This episode features blues harmonica primarily from the 1950s and 1960s. Listen to Jesse Perkins, Joe Hill Louis, Sonny Terry, Jimmy Reed, Little Sam Davis, Garland the Great and dozens of others ..read more

This episode features obscure 45s made between the late 1950s and the early 1970s by artists who frequently played in the blues clubs in Chicago's westside. Listen to artists like Hound Dog Taylor, John Brim, Oscar Boyd, J.L. Smith, Young Guitar Red, Bobby Davis and many others ..read more

This episode looks at blues, gospel, R&B and soul produced by Jewel, Ronn & Paula records of Shreveport, LA in the 1960s and 1970s. Listen to artists like Jerry McCain, Memphis Slim, Charles Brown, Roscoe Robinson, Bobby Rush, the Five Blind Boys of both Alabama & Mississippi, and dozens of others ..read more

This episode first part looks at bottleneck guitar from the 1940s & 1950s. Listen to Sister O.M. Terrell, Muddy Waters, Homesick James, J.B. Hutto and others. The second half of this episode looks at the Jewel record label of Shreveport, LA. Listen to artists like Big Mac, Ted Taylor, Five Blind Boys of Alabama and Mississippi, Little Joe Blue and many others ..read more

This episode features bottleneck guitar from 1930 to 1952. Listen to artists like Bill Weldon, Buddy Moss, Elmore James, Blind Boy Fuller, Tampa Red and many more ..read more

The first part of this episode concludes my look at songs about old age and/or dying. Listen to Bobby Rush, Ray Agee, St. Louis Jimmy, Wynonie Harris and others. The last part of this episode examines bottleneck guitar from the 1920a & 1030s. Listen to Barbeque Bob, Ramblin' Thomas, Kokomo Arnold, Blind Willie Johnson, Tampa Red and many more ..read more

This episode features blues, R&B and gospel songs about getting old and/or dying, some comical and some serious. Listen to artists such as Marvin Phillips, Henry Townsend, The Dominoes, Dinah Washington, Howlin' Wolf, The Cats and The Fiddle, Roaring Lion and many more ..read more

This is the final episode devoted to soulful gospel vocal groups primarily from the 1960s. Listen to artists such as The Goldentones, Mighty Wings of Zion, Harps of the Coast, Zion Travelers, Clefs of Calvary and dozens of others ..read more

The first part of this episode concludes a look at blues and R&B songs about money. Listen to The Du Droppers, Smokey Hogg, Floyd Dixon, The Five Echoes, Jimmy Witherspoon and many others. Part 2 focuses on soulful gospel groups, primarily from the 1960s. Listen to The Clefs of Calvary, Zion Travelers, Morning Echoes, Brooklyn Skyways and The Royal Travelers among many others ..read more

This episode features blues and R&B songs about money or the lack of money. Listen to well known artists such as Jimmy Witherspoon, Stick McGhee, Lil Son Jackson, Wilbert Harrison, John Lee Hooker and many others. Also listen to artists with whom you're probably not familiar with like Moss Tolbert, Freddie Carpenter, Georgia Lane, Fillmore Slim, Mz Su Mac, Pee Wee Kingsley and many more ..read more