Texas Johnny Brown will be the featured artist on Blues Cruise Friday night from 6-8 PM Central Daily time. Texas Johnny Brown was a blues vocalist and guitarist who, like many Texas bluesmen, was heavily influenced by T-Bone Walker. He got his start as the guitarist for Amos Milburn’s backing band, The Chickenshackers, in the […]
Blues Radio Specials This Week
This week I’m doing a two part special on Blues Cruise and Two For the Blues featuring Samuel Charters. Unlike other shows broadcast in this series, Sam Charters was not a blues man. He was a historian, author, music producer and poet. He was widely published in the fields of blues and jazz. He wrote […]
Blues Radio Specials May 22-23
Both shows are now available on the Audio Archives for 2 weeks following broadcast. Friday night’s Blues Cruise featured Bobby Rush. Bobby got his start as a bluesman playing Chicago clubs in the 1950s. His big break came with the release of Chicken Heads on the Galaxy label which reached #34 on the Billboard R&B […]
Specials on Blues Cruise & Two For The Blues This Week
Two For the Blues will feature Bobby Blue Bland this Saturday night starting at 8 PM Central time. This show originally aired April 3, 2004. Bobby played a show at Luther’s Blues the following week. Bobby Bland is a legend of the blues and you are going to want to catch both this and the […]
Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Son House Featured on Blues Shows This Week
Clarence Gatemouth Brown will be the featured artist on Blues Cruise this Friday night from 6-8 PM Central time. This show was originally aired March 6, 2004 just prior to his appearance at Luther’s Blues that month. It features interview and songs covering his entire career. Gatemouth Brown did not consider himself a “blues” artist […]
Irma Thomas Special on Blues Cruise Friday Night
Irma Thomas is the subject of Friday night’s Blues Cruise from 6-8 PM Central time. Irma had a hit with her first recording, “Don’t Mess With My Man” which reached number 22 on the Rhythm & Blues record charts in 1959. Following that she had a string of hits including “It’s Raining”, “Wish Someone Would […]
