The Blues Trail podcast features early country blues artists who were performing before the Second World War, and who's music has influenced many current artists. It is derived from The Blues Trail website which can be found at www.thebluestrail.com. Each episode will include a short vocal biography of a featured artist or artists, interspersed with illustrative tracks. This episode features Memphis blacksmith and Beale Street Sheik, the “father” of the Memphis acoustic blues scene, Frank Stokes. The tracks in this episode are: How Long Nehi Mamma Blues Right Now Blues Ain’t Nobody’s Business But Mine (Part 2) Frank Stokes Dream

The Blues Trail podcast features early country blues artists who were performing before the Second World War, and who's music has influenced many current artists. It is derived from The Blues Trail website which can be found at www.thebluestrail.com. Each episode will include a short vocal biography of a featured artist or artists, interspersed with illustrative tracks. The fifth episode features Atlanta bluesman Barbecue Bob Hicks. The tracks in this episode are: Easy Rider Don't You deny My Name Mississippi Heavy water Blues It Won't Be Long Now (with brother Charley [Lincoln] Hicks Diddle Da Diddle (Georgia Cotton Pickers) Motherless Chile Blues

The Blues Trail podcast features early country blues artists who were performing before the Second World War, and who's music has influenced many current artists. It is derived from The Blues Trail website which can be found at www.thebluestrail.com. Each episode will include a short vocal biography of a featured artist or artists, interspersed with illustrative tracks. This fourth episode features New Orleans songster Richard "Rabbit" Brown. The tracks in this episode are: Never Let The Same Bee Sting You Twice I'm Not Jealous Sinking Of The Titanic Where He Leads Me I Will Follow (is this Rabbit Brown performing as Blind Willie Harris?) James Alley Blues

The Blues Trail podcast features early country blues artists who were performing before the Second World War, and who's music has influenced many current artists. It is derived from The Blues Trail website which can be found at www.thebluestrail.com. Each episode will include a short vocal biography of a featured artist or artists, interspersed with illustrative tracks. This second episode features Texas gospel blues artist Blind Willie Johnson. The tracks in this episode are: It's Nobody's Fault But Mine If I Had My Way Lord I Just Can't Keep From Cryin' When The War Was On Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground

The Blues Trail podcast features early country blues artists who were performing before the Second World War, and who's music has influenced many current artists. It is derived from The Blues Trail website which can be found at www.thebluestrail.com. Each episode will include a short vocal biography of a featured artist or artists, interspersed with illustrative tracks. This episode features Indianapolis based artist Scrapper Blackwell. The tracks in this episode are: Penal farm Blues Blue Day Blues I Believe I'll make A Change (with Leroy Carr) It's Too Short (with Leroy Carr & Josh White) Kokomo Blues

The Blues Trail podcast features early country blues artists who were performing before the Second World War, and who's music has influenced many current artists. It is derived from The Blues Trail website which can be found at www.thebluestrail.com. Each episode will include a short vocal biography of a featured artist or artists, interspersed with illustrative tracks. This first episode provides a short background to the series - followed by a biography of Mississippi blues artist Bukka White. The tracks in the first episode are: Black Train Blues Strange Place Blues Special Stream Line Shake 'Em On Down Fixin' To Die Blues