Big Road Blues Show 1/1/12: I Was Playing The Blues …Just Whippin' That...
Show Notes: On today's show we spotlight five superb blues pianists active in the 1930's and who remain largely forgotten today. Peetie Wheatstraw is by far the most well known artist featured today...
View ArticleBig Road Blues Show 2/5/12: *Play It It 'Till I Turn High Yeller – Great...
Show Notes: Read Liner Notes Today's show is a companion to the guitar duets show we aired a couple of weeks back. This time we spotlight some great piano/guitar duets from the 20's through the 40's....
View ArticleBig Road Blues Show 4/8/12: House Rent Scuffle – Early Chicago Piano
Show Notes: During the period of today's recordings , there was a mass migration of blacks from the southern states looking for regular employment and the chance to start a new life. Thousands headed...
View ArticleBig Road Blues Show 9/30/12: Doin’ The Best I Can – Little Johnny Jones & Pals
Show Notes: Little Johnny Jones and his wife Letha Johnny Jones may never have made it past his 40th birthday but in that time he established himself as one of the finest piano players in Chicago. As...
View ArticleBig Road Blues Show 11/4/12: Bye Bye Baby – Forgotten Piano Greats
Show Notes: On today's program we spotlight three fine piano players who recorded in both the pre-war and post-war eras. Robert McCoy spent virtually his whole life in Birmingham, Alabama where he...
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Big Road Blues Show 11/10/13: The Way I Feel Blues – Forgotten Piano Greats
ARTISTSONGALBUM Pine Top Smith Pine Top BluesShake Your Wicked Knees Pine Top Smith Pine Top's Boogie WoogieShake Your Wicked Knees Jabo Williams Polock BluesJuke Joint Saturday Night Jabo Williams...
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Big Road Blues & Document Records
Document video for the release of Edwin Buster Pickens – The 1959 to 1961 Sessions I've been collaborating with Document Records since 2005 when they asked me to write the notes for the Robert...
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Big Road Blues Show 12/15/13: Hot Mattress Stomp – Texas Piano Blues Pt. I
ARTISTSONGALBUM Hersal ThomasHersal BluesThe Piano Blues Vol. 4: The Thomas Family 1925-1929 Sippie WallaceMurder's Gonna be My CrimeThe Piano Blues Vol. 4: The Thomas Family 1925-1929 Hociel...
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Big Road Blues Show 12/29/13: Shake the Shack – Texas Piano Blues Pt. II
ARTISTSONGALBUM Andy BoyEvil BluesThe Piano Blues Vol. 8: Texas Seaport 1934-1937 Andy BoyChurch Street BluesThe Piano Blues Vol. 8: Texas Seaport 1934-1937 Walter 'Cowboy' Washington & Andy...
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Big Road Blues Show 3/29/15: Deep South Piano – Little Brother Montgomery...
ARTISTSONGALBUM Little Brother Montgomery Louisiana Blues Little Brother Montgomery 1930-1936 Little Brother Montgomery Out West Blues Little Brother Montgomery 1930-1936 Little Brother Montgomery...
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