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This episode covers significant events and artists in blues music for the week of July 5 - July 11, 2026.

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of July 5 - July 11, 2026. Some of the highlights include blues piano player Pinetop Perkins, an influential figure in Piedmont blues, Blind Boy Fuller, and West Coast blues guitarist Robert "Smokey" Wilson. 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...

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Host: Big Train and the Loco Motives

Topics covered

• blues music
• Piedmont blues
• West Coast blues
• music history
• artist highlights

Keywords

• blues
• Pinetop Perkins
• Blind Boy Fuller
• Robert Smokey Wilson
• music history
• Piedmont blues
• West Coast blues

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