This Week In The Blues: January 14 - January 20, 2024

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 14 through January 20, 2024
Some of the highlights include Chicago blues slide guitar maestro Earl Hooker, blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer Willie Lee "Big Eyes" Smith , and the National Blues Museum in St. Louis, Missouri.
We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:
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Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues
Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:
Lottie Kimbrough - "Rolling Log Blues" (1928) - https://youtu.be/aJbBjOjWm_w?si=A2b54VHgLK-mzac3
Henry Gray - "Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest" (2018) - https://youtu.be/Hs9nSpV9KtM?si=5XHP0AlnBZct9nbd
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - "Live" (Spain 2010) - https://youtu.be/I447H_cBRUI?si=MjfHeB_bZgjimLUL
Lester "Mad Dog" Davenport - "You so Sexy" - https://youtu.be/de2ojwTOuEc?si=bTFHpJGeFfVz2yyw
We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!

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If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:
https://bigtrainblues.com
https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues