ALBERTA ADAMS
1/13/99

The grand dame of Detroit Blues, Alberta Adams has been performing since the late 1930s. She has performed with Duke Ellington, T-Bone Walker as well as with the premier jazz, R&B and blues groups in Detroit during that era.

AL HILL & THE LOVE BUTLERS
11/11/98

Al Hill has performed with blues greats, Willie Dixon, Koko Taylor and Charlie Musselwhite.

Detroit's own Bill Harris, a nationally recognized playwright, is particularly fascinated with the interplay between music and the written word. Figures such as John Coltrane and Charlie Parker often serve as inspiration for his poems and plays. On this segment, blues artist Robert Jones provided the backdrop to a reading from his play, Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil.

HASTINGS STREET BLUES SCENE
2/7/99

Back in the '30s, they called it Paradise Valley - a vibrant, thriving cultural and blues scene around Hastings Street in Detroit. We re-lived this important part of Detroit's history when some of the legends from this era joined us in the studio to share memories and music.

JIMMY DILLON
11/14/99

He honed his craft in the smoky clubs of America's blues circuit, then reaped the rewards in European concert halls. He's played on stage with the likes of Carlos Santana, Dr. John, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Walsh, Steve Stills, Bob Dylan and blues legend John Lee Hooker, who said it best: "The boy can play!"

JOHNNIE BASSETT & THE BLUES INSURGENTS
5/23/99

Johnnie Bassett and the Blues Insurgents brought another brand of indigenous music to the studio - the blues.

LARRY McCRAY
1/15/97

City Limits writes that blues artist Larry McCray is a Renaissance man when it comes to the blues-a very skilled artist with the blends of B.B., Albert and Freddie.

MATT WATROBA & ROBERT JONES
1/16/00

The vocal clarity and warmth of Matt Watroba in perfect compliment to the extraordinary instrumental skills of Robert Jones.

UNCLE JESSE WHITE
1/22/98

Thirty years after Uncle Jessie White moved from the cotton fields of Mississippi to a junking trade in Detroit, he finally got in a studio to preserve his music for posterity. The disc, titled Uncle Jessie White and the 29th Street Band refers to his residence on Detroit's west side, where he used to host house parties and jam sessions with local and touring blues greats like Clarence Curtis and John Lee Hooker.