wright, blues and jazz pianist Abie “Boogaloo” Ames, and Muddy Waters records "Manish Boy” . 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:ht...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 12 - May 18, 2024.Some of the highlights include blues harmonica virtuoso Little Walter, blues shouter Big Joe Turner, blues maestro Taj Mahal, and the day that late night talk show host Johnny Carson and his bandleader Doc Severinsen wear fake beards in honor of ZZ Top. 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 t...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 5 - May 11, 2024.Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues singer and guitarist Blind Willie McTell, delta guitar legend Robert Johnson, blues guitarist Kansas Joe McCoy, and blues rock guitarist Joe Bonnamassa. 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 ou...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2024.Some of the highlights include Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush, slide guitarist Homesick James, Chicago blues guitarist Jimmy Lee Robinson, also known as Lonesome Lee, and The "Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", and "Soul Brother No. 1", none other than James Brown. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that h...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 21 - April 27, 2024.Some of the highlights include The Blues Brothers, The "Mother of the Blues" Ma Rainey, blues guitarist Albert King, and boogie-woogie piano player Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport. 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:...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 14 - April 20, 2024. Some of the highlights include soul blues singer to Mighty Sam McClain, the "Empress of the Blues", Bessie Smith, Chicago blues guitarist Byther Smith, and delta blues harmonica player Frank Frost.  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...

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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 31 - April 6, 2024. Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues guitarist and singer Etta Baker, West Coast blues guitarist Lowell Fulson, Texas pianist Amos Milburn, and blues legend McKinley Morganfield, who you probably know as Muddy Waters.  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 March 24 – March 30, 2024 Some of the highlights include Louisiana blues and rhythm-and-blues guitarist Boogie Bill Webb, the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, Austin's own blues guitarist and singer Sue Foley, and blues guitarist Eric Clapton.  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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 17 – March 23, 2024. Some of the highlights include blues guitarist and juke joint legend Willie King, the one and only Sister Rosetta Tharpe, founding member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds Jimmie Vaughan, and blues guitarist Son House.  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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 10 - March 16, 2024. Some of the highlights include blues guitarist Ronnie Earl, swamp blues giant Lightnin' Slim, one of the first of the Blues Divas Clara Smith, and blues guitarist "Lightnin'" Hopkins.  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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 3 - March 9, 2024. Before we get into this episode, it's important that you try to donate whatever you can to the Mississippi John Hurt GoFundMe. The entire story is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mississippi-john-hurts-legacy-will-rise Back to this episode. Some of the highlights include guitar genius Willie Johnson, Chicago blues guitarist John Primer, Bukka White recorded "Fixin' to Die Blues"...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 25 - March 02, 2024 Some of the highlights include “The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues” Ida Cox, Bo Diddley receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys, Chicago born 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 happened this week in the...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 18 - February 24, 2024 Some of the highlights include John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen", blues guitarist "Scrapper" Blackwell, Texas blues legend Johnny Winter, and the Delaware Destroyer, none other than blues and boogie woogie guitarist George Thorogood. 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...

THIS EPISODE MARKS 1 FULL YEAR OF "THIS WEEK IN THE BLUES" HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 11 - February 17, 2024 Some of the highlights include blues singer and guitarist Pinkney "Pink" Anderson, Chicago blues guitarist Magic Sam, blues-rock- guitarist Gary Clark, Jr, and Texas blues-rock guitarist Chris Duarte. 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 February 4 - February 10, 2024 Some of the highlights include blues and jazz pianist Abie "Boogaloo" Ames, blues and jazz guitar pioneer Lonnie Johnson, blues singer-songwriter and guitarist Catfish Keith, and Chicago blues bass guitarist Robert "Big Mojo" Elem. 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 January 28 - February 3, 2024 Some of the highlights include my favorite Clarksdale MS resident, harmonica virtuoso Charlie Musselwhite, blues guitarist Jonny Lang, blues guitarist Samantha Fish, and blues musician, teacher, and philosopher D.C. Minner. 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 January 21 - January 27, 2024 Some of the highlights include blues singer Etta James, New Orleans guitar legend Snooks Eaglin, blues guitarist Elmore James, and blues singer, guitarist and evangelist Blind Willie Johnson. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 14  through January 20, 2024 Some of the highlights include Chicago blues slide guitar maestro Earl Hooker, blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer Willie Lee "Big Eyes" Smith , and the National Blues Museum in St. Louis, Missouri. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 7 through January 13, 2024. Some of the highlights include swamp blues maestro Slim Harpo, Chicago blues guitarist Eddy Clearwater, the recording of “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man”, and Chicago blues slide guitar master Tampa 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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 27 through September 2, 2023. Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues guitarist, mandolin player Floyd Council, Delta blues musician "L. C." Ulmer, and a spotlight on Chicago's famous blues bar Rosa's Lounge. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 20 through August 26, 2023. Some of the highlights include blues legend John Lee Hooker, blues guitarist Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, and “Mister Five-By-Five” himself, Jimmy Rushing. 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...

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 happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook...

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 this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook...