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Blues on WGBH

Saturday, April 26, 9pm–1am, WGBH 89.7

The life and music of Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith at 11pm.

Listed by artist: selection, album (label)

 9:00pm
Ray Bonneville: What Katy Did, Goin' By Feel (Red House)

9:04pm
Big Bill Broonzy: Just A Dream/Glory Of Love, Amsterdam Live Concerts 1953 (Munich Records)

9:13pm
Etta James: Woke Up This Morning, Etta James Rocks The House (MCA/Chess)

9:19pm
Little Johnny Jones: Hoy Hoy, Messing With The Blues (Ace)

9:21pm
Little Johnny Jones: Chicago Blues, Messing With The Blues (Ace)

9:24pm
Ivory Joe Hunter: I Almost Lost My Mind, Since I Met You Baby: The Best Of Ivory Joe Hunter (Razor & Tie)

9:28pm
Ivory Joe Hunter: S.P. Blues, Since I Met You Baby: The Best Of Ivory Joe Hunter (Razor & Tie)

9:31pm
Blind Willie McTell: Mama 'Taint Long Before Day, Statesboro Blues (Indigo)

9:33pm
Blind Willie McTell: Statesboro Blues, Statesboro Blues (Indigo)

9:38pm
Detroit Junior: If I Hadn't Been High, Live At The Toledo Museum Of Art (Blues Suit)

9:43pm
Mississippi Fred McDowell: White Lightnin', Live At The Gaslight (Live Archive)

9:48pm
B.B. King and Eric Clapton: 3 O'Clock Blues, Riding With The King (Reprise)

9:56pm
Booker T. & The MGs: Good Groove, Booker T. & The MGs/The Mar-Keys: Stax Instrumentals (Stax)

10:01pm
Silver Leaf Gospel Singers: Down By The Riverside, Live From Studio One - February 1, 2000 (Only on 89.7!)

10:07pm
Sam Cooke: Trouble Blues, Night Beat (RCA)

10:10pm
James Brown: Home At Last, James Brown Jazz (Verve)

10:15pm
Mahalia Jackson: Move On Up a Little Higher, American Roots Music: Highlights (Palm)

10:23pm
Sean Costello: Going Home, We Can Get Together (Delta Groove)

10:26pm
Buddy Guy: It's A Jungle Out There, Sweet Tea (Silvertone)

10:33pm
R.L. Burnside: Got Messed Up, Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down (Fat Possum)

10:38pm
Junior Wells: Come On In This House, Come On In This House (Telarc)

10:44pm
Shirley Lewis: Stagger Lee, Shirley Lewis (Shirley Lewis)

10:49pm
Markus James: Are You Ready (Mississippi Daze), Sankeskin Violin (Firenze)

10:53pm
Marcia Ball: Down In The Neighborhood, Peace, Love & BBQ (Alligator)

11:00pm
Ma Rainey: Booze And Blues, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Yazoo)

11:03pm
Ma Rainey: Shave 'Em Dry, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Yazoo)

11:05pm
Ma Rainey: Don't Fish In My Sea, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Yazoo)

11:08pm
Ma Rainey: Yonder Come The Blues, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Yazoo)

11:14pm
Ma Rainey: Oh Papa Blues, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Yazoo)

11:17pm
Ma Rainey: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Yazoo)

11:20pm
Ma Rainey: Sleep Talking Blues, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Yazoo)

11:26pm
Bessie Smith: Down Hearted Blues, Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)

11:29pm
Bessie Smith: 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do, Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)

11:32pm
Bessie Smith: St. Louis Blues, Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)

11:38pm
Bessie Smith: Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan), Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)

11:42pm
Bessie Smith: Me And My Gin, Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)

11:44pm
Bessie Smith: Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out, Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)

11:47pm
Bessie Smith: Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer, Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)

11:53pm
Memphis Minnie: You Need A Friend, I Ain't No Bad Gal (Portrait)

11:56pm
Dinah Washington: Evil Gal Blues, The Dinah Washington Story (eMarcy)

12:00am
Lead Belly with Woody Guthrie narrating: Whoa Back/Worried Blues, Good Morning Blues (Biograph)

12:06am
Reverend Gary Davis: Cocaine Blues, Heroes Of The Blues: The Very Best Of Rev. Gary Davis (Shout! Factory)

12:08am
Memphis Slim with Willie Dixon: Stewball, Memphis Slim: The Folkways Years, 1959-1973 (Smithsonian/Folkways)

12:12am
Paul Geremia: Rising River Blues, Love, Murder & Mosquitos (Red House)

12:20am
Eden Brent: Why Don't You Do Right, Mississippi Number One (Yellow Dog Records)

12:24am
Danielle Miraglia: Meet Me In The Morning, Home: Live At Club Passim - April 13, 2006 (Danielle Miraglia)

12:29am
John Lee Hooker: Baby, Don't Do Me Wrong, I Feel Good (Paula)

12:34am
Mississippi John Hurt: Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor, Mississippi John Hurt: Today! (Vanguard)

12:40am
Jessie Mae Hemphill: Standing In My Doorway Crying, Shake It Baby (Hightone)

12:45am
Guitar Slim: The Things That I Used To Do, Sufferin' Mind (Specialty)

12:48am
Guitar Slim: The Story Of My Life, Sufferin' Mind (Specialty)

12:51am
King Curtis: Rush Hour, Apollo Series: Honkers & Bar Walkers, Vol. 2 (Delmark)

12:53am
King Curtis: Dynamite At Midnite, Apollo Series: Honkers & Bar Walkers, Vol. 2 (Delmark)

12:56am
Eddie Boyd: Third Degree, Third Degree: Charly Blues Masterworks, Vol. 42 (Charly)

Airtimes are approximate.

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