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Black And Blues: Recent playlists

Date Host Highlight On Demand
Mar. 15 John Tackaberry "My Time" - the blues of guitarist Jimi "Primetime" Smith from Chicago, on to Minneapolis, now in Phoenix - on his own, with harmonica master Bob Corritore, and backing others
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Mar. 8 John Tackaberry "Black Tears" - some of the blues and R&B influenced songs of Louisiana born singer/​ songwriter Lucinda Williams highlighting her new Highway 20 Records release
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Mar. 1 John Tackaberry "Of The Fence" - the return of U.K. soul and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist from his days as Howlin' Wilf with The Vee-Jays to leading The James Hunter Six featuring the new release on Easy Eye Sound
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Feb. 22 John Tackaberry "Cold Is The Night" - a tribute to the late West Coast blues and R&B guitarist, and songwriter Joe Louis Walker with numbers off his many releases from Hightone to Forty Below Records - a BLACK HISTORY MONTH profile
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Feb. 15 John Tackaberry "Mardi Gras Mambo" - a special jukebox program of classic New Orleans R&B - another BLACK HISTORY MONTH feature - The Hawketts, Eddie Bo, Aaron Neville, Earl King and many more
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Feb. 8 John Tackaberry "Billy's Blues Biography" - songs from 'the harmonica man' Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues featuring their latest on Rosa's Lounge Records in a special BLACK HISTORY MONTH profile
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Feb. 1 Jeff Larocque & Leslie Rohonczy Jeff & Leslie will be filling in for John "Rusty" Tackaberry tonight.
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Jan. 25 John Tackaberry "Into Mud" - the real Chicago blues of singer and songwriter Mud Morganfield highlighting his latest on NOLA Blue Records
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Jan. 18 John Tackaberry "Play it, Steve!" - STAX of soul in a special tribute to the late guitarist, songwriter, and producer Steve Cropper with Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd, Pop Staples and others plus his own recordings
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Jan. 11 John Tackaberry "Don't Look Back" - the Chicago blues harmonica of Pierre Lacocque's Mississippi Heat on Delmark Records highlighting the latest release
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Jan. 4 John Tackaberry "Ready For Times To Get Better" - the annual rear view mirror program - one last look at the best in blues, R&B and 60s soul in 2025 - Charlie Musselwhite, Kid Ramos, Irma Thomas, Tad Robinson, Bob Corritore and more featured in profiles last year
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Dec. 28 John Tackaberry "I Need Help" - blues and soul from three guitarists on 2025 releases from the MUSIC MAKER FOUNDATION - Earnest "Guitar" Roy, Anthony "Big A" Sherrod out of Clarksdale, Mississippi and by way of Houston, Texas - Leonard "Lowdown" Brown
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Dec. 21 John Tackaberry "We Got To Have Peace" - the soulful sounds of songs with a message by legendary singer Mavis Staples featuring recordings on the Anti- label since 2007 highlighting the latest
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