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Sounds of Blue — 195 episodes

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SOB 548 Features: Alan Gorrie/AWB, Pat Metheny, Son Seals, David Sanborn, Neil Larsen, Sonny Sharrock & Gene Roddenberry

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SOB 547 Features: Jerry Garcia, Son Seals, Oscar Peterson, Sil Austin, Regina Carter & a fond farewell to Freddy Cannon/Frederick Pickariello who passed away at 89

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SOB 546 Features: Jerry Garcia, Phil Upchurch, Dave Grusin & Alfred Hitchcock

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SOB 545 Features: Derek Trucks, Mike Bloomfield, Al Anderson, Roy Milton, Brian Auger, Bobbie Gentry, Matthew Whitaker, Vince Guaraldi & a fond farewell to Plas Johnson

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SOB 544 Features: Mike Bloomfield, Santana, Brian Auger & Vince Guaraldi

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SOB 543 Features: Jeff Beck, Brian Auger, Deodato, Todd Rundgren, Alan Wilson & Fred Gwynne

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SOB 542 Features: Jeff Beck, more Larry Carlton & Grant Green, Jr. Walker, Earl Van Dyke, Martha Reeves, Arlyster "Dyke" Christian

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SOB 541 Features: Recordings from the Fillmore East <Which closed 55 years ago on 6/27/1971> w/Grateful Dead, Humble Pie, Ten Years After & Allman Bros.,) + Derek Trucks & more Larry Carlton

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SOB 540 Features: Larry Carlton, Alister "Dyke" Christian, Grant Green, Bobby Watley & Don Adams/Get Smart

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SOB 539 Features: Mitch Ryder, Leo Nocentelli, Larry Carlton, Grant Green, Magic Dick, Matthew Whitaker & Brian Wilson

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SOB 538 Features: Larry Carlton, Jimmy Hall, Grant Green, Rob Ickes & Paul Bollenback

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SOB 396 - REPLAY - Features: Boz Scaggs, Luther Kent, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Don "Sugarcane" Harris, Bill Kreutzmann, Clarence Spady, Monty Alexander, Ernest Ranglin, Ed Palermo & Dee Dee Bridgewater

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SOB 537 Features: Albert King, Gatemouth Brown, Jimmy Hall, Eric Burdon, Herbie Mann, Pee Wee Crayton, Mighty Sam McClain, Klaus Doldinger, Bobbi Humphrey, Mary Lou Williams & Bobby Enriquez

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SOB 536 Features: Albert King, Otis Rush, Gatemouth Brown & a fond farewell to Clarence Carter who passed away at 90

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SOB 535 Features: Herbie Hancock, Herbie Mann, Mongo Santamaria, Groove Holmes, Cal Collins & a fond farewell to Alex Ligertwood who passed away at 79

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SOB 534 Features: Peter Frampton, Jack Casady, Buddy Cage, and a recently released Jerry Garcia-Merl Saunders 2-CD box-set from 9/25/1971

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SOB 533 Features: My Dave Mason Tribute - Dave Mason passed away April 19th, 2026 at 79

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SOB 532 Features: Larry Carlton, Herbie Hancock, Jess Roden, Gabor Szabo, Willis "Gatortail" Jackson, Gene Ammons, Mongo Santamaria & Tito Puente

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SOB 531 Features: Phil Lesh, Muddy Waters, Wilson Pickett, Rufus Thomas, Charles Lloyd, Gabor Szabo, David LaFlamme, Michael Stanley, Flora Purim & Les Cooper

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SOB 394 - REPLAY - Features: Derek Trucks, Bill Kreutzmann, Paul Bollenback, Jimmy Ponder & Ron Levy.

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SOB - 391 - REPLAY - Features: Joe Cocker, Taj Mahal, Ramsey Lewis, Steve Winwood, Jay Ferguson, Duane Eddy, Charles Earland, Red Holloway, Willis "Gatortail" Jackson, Greg Piccolo, Bobby Enriquez, and a fond farewell to lyricist Pete Brown

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SOB 530 Features: Wilson Pickett, George Benson, Melvin Sparks, Billy Stewart & Lyman Woodard

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SOB 529 Features: Quincy Jones, Blue Mitchell, Shirley Scott, Charles Kynard & Michael Stephenson

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SOB 528 Features: Walter Becker, Maceo Parker, King Curtis, Bill Doggett, John Handy, Jackie Gleason, Philippe Saise, Kimberly Allison & a fond farewell to Country Joe McDonald

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SOB 389/REPLAY - Features: Albert King receiving the SOB 4-Hour 100th Birthday Treatment!

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SOB 385/REPLAY Features: Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, George Benson, Charles Lloyd, Lew Soloff, Hollywood Fats, Michael Stanley & Terry Blersh

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SOB 384/REPLAY Features: Wes Montgomery, Larry Carlton, Ronnie Earl, Ernie Isley & Rico McFarland

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SOB 527 Features: John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Alvin Lee, Bob James, Grover Washington Jr. & Randy Johnston

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SOB 526 Features: Etta James, George Thorogood, Steve Marriott, David Johansen, Shuggie Otis, Dominic Troiano, Lou Rawls, Joe Williams & James Jamerson

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SOB 525 Features: Steve Marriott, Mick Taylor, Jimmy Smith, Barry Goldberg, John Tropea, Kenny "Blue" Ray, James Jamerson & Joe Quarterman

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SOB 524 Features: Frank Zappa & Soupy!

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SOB 523 Features: My 4-Hour Bob Weir Tribute

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SOB 522 Features: Randy Newman, Jimmy Smith, Karl Denson, Dave Brubeck, Joe Pass, Cyrus Chestnut & Rusty Bryant

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SOB 521 Features: Robben Ford, Drew Zingg, Enrico Crivellaro, Grover Washington Jr. & a fond farewell to Mick Abrahams

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BRAND NEW: SOB 520 - Merry Christmas - 2025

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SOB 381/Replay - Features: Barbara Lynn, Joe Sample, Bo Diddley, John Belushi, Nicky Hopkins, Merl Saunders, Martin Fierro, with a 1-hour tribute to Burt Bacharach covered by various artists

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SOB 519 Features: Steve Cropper & Phil Upchurch 4-hour tribute - Cropper & Upchurch were both 84

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SOB 518 Features: Ray Charles, Diana Krall, Duane Allman, Danny Caron, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Tony Zamagni, Jimmy Heath, Norman Simmons & Santo Farina

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SOB 517 Features: Jimi Hendrix, Duane Allman, Peter Green, Danny Caron, Johnnie Bassett, Jimmy McIntosh, Irene Reid & Little Willie John

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SOB 516 Features: Delbert McClinton, Billy Strings, Poncho Sanchez, Laura Nyro, Rob Paparozzi, Johnnie Bassett & Tony Zamagni

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NEW - SOB - Jim Gordon Tribute - Features: A rebroadcast of my Jim Gordon 4-hour tribute. Gordon passed away in 2023, he was 77

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SOB 515 Features: More from the "Blues for Allah" 50th Anniversary, John Zacherle, Bob Weir, Donny Hathaway, Eddie Harris, Illinois Jacquet, Boogaloo Joe Jones & Jay Ward

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SOB 514 Features: The 50th Anniversary of "Blues for Allah" by the Grateful Dead, Eddie Harris, Rob Paparozzi, Gerald Albright & Kenny Garrett

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SOB 513 Features: Chuck Berry, Roy Buchanan, Albert Collins, Bob Weir, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan & Dave "Clem" Clempson

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SOB 512 Features: Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Albert Collins, Larry Goldings, Kenny Garrett & Jeremy Baum

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SOB 511 Features: Bob Weir, Isaac Hayes, Larry Goldings, Ray Brown, Pharoah Sanders, Eric Gale, Dave "Clem" Clempson, "Papa" John DeFrancesco, Gerald Albright, Dollar Brand, Larry Ridley, Kevin Mahogany, Barbara Dennerlein & Ray Anderson

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𝐁.𝐁. 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 4-hour celebration of the King of the Blues

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SOB 510 Features: Pat Metheny, Isaac Hayes, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Barbara Morrison, Rodney Jones, Gene Harris & "Popa" John DeFrancesco

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SOB 509 Features: Luther Allison, Pat Metheny, David Crosby, Steve Marcus, Gene Dinwiddie, Phillip Wilson & Grateful Dead archivist Dick Latvala who initiated & selected 36 live Dead concerts that were released as the extensive Dick's Pick's CD series

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SOB 508 Features: Luther Allison, Chrissie Hynde, Kenny Burrell, Charles Brown, Otis Redding, Brook Benton, Kevin Mahogany, Vince Guaraldi, Gene Harris, Stuart Wade & Barbara Bain

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SOB 507 Features: Garcia, Michael Bloomfield, Isaac Hayes, Jimmy Witherspoon, Kevin Mahogany, Gene Harris, Plas Johnson & Barbara Eden

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SOB 506 Features: Jerry Garcia, Luther Allison, Clarence Spady, Roy Rogers, John Cipollina, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Gene Harris, Lee Morgan, Bobbie Gentry & Alfred Hitchcock

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SOB 505 Features: Jerry Garcia, Keith Moon, Sugarcane Harris, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Al Di Meola & B.D. Lenz

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SOB 504 Features: Jerry Garcia, Sugarcane Harris & Johnny Almond + Remembering Michael Lydon

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SOB 197 is now Rakman Robs VRR 37 - Featuring: Brian Auger, Phil Upchurch, Grant Green, Alan Gorrie, Lee Morgan, Tiny Grimes, Earl Van Dyke & a fond farewell to Art Neville

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SOB 503 Features: Santana, Johnnie Johnson, Russell Dashiell, Grant Green, Tiny Grimes, Bobby Watley & a fond farewell to Chuck Mangione

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SOB 502 Features: Derek Trucks, Bernard Purdie, Doc Pomus, Deodato, Monty Alexander, Nelson Riddle, Shelly Manne, Dave Grusin & Marcus Miller

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SOB 501 Features: Derek Trucks, George Clinton, Chuck Rainey, Phil Upchurch & Jim Gordon

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SOB 500 Features: Derek Trucks, Luther Kent, Leo Nocentelli & Paul Bollenback

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SOB 499 Features: Taj Mahal, Steve Winwood, Grant Green, Charles Earland, Dave Grusin & a fond farewell to Lalo Schifrin

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SOB 498 Features: Levon Helm, Steve Winwood, Taj Mahal, Eric Burdon, Bill Kreutzmann, remembering the closing of the Fillmore East & 1 more for Drew Zingg

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SOB 497 Features: Fond Farewells for Brian Wilson, Sylvester Stewart & Drew Zingg - Part 2

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SOB 496 Features: Billy Cobham, Bill Kreutzmann, Charles Earland, Gene Ammons, Shirley Horn, Redd Holt & a fond farewell to Drew Zingg

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NEW - SOB 197 is now Rakman Robs: VRR36 - Features: Santana, Brian Auger, Phil Upchurch, Grant Green, Alan Gorrie, Earl Van Dyke, Tiny Grimes & a fond farewell to Art Neville

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SOB 495 Features: Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, Jeff Golub, Charles Earland & Ron Levy

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SOB 494 Features: Dave Mason, Jimmy Thackery, Chuck Leavell, Miles Davis, Jeff Golub, Sista Monica Parker, Bobbi Humphrey, Gerry Rafferty, Jimmy Ponder, Cal Collins, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente & Bobby Enriquez

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SOB 493 Features: Albert King, Chuck Leavell, Herbie Hancock, Jeff Golub, Jimmy Ponder, Sista Monica Parker & Dwayne Hickman/Dobie Gillis

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SOB 492 Features: Chuck Leavell, Steve Gadd, Jeff Golub & Percy Heath

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SOB 491 Features: Steve Gadd, Freddie Hubbard, Groove Holmes & Gene Ammons

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SOB 490 Features: More Clapton, Larry Carlton, Larry Coryell, Ronnie Earl, Carl Verheyen, Mick Taylor & Dave Stryker

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SOB 489: Eric's 80th - A Clapton 4-hour birthday tribute

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SOB 204 is now Rakman Rob's VRR 35 - Features: Jim Capaldi, Van Morrison, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Ben Sidran, Les McCann, Larry Goldings, Bruce Katz & Felix Cabrera

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SOB 488 Features: George Benson, Larry Carlton, Ronnie Earl, Jimmy McGriff & Dave Stryker

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SOB 487 Features: Nicky Hopkins, Freddy Robinson, Blue Mitchell, Gabor Szabo, Bill Frisell, Irma Thomas, Esther Marrow, Gary Chandler & a fond farewell to Jesse Colin Young

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SOB 486 Features: Freddy Robinson, Blue Mitchell, Maceo Parker, Peter Wolf, Rusty Young, Esther Marrow, Randy Crawford, Harold Mabern, Charles Kynard, Bryan Lee & a fond farewell to David Johansen/Buster Poindexter

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SOB 485 Features: Harvey Mandel, Gabor Szabo, Bill Frisell, Joe Sample, Randy Crawford, Eberhard Weber, Paul Jones, as well as remembering the 1968 grand opening of the Fillmore East 57 years ago when Albert King was the first to perform there + a fond farewell to Roy Ayers who passed at 84

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SOB 484 Features: Steve Marriott, Maceo Parker, Howard Wales & Fito de la Parra

