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Earlier this month, “Blues Unlimited: The Complete Radio Show Transcripts, Vol. 1” made its debut on Amazon as the #1 NEW RELEASE in Music History & Criticism and also in Music Reference — the first new book from from ethnomusicologist, author, historian, and independent radio producer Steve Franz in more than 16 years. Now available in the Amazon Kindle Store at https://tinyurl.com/yxz6dnnu and at Barnes & Noble at http://tinyurl.com/yxedzv5x


NOTE: As a special service to our listeners, we are making some of the older episodes from our archive available for the first time in many years. Please note that — as time allows — we will be redoing almost all the episodes from our “first season” (this one included). In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this “blast from the past!” And, as always, thanks for listening!


Join us as we wrap up our celebration of the Newport Folk Festivals of the 1960s, which brought a veritable who's who of Blues legends to the stage in Newport, Rhode Island, during its heyday. Music from Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Skip James, Bukka White, Mance Lipscomb, Rev. Gary Davis, John Lee Hooker, Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, The Staple Singers, Paul Butterfield, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and more. (Part 3 of 4)


Pictured: Memorabilia from various Newport Folk Festivals.


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