About this episode

This episode covers significant events in blues history for the week of July 12 - July 18, 2026.

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 12 - July 18, 2026. Some of the highlights include the day Magic Sam started recording the album "West Side Soul", Delta blues guitarist Richard “Hacksaw” Harney, and blues musician Washboard Sam Brown . 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 web...

People in this episode

Host: Big Train and the Loco Motives

Topics covered

• blues history
• music events
• artist highlights
• recording milestones
• Delta blues

Keywords

• Magic Sam
• Richard Hacksaw Harney
• Washboard Sam Brown
• West Side Soul
• blues music

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: West Side Soul

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