This Week In The Blues: March 3 - March 9, 2024

HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 3 - March 9, 2024.Before we get into this episode, it's important that you try to donate whatever you can to the Mississippi John Hurt GoFundMe. The entire story is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mississippi-john-hurts-legacy-will-riseBack to this episode. Some of the highlights include guitar genius Willie Johnson, Chicago blues guitarist John Primer, Bukka White recorded "Fixin' to Die Blues" in Chicago, and country blues maestro Mississippi John Hurt We just covered some of the highlights here. 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:Howling Wolf - "How Many More Years" (original 1951 version with Willie Johnson) - https://youtu.be/5QDXV_aatKU?si=ScVIvUSFSuMn1F1JJohn Primer - "She Do The Right Thing All Of The Time" - https://youtu.be/qj1SA4ltsx0?si=Hqak6rWDkXjTPl4gBukka White - "Fixin' to Die Blues"  - https://youtu.be/WCRQhDiNrJk?si=FIGtsC1UD8hp4UObMississippi John Hurt - "You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley" - https://youtu.be/85BvT5X6WSo?si=ihnuRZ0nj5kAI8dQWe’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!#blues #BluesMusic #BluesSongs #BigTrainBlues #BluesHistory #ChicagoBlues #Chicago #ChessRecords #Delta #DeltaBlues #Mississippi #MississippiDelta #ThisWeekInTheBlues #Clarksdale @visit_clarksdale @VisitClarksdale @DeltaCulturalCenterARE 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