Blues: The Universal Solvent & Little Freddie King Live on American Routes – Saturday at 2pm

littlefreddieking2 1611617754Blues: it’s a universal solvent in music. There are blues in jazz, R & B, roots rock and soul, country, Cajun, Latin, funk, hip-hop, rock, and pop… It’s everywhere! We’ll hear from all corners of the musical map including Bessie Smith, Buddy Guy, Freddy Fender and Clifton Chenier, and more. Then an hour with Octogenarian electric country bluesman Little Freddie King, live from Marigny Studios in New Orleans.

American Routes airs Saturdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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