This Week In The Blues: May 3 - May 9, 2026

About this episode

This episode covers significant events in blues history for the week of May 3 - May 9, 2026.

HEY BLUES FANS Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of May 3 - May 9, 2026. Some of the highlights include the day Muddy Waters recorded “Baby Please Don’t Go”, blues guitarist Bumble Bee Slim, and blues legend Robert Johnson. 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: htt...

People in this episode

Host: Big Train and the Loco Motives

Topics covered

• blues history
• music highlights
• artist features
• recording events
• blues legends

Keywords

• Muddy Waters
• Bumble Bee Slim
• Robert Johnson
• Baby Please Don’t Go
• blues history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Baby Please Don’t Go

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