HOUR TWO: Is my interview with blues/rock guitar great JOE BONAMASSA that includes cuts from his latest studio album ("Blues Deluxe: Vol. 2"), his new concert album ("Joe Bonamassa Live At The Hollywood Bowl with Orchestra"), and his latest internet-only single with rocker Sammy Hagar. There's even a deep cut from his last 2023 studio album ("V") with Black Country Communion.

Tune in to hear double shots from the latest albums by WARREN HAYNES and DEREK CARUSO & THE BLUES FUSE at the top of the first hour of the show.

This week's program includes new recordings by DEAN ZUCCHERO (with Johnny Burgin), TOM HAMBRIDGE (with Christone Kingfish Ingram), BENNY TURNER, VAL STARR & THE BLUES ROCKET, THE RESURRECTION BLUES BAND, and VANESSA COLLIER.

This week's show features local blues musicians, including Planetary Blues Band, Ivy Ford, Jack Whittle, Mojo Morganfield, and more!

This Special Holiday Edition of "Midwest BEAT Blues" finds show host and producer TOM LOUNGES spinning two solid hours of killer HOLIDAY BLUES SONGS!

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.