Snooky Pryor

Composer: John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson - "When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose. Traditions! Returns Next Week

The Bottle Rockets

St. Louis, MO 1992 - Considered To Be The Leaders Of The '90's Alt-Country/Roots Rock Revival Along With Peers Uncle Tupelo - Influences Of Woody Guthrie, Neil Young And The Replacements

Ray Wylie Hubbard

Online Stream Suggestion - Celebrated Number 72 A Few Days Ago

Potato Moon

GR Flavor!

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Amber Rubarth

Left Home At 17 To Become A Chainsaw Sculptor; Began Writing Songs At 21

The Clayfoot Strutters

New England-Based Contradance Jam Band, Specializing In Fusing The Modes And Melodies Of Traditional American Immigrant Music, With Spicy Dance-Floor Grooves From The Latin, Swing, Afropop And Zydeco/Cajun Worlds.

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Chris Robinson Brotherhood

Fourth Release In The Acclaimed Series Of Live Recordings Dubbed "Betty's Blends."

The Knickerbocker All-Stars

Darcel Wilson On Vocals, Reworking Aretha

Paul Cebar

With Longtime Band the Milwaukeens - Gets Inspiration From The Sounds, Sights And Smells From The Streets Of Milwaukee

Tarheel Slim

Alden Bunn- Piedmont Blues Of His Early Days Was Always Evident In His Guitar Playing, Giving Him An Incredible Versatility; Recording Blues, Gospel, R&B, Soul, Pop And Rockabilly - Prolific On the Post-War Music Scene

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Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra Ft. Ruth Gaylor

In The Late '30s Bunny's Masterful Horn Soared Above The Finest Bands; Fused The Extroverted Power Of Armstrong With The Nuanced Tone Palette Of Bix - Career And Influence Were Shortened By Alcoholism At Age 33

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Guest Musicians: Lucky Dube And Hugh Masekela - A Call And Response Work Song Expressing The Hardship Of Working The Gold And Silver Mines Of South Africa; With Its' Roots Not To Dissimilar From The Field Hollers Of America's Deep South, Itself Contributing To The Development Of The Blues

Eilen Jewell

Composer: Otis Rush, 1969

Dion

After The Recording Session Dion Shelved The Project, Not Seeing Daylight For Fifty-Two Years. The Sound Is A Prime Example Of How The Bronx Legend Predated The Electric Folk Boom Of The '60's That Dylan, The Byrds And Company Took To The Bank, With Worldwide Acclaim.

The Teskey Brothers

Australian Blues Quartet

Miss Lonely Hearts

Giving Springsteen a Bit Of Border Flavor By The Quintet Out Of Santa Cruz

Lux Land

GR Favor!

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Memphis Minnie

Blues Spotlight: Lizzie Douglas Was One Of The Rare Women Of Her Era To Gain Prominence As A Guitarist, Overcoming Considerable Odds To Achieve Success, Battling Both Racism And Sexism. The Lure Of Beale Street Drew Her To Memphis, Working The Streets, Cafes, Clubs With First Husband Kansas Joe McCoy. Chicago Beckoned, And Minnie's Showmanship And Instrumental Prowess Enabled Her To Hold Her Own and Earn Respect From The Top Bluesmen Of Chicago, Including Muddy Waters And Big Bill Broonzy. Memphis Minnie's Songs Have Been Recorded By Many; Her Impact Continues To This Day

Alec "Guitar Slim" Seward & Louis "Jelly Belly" Hayes

Blues Spotlight: Piedmont Duo Of The 1940' & 50's Also Known As The Back Porch Boys And Blues Servant Boys - Recorded Entire Catalogue In New York City After Befriending Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry. Going Their Separate Ways, Hayes Became A Minister And Seward Continued to Perform Until 1972

The Jazz Crusaders

Wayne Henderson, Trombone...Wilton Felder, Tenor Sax...Buster Williams, Bass...Stix Hooper, Drums...Joe Sample, Piano - - - Ninth Studio Album Released On Pacific Jazz Records; Soulful Hard Bop At Its Prime

The Gibson Brothers

Producer: Dan Auerbach

Dale Watson

Birmingham, AL - Independent Outsider; Champion Of Authentic Country Music

Low Lilly

New England-Based String And Vocal Trio Exploring The Roots Of American Folk Music; Traditional Influences And Modern Inspiration

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Rob Ickes

International Bluegrass Music Association Thirteen-Time Resonator Guitar Player Of The Year

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Jack Elliot, 1964

Missy Raines

Guest Musicians: Rachael Baiman & Christian Sedelmeyer Revisiting Ola Belle Reed