Blues History: This Week In The Blues de Big Train and the Loco Motives

HEY BLUES FANS! Here’s the latest episode of “This Week In The Blues” for the week of October 18 - October 24, 2026. Some of the highlights include Mississippi hill country blues guitarist and singer Jessie Mae Hemphill, Chicago blues guitarist L. C. McKinley, and Piedmont blues harmonica player Sonny Terry. Keep in mind that there’s so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure ...

HEY BLUES FANS! Here’s the latest episode of “This Week In The Blues” for the week of October 11 - October 17, 2026. Some of the highlights include Mississippi blues harmonica player Harmonica Frank, Texas blues singer and pianist Victoria Spivey, and Mississippi Delta blues guitarist Big Joe Williams. Keep in mind that there’s so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to vis...

HEY BLUES FANS! Here’s the latest episode of “This Week In The Blues” for the week of October 4 - October 10, 2026. Some of the highlights include Texas blues guitarist George “Little Hat” Jones, Mississippi Delta multi-instrumentalist Lonnie Pitchford, and Delta blues guitarist Mississippi Joe Callicott. Keep in mind that there’s so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to ...

HEY BLUES FANS! Here’s the latest episode of “This Week In The Blues” for the week of September 27 - October 3, 2026. Some of the highlights include Chicago-rooted blues harmonica player Bob Corritore, Mississippi Delta blues pianist LaLa Craig, and Texas blues guitarist Albert Collins. Keep in mind that there’s so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 o...

HEY BLUES FANS! Here’s the latest episode of “This Week In The Blues” for the week of September 20 - September 26, 2026. Some of the highlights include New Orleans piano player Eddie Bo, Texas blues guitarist Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Chicago blues guitarist and bassist Lee Jackson. Keep in mind that there’s so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 f...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of September 13 - September 19, 2026. Some of the highlights include "Stormy Monday" becoming one of the most influential blues recordings ever made, the "King of the Blues," B.B. King, and Chicago blues musician Eddie Burks. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of September 6 - September 12, 2026. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues legend Jimmy Reed, the explosive guitar style and wild stage antics of Guitar Shorty, and Odie Payne Jr., one of the most distinctive blues vocalists of the early twentieth century, Texas Alexander. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other ...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 30 - September 5, 2026. Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues guitarist known by the colorful nickname “The Devil’s Daddy-in-Law” , bMemphis Slim, and Sunnyland Slim. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 23 - August 29, 2026. Some of the highlights include Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, blues guitar player Castro Coleman, known professionally as Mr. Sipp, and Odie Payne Jr., one of the most respected and influential drummers in blues history. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this we...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 16 - August 22, 2026. Some of the highlights include Texas blues musician Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson, soul blues singer Earl Gaines, the “King of the Boogie,” John Lee Hooker. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 9 - August 15, 2026. Some of the highlights include music inventor and innovator Leo Fender, blues guitarist Roy Gaines, and Walter Horn Jr, known as Mississippi Slim. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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: ...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 2 - August 8, 2026. Some of the highlights include of the pioneering musicians of the Delta blues, Willie Brown, Texas blues singer and piano player Big Walter Price, Jimmy Witherspoon, one of the leading blues vocalists of the postwar era. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 26 - August 1, 2026. Some of the highlights include one of Detroit’s most admired blues singers, Alberta Adams, the day Willie Dixon recorded "29 Ways" for Checker Records, and blues guitar legend Buddy Guy. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 19 - July 25, 2026. Some of the highlights include the day T-Bone Walker first recorded the timeless blues classic "Mean Old World", the man they call The Blues Maestro, Little Freddie King, and Texas blues musician Curly 'Barefoot' Miller. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week i...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 12 - July 18, 2026. Some of the highlights include the day Magic Sam started recording the album "West Side Soul", Delta blues guitarist Richard “Hacksaw” Harney, and blues musician Washboard Sam Brown . Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our web...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 5 - July 11, 2026. Some of the highlights include blues piano player Pinetop Perkins, an influential figure in Piedmont blues, Blind Boy Fuller, and West Coast blues guitarist Robert "Smokey" Wilson. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 28 - July 4, 2026. Some of the highlights include one of the final living connections to the original Delta blues tradition David Honeyboy Edwards, a lively example of the bold dirty blues style when Lil Johnson recorded “Take Your Hands Off It”, and Chicago producer, songwriter, bass player, and singer Willie Dixon. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you w...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 21 - June 27, 2026. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues musician Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones, Delta bluesman T-Model Ford, and blues singer and pianist "St. Louis" Jimmy Oden. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 Face...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 14 - June 20, 2026. Some of the highlights include one of the defining voices of swamp blues harmonica, Lazy Lester, Oklahoma bluesman Flash Terry, and the day the song “Love with a Feeling” was first recorded. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit ...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of June 7 - June 13, 2026. Some of the highlights include Slide guitar master Derek Trucks, blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and one of the most powerful figures in blues history Howlin' Wolf. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 31 - June 6, 2026. Some of the highlights include Chicago session blues pianist Lafayette Leake, One of today's most respected blues guitarists Tinsley Ellis, and blues guitarist Memphis Minnie. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 fo...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 24 - May 30, 2026. Some of the highlights include blues singer Mamie Smith, when the blues standard "Walkin' Blues" was recorded, and blues guitarist Lazy Bill Lucas. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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: http...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 17 - May 23, 2026. Some of the highlights include Blues shouter Big Joe Turner, blues pianist Aaron Pinetop Sparks, and blues guitarist Jimmy Thackery . Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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: https://bigtrainbl...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 10 - May 16, 2026. Some of the highlights include the day Howlin' Wolf recorded “Moanin’ at Midnight”, blues harp player and singer Big George Brock, and blues guitarist Kansas Joe McCoy. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 ou...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 3 - May 9, 2026. Some of the highlights include the day Muddy Waters recorded “Baby Please Don’t Go”, blues guitarist Bumble Bee Slim, and blues legend Robert Johnson. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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: htt...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 26 - May 02, 2026. Some of the highlights include the “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey, Louis “Blues Boy” Jones, and the day Mance Lipscomb recorded the track “Charlie James”. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 19 - April 25, 2026. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues artist Doctor Clayton, Chicago blues guitarist Eddie King, and boogie-woogie and the Velvet Bulldozer, blues guitarist Albert King. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 ...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 12 - April 18, 2026. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues guitarist “Hound Dog” Taylor, The "Empress of the Blues", Bessie Smith, and boogie-woogie and blues pianist “Little Brother” Montgomery . Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our we...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 05 - April 11, 2026. Some of the highlights include Arkansas blues guitarist and singer Larry McCray, Chicago blues guitarist “Little Ed” Williams, and blues singing powerhouse Shemekia Copeland. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 29 - April 04, 2026. Some of the highlights include Blues guitarist and singer Sue Foley, early blues singer Lucille Bogan, and jump blues pianist Amos Milburn. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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: https://...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 22 - March 28, 2026. Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues guitarist Curley Weaver, blues guitarist "Louisiana Red", and Texas blues guitarist and singer Johnny Copeland. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 Faceb...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 15 - March 21, 2026. Some of the highlights include Texas blues guitarist and singer “Lightnin’” Hopkins, Chicago blues pianist Lovie Lee, and the Godmother of Rock and Roll Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 o...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 8 - March 14, 2026. Some of the highlights include Mississippi John Hurt, blues guitarist Ronnie Earl, and blues guitarist and a defining figure in Louisiana swamp blues, Lightnin’ Slim. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 o...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 1 - March 7, 2026. Some of the highlights include Irish blues guitarist Rory Gallagher, the day that Mississippi John Hurt was rediscovered in Avalon, Mississippi, and blues guitarist and singer Furry Lewis. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit ou...

