Though I often mix blues styles in a show, I don’t often mix blues eras. The 206th Roadhouse brings in a few more pre-war blues cuts, mixing them with artists who are clearly influenced by these early blues. Sparks Brothers, Bo Carter, Muddy Waters, Kim Wilson, and Willie Kent highlight the hour. We’re sticking a few pre-war milemarkers in the ground to mark our passage up the long road of the blues in the 206th Roadhouse Podcast.

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The Roadhouse Podcast 206 Show Notes

Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers
Jump For Jerry
Blind Pig
Guitar
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Lurrie Bell
Rapid Transit Blues
Delmark
Blues Had A Baby
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Byther Smith
Little Voice
Black And Tan
Smitty’s Blues
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Sparks Brothers
East Chicago Blues
Shanachie
Twenty First St. Stomp: The Piano Blues of St. Louis
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Buddy Guy
Good News
JSP
DJ Play My Blues
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Bo Carter
Shake ‘Em On Down
Yazoo Shanachie
Bo Carter: 1931-1940
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Rory Block*
Jinx Blues
Stony Plain
Blues Walkin’ Like A Man: A Trubute To Son House
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Otis Rush
Please Love Me
Delmark
Delmark: 55 Years of Blues
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Curtis Salgado
Drivin’ In The Drivin’ Rain
Shanachie
Clean Getaway
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Muddy Waters
Buryin’ Ground Blues
Document
1941-1949
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Kim Wilson
I Stay In The Mood
M.C. Records
Smokin’ Joint
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Saffire—The Uppity Blues Women
Locked Up
Alligator
Havin’ The Last Word
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Willie Kent
Me And My Baby
Delmark
Make Room For The Blues
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Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmy Vaughan
I’ll Change My Style
Ruf
On The Jimmy Reed Highway
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Percy Strother
Blow Wind Blow
Black and Tan
Home At Last
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