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October 10, 2022

Blues and Rhythm Show 364 on 93.3 CFMU (Hamilton, Ontario)

Swear to Tell the Truth for Tuesday, October 11. 2022 (10:00 to 12:00 noon)

We have not found time to maintain our blogsite this year but we do want to remind everyone that we are still on the air and producing new programs for you. Work it out and you’ll find that 364 represents 7 years of new shows give or take the odd live repeat. This week’s program, the day after Canadian Thanksgiving Monday, Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the U.S., we have just a taste of R&B; B.B. King on Kent; Texas acoustic blues; Jelly Roll Kings; a brief tribute to Joe Bussard; Gospel women; And more..

“I ain’t gonna pick no more cotton. I declare I ain’t gonna plant no more corn” – Rosetta Howard

“Wake up boys don’t yoube no fool. The little gal here she’s just from school. She got plenty sense. She ain’t no fool. She got big eyes but she’s stubborn as a mule”– Big Bill

On the Show:

Freddy King – Pee Wee Crayton – Carter Brothers – Frank Frost – Thomas Shaw – Rosetta Howard – Charles Brown – Trickbag – Lonnie Johnson – Dawn Tyler Watson – Bill Johnson’s Louisiana Jug Band – Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers – Wyzee Hamilton – Hazel Chapman – Gladys McFadden & the Loving Sisters – Della Reese

Listen to the program each week at FM 93.3 in Hamilton or on CFMU online at cfmu.ca. The program will be available to stream or download until for eight weeks until December 6th 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.

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

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

Next Week

TBA

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March 15, 2021

Blues and Rhythm Show 311 on 93.3 CFMU (Hamilton, Ontario)

Swear to Tell the Truth for Tuesday, March 16, 2021 (10:00 to 12:00 noon)

Earl Hooker, Gene Phillips, T-Bone Walker, Country steel guitar on this week’s program. Also, a brief segment devoted to blues of the 1940s and tracks featuring piano player Blind John Davis.

“Are you angry with me, darlin’? Are you sorry that we met?” — Jimmie Lee Robinson

On the Show:

T-Bone Walker – Jerry Byrd – Big Time Sarah – Johnny Moeller – Original Sloth Band – MonkeyJunk – Frank Hovington – Johnnie Bee – St.c Louis Jimmy – Rosetta Howard – Arbee Stidham – James Brown – Albert King – Nappy Brown – and others.

Listen to the program each week at FM 93.3 in Hamilton or on CFMU online at cfmu.ca. The program will be available to stream or download until for eight weeks until May 11th 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.

Next Week

TBA

August 12, 2013

Blues and Rhythm Show 92 on 93.3 CFMU (Hamilton, Ontario)

Swear to Tell the Truth for Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 (1:00-2:30 pm)

No feature this week, but we do have a couple of rare boogie tracks and a brief set of blues from the thirties. Later in the program, soul from Quinn Ivy’s Broadway Sound Studios of Sheffield, Alabama and a couple of tacks from Memphis. There’ll be some golden era gospel along the way , as well

On the show: 

Joe Turner –  Robert Johnson  –  Big Bill – Rosetta Howard – Downchild Blues Band – Tony Borders –  Bill Brandon – Timmy Thomas – Dixie Hummingbirds – Montreal Jubilation Choir – Booker T. Jones – and others

Listen to the program at FM 93.3 in Hamilton or on CFMU online at cfmu.mcmaster.ca. The program will be available to stream or as a podcast until September 10th.

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.

Next week (August 20th)

Another general program next week. No feature. We have more loose ends to tie. We have decided to postpone our repeat of the John Lomax Southern Journey feature and reschedule for August 27th, last Tuesday of the summer.

Zydeco

For anyone interested in Zydeco music after our special on Cajun and Zydeco, two weeks ago, there is a pretty comprehensive full-length study of the music by Michael Tisserand–The Kingdom of Zydeco (Avon, 1998).

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