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May 28, 2019

Blues and Rhythm Show 246 on 93.3 CFMU (Hamilton, Ontario)

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Swear to Tell the Truth for Tuesday, May 28th (10:00 to 12:00noon)

This week some blues out of L.A. from a twenty year period ending in 1977. We also look at some prominent gospel quartets for the 1930s. Also, a taste of R&B from New York and a couple of live performances from Chicago in the 1970s.

On the Show:

Bobby Long – Dorothy Logan – John Lee Hooker – Norfolk Jubilee Quartette – Luther Magby – Sheryl Crowley – Little Willie Pollard – Jimmy “Fast Fingers” Dawkins – Heavenly Gospel Singers – Golden Gate Quartet – Downchild Blues Band – Erma Coffee -Sojourners – and others

Listen to the program at FM 93.3 in Hamilton, live on Cogeco Cable 288 or on CFMU online at cfmu.msumcmaster.ca. The program will be available to stream or download until July 9th. CFMU podcasts now available for 8 weeks. Couldn’t be easier. Just go the website, bring up the playlist and stream or download the show.

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To reach us with comments or queries, write us at sweartotellthetruth@gmail.com.

You can also follow the program at sweartotellthetruth@nosignifying on Twitter.

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May 24, 2019

Blues and Rhythm Show 245 on 93.3 CFMU (Hamilton, Ontario)

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Swear to Tell the Truth for Tuesday, May 21st (10:00 to 12:00noon)

Looks as though we might fill the morning slot in CFMU’s Tuesday schedule at least for a while.  We had technical difficulties related to a CD burner so some of our preparations for this particular show were unexpectedly last-minute. The program featured some R&B circa 1950 and a lot of late 1930s-turn of the decade  blues. Also some gospel groups as opposed to quintets and quartets and a taste of soul. You can no longer hear the show live but you can stream or download.

On the Show:

Johnny Otis with Mel Walker – Chris Powell & His Five Blue Flames – Ellen McIlwaine – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson – Hot Lips Page – Lewis Bronzeville Five – Peetie Wheatstraw – Rosetta Crawford – Lead Belly – Roberta Martin Singers – Alex Bradford – Betty Harris -James “Thunderbird” Davis – and others

Listen to the program at FM 93.3 in Hamilton, live on Cogeco Cable 288 or on CFMU online at cfmu.msumcmaster.ca. The program will be available to stream or download until July 9th. CFMU podcasts now available for 8 weeks. Couldn’t be easier. Just go the website, bring up the playlist and stream or download the show.

Contact Us:

To reach us with comments or queries, write us at sweartotellthetruth@gmail.com.

You can also follow the program at sweartotellthetruth@nosignifying on Twitter.

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May 15, 2019

Blues and Rhythm Show 244 on 93.3 CFMU (Hamilton, Ontario)

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Swear to Tell the Truth for Tuesday, May 14th (10:00 to 12:00noon)

We’re trying out the morning slot in the CFMU’s Tuesday schedule. Once again, we rushed this show to the air and didn’t have time to provide advance notice. Middle of the show was a feature on Chicago Blues spanning the years 1937 to 1950. Also on the program more from the Rise & Fall of Paramount and some sixties and early seventies gospel.You can no longer hear the show live but you can stream or download.

On the Show:

Hadda Brooks – Charlie Bradix – Alberta Hunter – Boodle It Wiggins – Big Maceo – Muddy Waters – Floyd Jones – Baby Face Leroy – Prince Dixon – Liz Dargan & the Gospelettes – Marva Whitney – and others

Listen to the program at FM 93.3 in Hamilton, live on Cogeco Cable 288 or on CFMU online at cfmu.msumcmaster.ca. The program will be available to stream or download until July 9th. CFMU podcasts now available for 8 weeks.

Contact Us:

To reach us with comments or queries, write us at sweartotellthetruth@gmail.com.

You can also follow the program at sweartotellthetruth@nosignifying on Twitter.

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Blues and Rhythm Show 243 on 93.3 CFMU (Hamilton, Ontario)

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Swear to Tell the Truth for Tuesday, May 7th (10:00 to 12:00noon)

We didn’t have time to provide advance notice of our return show.  We came back on the air for the first time since September 2016. The playlist spanned a variety of styles of blues, R&B, gospel and soul. You can’t hear the show live but you can stream or download.

On the Show:

Bill Doggett & His Combo – Hop Wilson – Link Davis – Bukka White – Sippie Wallace – Jack Penewell – Harrison Kennedy – Roy Milton & His Solid Senders – Chuck Norris – Georgia Peach – Sons of the South – Denise LaSalle – and others

Listen to the program at FM 93.3 in Hamilton, live on Cogeco Cable 288 or on CFMU online at cfmu.msumcmaster.ca. The program will be available to stream or download until July 2nd. CFMU podcasts now available for 8 weeks.

Contact Us:

To reach us with comments or queries, write us at sweartotellthetruth@gmail.com.

You can also follow the program at sweartotellthetruth@nosignifying on Twitter.

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May 7, 2019

Blues & Rhythm Show Back on CFMU, 93.3 in Hamilton, Ontario – May 7th, 10:00-12:00

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Swear to Tell the Truth is a “blues” show that includes and extensively features classic R&B and delves into Gospel, Soul and to other musical genres that intersect with the blues tradition. Our emphasis in blues is on the original blues traditions. We play music from as far back in history as the 1890s through to the current era. We do feature some of what is promoted as blues today but we make no claim to cover the contemporary blues field in any comprehensive way.

Swear to Tell the Truth: the Blues & Rhythm Show is returning to the airwaves and broadband for one week at least. A new edition of the show will air on Tuesday, May 7th. If things work out positively we may be returning to doing the show on an ongoing basis.

There are any number of blues programs available around the world and you can explore and sample them on the internet. We think that what we have done in the past is fairly unique and, if anything, our playlists on the show will explore the blues tradition more deeply and on a wider plane than the last series did.

Watch for a further announcement soon about our comeback program…

To reach us with comments or queries, write us at sweartotellthetruth@gmail.com.

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