Comin' up on The Blues Show
November 7, 2009
Blues from the late Nashville bluesman Johnny Jones, who was a mentor to Jimi Hendrix, and recent recordings from Johnnie Bassett, Zora Young, and Joe Louis Walker -- all are subjects of recent editions of The Blues File. Subscribe for free to The Blues File Podcast to hear these features and more.
In the midnight hour on The Blues & Beyond, new blues from Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges, music from singer-songwriter Lynn Biddick, who plays dulcimer and piano, and the haunting sounds of Huun Huur Tu, a group from the Tuvan region of Siberia known for "throat-singing" from their new album with Carmen Rizzo.
It's been said that rock, pop, country, jazz and R&B are just branches of a tree whose roots are buried deep in the mud of the Mississippi Delta. To honor those roots 88.5 WXPN presents The Blues Show with host Jonny Meister every Saturday evening from 7pm to 12 midnight.
Jonny Meister with Catherine Russell The Blues Show covers the entire history of the blues from 1920 to the present, from the best-known to the most obscure blues, with an eye both on the rich history of this music and its current vitality.
Host Jonny Meister has been playing the blues on WXPN since March 1977. Meister grew up with old blues records in the house. His father played boogie woogie on the piano, which Jonny learned at about the age of 12. Later he played in rock bands and did a few solo gigs as a singer-songwriter. As his interest in blues grew, he became especially interested in the history of the music, a history not always revealed by the rock musicians and their promoters who drew heavily on the blues.
Jonny spent a week with the family of the late, great blues musician J. B. Lenoir in 1979, and he was one of the consultants for the Wim Wenders film The Soul Of A Man which featured Lenoir, in the PBS film series The Blues. He won the "Keeping The Blues Alive" award for work in Public Radio for The Blues Show in 2000 and a "Best of Philly" award from Philadelphia Magazine in 1996 for "Best Local Radio Show".
Area Blues Concerts & Events
For more detailed information please visit our concert calendar or a venue's website.
• • • November • • •
Friday, November 6, 2009
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines @ Godfrey Daniels
7 East 4th Street
Bethlehem, PA
8PM
610-867-2390
Mark Furman Band (Sister Blue playing drums) @ Hollywood Tavern
700 Huntingdon Pike
Rockledge, PA
9PM
215-663-0298
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Diamond State Blues Society presents
"Blues Harvest 2009"
Joe Louis Walker CD release party for
Between A Rock And The Blues
Lynnwood Taylor
Gary Allegreto & The Delaware Allstars
@ J. B. McGinnes Pub
519 East Basin Road
New Castle, DE 19720
302-322-4766
Keb' Mo' @ Keswick Theatre
291 North Keswick Avenue
Glenside, PA 19038
215-572-7650
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines @ Landhaven Bed & Breakfast
1194 Huffs Church Road
Barto, PA
8PM
610-845-3257
Stevie and the Bluescasters @ G G Brewers
282 North Keswick Avenue (across from The Keswick Theatre)
Glenside, PA 19038
215-887-0809
James Supra (Sister Blue playing drums) @ Pigpen
702 Union Avenue
Allentown, PA
8:30PM
610-432-6774
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Keb' Mo' @ Grand Opera House
818 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-652-5577
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Porkroll Project "Blue Thursday" @ McStew's Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA
215-949-9570
Friday, November 13, 2009
E. C. Scott @ Warmdaddys
1400 Columbus Blvd. (at Reed Street)
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-462-2000
Saturday, November 14, 2009
E. C. Scott @ Warmdaddys
1400 Columbus Blvd. (at Reed Street)
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-462-2000
Mark Furman Band (Sister Blue playing drums) @ Heritage Restaurant & Musket Bar
6016 Morgantown Road
Morgantown, PA
9:30PM
610-286-9390
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Don Evans "Blue Thursday" @ McStew's Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA
215-949-9570
Sister Blue Band @ Golden Nugget Tavern
433 New Freedom Road
Berlin NJ
8PM
856-753-1402
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Sister Blue Band @ Red Hot & Blue
Route 70 & Sayer Avenue
Cherry Hill, NJ
8P 856-665-7427
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Tommy Castro Band
Coco Montoya
Opening: Sister Blue Band
@ Keswick Theatre
291 North Keswick Avenue
