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Hosts: Frank Black, Sandi James, Jon Norton, Ariele, Danny Hajek & Matt Gullette.
When GLT Blues blues isn't on the air, it's online. Listen to GLT Blues Radio 24/7 any day, any time for new and classic blues.
You can also tune to 89.1/103.5 FM in central Illinois for your weekend soundtrack. With GLT Blues you'll hear from legends like Muddy Waters and Big Mama Thornton who helped define the blues. You'll also hear from those carrying on the tradition today like Deborah Coleman, Kim Wilson and Jimmy Vaughan. And then there are the living legends: Etta James, B.B. King, Koko Taylor and Buddy Guy. From west Texas to the south side of Chicago and everywhere in between, GLT Blues brings you a weekend party like none other. You can see when we broadcast blues by taking a look at our schedule. Take a listen and let us know what you think.
We've partnered with the Blues Blast Music Awards to give you a chance to get familiar with the nominees. Take a listen to the nominees for best Contemporary Blues Recording, Best Blues Song and more.
We're bringing you GLT Blues around the clock, 7 days a week with our on line stream and soon it'll be an over the air radio station. Take a listen right now.
Every Wednesday at 6am and 6pm, GLT Blues Radio welcomes a different blues artist into the studio to play their favorite blues. You'll hear songs from their new CD, songs that influenced them and songs they think you should hear.
August 27 : Pauline York. Taking her cue from blues legends like Freddie King and Jimmy Reed, York has a refreshingly updated take on the classic blues sound. She and her band can veer from classic Chicago blues into jump blues and then knock you out with a cajun twist. Rumor has it York is putting the finishing touches on a roots/rockabilly album that should be heard on GLT sometime this fall. We can't wait to hear what her "GLT Guest DJ" set will sound like!
September 3 : Barrelhouse Chuck . At 21, already deeply immersed in blues music, "Barrelhouse" Chuck Goering drove 24 hours non-stop from Florida to Chicago just to meet his hero, pianist Sunnyland Slim. Today, Chuck has a number of his own recordings under his belt and is an in demand pianist among today's great players. You'll enjoy Chucks encyclopedic knowledge of blues and the stories he tells about his friends - some of the greatest bluesmen of all time.
September 10 : Gaye Adegbalola . On this segment, the frontwoman for Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women shows why she's a past winner of Virginia's "teacher of the year" award. Tune if for a blues education as Adegbalola plays and describes the music of her influences, including Nina Simone, Howlin' Wolf, Bessie Smith, Aretha Franklin & Taj Mahal. You'll also hear cuts from her new CD "Gaye Without Shame."
Every week GLT Blues Radio highlights tracks from a CD we think you want to hear more about. All week on GLT Blues Radio 24/7, listen for extra cuts and tidbits from the featured CD of the Week. Click on the CD covers below to hearsnippits from the CD right now.
Matthew Stubbs -Soul Bender (VizzTone)
An all instrumental album. Of originals. Without all the pyrotechnics. How refreshing ! Equal parts blues, R&B, Memphis Soul, rock and surf, Soul Bender is a showcase for 25 year old Matthew Stubbs' fantastic songwriting and guitar playing. But when you listen to Soul Bender, it's what's not there that gets your attention. In a blues world full of Stevie Ray Vaughan wannabe's, Stubbs has written and recorded 11 songs that are allowed to breath. - Jon Norton
Magic Slim & the Teardrops -Midnight Blues (Blind Pig)
When Morris Holt moved from Mississippi to Chicago at age 18, he wasn't good enough to crack the elite Chicago blues scene. Retreating back south to hone his chops, he returned to the Windy City a decade later with a vengence, and a new moniker: Magic Slim. Now 71, Holt is one of the elder statemen of the Chicago blues sound. On Midnight Blues, Slim tears into a number of covers, including songs by Little Milton and Muddy Waters. He also wrote 5 new songs in his familiar uncompromising style. Another solid release from the man who epitomizes the classic Chicago blues sound. - Jon Norton
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