Blues History: This Week In The Blues
HEY BLUES FANS - In this podcast, we cover the highlights in blues history, one week at a time.
Want to know more about the household names like Muddy Waters and Bonnie Raitt? We cover them.
Want to know more about Charley Patton, Roosevelt Sykes, and Robert Johnson? We cover them too!
Basically, anything you want to know about the blues and blues history, one week at a time.
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Episodes
190 episodes
This Week In The Blues: October 4 - October 10, 2026
HEY BLUES FANS!Here’s the latest episode of “This Week In The Blues” for the week of October 4 - October 10, 2026.Some of the highlights include Texas blues guitarist George “Little Hat” Jones, Mississippi Delta multi-instrument...
This Week In The Blues: September 27 - October 3, 2026
HEY BLUES FANS!Here’s the latest episode of “This Week In The Blues” for the week of September 27 - October 3, 2026.Some of the highlights include Chicago-rooted blues harmonica player Bob Corritore, Mississippi Delta blues pian...
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This Week In The Blues: September 20 - September 26, 2026
HEY BLUES FANS!Here’s the latest episode of “This Week In The Blues” for the week of September 20 - September 26, 2026.Some of the highlights include New Orleans piano player Eddie Bo, Texas blues guitarist Blind Lemon Jefferson...
This Week In The Blues: September 13 - September 19, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of September 13 - September 19, 2026.Some of the highlights include "Stormy Monday" becoming one of the most influential blues recordings ever made...
This Week In The Blues: September 6 - September 12, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of September 6 - September 12, 2026.Some of the highlights include Chicago blues legend Jimmy Reed, the explosive guitar style and wild stage antic...
This Week In The Blues: August 30 - September 5, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 30 - September 5, 2026.Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues guitarist known by the colorful nickname “The Devil’s Daddy-in-Law” ...
This Week In The Blues: August 23 - August 29, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 23 - August 29, 2026.Some of the highlights include Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, blues guitar player Castro Coleman, known professionally as ...
This Week In The Blues: August 16 - August 22, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 16 - August 22, 2026.Some of the highlights include Texas blues musician Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson, soul blues singer Earl Gaines, the “K...
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This Week In The Blues: August 9 - August 15, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 9 - August 15, 2026.Some of the highlights include music inventor and innovator Leo Fender, blues guitarist Roy Gaines, and Walter Horn J...
This Week In The Blues: August 2 - August 8, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 2 - August 8, 2026.Some of the highlights include of the pioneering musicians of the Delta blues, Willie Brown, Texas blues singer and pi...
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This Week In The Blues: July 26 - August 1, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 26 - August 1, 2026.Some of the highlights include one of Detroit’s most admired blues singers, Alberta Adams, the day Willie Dixon recorde...
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This Week In The Blues: July 19 - July 25, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 19 - July 25, 2026.Some of the highlights include the day T-Bone Walker first recorded the timeless blues classic "Mean Old World", the man...
This Week In The Blues: July 12 - July 18, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 12 - July 18, 2026.Some of the highlights include the day Magic Sam started recording the album "West Side Soul", Delta blues guitarist Ric...
This Week In The Blues: July 5 - July 11, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 5 - July 11, 2026.Some of the highlights include blues piano player Pinetop Perkins, an influential figure in Piedmont blues, Blind Boy Ful...
This Week In The Blues: June 28 - July 4, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 28 - July 4, 2026.Some of the highlights include one of the final living connections to the original Delta blues tradition David Honeyboy E...
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This Week In The Blues: June 21 - June 27, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 21 - June 27, 2026.Some of the highlights include Chicago blues musician Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones, Delta bluesman T-Model Ford, and blues si...
This Week In The Blues: June 14 - June 20, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 14 - June 20, 2026.Some of the highlights include one of the defining voices of swamp blues harmonica, Lazy Lester, Oklahoma bluesman Flash...
This Week In The Blues: June 7 - June 13, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 7 - June 13, 2026.Some of the highlights include Slide guitar master Derek Trucks, blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and one of the mos...
This Week In The Blues: May 31 - June 6, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 31 - June 6, 2026.Some of the highlights include Chicago session blues pianist Lafayette Leake, One of today's most respected blues guitaris...
This Week In The Blues: May 24 - May 30, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 24 - May 30, 2026.Some of the highlights include blues singer Mamie Smith, when the blues standard "Walkin' Blues" was recorded, and blues g...
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This Week In The Blues: May 17 - May 23, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 17 - May 23, 2026.Some of the highlights include Blues shouter Big Joe Turner, blues pianist Aaron Pinetop Sparks, and blues guitarist Jimmy...
This Week In The Blues: May 10 - May 16, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 10 - May 16, 2026.Some of the highlights include the day Howlin' Wolf recorded “Moanin’ at Midnight”, blues harp player and singer Big Georg...
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This Week In The Blues: May 3 - May 9, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 3 - May 9, 2026.Some of the highlights include the day Muddy Waters recorded “Baby Please Don’t Go”, blues guitarist Bumble Bee Slim, and bl...
This Week In The Blues: April 26 - May 02, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 26 - May 02, 2026.Some of the highlights include the “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey, Louis “Blues Boy” Jones, and the day Mance Lipscomb...
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This Week In The Blues: April 19 - April 25, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 19 - April 25, 2026.Some of the highlights include Chicago blues artist Doctor Clayton, Chicago blues guitarist Eddie King, and boogie-woo...
