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Two for the Blues

Blues from the 1920s to the present with a little zydeco and southern soul added to the mix, hosted by Art Schuna and Bonnie Kalmbach. Since 1999, the show has done special features on blues artists including interviews discussing their careers and music. Unfortunately, we can't give you the music without violating copyright acts but we can give you the interviews.

Orton In Place: Music & Cycropia Aerial Dance Streams

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On Sun. Aug. 30 the Cycropia Aerial Dance troupe is featured in a full-length online performance (pre-recorded virtual show) starting at 8:00 am and available for 24 hrs. This stunning show features 6 brand new aerial works (on silks, cloud swing, trapeze, lyra, bungee/harness, and aerial pole/strap), along with video clips of Cycropia memories from Orton […]

Blues Specials Week of June 19-20

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Willie Kent, blues bassist and vo9calist, it the subject of tonight’s Blues Cruise.  Willie Kent and the Gents was one of the finest bands Chicago had to offer in the 1990s-2000s.  The band together with Bonnie Lee headlined WORT’s 26th birthday bash in  December 2001.  This broadcast aired a week before their appearance at Luther’s […]

Blues Radio Specials This Week

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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

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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 […]

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