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Black And Blues: Recent playlists

Date Host Highlight On Demand
Dec. 22 John Tackaberry "I Believe In You" - gospel and soul from the late singer Johnnie Taylor of STAX Records fame inspired by Gregory M. Hasty's recent biography.
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Dec. 15 John Tackaberry "It That Ain't The Blues" - a tribute to the late guitarist Carl Weathersby highlighting his Evidence Music releases. The "new and reissued blues and R&B" in the second hour has new blues from Sheryl Youngblood and Sugar Brown plus soul from Eddie 9 V.
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Dec. 8 John Tackaberry "Blues & Boogie" - the keyboard mastery of Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne featuring his Stony Plain Records releases highlighting his latest plus Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan in the second hour segment of "live blues and R&B for a Sunday night"
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Dec. 1 John Tackaberry "What Are You Waiting For?" - the full horns and guitar driven sound of The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra with singer Willie Jordan on Blue Dot Records
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Nov. 24 John Tackaberry "Blues In The Dark" - California blues harp from the late legendary George "Harmonica" Smith on his own and backing others featuring recordings from 1954 to 1962 on a Jasmine Records collection
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Nov. 17 John Tackaberry "Mileage" - Texas singer Ruthie Foster on Blue Corn Music and highlighting her latest release on Sun Records
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Nov. 10 John Tackaberry "Fake News" - blues and soul-blues from Mississippi guitarist, singer, and songwriter Zac Harmon highlighting his Catfood Records releases on this first post - FUNDING DRIVE program
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Nov. 3 John Tackaberry "Blame It On Eve" - recent tracks on Alligator Records from Shemekia Copeland, Coco Montoya, Rick Estrin and The Nightcats, Toronzo Cannon, Chris Cain and others in the second and last FUNDING DRIVE program
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Oct. 27 John Tackaberry "Under New Management" - The first FUNDING DRIVE show featuring Little Village Foundation recordings - Curtis Salgado, Billy Price, Marcel Smith, Kid Andersen, Wee Willie Walker and others
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Oct. 20 John Tackaberry "Somebody Else's Man" - a birthday review of blues, rhythm and blues, and soul numbers featured in profiles over the last year - Crystal Thomas, Bob Corritore, Eli Paperboy Reed, Anthony Geraci, Cedric Burnside and many more
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Oct. 13 John Tackaberry "The Hard Way" - The Fabulous Thunderbirds, the band that was "struck down by the blues" back on tracks on Stony Plain Records
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Oct. 6 John Tackaberry "Blame It On Eve" - born into the blues - singer Shemekia Copeland on Alligator Records featuring her new release
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Sep. 29 John Tackaberry "The Special Stuff" - a jukebox selection of vintage tracks out of the box set Down Home Blues - Chicago Volume 3 from Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim and many more
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