Blues History: This Week In The Blues
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/BigTrainBlues Or visit out website: https://bigtrainblues.com Want to watch it instead of listen to it? Then head to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues
Episodes
HEY BLUES FANS
Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 5 - July 11, 2026.
Some of the highlights include blues piano player Pinetop Perkins, an influential figure in Piedmont blues, Blind Boy Fuller, and West Coast blues guitarist Robert "Smokey" Wilson.
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...
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Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 28 - July 4, 2026.
Some of the highlights include one of the final living connections to the original Delta blues tradition David Honeyboy Edwards, a lively example of the bold dirty blues style when Lil Johnson recorded “Take Your Hands Off It”, and Chicago producer, songwriter, bass player, and singer Willie Dixon.<...
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Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 21 - June 27, 2026.
Some of the highlights include Chicago blues musician Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones, Delta bluesman T-Model Ford, and blues singer and pianist "St. Louis" Jimmy Oden.
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 ...
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Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 14 - June 20, 2026.
Some of the highlights include one of the defining voices of swamp blues harmonica, Lazy Lester, Oklahoma bluesman Flash Terry, and the day the song “Love with a Feeling” was first recorded.
Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more...
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Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 7 - June 13, 2026.
Some of the highlights include Slide guitar master Derek Trucks, blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and one of the most powerful figures in blues history Howlin' Wolf.
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 thi...
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Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 31 - June 6, 2026.
Some of the highlights include Chicago session blues pianist Lafayette Leake, One of today's most respected blues guitarists Tinsley Ellis, and blues guitarist Memphis Minnie.
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...
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Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 24 - May 30, 2026.
Some of the highlights include blues singer Mamie Smith, when the blues standard "Walkin' Blues" was recorded, and blues guitarist Lazy Bill Lucas.
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 w...
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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 blu...
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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 artis...
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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 t...
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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 the...
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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 ...
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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 kno...
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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 a...
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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 ...
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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 h...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 a...
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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 y...
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