Blues, rhythm and blues with some sixties soul.
Hosted by: John Tackaberry
Airs: Every Sunday from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Coming up at 9:00 PM on April 6th, 2025:
"Blues In My DNA" - contemporary blues guitarist and songwriter Ronnie Bake Brooks inspired by his father Lonnie featuring Alligator Records sessions. That is in the first hour. The "new and reissued blues and R&B tracks on wax" in the second hour has new blues from Bobby Rush and guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd and a tribute to Texas guitarist Freddie King by Popa Chubby and his guitarist friends.
Hosted by: John Tackaberry
Airs: Every Sunday from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Coming up at 9:00 PM on April 6th, 2025:
"Blues In My DNA" - contemporary blues guitarist and songwriter Ronnie Bake Brooks inspired by his father Lonnie featuring Alligator Records sessions. That is in the first hour. The "new and reissued blues and R&B tracks on wax" in the second hour has new blues from Bobby Rush and guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd and a tribute to Texas guitarist Freddie King by Popa Chubby and his guitarist friends.
Black And Blues
| Date | Host | Highlight | On Demand |
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| Apr. 6, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Blues In My DNA" - contemporary Chicago blues guitarist and songwriter Ronnie Baker Brooks who really has it in him inspired by his legendary bluesman father Lonnie, featuring Alligator Records sessions |
available 
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| Mar. 30, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Fats Domino In Session" - New Orleans rockin' piano from 1950-1957 with Big Joe Turner, Lloyd Price, Pee Wee Crayton and others inspired by a Jasmine Records collection |
available
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| Mar. 23, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Comb Over Blues" - a tribute to the late Chicago blues guitarist, songwriter and singer Linsey Alexander featuring his Delmark Records releases |
available
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| Mar. 16, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "What About Me" - a jukebox selection of 60s Chicago soul on Chess - The Valentinos, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Billy Stewart, The Dells and much more |
available
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| Mar. 9, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Can't Catch A Break" - San Jose, California guitarist Tommy Castro & The Painkillers "closer to the bone" back to Castro's blues roots on Alligator Records |
available
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| Mar. 2, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Do It My Own Way" - soulful sounds from singer, songwriter, sax and acoustic guitar player Vanessa Collier for Ruf Records and her own Phenix Fire Records highlighting numbers from the latest release |
available
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| Feb. 23, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "All Your Love" - a sample of the blues on Delmark Records celebrating 70 plus years of the label in a BLACK HISTORY MONTH profile - Magic Slim, Little Walter, T-Bone Walker, Big Time Sarah, Otis Rush plus much more |
available
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"Black & Blues" from 9-11 p.m. on Sunday features blues, rhythm and blues with some sixties soul. There are special profiles of musicians and recording labels in the first hour. In the second hour there is a blues and R&B calendar of events in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa with "new and reissued blues and rhythm and blues tracks on wax" featured in the last half hour. This segment alternates with "live blues and rhythm and blues for a Sunday night". In the last half hour of the show on the last Sunday of every month I go "down in the delta" to spin some acoustic gospel and blues.
(N.B. The show started as "Meantown Blues" in October 1978. The name changed in March 1983 to "Black & Blues" to reflected the R&B and soul that is included in the show. And I have been the host since the start.)
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