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SOB 483 Features: Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Otis Clay, Merl Saunders, Howard Wales, Mick Taylor, Joe Pass, Steve Marriott, J. Geils, Wolfman Washington, Danny Draher & Bill SZYMCZYK

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SOB 482 Features: Joe Sample, Milt Jackson, Gary Burton, Bobby Broom, Chris Cain & Wolfman Washington

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SOB 088 is now Rakman Robs: VRR34 - Features: Jeff Beck, Maceo Parker, Harvey Brooks, Paul Barerre, Bobby Rush, Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Clarence Spady, Illinois Jacquet & Tiny Grimes

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SOB 481 Features: Rod Stewart, Stephen Stills, John Belushi, Dominic Troiano, Martin Fierro, Milt Jackson, Gary Burton & fond farewells to Barry Goldberg & Garth Hudson

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SOB 480 Features: John Scofield, Martin Fierro, Gary Burton, Eberhard Weber & Cyrus Chestnut

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SOB 479 Features: John Scofield, Robben Ford, Chris Cain, Wolfman Washington, Burton Cummings, Mark Egan, Buddy Johnson, Johnny Hammond Smith, Bennie Wallace, Frank Ward & a fond farewell to Sam Moore

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SOB 478 Features: John Scofield, Robben Ford, George Duke, Jimmy Smith, John Tropea, Drew Zingg, Karl Denson, Milt Jackson, Walter "Wofman" Washington, Buddy Johnson & Bob Putignano

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SOB 477 Features: Frank Zappa, Walter "Wolfman" Washington & Johnny "Hammond" Smith

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SOB 476 Features: Bob James, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Cab Calloway, Clark Terry, Steve Tyrell, Ernie Andrews, Kenny Garrett, Jeff Lorber & a fond farewell to Mike Brewer of Brewer & Shipley

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SOB 475 - Features: Grover Washington, Idris Muhammad, Chuck Mangione, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Michael Franks & Jess Roden, Mark Whitfield, Jimmy Heath, Warren Wolf,

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SOB 473 - Features: Steve Cropper, Danny Caron, Shuggie Otis, Tony Z & Etta Jones

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SOB 471 - Features: Charlie Daniels, Deborah Coleman, Clarence Hollimon Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet & 1 more for Lou Donaldson

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SOB 474 - Features: A brand new 4-hr Duane Allman Birthday Blowout

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SOB 470 - Features: A lengthy Lou Donaldson tribute & a tribute segment for Roy Haynes. + Jack McDuff & Yusef Lateef birthdays

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SOB 472 - Features: It's almost Christmas - My 2024 NEW Christmas Show - Ho-Ho-Ho

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SOB 469 - Features: More Phil Lesh, Rob Paparozzi, Gene Dinwiddie, Steve Cropper, Poncho Sanchez, Keith Crossan, Claire Daly & the great Quincy Jones

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SOB 467 - Features: Lee Ritenour, Wilton Felder, Maysa, Yusef Lateef, Elvin Jones & Gene Dinwiddie

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SOB 466 - Features: Roy Buchanan, Keb' Mo', Les McCann, Jack McDuff, Larry Goldings, Gene Harris, Rodney Jones & Keith Crossan

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SOB 465 - Features: Roy Buchanan, Danny Gatton, Eric Gale, Gene Harris, Horace Silver, Rodney Jones & Jack DeJohnette

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SOB 468 - Features: My Phil Lesh 4-hour tribute

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SOB 464 - Features: Four hours of Albert Collins

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SOB 463 - Features: Michael Bloomfield, Luther Allison, Danny Gatton, Ron Pigpen McKernan, John Cipollina, Gene Harris & Bireli LaGreene,

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SOB 462 - Features: Michael Bloomfield, Danny Gatton, Luther Allison, Little Milton, Pat Metheny, Isaac Hayes, Joe Chambers, Gerald Albright, & Jay Ward.

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SOB 461 - Features: Jim Capaldi, Isaac Hayes, Danny Gatton, Gerald Albright, Bobbie Gentry, Regina Carter & Sonny Sharrock

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SOB 460 - Features: Jerry Garcia, Pat Metheny, Jim Capaldi & Al Di Meola

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SOB 459 - Features: Farewell to Russell Malone, + Count Basie & Oscar Peterson

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SOB 457 - Features: More David Sanborn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Nnenna Freelon, Neil Larsen, Jack DeJohnette, Al Di Meola, Brian Auger, Johnny Almond & Bill Cosby

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SOB 455 - Features: More David Sanborn, Brian Auger, Harvey Brooks, Deodato, Roger McGuinn & Ringo Starr

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SOB 454 - Features: More David Sanborn & "Papa" John DeFrancesco, Brian Auger, Lonnie Mack, Groove Holmes, James Taylor Quartet, Monty Alexander, Stanley Clarke & Clarence Spady.

