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Midwest Beat Blues: 05-24-24

Tom Lounges

Overview of this week's show:
This is an "Anything Goes" show with a broad mix of old, new, iconic and regional blues artists...

HOUR ONE: features a some deep cuts from pioneering artists that range of artists that include: MAGIC SLIM & THE TEARDROPS, LIGHTNING HOPKINS, BUDDY GUY, FATS DOMINO, FREDDIE KING,  JOHN LEE HOOKER, and JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS.  Also in the mix are latter day players like COCO MONTOYA, CHRIS CAIN, and BRIGITTE PURDY.

HOUR TWO: This half leans heavier on Chicagoland/Northwest Indiana blues artists with songs featured by JEFF MASSEY, DEREK CARUSO & THE BLUES FUSE, and THE HEAD HONCHOS.  It also has deeper cuts by KOKO TAYLOR, LAVELLE WHITE, and a few heavier blues-rockers like JIMMY PAGE, BLACK CROWES and ROBIN TROWER.

Tom Lounges has been a radio personality and music journalist since 1979. For the last 43 years, Tom has been reporting on entertainment as a weekly music columnist and feature writer for The Times newspaper.