Friends of the Blues
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Packing in about 15 cuts per hour, hosts "Shuffle Shoes" and "Sky Dobro" allow the music to do the talking. Their style is "easy" yet they still deliver loads of information about the artists' lives and careers. Friends of the Blues is produced from the studios of WKCC, on the campus of Kankakee Community College, Kankakee, Illinois
Blues News
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In his vintage Stetson, the Texas troubadour performed a set of songs that find new meaning in familiar country, folk and blues forms.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mark O'Connor about his memoir, Crossing Bridges, on his journey from multi-instrumentalist child prodigy to solo artist composing and performing on world stages. -
NPR Music's Tiny Desk series kicks off a celebration of Black History Month with this stunning performance from Lady Wray.
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The young proponent of traditional music brought a talented band, his astonishing imagination and a selection of what he calls "Black folk music from the future" to the Tiny Desk.
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Joe Bussard not only sought out obscure 78-rpm records that otherwise would have disappeared, but shared the music with giddy excitement. -
Watch Damien Sneed's exhilarating performance at Dizzy's Club in New York City.
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The Philly rocker's latest album is titled (watch my moves) and he joins me to talk about the moves he's been making, who he's been working with and lots more.
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Although inducted into the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, her contributions haven't always been properly acknowledged. -
The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor. -
Kansas City jazz singer Julia Lee was never a national household name, but she did push boundaries: 75 years ago, she recorded her first big hit, "Snatch and Grab It."
