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This Week In The Blues: March 3 - March 9, 2024
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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 3 - March 9, 2024.
Before we get into this episode, it's important that you try to donate whatever you can to the Mississippi John Hurt GoFundMe. The entire story is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mississippi-john-hurts-legacy-will-rise
Back to this episode. Some of the highlights include guitar genius Willie Johnson, Chicago blues guitarist John Primer, Bukka White recorded "Fixin' to Die Blues" in Chicago, and country blues maestro Mississippi John Hurt
We just covered some of the highlights here. 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:
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Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues
Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:
Howling Wolf - "How Many More Years" (original 1951 version with Willie Johnson) - https://youtu.be/5QDXV_aatKU?si=ScVIvUSFSuMn1F1J
John Primer - "She Do The Right Thing All Of The Time" - https://youtu.be/qj1SA4ltsx0?si=Hqak6rWDkXjTPl4g
Bukka White - "Fixin' to Die Blues" - https://youtu.be/WCRQhDiNrJk?si=FIGtsC1UD8hp4UOb
Mississippi John Hurt - "You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley" - https://youtu.be/85BvT5X6WSo?si=ihnuRZ0nj5kAI8dQ
We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!
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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:
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