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 22 - February 28, 2026. Some of the highlights include Texas blues legend Johnny Winter, Ida Cox, known as “The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues,” and the founder and original creative force behind the Rolling Stones, Brian Jones. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blue...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode for the week of February 15 - February 21, 2026. Some of the highlights include John Lee Hooker’s iconic “Boogie Chillen’, James “Super Chikan” Johnson, and the blues standard “Blues Before Sunrise” . Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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: https://bigtrainb...

HEY BLUES FANS - This week we are celebrating FOUR YEARS of "This Week In The Blues"!!! Here's the latest episode for the week of February 08 - February 14, 2026. Some of the highlights include pioneering blues and jazz guitarist Lonnie Johnson, folk, blues, and protest singer Josh White, and Chicago blues guitarist Magic Sam. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in ...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 01 - February 07, 2026. Some of the highlights include Louisiana slide guitar master Sonny Landreth, Portland-based blues, soul, and blues-rock singer and harmonica player Curtis Salgado, and Chicago-born percussionist Jerome Green. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in t...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 25 – January 31, 2026. Some of the highlights include the “King of the Slide Guitar" Elmore James, blues guitarist Jonny Lang, and my favorite Clarksdale resident blues harp legend Charlie Musselwhite . Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our ...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 18 – January 24, 2026. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues piano player Henry Gray, blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer Willie “Big Eyes" Smith, and the day Muddy Waters recorded his classic song "Long Distance Call" . Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week ...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 11 - January 17, 2026. Some of the highlights include swamp blues guitarist Slim Harpo, Chicago blues guitarist Earl Hooker, and the day Sonny Boy Williamson II stepped into the Chess Records studio and cut “Help Me”. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, ...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 04 – January 10, 2026. Some of the highlights include co-founded the Fabulous Thunderbirds Kim Wilson, blues guitarist Tampa Red, and the day Muddy Waters recorded “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man” at Chess Studios. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to ...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of December 28 – January 03, 2026. Some of the highlights include Matt “Guitar” Murphy, bass man Hank Van Sickle, Little Smokey Smothers, and Chicago blues singer and the day Howlin’ Wolf recorded “Smokestack Lightning”. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to vis...

BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of December 20 - December 27, 2025 Some of the highlights include Peetie Wheatstraw, the blues guitarist who called himself the “Devil’s Son-in-Law,” blues bass guitarist Bob Stroger, and Chicago blues singer and songwriter Lil Green. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of December 14 – December 20, 2025 Some of the highlights include Texas guitarist and ZZ Top founder Billy Gibbons, Chicago blues harmonica player Sugar Blue, and New Orleans piano legend Professor Longhair. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our websit...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of December 7 - December 13, 2025 Some of the highlights include the night Koko Taylor records “Wang Dang Doodle”, rhythm and blues drummer Soko Richardson, and harmonica legend Junior Wells. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 ...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of November 30 – December 6, 2025 Some of the highlights include Piedmont-style blues singer and guitarist Brownie McGhee, Texas blues guitarist Larry Davis, and Blues harmonica master Sonny Boy Williamson II. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our webs...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of November 23 – November 29, 2025 Some of the highlights include hill country blues legend R.L. Burnside, legendary Stax bass maestro Donald “Duck” Dunn, and the Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of November 16 – November 22, 2025 Some of the highlights include Chicago blues guitar legend Hubert Sumlin, guitarist, singer, producer, and songwriter Mike Zito, and Louisiana native and Cajun blues guitar player Tab Benoit. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to...

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of November 9 – November 15, 2025 Some of the highlights include blues powerhouse Susan Tedeschi, Delta blues legend Bukka White, and one of Chicago’s premier harmonica players Carey Bell. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. 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 Fac...