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Black And Blues
Blues, rhythm and blues with some sixties soul.
Hosted by: John Tackaberry
Airs: Every Sunday from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Expect a special profile of musicians and recording labels in the first hour. In the second hour there will be 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.

Black And Blues

Date Host Highlight On Demand
Feb. 9, 2025 John Tackaberry "Back In Business" - electric blues from 'song keepers' on sessions for the Music Maker Foundation celebrating over 30 years of recordings - Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, Lee Gates, Leonard "Lowdown" Brown and many more
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Feb. 2, 2025 John Tackaberry "Bad Dream" - veteran California blues guitarist, singer, songwriter - Chris Cain featuring his latest release for Alligator Records in the first hour and new blues from Tommy Castro plus Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin in the second
available
Jan. 26, 2025 Jeff Larocque Special guest co-hosts today. Hour One - Laura Greenberg Hour Two - DB Cohen
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Jan. 19, 2025 John Tackaberry "Struck Down" - a special selection of tracks on GRAMMY nominated "traditional" and "contemporary" blues albums Including Sue Foley, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Shemekia Copeland, Little Feat and more
available
Jan. 12, 2025 John Tackaberry "They call him B.T." - veteran blues and rhythm and blues bass player, singer, and songwriter Benny Turner, guitarist Freddie King's younger brother featuring his recent release for NOLA Blue Records
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Jan. 5, 2025 John Tackaberry "You Ain't Old 'Til You Cold" - the annual 'rear view mirror' show one last look back a some of the best blues, R&B and soul recordings from 2024
available
"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.)