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SOB 458 - 4-hour Luther Kent Tribute

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SOB 456 - My Four-Hour John Mayall Tribute

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SOB 453 - Features: More David Sanborn & "Papa' John DeFrancesco + Christian McBride, Bill Kreutzman, Clarence Spady & Ernest Ranglin

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SOB 452 - Features: More David Sanborn, Tom Scott, Bernard Purdie, Grant Green, Lee Morgan, Big John Patton & Marcus Miller

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SOB 451: Features: More David Sanborn, Tom Scott, Dave Grusin & a lengthy farewell for "Papa" John DeFrancesco

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SOB 450: Features: More David Sanborn, Ramsey Lewis, Junior Mance, Dave Grusin, Chuck Rainey, Bernard Purdie, Grant Green, Ed Palermo & the 53rd Anniversary closing of the Fillmore East & West 1971

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SOB 449: Features: More David Sanborn, Don "Sugarcane" Harris, Dee Bridgewater, Donald Harrison & Norman Whitfield

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SOB 448: Features: More David Sanborn, Derek Trucks, Grant Green & Chuck Rainey,

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SOB 373: Special edition (Flashback): 4-Hour Walter "Wolfman" Washington Tribute

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SOB 372.5 Special Edition (Flashback): 4-Hour Jeff Beck Tribute

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SOB 447: Features: More David Sanborn, Grant Green, Steve Hunter, Paul Bollenback, Ron Levy & Cal Collins.

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SOB 446: Features: More David Sanborn, Jack Bruce, Pete Townshend, Joe Cocker, Taj Mahal, Steve Winwood, Joey Ramone, Jimmy Thackery, Christian McBride, Klaus Doldinger, Jeff Golub & Bobby Enriquez

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SOB 445: Features: More David Sanborn, Taj Mahal, Steve Winwood, Jimmy Hall, Gary Wright, Danny Kirwan, Charles Earland, Groove Holmes & Jimmy Ponder

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SOB 443 - Features: Herbie Mann, Herbie Hancock, Larry Coryell, Bill Frisell, Joey DeFrancesco, Groove Holmes, Danny Gottlieb & Redd Holt,

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SOB 442 - Features: Herbie Mann, Steve Gadd, Larry Coryell, Joey DeFrancesco, Bobbi Humphrey, Gene Ammons, and a farewell to Duane Eddy;

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SOB 444 - Features my: David Sanborn 4-hr Tribute

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SOB 441 - Features: Albert King, Otis Rush, Jimmy Nolen & Billy Stewart

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SOB 440 - Features: Lowell George, John Kay, Herbie Hancock, Melvin Sparks, Jeff Golub & a farewell to Calvin Keys

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SOB 438 - Features: Ruth Brown, George Benson, Melvin Sparks, Freddie Hubbard & James Caan

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SOB 439 - 4 hour Dickey Betts Tribute

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SOB 437 - Features: Harvey Mandel, Larry Carlton, David Gilmour, Rico McFarland, Freddie Hubbard, Gerry Mulligan, Randy Crawford, Charles Tolliver, Gary Chandler & Seal

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SOB 436 - Features: Larry Carlton, Harvey Mandel, Johnny Winter, Paul Kantner, Bob Hite, Gabor Szabo & Tony Randall

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SOB 435 - Features: Steve Marriott, Johnny Winter, Paul Kantner, Lou Reed, Bob "Bear" Hite, George Benson, Wes Montgomery, Randy Crawford, Chester Thompson & Kelsey Grammar

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SOB 114 is now Rakman Robs: VRR33 - Features: Paul Butterfield, Alvin Lee, Dickey Betts, Gregg Allman, Stephen Stills, George Thorogood, Grover Washington, Hank Crawford, Joe Farrell, Eddie Palmieri & Harold Land,

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SOB 434 - Features: Slim Harpo, Merl Saunders, Howard Wales, Maceo Parker, John Handy, Paul Jones, Lyman Woodard, Alex Taylor, Little Melvin Underwood, Randy California & James Moody,

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SOB 433 - Features: Cornell Dupree, John Tropea, Charles Kynard, Merl Saunders, Lamar Williams & Benjamin Koppel

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SOB 432 - Features: John McLaughlin, King Curtis, Red Prysock, Bill Doggett, Merl Saunders, Earl Hooker, Barbara Lynn, Enrico Crivellaro & Murray the "K"