Glenside, PA 19038
7PM
215-572-7650
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Flamin' Harry & The Roadhouse Rockers
Thanksgiving Blues Bash
"Blue Thursday" @ McStew's Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA
215-949-9570
Friday, November 27, 2009
Mark Furman Band (Sister Blue playing drums) @ McGilliguddy's
2626 County Line Road
Ardmore, PA
10PM
215-658-2626
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Joe Louis Walker presented by Baltimore Blues Society
@ Rosedale American Legion Hall
1311 Seling Avenue
Rosedale, MD 21237
410-744-2291
Mark Furman Band (Sister Blue playing drums) @ Sokols
411 Crestmont Street
Reading, PA
9:30PM
610-375-4500
• • • December • • •
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Mikey Jr. & Stone Cold Blues "Blue Thursday" @ McStew's Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA
215-949-9570
Thursday, December 10, 2009
The Nighthawks "Blue Thursday" @ McStew's Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA
215-949-9570
Thursday, December 17, 2009
The Buicks "Blue Thursday" @ McStew's Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA
215-949-9570
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Adam Gussow @
Rembrandt's Restaurant741 North 23rd Street (23rd & Aspen Streets)
Philadelphia PA 19130
7P 215-763-2228
1-800-REMBRAN
Performance & harmonica workshop [
Details & info]
preview of new Satan & Adam CD
• • • January • • •
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Gas House Gorillas "Blue Thursday" @ McStew's Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA
215-949-9570
• • • July • • •
Friday, July 23, 2010
Pocono Blues Festival 2010
@ Big Boulder Ski Area
Blakeslee, PA
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Pocono Blues Festival 2010
@ Big Boulder Ski Area
Blakeslee, PA
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Pocono Blues Festival 2010
@ Big Boulder Ski Area
Blakeslee, PA
• • • August • • •
Friday, August 6, 2010
Riverfront Blues Festival 2010
@ Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park
Wilmington, DE
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Riverfront Blues Festival 2010
@ Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park
Wilmington, DE
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Riverfront Blues Festival 2010
@ Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park
Wilmington, DE
Friday, August 20, 2010
Vermont Blues Festival 2010
@ Mt. Snow Ski Area
Dover, VT
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Vermont Blues Festival 2010
@ Mt. Snow Ski Area
Dover, VT
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Vermont Blues Festival 2010
@ Mt. Snow Ski Area
Dover, VT
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Blues Links:Visit these links to explore the Blues, learn about live events and to take part in the culture of this american art form.
Alligator RecordsOne of the leading Chicago blues labels. Alligator is Koko Taylor's label and also home for Lonnie Brooks, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, and many more. Recent releases include albums from Eddy Clearwater, Michael Burks, and Janiva Magness.
Delmark RecordsA venerable Chicago blues & jazz label now celebrating 55 years in the business. Many of the blues greats of the past, like Junior Wells and Big Joe Williams, have recorded for Delmark. One of their finest recent releases is Byther Smith's Blues On The Moon. Another is Hattiesburg Blues from Mississippi Heat.
Blind Pig Records This label is home to Kenny Neal, Magic Slim, Hamilton Loomis, and others and has put out albums by E. C. Scott, Elvin Bishop, Nappy Brown, Big Bill Morganfield, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, and plenty more... plus classics from Buddy Guy, Johnny Shines, Snooky Pryor, Jimmy Rogers, Luther Allison... many others!
Pristine Audio
This French reissue company has done wonderful restorations of the audio from old records. Their blues releases include Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, Mississippi John Hurt, and Tampa Red.
Diamond State Blues Society sponsors many blues events, notably regular day-long shows at Gators in New Castle, DE and summer events in Wilmington.
Bucks County Blues Society is America's oldest blues society. among the performers they have presented are folks like Willie Dixon and Albert Collins. They have regular events and a big Blues/R&B picnic every summer, and they sponsor "Blue Thursdays" every Thursday night at McStew's in Levittown PA.
