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Blues History: This Week In The Blues

Big Train and the Loco Motives

HEY BLUES FANS - In this podcast, we cover the highlights in blues history, one week at a time.Want to know more about the household names like Muddy Waters and Bonnie Raitt? We cover them.Want to know more about Charley Patton, Roosevelt Sykes, and Robert Johnson? We cover them too!Basically, anything you want to know about the blues and blues history, one week at a time.Want to know more? Then follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBluesOr visit out website:

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5:16

This Week In The Blues: May 17 - May 23, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/05/17

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 17 - May 23, 2026. Some of the highlights include Blues shouter Big Joe Turner, blues pianist Aaron Pinetop Sparks, and blues guitarist Jimmy Thackery . Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainbl...

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5:27

This Week In The Blues: May 10 - May 16, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/05/10

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 10 - May 16, 2026. Some of the highlights include the day Howlin' Wolf recorded “Moanin’ at Midnight”, blues harp player and singer Big George Brock, and blues guitarist Kansas Joe McCoy. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow ou...

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This Week In The Blues: May 3 - May 9, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/05/03

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 3 - May 9, 2026. Some of the highlights include the day Muddy Waters recorded “Baby Please Don’t Go”, blues guitarist Bumble Bee Slim, and blues legend Robert Johnson. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: htt...

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5:04

This Week In The Blues: April 26 - May 02, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/04/26

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 26 - May 02, 2026. Some of the highlights include the “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey, Louis “Blues Boy” Jones, and the day Mance Lipscomb recorded the track “Charlie James”. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook...

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5:26

This Week In The Blues: April 19 - April 25, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/04/19

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 19 - April 25, 2026. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues artist Doctor Clayton, Chicago blues guitarist Eddie King, and boogie-woogie and the Velvet Bulldozer, blues guitarist Albert King. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website ...

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5:32

This Week In The Blues: April 12 - April 18, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/04/12

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 12 - April 18, 2026. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues guitarist “Hound Dog” Taylor, The "Empress of the Blues", Bessie Smith, and boogie-woogie and blues pianist “Little Brother” Montgomery . Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our we...

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5:15

This Week In The Blues: April 05 - April 11, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/04/05

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 05 - April 11, 2026. Some of the highlights include Arkansas blues guitarist and singer Larry McCray, Chicago blues guitarist “Little Ed” Williams, and blues singing powerhouse Shemekia Copeland. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or...

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5:26

This Week In The Blues: March 29 - April 04, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/03/29

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 29 - April 04, 2026. Some of the highlights include Blues guitarist and singer Sue Foley, early blues singer Lucille Bogan, and jump blues pianist Amos Milburn. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://...

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6:05

This Week In The Blues: March 22 - March 28, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/03/22

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 22 - March 28, 2026. Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues guitarist Curley Weaver, blues guitarist "Louisiana Red", and Texas blues guitarist and singer Johnny Copeland. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Faceb...

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5:56

This Week In The Blues: March 15 - March 21, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/03/15

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 15 - March 21, 2026. Some of the highlights include Texas blues guitarist and singer “Lightnin’” Hopkins, Chicago blues pianist Lovie Lee, and the Godmother of Rock and Roll Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website o...

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5:56

This Week In The Blues: March 8 - March 14, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/03/08

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 8 - March 14, 2026. Some of the highlights include Mississippi John Hurt, blues guitarist Ronnie Earl, and blues guitarist and a defining figure in Louisiana swamp blues, Lightnin’ Slim. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow o...

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6:44

This Week In The Blues: March 1 - March 7, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/03/01

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 1 - March 7, 2026. Some of the highlights include Irish blues guitarist Rory Gallagher, the day that Mississippi John Hurt was rediscovered in Avalon, Mississippi, and blues guitarist and singer Furry Lewis. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit ou...

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6:51

This Week In The Blues: February 22 - February 28, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/02/22

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 22 - February 28, 2026. Some of the highlights include Texas blues legend Johnny Winter, Ida Cox, known as “The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues,” and the founder and original creative force behind the Rolling Stones, Brian Jones. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blue...

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This Week In The Blues: February 15 - February 21, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/02/15

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode for the week of February 15 - February 21, 2026. Some of the highlights include John Lee Hooker’s iconic “Boogie Chillen’, James “Super Chikan” Johnson, and the blues standard “Blues Before Sunrise” . Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainb...

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This Week In The Blues: February 08 - February 14, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/02/08

HEY BLUES FANS - This week we are celebrating FOUR YEARS of "This Week In The Blues"!!! Here's the latest episode for the week of February 08 - February 14, 2026. Some of the highlights include pioneering blues and jazz guitarist Lonnie Johnson, folk, blues, and protest singer Josh White, and Chicago blues guitarist Magic Sam. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in ...

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6:39

This Week In The Blues: February 01 - February 07, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/02/01

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 01 - February 07, 2026. Some of the highlights include Louisiana slide guitar master Sonny Landreth, Portland-based blues, soul, and blues-rock singer and harmonica player Curtis Salgado, and Chicago-born percussionist Jerome Green. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in t...

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6:32

This Week In The Blues: January 25 – January 31, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/01/25

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 25 – January 31, 2026. Some of the highlights include the “King of the Slide Guitar" Elmore James, blues guitarist Jonny Lang, and my favorite Clarksdale resident blues harp legend Charlie Musselwhite . Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our ...

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This Week In The Blues: January 18 – January 24, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/01/18

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 18 – January 24, 2026. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues piano player Henry Gray, blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer Willie “Big Eyes" Smith, and the day Muddy Waters recorded his classic song "Long Distance Call" . Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week ...

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This Week In The Blues: January 11 - January 17, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/01/11

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 11 - January 17, 2026. Some of the highlights include swamp blues guitarist Slim Harpo, Chicago blues guitarist Earl Hooker, and the day Sonny Boy Williamson II stepped into the Chess Records studio and cut “Help Me”. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, ...

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This Week In The Blues: January 04 – January 10, 2026

Blues History: This Week In The Blues ·

2026/01/04

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 04 – January 10, 2026. Some of the highlights include co-founded the Fabulous Thunderbirds Kim Wilson, blues guitarist Tampa Red, and the day Muddy Waters recorded “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man” at Chess Studios. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to ...

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