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SOB 431 - Features: John McLaughlin, Chicago Transit Authority, Martin Fierro, Lizz Wright, Sade, Eberhard Weber & Bobby Hutcherson

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SOB 430 - Features: John Scofield, John Tropea & Martin Fierro

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SOB 429 - Features: George Thorogood, Keith Richards, Rod Stewart, Jimmy Page, Long John Baldry, Domenic Troiano & Hank Crawford

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SOB 428 - Features: Frank Zappa, Alvin Lee, Jorma Kaukonen, Robben Ford, Hank Crawford, Joe Williams & a farewell to Marlena Shaw

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SOB 427 - Features: Frank Zappa, Keith Richards, George Duke, Robben Ford, Paul; Butterfield, Jim Messina, Lenny White, Bobby Keys, Frank Gambale & Nicole Hart.

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SOB 426 - Features: A lengthy farewell to Les McCann,+ Hank Crawford & Johnny "Hammond" Smith

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SOB 425 - Features: Robben Ford, Grover Washington Jr.. Donald Byrd & a farewell to Tommy Smothers.

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SOB 424 - Features: Grover Washington Jr., Karl Denson, Jimmy Smith, Chuck Mangione, Donald Byrd & Eddie Palmieri

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SOB 423 - Features: Jimmy Smith, Dr. John, John Mayall, Paul Butterfield, Lee Michaels, Steve Tyrell, Bob James, Jess Roden & Donald Byrd

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SOB 421 - Features: Shuggie Otis, Jimmy Smith, Lou Rawls, John Mayall, Johnny Rivers, W.C. Clark, Anson Funderburgh & Frank Ward

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SOB 420 - Features: Charlie Daniels, Toy Caldwell, Peter Green, Grace Slick, Drew Zingg, Dr. John, Johnny Rivers, Doug Sahm, Lou Rawls, Mose Allison, Diana Krall, Randy Newman & Clarence Hollimon.

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SOB 419 - Features: Charlie Daniels, Toy Caldwell, Bob Weir, Bobby Rush, Johnny Rivers, Caleb Quaye, Jesse Colin Young, Eddie Harris, Lou Donaldson, Don Byron, Jim Mullen & Rusty Bryant

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SOB 422 - Features: My annual Christmas Holiday 4-hour blowout with somethings old and new, never borrowed but always related to Christmas Holiday Blues

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SOB 418 - Features: Charlie Daniels, Toy Caldwell, Bob Weir, Doug Sahm, Steve Cropper, Jesse Colin Young, Dino Valenti, Danny Caron, Tony Zamagni, Rosie Ledet & Beau Jocque

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SOB 416 - Features: Steve Cropper, Joe Turner, Ernestine Anderson, Lou Donaldson, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Danny Caron, Jeff Lorber & Dusty Street

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SOB 415 - Features: Boogaloo Joe Jones, Danny Caron, Caleb Quaye, Nicholas Payton, Emilio Castillo, Brook Benton & Manfred Mann.

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SOB 417 - Features: 4-Hours of Duane Allman

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SOB 414 - Features: Ben Sidran, Michael Franks, Emilio Castillo, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roger Lewis, Keith Crossan & Tom Dowd.

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SOB 413 - Features: Emilio Castillo, Jack McDuff, Les McCann, Wayne Henderson, Roger Lewis & a fond farewell to Rudolph Isley.

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SOB 412 - Features: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Emilio Castillo, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, Jack McDuff, John DeFrancesco & Jimmy McIntosh

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SOB 411 - Features: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Keb' Mo', Hiram Bullock, Eddie Harris, "Papa" John DeFracesco, Leon Thomas, Yusef Lateef & Dean Wareham

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SOB 410 - Features: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Roy Buchanan, Freddy King, Danny Gatton, Chrissie Hynde, Sonny Sharrock & farewell to David McCallum

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SOB 409 - Features: B.B. King, Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Luther Allison, Brook Benton, Barbara Dennerlein, "Papa" John DeFrancesco, Dave Stewart & Ed Sullivan

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SOB 408 - Features: B.B. King, Freddie King, John Lee Hooker, Danny Gatton, Wilton Felder, Larry Goldings, Felix Cabrera, Jeremy Baum & Jay Ward.

