This Week In The Blues: April 12 - April 18, 2026

HEY BLUES FANSHere's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 12 - April 18, 2026.Some of the highlights include Chicago blues guitarist “Hound Dog” Taylor, The "Empress of the Blues", Bessie Smith, and boogie-woogie and blues pianist “Little Brother” Montgomery .Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:https://bigtrainblues.comhttps://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBluesPhoto credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBluesHere are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:Hound Dog Taylor - "Shake Your Money Maker" (live 1967) - https://youtu.be/WT5vkGyNvCk?si=enl5gnrdDOMtmBQ0Little Brother Montgomery - "No Special Rider Blues" (1930) - https://youtu.be/Bi4MO3LpSxU?si=hDcXJ1915ivnA3zJJoin me every weekday from 12:15pm-12:45pm CT to watch a live stream on Facebook of the longest running blues radio show program. https://www.facebook.com/DeltaCulturalCenterALSO - Consider joining the Blues Society of Oklahoma and helping them continue their mission - https://bluessocietyoklahoma.com/membership/We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!ARE YOU A FAN OF BLUES HISTORY? US TOO! If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:     https://bigtrainblues.com     https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues