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Jimmy Witherspoon, Peter Green And Blues Blast Nominees

Friday, August 28 and Sunday, August 30

Crossroads wraps up the August feature celebrating the centennial birthday of singer Jimmy Witherspoon with music ranging from his first hit to a later album he did with the Robben Ford Band.

Crossroads also wraps up this month’s look at the 2020 Blues Blast Awards nominees; features the latest from the Phantom Blues Band, Victor Wainwright, the Backtrack Blues Band, and Savoy Brown; a remembers Peter Green, who passed away at the end of last month, with music he did with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and Fleetwood Mac.

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.