Blues History: This Week In The Blues

Big Train and the Loco Motives
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HEY BLUES FANS - In this podcast, we cover the highlights in blues history, one week at a time. Want to know more about the household names like Muddy Waters and Bonnie Raitt? We cover them.Want to know more about Charley Patton, Roosevelt Sykes, and Robert Johnson? We cover them too!Basically, anything you want to know about the blues and blues history, one week at a time.Want to know more? Then follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBluesOr visit out website: https://bigtrainblues.comWant to watch it instead of listen to it? Then head to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues

  1. 2d ago

    This Week In The Blues: October 4 - October 10, 2026

    HEY BLUES FANS! Here’s the latest episode of “This Week In The Blues” for the week of October 4 - October 10, 2026. Some of the highlights include Texas blues guitarist George “Little Hat” Jones, Mississippi Delta multi-instrumentalist Lonnie Pitchford, and Delta blues guitarist Mississippi Joe Callicott. Keep in mind that there’s so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues “This Week In The Blues” podcast is now featured every Sunday at 3:50pm on “The Weekend Blues” hosted by ‘Hard luck’ Jim Johnson on KGOU. Stream it live on https://www.kgou.org Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues PLEASE CONSIDER joining the Blues Society of Oklahoma and helping them continue their mission - https://bluessocietyoklahoma.com/membership/ ALSO - Join me every weekday from 12:15pm-12:45pm CT to watch a live stream on Facebook of the longest running blues radio show program. https://www.facebook.com/DeltaCulturalCenter We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then! ARE YOU A FAN OF BLUES HISTORY? US TOO!  If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:      https://bigtrainblues.com      https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

    This Week In The Blues: October 4 - October 10, 2026

  2. Sep 27

    This Week In The Blues: September 27 - October 3, 2026

    HEY BLUES FANS! Here’s the latest episode of “This Week In The Blues” for the week of September 27 - October 3, 2026. Some of the highlights include Chicago-rooted blues harmonica player Bob Corritore, Mississippi Delta blues pianist LaLa Craig, and Texas blues guitarist Albert Collins. Keep in mind that there’s so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues “This Week In The Blues” podcast is now featured every Sunday at 3:50pm on “The Weekend Blues” hosted by ‘Hard luck’ Jim Johnson on KGOU. Stream it live on https://www.kgou.org Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues PLEASE CONSIDER joining the Blues Society of Oklahoma and helping them continue their mission - https://bluessocietyoklahoma.com/membership/ ALSO - Join me every weekday from 12:15pm-12:45pm CT to watch a live stream on Facebook of the longest running blues radio show program. https://www.facebook.com/DeltaCulturalCenter We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then! ARE YOU A FAN OF BLUES HISTORY? US TOO!  If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:      https://bigtrainblues.com      https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

    This Week In The Blues: September 27 - October 3, 2026

  3. Sep 20

    This Week In The Blues: September 20 - September 26, 2026

    HEY BLUES FANS! Here’s the latest episode of “This Week In The Blues” for the week of September 20 - September 26, 2026. Some of the highlights include New Orleans piano player Eddie Bo, Texas blues guitarist Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Chicago blues guitarist and bassist Lee Jackson. Keep in mind that there’s so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues “This Week In The Blues” podcast is now featured every Sunday at 3:50pm on “The Weekend Blues” hosted by ‘Hard luck’ Jim Johnson on KGOU. Stream it live on https://www.kgou.org Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues PLEASE CONSIDER joining the Blues Society of Oklahoma and helping them continue their mission - https://bluessocietyoklahoma.com/membership/ ALSO - Join me every weekday from 12:15pm-12:45pm CT to watch a live stream on Facebook of the longest running blues radio show program. https://www.facebook.com/DeltaCulturalCenter We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then! ARE YOU A FAN OF BLUES HISTORY? US TOO!  If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:      https://bigtrainblues.com      https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

    This Week In The Blues: September 20 - September 26, 2026

  4. Sep 13

    This Week In The Blues: September 13 - September 19, 2026

    HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of September 13 - September 19, 2026. Some of the highlights include "Stormy Monday" becoming one of the most influential blues recordings ever made, the "King of the Blues," B.B. King, and Chicago blues musician Eddie Burks. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues "This Week In The Blues" podcast is now featured every Sunday at 3:50pm on "The Weekend Blues" hosted by 'Hard luck' Jim Johnson on KGOU. Stream it live on https://www.kgou.org Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues PLEASE CONSIDER joining the Blues Society of Oklahoma and helping them continue their mission - https://bluessocietyoklahoma.com/membership/ ALSO - Join me every weekday from 12:15pm-12:45pm CT to watch a live stream on Facebook of the longest running blues radio show program. https://www.facebook.com/DeltaCulturalCenter  We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then! ARE YOU A FAN OF BLUES HISTORY? US TOO!  If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:      https://bigtrainblues.com      https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

    This Week In The Blues: September 13 - September 19, 2026

  5. Sep 6

    This Week In The Blues: September 6 - September 12, 2026

    HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of September 6 - September 12, 2026. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues legend Jimmy Reed, the explosive guitar style and wild stage antics of Guitar Shorty, and Odie Payne Jr., one of the most distinctive blues vocalists of the early twentieth century, Texas Alexander. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues "This Week In The Blues" podcast is now featured every Sunday at 3:50pm on "The Weekend Blues" hosted by 'Hard luck' Jim Johnson on KGOU. Stream it live on https://www.kgou.org Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues PLEASE CONSIDER joining the Blues Society of Oklahoma and helping them continue their mission - https://bluessocietyoklahoma.com/membership/ ALSO - Join me every weekday from 12:15pm-12:45pm CT to watch a live stream on Facebook of the longest running blues radio show program. https://www.facebook.com/DeltaCulturalCenter  We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then! ARE YOU A FAN OF BLUES HISTORY? US TOO!  If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:      https://bigtrainblues.com      https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

    This Week In The Blues: September 6 - September 12, 2026

  6. Aug 30

    This Week In The Blues: August 30 - September 5, 2026

    HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 30 - September 5, 2026. Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues guitarist known by the colorful nickname “The Devil’s Daddy-in-Law” , bMemphis Slim, and Sunnyland Slim. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues "This Week In The Blues" podcast is now featured every Sunday at 3:50pm on "The Weekend Blues" hosted by 'Hard luck' Jim Johnson on KGOU. Stream it live on https://www.kgou.org Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues PLEASE CONSIDER joining the Blues Society of Oklahoma and helping them continue their mission - https://bluessocietyoklahoma.com/membership/ ALSO - Join me every weekday from 12:15pm-12:45pm CT to watch a live stream on Facebook of the longest running blues radio show program. https://www.facebook.com/DeltaCulturalCenter  We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then! ARE YOU A FAN OF BLUES HISTORY? US TOO!  If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:      https://bigtrainblues.com      https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

    This Week In The Blues: August 30 - September 5, 2026

  7. Aug 23

    This Week In The Blues: August 23 - August 29, 2026

    HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 23 - August 29, 2026. Some of the highlights include Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, blues guitar player Castro Coleman, known professionally as Mr. Sipp, and Odie Payne Jr., one of the most respected and influential drummers in blues history.  Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues "This Week In The Blues" podcast is now featured every Sunday at 3:50pm on "The Weekend Blues" hosted by 'Hard luck' Jim Johnson on KGOU. Stream it live on https://www.kgou.org Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues PLEASE CONSIDER joining the Blues Society of Oklahoma and helping them continue their mission - https://bluessocietyoklahoma.com/membership/ ALSO - Join me every weekday from 12:15pm-12:45pm CT to watch a live stream on Facebook of the longest running blues radio show program. https://www.facebook.com/DeltaCulturalCenter  We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then! ARE YOU A FAN OF BLUES HISTORY? US TOO!  If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:      https://bigtrainblues.com      https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

    This Week In The Blues: August 23 - August 29, 2026

  8. Aug 16

    This Week In The Blues: August 16 - August 22, 2026

    HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 16 - August 22, 2026. Some of the highlights include Texas blues musician Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson, soul blues singer Earl Gaines, the “King of the Boogie,” John Lee Hooker. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues "This Week In The Blues" podcast is now featured every Sunday at 3:50pm on "The Weekend Blues" hosted by 'Hard luck' Jim Johnson on KGOU. Stream it live on https://www.kgou.org Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues PLEASE CONSIDER joining the Blues Society of Oklahoma and helping them continue their mission - https://bluessocietyoklahoma.com/membership/ ALSO - Join me every weekday from 12:15pm-12:45pm CT to watch a live stream on Facebook of the longest running blues radio show program. https://www.facebook.com/DeltaCulturalCenter  We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then! ARE YOU A FAN OF BLUES HISTORY? US TOO!  If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:      https://bigtrainblues.com      https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

    This Week In The Blues: August 16 - August 22, 2026
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HEY BLUES FANS - In this podcast, we cover the highlights in blues history, one week at a time. Want to know more about the household names like Muddy Waters and Bonnie Raitt? We cover them.Want to know more about Charley Patton, Roosevelt Sykes, and Robert Johnson? We cover them too!Basically, anything you want to know about the blues and blues history, one week at a time.Want to know more? Then follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBluesOr visit out website: https://bigtrainblues.comWant to watch it instead of listen to it? Then head to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues

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  • Creator
    Big Train and the Loco Motives
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    190
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Blues History: This Week In The Blues
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