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Once again, I’ve got a pretty big variety of blues, fitting together a bunch of puzzle pieces to shape a coherent picture. Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, The Della Grants, Hitman Blues Band, Bruce Katz Band (Featuring Chris Vitarello), and Devon Allman are among the old and new names. It’s a variety of blues you may not find anywhere else, but always a variety of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 604th Roadhouse.

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There’s a deeper groove in this hour of The Roadhouse – something musicians call “in the pocket.” Big Head Blues Club, Bobby Rush, Robert Cray, Vaneese Thomas, and Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch fill the bill. While I usually slam you with up-tempo blues, it’s good to have a little change of pace once in awhile. Regardless of the pace, it’s an hour of blues with a deep groove and definitely another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 603rd Roadhouse.

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While I work my way to Michigan to run a race on September 11, I’ve got a Roadhouse Rewind in the queue. From ten years ago, Roadhouse 81 is a pretty nostalgic look back. I’ll be back next week with a new edition of The Roadhouse.

It’s the Labor Day Weekend in the US. In The Roadhouse, we’re celebrating the labor of love of some top-notch blues musicians. Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials, Shemekia Copeland, Sleepy John Estes, The Smokehouse Ramblers, and Larry Garner take the stage for the benefit of your mental health. There’s new sawdust on the dance floor and cold beverages for your enjoyment. It’s the 81st Roadhouse Podcast – the 81st hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.

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I’m feeling great about the hour ahead and so will you. I’ve got a couple keyboard-focused tracks, a bit of harp, some killer guitar, and vocals strong enough to knock you down. Daddy Mack Blues Band, The Juke Joint Rockers with Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Toronzo Cannon, Little Milton with Gov’t Mule, and Annika Chambers lie in wait straight ahead. It’s a feel-great hour, and another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 601st Roadhouse Podcast.

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There’s blues enough to get you going in this edition of The Roadhouse. I’ve got The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Sammy Kershaw, Luther Dickinson, The Record Company, and Laith Al-Saadi. That’s just the start – there are plenty of other great blues tracks to propel us through the hour. And, it’s another hour, I might add, of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 600th Roadhouse Podcast.

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The story of this edition of The Roadhouse is that I’m going to fulfill my favorite plan as your host in our little dive to make the hour as upbeat as possible. This one should fulfill your weekly cardio requirements. Corey Dennison Band, Vaneese Thomas, Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges, Andra Faye & Scott Ballantine, and Hard Swimmin’ Fish. They fill the hour along with eight or nine other tracks that will keep you moving, and keep you believing that you’ve absolutely found another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 599th Roadhouse.

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It’s tough to classify the variety of blues in this hour of The Roadhouse, so I’ll just stay out of the way of putting your own frame around it. Alabama Mike, Terrie Odabi, Rose City Kings, Dave Muskett, and Ann Rabson – if you’re familiar with those artists, that tells you everything you need to know about the mix of blues in this hour. One thing is certin about that mix, though. It’s definitely a mix to comprise another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 598th Roadhouse.