Swear to Tell the Truth for Tuesday, December 15, 2020 (10:00 to 12:00 noon)
Fair portion of Chicago Blues on the program this week, tracks dating from 1947 to 1978, including blues singles and album tracks, Eddie Boyd to Buster Benton. Also early and unissued country from Thomas Edison’s Edison label, bit of Western Swing, the Harlem Hamfats, and Nina Simone, something from a new and comprehensive compilation of Bobby Parker’s work. And for those who like it, some Christmas Blues and Gospel.
On the Show:
Lloyd Glenn – Albert King – Nina Simone – Eddie Boyd – Sonny Boy Williamson II – Koko Taylor – Jimmy Walker & Erwin Helfer – Bobby Parker – Ernest Stoneman & the Dixie Mountaineers – Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon – Texas Jim Lewis & His Lone Star Cowboys – Morgan Davis – Rev. Cleophus Robinson – Blind Boys of Alabama & Taj Mahal – and others.
Listen to the program each week at FM 93.3 in Hamilton, live on Cogeco Cable 288 or on CFMU online at cfmu.ca. The program will be available to stream or download until for eight weeks until February 9th as a podcast. Just go the website, scroll through 40 shows to Tuesday 10:00 am bring up the right playlist and stream or download the show.
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Next Week:
Christmas – Blues, R&B, Gospel, Country & Roots
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