Crossroads

What's On: May 24 & 26

Chris Heim — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Crossroads features more blues and soul organ for the B3 month feature – including music from the Phantom Blues Band with Mike Finnigan and also from Charles Earland for his birthday – plus more Blues Music Awards winners, and new music from the Cash Box Kings, Robin Trower, the Dynamites featuring Charles Walker and more.

Top 40 Albums April 2013

Chris Heim — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:34:04 +0000

Boz Scaggs - Memphis (429 Records)
Big Bill Morganfield - Blules With A Mood (Black Shuck)
Dynamites w/ Charles Walker - Love Is Only Everything (Gemco)
Robin Trower - Roots and Branches (V12)

May Feature: The B3 Organ

Chris Heim — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:57:54 +0000

Throughout May, Crossroads teams up with Global Village, Strange Currency, Night Train and Straight No Chaser to celebrate B3 Month on KMUW. At the Crossroads, it's great players and recordings from both blues and soul that feature the instrument.

April Feature: Muddy Waters Centennial Celebration

Chris Heim — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:16:56 +0000

Though at some point in his life a few years were shaved off, credible evidence (including a marriage certificate, union card, social security filings and early interviews) all point to 1913 as the year of Muddy Waters' birth. And a century since that event, he remains one of the most influential figures in the blues.

Top 40 Albums March 2013

Chris Heim — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:43:27 +0000

1. Willie Buck - Cell Phone Man (Delmark)
2. Shemekia Copeland - 33 1/3 (Telarc)
3. Slide Brothers - Robert Randolph Presents the Slide Brothers (Concord)
4. James Hunter Six - Minute by Minute (Fantasy)
5. Various - The Cosimo Matassa Story Vol. 2 (Proper)
6. Otis Taylor - My World Is Gone (Telarc)
7. Mike Eldred Trio - 61/49 (Rip Cat)
8. Big Bill Morganfield - Blules With A Mood (Black Shuck)
9. Dennis Gruenling - Rockin' All Day (Vizztone)
10. Eric Burdon - 'Til Your River Runs Dry (ABKCO)

Top 40 Albums February 2013

Chris Heim — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:25:00 +0000

March Feature: Johnny and Shemekia Copeland

Chris Heim — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:03:53 +0000

Throughout March, Crossroads highlights music from both Johnny and Shemekia Copeland, along with our regular mix of classic recordings, new releases, birthday salutes and other blues and R&B favorites.

Top 40 Albums January 2013

Chris Heim — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:22:53 +0000

February Feature: Mardi Gras Month - New Orleans Blues and R&B

Chris Heim — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:54:53 +0000

Throughout February, Crossroads teams up with Global Village (Samba and the Sounds of Brazil) and Night Train (Louis Armstrong) for a month-long Mardi Gras celebration. At the Crossroads, it’s the sound of New Orleans blues and R&B.

Top 40 Albums December 2012

Chris Heim — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:15:00 +0000