Hound Dog Taylor & Gatemouth Brown

By Chris Heim

Published April 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM CDT

April 18/20

Crossroads continues the April 110^th birthday feature of music from house rockin’ Chicago bluesman Hound Dog Taylor and also marks the 101th birthday of eclectic Gulf Coast blues guitarist and fiddler Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown.

We’ll also go back for a classic from Slim Harpo and highlight new music from the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne, Rockin’ Dopsie & the Zydeco Twisters, and Steve Howell & the Mighty Men.

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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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