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SOB 407 - Features: Wilton Felder, Larry Goldings, Gerald Albright, Joe Beck, Danny Gatton, Rodney Jones & Jeremy Baum

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SOB 406 - Features: Roger Waters, Mark Knopfler, Luther Allison, Danny Gatton, John Lee Hooker, Clem Clemspon, Nathan Page & Gene Roddenberry

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SOB 405 - Features: John Lee Hooker, Luther Allison, Keith Moon, Jim Capaldi, John Cipollina, Pat Martino, Kevin Mahogany & Bobbie Gentry

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SOB 404 - Features: Alberta Adams , Kevin Mahogany, Isaac Hayes, Alan Gorrie, Pat Martino, more Pat Metheny, Jim Capaldi, Branford Marsalis, Sting & Joe Jackson,

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SOB 403 - Features: Pat Metheny, more David Sanborn, Joe Beck, Neil Larsen & more Dan Aykroyd

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SOB 402 - Features: Mike Bloomfield, David Sanborn, Harvey Brooks & Dan Aykroyd.

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SOB 401 - Features: Jerry Garcia, Mick Jagger, Les Dudek, Roger McGuinn & a farewell to Randy Meisner of Poco & the Eagles.

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SOB 400 - Features: More Brian Auger, more Grant Green, more Phil Upchurch Vince Guaraldi, Johnny Almond, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Deodato, Joe Satriani & Nelson Riddle.

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SOB 399 - Features: Phil Upchurch, Chuck Rainey, Brian Auger, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Deodato, more Monty Alexander, Bill Cosby, James Taylor of the JTQ, Lalo Schifrin & Blake Edwards.

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SOB 398 - Features: More Don "Sugarcane" Harris, more Clarence Spady, more Boz Scaggs, Steve Hunter, Eumir Deodato, Bobby Watley & Ringo Starr.

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SOB 397 - Featuring: More Don "Sugarcane" Harris, more Boz Scaggs, Bill Cosby, more Monty Alexander, Dr. Lonnie Smith, more Kenny Wayne Shepherd & more Clarence Spady,

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SOB 396 - Boz Scaggs, Luther Kent, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Don "Sugarcane" Harris, more Bill Kreutzmann, Monty Alexander, Ernest Ranglin, Ed Palermo, Dee Dee Bridgewater & Clarence Spady

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SOB 395 - Features: Boz Scaggs, Derek Trucks, Bill Kreutzmann, Charles Earland, John Kahn, Donovan Leitch, Klaus Doldinger, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham, Ella Johnson, Monty Alexander & Ernest Ranglin.

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SOB 394 - Features: Derek Trucks, Bill Kreutzmann, Paul Bollenback, Jimmy Ponder & Ron Levy.

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SOB - 393: Featured Artists: Grant Green, Chuck Leavell, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Ron Levy, Papa John Creach, Herman Green, Jimmy Thackery, and a fond farewell with my added narrative about a tune Nicole Hart & her deceased husband Lance Ong's "Treasure" a song about a (not-so-kind) ex-WFDU DJ. These "Treasure" stories are for the always delightful Nicole Hart who passed away a few days ago. + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.69 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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SOB - 392: Featured artists: More Ramsey Lewis, more Otis Rush, more Charles Earland, Larry Williams, Chuck Leavell, Eric Burdon, Gary Wright, more Steve Winwood, more Greg Piccolo, Red Holloway, Willis Jackson & Redd Holt who just passed away last week at 91. . PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.69 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK! SIGNUP FOR MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT: [email protected] - Where you can win FREE CD's, Concert tickets, and more

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SOB - 391: Featured artists: Joe Cocker, Taj Mahal, more Ramsey Lewis, Steve Winwood, Jay Ferguson, more Duane Eddy, Charles Earland, Red Holloway, Willis "Gatortail" Jackson, Greg Piccolo, Bobby Enriquez, and a fond farewell to lyricist Pete Brown who passed away at 82 this week. + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.79 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK! SIGNUP FOR MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT: [email protected] - Where you can win FREE CD's, Concert tickets, and more

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SOB - 390: Featured artists: Otis Rush, Jack Bruce, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelma Houston, Steve Winwood, Link Wray, Duane Eddy, Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson & Preston Love, + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.79 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK! - SIGNUP FOR MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT: [email protected] - Where you can win FREE CD's, Concert tickets, and more

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SOB 389 - Featured artists: Albert King gets the SOB 4-Hour 100th Birthday Treatment! + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.69 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK! SIGNUP FOR MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT: [email protected] - Where you can win FREE CD's, Concert tickets, and more!

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SOB 388 - Featured artists: Muddy Waters, more Herbie Mann, Larry Coryell, Peter Frampton, Jimmy McGriff, Reuben Wilson, Gene Ammons, Harold Vick, Bunky Green & David LaFlamme. + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.69 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK! SIGNUP FOR MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT: [email protected] - Where you can win FREE CD's, Concert tickets, and more!

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SOB 387 - Featured artists: Herbie Mann, Steve Gadd, Jack Casady, Lee Oskar, Bobbi Humphrey, Danny Gottlieb, Carl Verheyen, Eric Kloss, Henry Mancini & Jack Nicholson. + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.69 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK! SIGNUP FOR MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT: [email protected] - Where you can win FREE CD's, Concert tickets, and more!

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SOB 386 - Featured artists: More George Benson, Melvin Sparks, Don Covay, Mongo Santamaria, more Quincy Jones, Billy Stewart, Lee Oskar & Jerry Jemmott. PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.39 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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SOB 385 - Featured artists: Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, George Benson, Charles Lloyd, Lew Soloff, Hollywood Fats, Michael Stanley & Terry Blersh. + Plus: My (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.69 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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SOB 384 -Featured artists: Wes Montgomery, Larry Carlton, Ronnie Earl, Ernie Isley, Rico McFarland, PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.29 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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Duane Allman 13th Annual 4-hour Birthday Blowout. Recorded: 11/25/2015 - With (unrelated Duane) special guest Patrick Williams

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SOB 383 - Featured artists: More Snooks Eaglin, Harvey Mandel, Freddy Robinson, James Moody, Lyman Woodard, plus a farewell tribute to Wayne Shorter who passed away at 89. ++ PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.49 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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BB King Special 4-Hour Tribute Memorial - Recorded 5/20/2015

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Two-time Grammy winner Bob James & Grammy nominated Nathan East 1-Hour In Studio Interview - 12/02/2015

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SOB 374 - Featured Artists: Frank Zappa, Keith Richards, John Scofield, George Porter Jr., and Jan Akkerman. + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.99 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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SOB 375 - Featuring Keith Richards, Little Richard, more John Scofield, Alvin Lee, Jorma Kaukonen, Lucky Peterson, Volker Kriegel & Enrico Crivellaro. + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.39 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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SOB 376 - Featuring Featured Artists: More Keith Richards, Alvin Lee, Robben Ford, Jimmy Page, More Jorma Kaukonen, George Thorogood, More Enrico Crivellaro, More John Scofield, John Tropea, Karl Denson & Joe Pass. + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.49 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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SOB 377 - Featured artists: Donald Fagen, Albert Lee, Rod Stewart, Long John Baldry, Bobby Keys, Karl Denson, Ted Nugent, Stephen Stills & a fond farewell to David Crosby who passed away at 81. + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.49 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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SOB 378 - Featured artists: Donald Fagen, George Duke, Milt Jackson, Bobby Hutcherson, Gary Burton, Lamar Williams, John Tropea, Eldee Young, Domenic Troiano, + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.49 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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SOB 379 - Featuring George Duke, More Donald Fagen, Bobby Hutcherson, and More John Tropea,. + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.59 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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SOB 380 - Featured artists: Etta James, Johnnie Taylor, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Steve Marriott, Jean Knight, John Belushi, Joe Sample, Gary Burton, John Handy & Cyrus Chestnut. + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.59 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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SOB 382 - Featured artists: More Barbara Lynn, Anita Pointer, Randy Crawford, More Joe Sample, Al Kooper, Paul Butterfield, Robert Palmer, Merl Saunders, Martin Fierro, Snooks Eaglin & Benjamin Koppel, + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.49 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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SOB 381 - Featured artists: Barbara Lynn, More Joe Sample, Bo Diddley, John BelushiNicky Hopkins, Merl Saunders, Martin Fierro, with a 1-hour tribute to Burt Bacharach covered by various artists: + PLUS my (weekly) frightening & exploding ($3.49 + gasoline price) reminder from NRBQ; who wrote & sang about 1979's gas, oil, energy & INFLATION crisis (FOUR +) decades ago! As Yogi Berra would say: "It's déjà vu all over again." I say: HIGH ENERGY PRICES SUCK!

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SOB 380.5 Four-Hour Jim Gordon Tribute - Featured Artists: Drummer Jim Gordon gets the Sounds of Blue treatment with a 4-hour tribute. This set features Gordon's drumming with: Frank Zappa, Derek & the Dominos, George Harrison, Dave Mason, Joe Cocker, Larry Carlton, Delaney & Bonnie, Johnny Rivers, Marlena Shaw, Nancy Sinatra, Traffic & Gordon's Lone Solo Album: Jimmy Gordon and His JazznPops Band. (*) No NRBQ "Get That Gasoline Blues" this week, respect for Jim Gordon who passed-away a week ago at 77.