The hour ahead is a "thank you," seventeen years in the making. It's an hour chock full of artists who have helped define the sound of the show. Sean Costello, Boo Boo Davis, Duke Robillard, Janiva Magness, Mavis Staples - it feels like there's an awful lot of primary colors in this edition, but mostly primary blue. It's not an hour of the finest blues you've never heard, but an hour of the finest blues you have heard right here in The Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 904

This hour contains a record-setting number of Roadhouse debuts, with many artists closer to the beginning of the careers than the end. That fact alone makes this a pretty optimistic and hopeful edition. Rome Yamilov &amp; Henry Kaiser, Brad Absher &amp; The Superials, John Paul Keith, Sven Zetterberg, and Strongman Blues Remedy step out front and center to welcome the future. It's a bright one, and it definitely makes for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 903

The next edition of The Roadhouse is pretty upbeat, full of shuffles, and probably another chair-dancing edition. Dave Weld &amp; The Imperial Flames, Ian Siegal, G. Love &amp; Special Sauce, Deitrick Haddon, and Janiva Magness provide details in one of the most compelling pictures of the blues today. It's an hour I'm pretty proud to be a part of. And, it's made all the better by being yet another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 902

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, the full range of blues is on display. I have some tracks that are clearly unadulterated blues, some with roots rock leanings, some that are blues-rock, and one or two that just mark their own path. Bonham-Bullick, Eliza Neals, Duke Robillard, The Nighthawks, and Rory Block. Aside from that broad range, it's all about sending you down the path of another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 901

Like the bear claws at the donut shop, the hour ahead is from a variety of sources and includes tracks that were not included in previous shows. Dave Weld &amp; The Imperial Flames, Ian Siegal, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Danielle Ponder, and Kenny Neal provide the waypoints through the hour. And, they help ten other great artists make up The Bear Claw Edition. It's all in the spirit of another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 900

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, we do what we know best. Son of Dave, Junior Wells, Dr. John, Walter Trout, and Trudy Lynn are all just waiting for a chance to make you move, or to move you. All in all, it just feels like a cloak of familiarity - the familiarity of another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 899

A cloudy afternoon brings a savory hour this week, to offset the occasional technicolor explosion from The Roadhouse Studios. Mavis Staples &amp; Levon Helm, The Meltdown, Paul Thorn, Marcus King, and Albert Cummings are all ahead. And, a track that will have you singing along before it's over. It's the savory to the usual sweet, the spice of life, and another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 898

It's a quieter week in The Roadhouse, after a week with a smoking hot blues guitar set. Larry McCray, Charlie Musselwhite, Edgar Winter, Staples Jr. Singers, and Bonnie Raitt are all ahead. If it's been about nothing else, this hour has always been about variety. That and being another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 897

A good roll continues in the next hour of The Roadhouse. I've got four more Roadhouse debuts and a 4-track set of dense blues and blues-rock guitar. Diunna Greenleaf, Greg Koch, Ledisi, Marcus King, and Trombone Shorty step out front to lead the way through another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 896

It's an hour of firsts in the next hour of The Roadhouse. I have a full set of Roadhouse debuts, five debuts in total. And, almost half of the music in the show is self-released. Duke Robillard, Julian Sas, Arthur Gunn &amp; Dibesh Pokharel, Justin Golden, and The Wildroots provide all the variety you'd ever need in the hour. And, of course, they help provide another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 895

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In the next hour of The Roadhouse, I'll just try to stay out of the way of an hour of great blues tracks, providing just a little arrangement to help it along. John Hammond, Josh Smith, Hurricane Ruth, Mighty Mike Schermer, and The Nighthawks are all ahead. If we just let the music do the talking, this might be a pretty great conversation - and a pretty great hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 894

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, a pool of 30 tracks fell together into 12 that fit together perfectly. Bob Stroger &amp; The Headcutters, Altered Five Blues Band, Edgar Winter, Dana Fuchs, and Larry McCray are ahead. Putting the hour together is an easy task when it all falls together like this. And you know what? It really does make for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 893

The next hour of The Roadhouse fulfills the need for the familiar, the comfortable, the predictably reliable. Larry McCray, David Lumsden, Leyla McCalla, Luke Winslow-King, and Keb' Mo. Even with a Next Generation set in the back half of the hour, I think this edition of The Roadhouse is a great example of the ease of the blues. And, of course, I think it's also a great example of another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 892

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, I've got a full set of Roadhouse debuts, a track from a deluxe edition follow-up to a first-of-its-kind release, and a surprising Roadhouse debut from a guitarist who's been around since the early 1960s. Balta Bordoy &amp; the Bad Boys, Gov't Mule, Delbert McClinton, Bonham-Bullick, and Mindi Abair lead the hour. We're pretty much right on par with 14 tracks in the hour and that those tracks definitely comprise another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 891

It's all about the professionals in the next hour of The Roadhouse. There's not an artist in the hour who doesn't labor full-time in the blues. Trudy Lynn, Seth Walker, Oliver Wood, The Nighthawks, and Larry McCray - they're just five of the thirteen blues professionals in this edition. Let's tip our hats to the musicians who dedicate their lives to the blues, and who make for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 890

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, I've corraled a good mixture of new artists and old. Ferris &amp; Sylvester, Rory Gallagher, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, Delaney &amp; Bonnie, and Abby Girl and The Real Deal get the headline in the hour, but they really just indicate the great mix ahead - a mix of new and old, and a mix of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 889

