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."

The first half of this week's program features tasty team-ups by various artists. The second hour is a mish-mash of various blues artists/cuts with no theme, rhyme nor reason. Just some great songs plucked out of the "Midwest BEAT Blues" library.

This week's Midwest BEAT Blues program is focused on the rockier side of the blues spectrum, spotlighting the blues roots of artists usually viewed as being rock 'n' rollers.