Live concert mash-ups with concert tracks by blues rockers like -- Robin Trower, The Yardbirds, Ronnie Wood & Mick Taylor, Gary Moore and Rare Earth; along with live tracks by the likes of Lonnie Brooks, Koko Taylor, James Cotton, B.B. King, Steepwater Band, Muddy Waters, and Eddie Clearwater. There's even a cool live jazz-blues take on the James Brown classic "Cold Sweat" by Mindi Abair & The Boneshakers.

Ally Venable and famous blues duos headline this episode of "Midwest Beat Blues."

Things open up with a collection of great harmonica blues, then it's a great collection of blues/rock icons team up for a big block of blues collaborations.

Among the blues artists featured on the program are: Magic Slim & The Teardrops, John Lee Hooker, Etta James, Buddy Guy, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Freddie King, Brigitte Purdy, Stray Cat Willie, Big Mud Morganfield and Ronnie Baker Brooks. Along with plenty of others.

This week's full show is focused on only Blues Women for both hours -- the classic artists and some lesser known artists.

This week's program showcases NEW BLUES releases by a variety of artists on a variety of record labels. The show opens with a pair of "Double Shots" by Shemekia Copeland and Ronnie Baker Brooks from their respective new albums released this month via the Alligator Records label.

New Orleans blues and blues-jazz classics spins in honor and memory of Northwest Indiana broadcaster Steve Zana, who recently passed away.

This week's episode of "MIDWEST BEAT BLUES" is a broad array of styles and artists.The playlist includes brand new tracks from the latest releases.

The FIRST HOUR features the event and playing cuts from each of the main stage artists --- Allman Brothers (a tribute band opens the fest), JOANNA CONNOR and THE STEEPWATER BAND. The SECOND HOUR is my TORONZO CANNON interview with several of the songs from his brand new summer 2024 album, "Shut Up & Play."