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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The reunion of Carlos Santana's mid-'70s-era band captures the musicians' intense chemistry, while still updating the massively influential sound they created.
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The a cappella gospel-singing family from Como, Mississippi, sings a classic spiritual.
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With a little help from one of the legendary voices in Southern soul, a North Mississippi Allstar pays tribute to his late father, Memphis music legend Jim Dickinson.
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The soul singer's new collection of holiday songs seems destined to become a revisited classic.
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PDX guitarist's narrative marriage of a Scottish folk ballad and a Blind Lemon Jefferson blues standard updates the ancient art of music storytelling.
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The fevered 14 months captured here represent the moment when Dylan became comfortable in his shoes — and, if not yet confident about every decision, at least trusting the authority of his writing.
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The inventive singer doesn't bother adhering to the iconography of vintage soul, preferring instead to point his path toward the future.
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After a career spanning 50-plus years, Fritts' new album celebrates a well-traveled tender heart. Oh My Goodness finds the singer collaborating with Spooner Oldham, producer John Paul White and more.
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The blues singer continues to resist genre constraints while tackling big issues and sounds. The resulting album speaks to the times in bold, rabble-rousing ways.
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Cool and in control, Clark can shed his voice's earthier timbre and slide into a dreamy falsetto at will. That makes for a striking contrast with his turbulent guitar attack.