A Bessie Smith reading and a visit from Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton drops in with a song request and Jackie Kay reads from her new Bessie Smith book.
Fearne Cotton drops in with a song request and Cerys shares an extract from Jackie Kay reading her new book Bessie Smith which was Radio 4's Pick of the Week recently.
From cutting edge contemporary sounds to scratchy old vinyl from the past, whether it’s from Memphis, Mali, or Manchester, no stone is left unturned in the search for the best of the blues.
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The Allman Brothers Band
One Way Out
- Allman Brothers Band Recording Company.
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Muddy Waters
I Want To Be Loved #2
- Blue Sky.
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Elmore James
Country Boogie (Tool Bag Boogie)
- Disky.
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Susan Tedeschi
Talking About
- Verve Forecast.
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Bessie Smith
Empty Bed Blues
- Sony.
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Rod Stewart
I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
- Spectrum Music.
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Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann
Riverside Blues
- Storyville Records.
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Vieux Farka TourΓ©
Samba Si Kairi
- Six Degrees Records.
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Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
When The Levee Breaks
- Columbia.
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Led Zeppelin
Bring It On Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
- Atlantic.
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Meic Stevens
Gwely Gwag
- Sunbeam Records.
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Rory Gallagher
Laundromat
- Polydor.
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Grateful Dead
Big Boss Man - Live at Fillmore East, New York, NY, April 6 1971
- Warner Bros..
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- Mon 1 Mar 2021 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2