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
163 episodes
This Week In The Blues: March 29 - April 04, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 29 - April 04, 2026.Some of the highlights include Blues guitarist and singer Sue Foley, early blues singer Lucille Bogan, and jump blues ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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5:26
This Week In The Blues: March 22 - March 28, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 22 - March 28, 2026.Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues guitarist Curley Weaver, blues guitarist "Louisiana Red", and Texas blue...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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This Week In The Blues: March 15 - March 21, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 15 - March 21, 2026.Some of the highlights include Texas blues guitarist and singer “Lightnin’” Hopkins, Chicago blues pianist Lovie Lee, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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5:56
This Week In The Blues: March 8 - March 14, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 8 - March 14, 2026.Some of the highlights include Mississippi John Hurt, blues guitarist Ronnie Earl, and blues guitarist and a defining f...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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5:56
This Week In The Blues: March 1 - March 7, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 1 - March 7, 2026.Some of the highlights include Irish blues guitarist Rory Gallagher, the day that Mississippi John Hurt was rediscovered...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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6:44
This Week In The Blues: February 22 - February 28, 2026
HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 22 - February 28, 2026.Some of the highlights include Texas blues legend Johnny Winter, Ida Cox, known as “The Uncrowned Queen of the B...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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6:51
This Week In The Blues: February 15 - February 21, 2026
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode for the week of February 15 - February 21, 2026.Some of the highlights include John Lee Hooker’s iconic “Boogie Chillen’, James “Super Chikan” Johnson, and the blues standard “Blues Before Sunr...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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6:14
This Week In The Blues: February 08 - February 14, 2026
HEY BLUES FANS - This week we are celebrating FOUR YEARS of "This Week In The Blues"!!!Here's the latest episode for the week of February 08 - February 14, 2026.Some of the highlights include pioneering blues and jazz guitarist ...
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Season 3
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Episode 50
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5:57
This Week In The Blues: February 01 - February 07, 2026
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 01 - February 07, 2026.Some of the highlights include Louisiana slide guitar master Sonny Landreth, Portland-based blues, soul, and blues-ro...
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Season 3
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Episode 49
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6:39
This Week In The Blues: January 25 – January 31, 2026
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 25 – January 31, 2026.Some of the highlights include the “King of the Slide Guitar" Elmore James, blues guitarist Jonny Lang, and my favorite...
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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6:32
This Week In The Blues: January 18 – January 24, 2026
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 18 – January 24, 2026.Some of the highlights include Chicago blues piano player Henry Gray, blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer Wil...
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Season 3
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Episode 47
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6:24
This Week In The Blues: January 11 - January 17, 2026
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 11 - January 17, 2026.Some of the highlights include swamp blues guitarist Slim Harpo, Chicago blues guitarist Earl Hooker, and the day...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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This Week In The Blues: January 04 – January 10, 2026
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 04 – January 10, 2026.Some of the highlights include co-founded the Fabulous Thunderbirds Kim Wilson, blues guitarist Tampa Red, and the day ...
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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4:36
This Week In The Blues: December 28 – January 03, 2026
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of December 28 – January 03, 2026.Some of the highlights include Matt “Guitar” Murphy, bass man Hank Van Sickle, Little Smokey Smothers, and Chicago blu...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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6:55
This Week In The Blues: December 20 - December 27, 2025
BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of December 20 - December 27, 2025Some of the highlights include Peetie Wheatstraw, the blues guitarist who called himself the “Devil’s Son-in-Law,” b...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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6:14
This Week In The Blues: December 14 – December 20, 2025
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of December 14 – December 20, 2025Some of the highlights include Texas guitarist and ZZ Top founder Billy Gibbons, Chicago blues harmonica player Sugar ...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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8:05
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This Week In The Blues: December 7 - December 13, 2025
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of December 7 - December 13, 2025Some of the highlights include the night Koko Taylor records “Wang Dang Doodle”, rhythm and blues drummer Soko Richards...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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8:18
This Week In The Blues: November 30 - December 6, 2025
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of November 30 – December 6, 2025Some of the highlights include Piedmont-style blues singer and guitarist Brownie McGhee, Texas blues guitarist Larry Da...
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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7:56
This Week In The Blues: November 23 – November 29, 2025
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of November 23 – November 29, 2025Some of the highlights include hill country blues legend R.L. Burnside, legendary Stax bass maestro Donald “Duck” Dunn...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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8:16
This Week In The Blues: November 16 – November 22, 2025
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of November 16 – November 22, 2025Some of the highlights include Chicago blues guitar legend Hubert Sumlin, guitarist, singer, producer, and songwriter M...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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8:40
This Week In The Blues: November 9 – November 15, 2025
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of November 9 – November 15, 2025Some of the highlights include blues powerhouse Susan Tedeschi, Delta blues legend Bukka White, and one of Chicago’s pr...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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7:59
This Week In The Blues: November 2 – November 8, 2025
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of November 2 – November 8, 2025Some of the highlights include The blues standard “The Sky Is Crying”, Chicago guitar and harmonica player Studebaker Jo...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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6:40
This Week In The Blues: October 26 – November 1, 2025
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of October 26 – November 1, 2025Some of the highlights include Chicago blues piano player "Detroit Junior" Williams, Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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8:11
This Week In The Blues: October 19 - October 25, 2025
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of October 19 - October 25, 2025Some of the highlights include R&B guitar legend Steve Cropper, blues harmonica player Sonny Terry, and "Doctor Ross...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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8:17
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This Week In The Blues: October 12 - October 18, 2025
HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of October 12 - October 18, 2025Some of the highlights include delta blues guitar player "Big Joe" Williams, "The Things That I Used to Do" was recorded...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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