COMING UP ON BLUES ON WGBH
(These shows can be heard live on the web, or by download a week or so later)
Saturdays, 9pm on WGBH 89.7
Hosted by Brendan Hogan (shown), Blues on WGBH covers the rich legacy and living tradition of the blues. Listen for artist spotlights at 11pm.
Saturday, April 4, 11pm on WGBH 89.7
The "father of Chicago blues," Muddy Waters (born McKinley Morganfield on April 4, 1913, in Issaquena County, Mississippi), was one of the most popular entertainers of his time. Find out
why on this edition.Saturday, April 11, 11pm on WGBH 89.7
Blues singers Ma Rainey (born Gertrude Pridgett on April 26, 1886, in Columbus, Ga.) and
Bessie Smith (shown; born April 15, 1894, in Chattanooga, Tenn.) were of two generations but were cut from the same cloth. Hear how they epitomized the sound of classic blues with their separate recordings from the 1920s and '30s.Saturday, April 25, 11pm on WGBH 89.7
A songster who could pick a guitar and make it sound like a piano, Reverend Gary Davis (born
April 30, 1896, in Laurens, S.C.) enjoyed popularity in the 1950s and '60s during the folk and blues revival in New York and elsewhere..
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