I've got 17 tracks in the next hour of The Roadhouse, the most of any edition of the show, including music from Love &amp; Light Orchestra, Albert Castiglia, Sugaray Rayford, Delbert McClinton, and Beth Hart. It's a dense and fast-moving hour of blues and, as always, another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 888

In the next hour of The Roadhouse, I follow up a week with a lot of Roadhouse debuts with a week with a lot of Roadhouse debuts. Just short of a third of the hour is folks who have never been featured and they get the support of some great artists who are, more or less, regulars in the show. John Mayall, Ferris &amp; Sylvester, Larkin Poe, Robben Ford &amp; the Blue Line, and Kirby make up the hour. That all just helps prove the point that we're headed directly for another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 887

After an hour of show-openers, we go the other direction with five Roadhouse debuts in the next hour - a record for The Roadhouse. Bonham-Bullick, The Sully Band, Night Bluemers, Harley Kimbro Lewis, and Walk That Walk all make their first appearances in our dark little dive in the hour ahead. It's an hour of new friends, and certainly another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 886

There's an anniversary celebration in the next edition of The Roadhouse, commemorating 17 years of the show. As is our tradition, the hour is filled with opening tracks from the shows of the previous year. Johnny Tucker &amp; The Allstars, Tia Carroll, Dave Specter, Curtis Salgado, and Sass Jordan help us celebrate another year of The Roadhouse and another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 885

Happy 14th anniversary! ...yet another year of the finest blues we’ve never heard. Thank you.

Happy 14th anniversary

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The Roadhouse

The Thanksgiving weekend brings a Roadhouse Rewind. I’ll be back with a new hour next week. The variety of blues in this edition of The Roadhouse is like looking into a big valley of blues in all its hues and shades. Matt Woods &amp; The Thunderbolts, Gary Clark, Jr, Guy Tortora, Heritage Blues Orchestra, and Samuel James help create the hour. It’s a big mix, and definitely a mix that makes for another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 404th Roadhouse.

<p>The Thanksgiving weekend brings a Roadhouse Rewind. I’ll be back with a new hour next week.</p> <p>The variety of blues in this edition of The Roadhouse is like looking into a big valley of blues in all its hues and shades. Matt Woods &amp; The Thunderbolts, Gary Clark, Jr, Guy Tortora, Heritage Blues Orchestra, and Samuel James help create the hour. It’s a big mix, and definitely a mix that makes for another hour of the finest blues you’ve never heard – the 404th Roadhouse.</p>

Roadhouse 664

Just as spring brings a fresh new feeling to things, this hour of The Roadhouse is chock full of fresh new releases. Lurrie Bell &amp; The Bell Dynasty, Van Morrison &amp; Joey DeFrancesco, Marcia Ball, Ben Harper &amp; Charlie Musselwhite, and Dana Fuchs - all releases from just within the past few weeks. It's a fresh hour of new music and, of course, a fresh hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 687th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 687

This week we mark the passing of Lonnie Brooks with a family set. I've also got blues from all over the place. I've got Godboogie, Bonnie Bishop, Bo Ramsey, Mr. Sipp, and Stevie Silver in the hour ahead. Toronto, Texas, Iowa, Mississippi, and Boston. Just like the blues, the artists in the hour are from all over. And, they're certainly all over another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 632nd Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 632

It's a pretty solid hour of blues, with one little break for blues rock. Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, Magic Slim, Si Cranstoun, Vanja Sky, and Kid Ramos provide a full variety of music. It's an interesting hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 688th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 688

This hour might just define "blues crazy." Cash Box Kings, Mike Zito, Elvin Bishop, Carey Bell, and The 44s help to lay down a groove like few we've had in the 700 hours before. I could paint it a whole bunch of different ways, but it comes down to this - this hour is fun. And, because it's another hour of The Roadhouse, you know it's another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Roadhouse 701

I'm excited about this edition of The Roadhouse because the puzzle pieces all fit together so well. Tom Hambridge, Tas Cru, Bryce Janey, Jeff Jensen, and Etta Britt will blow you away with great blues. Blow you away, that is, with the finest blues you've never heard - the 693rd Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 693

In this hour, I've got swing blues, traditional contemporary blues, some acoustic blues, a little blues rock, and a couple of great Roadhouse debuts. Lil' Shakey &amp; The Tremors, Todd Albright, Samantha Fish, Mike Zito, and Vintage #18 are all ahead. Whether you've heard these artists or not, they're all focused on one thing - making sure it's another hour of the finest blues you've never heard: the 633rd Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 633

Anyone who's ever listened to the blues will tell you that it's not about one thing. This hour helps to prove that with upbeat blues, a set of next generation blues, and a set of protest blues. Gary Clark, Jr., Monster Mike Welch, Corey Dennison Band, Eric Bibb, and Billy Flynn move us through the hour with the big picture of blues and, certainly, another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 631st Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 631

Right now is the hour to sit back, crank it up, and just let the blues wash over you. I've got Little Freddie King, Blind Willie McTell, Fantastic Negrito, Original Chicago Blues Allstars, and Duke Robillard ahead. I'm going young and old in consecutive sets to explore where we've been and where we're going - roots of the blues and the next generation. All in all, right now is another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 695th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 695

I've got a lot of fun stuff in this hour, including John Clifton, Wily Bo Walker, Watermelon Slim, Little Boys Blue, and Roy Buchanan. I'm sure you won't find anything in this edition to be so different than the norm for the last 13+ years. And, that's a good thing because, just like every week, this hour is another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 694th Roadhouse.

Roadhouse 694

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