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Slide Guitar Pioneer Elmore James, Blues Blast Nominees & More

KMUW | By Chris Heim
Published July 10, 2017 at 10:53 AM CDT
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July 14/16

Crossroads kicks off its July blues slide guitar feature with lots from electric slide pioneer Elmore James, along with slide players Johnny Winter, Derek Trucks, and Earl Hooker – plus music from some of the newly announced nominees in the Blues Blast Music Awards, including John Mayall, Coco Montoya and the Terry Hanck Band.

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Chris Heim
Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.
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