GLT Blues

On Air Time: Friday- 7 PM to 5AM Saturday; Saturday- Noon to 5AM Sunday; Sunday-Noon to 6 PM
On Line Time: 24/7
Hosts: Frank Black, Sandi James, Jon Norton, Shara Wilson, 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.

• Mojo Madness
• Playlists
• Listen to our 24/7 Blues Stream
• Artist Interviews
• Blues Radio 24/7 Featured CD
• New Music

It's the only bracketed, on-air blues tournament on the planet...and YOUR vote decides the winner. Get and print your copy of the bracket and begin playing along weekends beginning March 6th. Round one at noon has 2009 champ B.B. King defending against singer Janiva Magness. Vote by calling 309-438-8910 or you'll be able to text your vote. To catch Mojo Fever right now, text MOJO to 71857.

You bet. Listen every Saturday evening at 7 as GLT's Jon Norton talks with another favorite blues musician. This Saturday night listen in to hear Jon talk with The Back Alley Players.

We're bringing you GLT Blues around the clock, 7 days a week with our on line stream and now it is an over the air radio station. Take a listen right now.

Every Wednesday at 6am and 6pm, and Saturday at 7pm, 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.

Feb 27 & March 3: MAVIS STAPLES.  On the final weekend of Black History Month, listen for an encore presentation of a January conversation we had with Mavis Staples.  During this hour of music and conversation, Staples recalls growing up during the Civil Rights Movement, traveling the country with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the election of a black U.S. President.

March 6 & 10 : BACK ALLEY PLAYERS. On this edition of Talkin' Blues, we talk with guitarist Johnny Turko and drummer Stix Bones of the NYC based Back Alley Players. All 4 members of this funky, soulful blues quartet have played with some of the biggest names in blues, hip-hop and jazz in the Big Apple.  Listen as they talk about their background, and their philosophy on playing blues in the year 2010.

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 hear samples from the CD right now.

Feb 26 - March 3: Mavis Staples Live: Hope at the Hideout (Anti-)
On Live: Hope at the Hideout, Staples revisits songs from the Civic Rights Movement of the 1960's, as well as nuggets from the Staple Singers catalogue.

March 3 - 9 Back Alley PlayersBeyond The Blues (B.O.N.E. Entertainment)
A blues band whose members come from disparate musical backgrounds. You can hear their R&B, funk & folk backgrounds on this fantastic debut.