BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE FOR 6/8/25

  BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE 45th ANNIVERSARY

This week on BBS we celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the program - Our first program was June 8th 1980. Our banner here was designed by Keith Folk. Also welcome to everybody in town for Annual Chicago Blues Festival. Welcome to Sweet Home Chicago! Only on BBS!

HOUR #1

BLUES FOR THE RED BOY

TODD RHODES

FIVE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING

JOE WILLIAMS/BASIE

HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO

JOE WILLIAMS/BASIE

ROLL ‘EM PETE

JOE WILLIAMS/BASIE

DON'T LIKE YOU NO MORE

JOE WILLIAMS/BASIE

BARGIN DAY

DINAH WASHINGTON

SATURDAY NIGHT

DINAH WASHINGTON

I WON’T CRY ANY MORE

DINAH WASHINGTON

FINE FINE DADDY

DINAH WASHINGTON

CRYIN’ THE BLUES

MARION ABERNATHY

LOVE ME OR PLEASE LET ME BE

MARION ABERNATHY

JAHOOSEY BABY

MARION ABERNATHY

LITTLE JOHN BLUES

MARION ABERNATHY

SWEET SUE (1939)

MILLS BROS

SWEET SUE (1932)

MILLS BROS

SWANEE RIVER BOOGIE

PETE JOHNSON

ELDER EATMORE’S SERMON

BERT WILLIAMS

RAM-BUNK-SHUSH

BILL DOGGETT

HOUR #2

MILT’S BOOGIE

MILT BUCKNER

MOODY BABY

BIG JOE TURNER

USE WHAT I’M USIN’

MAMIE MISS GOOD BLUES THOMAS

DREAM STREET

MILLIE BOSMAN

HOLD THE LIGHT FOR ME

BABY DEE

CHICK-CHICK-CHICK-A-DEE

PAULA WATSON

MEMPHIS GAL

BULLMOOSE JACKSON

BYE BYE BYE BYE

EBONAIRES

HEAP SEES – FEW KNOW

PEACH TREE LOGAN

DO THAT THING

JIMMY NEWSOME

SUGAR LIPS

FIVE RED CAPS

THINKING ‘BOUT MY BABY

HATTIE NOEL

WHERE SHALL I GO

IVORY JOE HUNTER

SHAKE THAT THING

ETHEL WATERS

WHERE ARE YOU RUNNING SINNER

BIRMINGHAM JUBILEE SINGERS

ON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD etc

REV JOHNNY BLAKEY

IN THE MORNING WHEN I RISE

DAVIS SISTERS

HOUR #3

WILD OX MOAN

VERA HALL

LEVEE CAMP REMINISCENCE

FORREST CITY JOE

DRINK ON LITTLE GIRL

FORREST CITY JOE

BOOGIE CHILDREN

BOY BLUE

SHE LIVED HER LIFE TOO FAST

FORREST CITY JOE

COOL WATER BLUES

JOHN DUDLEY

SHE DON’T LOVE ME THAT WAY

FORREST CITY JOE

STOP BREAKING DOWN

FORREST CITY JOE

JOE LEE’S ROCK

BOY BLUE & JOE LEE

RED CROSS STORE

FORREST CITY JOE

FORREST CITY JUMP

FORREST CITY JOE

TAKE ME FOR A BUGGY RIDE

BESSIE SMITH

FORTUNE TELLER BLUES

VIOLA McCOY

MIDNIGHT DAN

JULIA MOODY

TWO-FISTED DOUBLE JOINTED MAN

CLARA SMITH

SNAKE-HIP BLUES

SPRINGBACK JAMES

HOUR #4

LOVE YOU BABY

B.B. KING

I BELIEVE I’LL GIVE IT UP

LOWELL FULSON

MY BABY LEFT TOWN

JACKIE BRENSTON

THE WAY YOU DO

JIMMY NOLEN

TELL ME BABY

ROLAND COOK

FREEWAY 75

FREDDIE KING

MOANIN’ BLUES

LIGHTNING HOPKINS

GOIN’ UPSTAIRS

JOHN LEE HOOKER

KOOLAIDE

ALBERT COLLINS

THE WALK

JIMMY McCRACKLIN

ROCK AWHILE

GOREE CARTER

BOOGIE TWIST

CAL VALENTINE

GAINSVILLE

ROY GAINES

MOUNTAIN CLIMBER

JIMMY WILSON

HOT SPRINGS

PAT PATRICK

SHE FOOLED ME

HARVEY HILL

THE STOMPER

WILLIE KING

MOANIN’ FOR MOLASSES

JODY WILLIAMS

HOUR #5

MR LUCKY (CHORAL)

HENRY MANCINI

THIS MASQUERADE

MILT JACKSON

RETURN TO PARADISE

NAT KING COLE

MY HEART & I DECIDED

ELLA FITZGERALD

TO REACH A DREAM

JIMMY PONDER

WHO YOU GONNA LOVE

RAY CHARLES

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND BABY

RAY CHARLES

WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN

RAY CHARLES

STORMY MONDAY

ROBERT JR LOCKWOOD

YOU GIVE ME FEVER

BUDDY GUY

NEW ARRIVAL

GUITAR SLIM

MAMA TALK TO YOUR DAUGHTER

MAGIC SAM

BRIGHT SOUNDS

ERAL HOOKER

MY MIND IS TROUBLED

LITTLE MILTON

ALBATROSS

FLEETWOOD MAC


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