The finest blues you’ve never heard.
Like a big blue boulder at the top of a hill, the 259th Roadhouse starts strong and finishes even stronger. Michael Powers, Fiona Boyes, Hollywood Blue Flames, Sam Lay, and Junkyardmen set the tone and help assure we keep moving forward. It’s a strong hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 259th [...]
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“While you’re lookin’ around, I’ll play Darktown Strutters Ball.” The man who changed music forever with wife Mary Ford.
Rod and Honey Piazza talk about their musical backgrounds and the formation of The Mighty Flyers.
The late great Koko Taylor.
In honor of the birthday of Howlin’ Wolf.
Like a big blue boulder at the top of a hill, the 259th Roadhouse starts strong and finishes even stronger. Michael Powers, Fiona Boyes, Hollywood Blue Flames, Sam Lay, and Junkyardmen set the tone and help assure we keep moving forward. It’s a strong hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 259th Roadhouse.
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The 258th Roadhouse keeps the Northern Hemisphere warm and the Southern Hemisphere cool. Phillip Walker, Junior Watson, James Cotton, Duwayne Burnside, and The Hollywood Blue Flames lead this edition. With plenty of new blues, legendary artists and classic tracks, it’s a well-rounded edition of The Roadhouse, and one that really never takes a break. It’s another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 258th Roadhouse.
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Though some might not believe it, blues can be fun music. The 257th Roadhouse proves out that theory with fun tracks from J.B. Hutto, Monkeyjunk, Moreland & Arbuckle, Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo, and Little Arthur Duncan. You’ll be smiling at the end of the hour – another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.
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The Roadhouse focuses on blues guitar. To do only an hour is tough. Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton, Junior Kimbrough, T-Bone Walker, Mississippi John Hurt, and B.B. King bring the touch and feel of dedicated musicians expressing the blues with six strings. It’s “Wire and Wood III” in 256th Roadhouse – another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.
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The 255th Roadhouse is dark and dangerous and exciting, much like the place it was named for. Billy Flynn & Chris James, Jimmy Rogers, Mike Dowling, Samuel James, and Little Mack Simmonsa will have you seeing the blue lights and hearing the clink of glasses by the end of the hour. You might even shake around unexpectedly in the midst of another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.
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The 254th Roadhouse is the fifth first – the fifth first show of a new year. We kick off 2010 with John Lee Hooker, Freddie King, Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band, Otis Taylor, and Michael Burks. Though you’ve heard the artists, the new year starts with another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 254th Roadhouse.
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It’s a tweener week in The Roadhouse – the week between Christmas and New Years. With a freewheeling feeling, the 253rd Roadhouse fills an hour with a big variety of blues. Lonnie Brooks, Siegel-Schwall Band, Dave Spector & The Bluebirds, Peter Green, and Cyril Neville create a mixture you might not hear anywhere else. But you’ll agree it’s a mixture that makes for another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard.
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