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Blues Quest - The Blues Lover's Radio Show

About Me

Blues Quest is a living history of the origins of American music told one musician at a time. We interview contemporary blues-based artists and create an audio documentary of their beginnings, influences and unique contributions.Our goal is to preserve this rich musical heritage, raise its awareness and appreciation in the world and keep this music alive for generations to come. We accomplish this in several ways:by having the artists tell their stories in their words, making each show a primary source documentary;by devoting each one-hour episode to a single artist, creating an in-depth experience with each musician;by featuring each artist's influences, paying homage to the history of the blues, its origins in African-American culture and impact on modern music;by creating a unique showcase for contemporary blues artists;by exposing listeners to artists and music rarely heard on the radio;and by forming partnerships with visionary public radio stations, giving them a unique experience to offer their listeners, making their stations more valuable to their communities. Blues Quest currently airs on 37 public radio stations from Maryland to Queensland. Our "sounds like" list is the people we've broadcast and preserved. Go to our web site for list of stations and air times.Visit our new Blues Quest Archive (http://ktbg.fm/bluesquest.html) where you can listen to Blues Quest shows any time.

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Member Since: 27/01/2007
Band Website: http://www.bluesquest.org
Band Members: Janet Sanders, Mike Sanders
Influences: J.W. "Blind" Boone, Garfield Akers, Texas Alexander, Luther Allison, Pink Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Koko Arnold, Etta Baker, Count Basie, Barbecue Bob, Big Maceo Merriweather, Blind Willie McTell, Mike Bloomfield, Big Bill Broozy, Blind Blake, Charles Brown, James Brown, Ruth Brown, Roy Buchanan, Ranie Burnett, Gus Cannon, Leroy Carr, Bo Carter, Champion Jack Dupree, Ray Charles, Memphis Slim, Clifton Chenier, Nat King Cole, Jaybird Coleman, Albert Collins, Sam Cooke, Johnny Copeland, Pee Wee Crayton, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Rev. Gary Davis, Miles Davis, Walter Davis, Willie Dixon, Memphis Minnie, Bumble Bee Slim, Duke Ellington, Sleepy John Estes, Guitar Gabriel, Roscoe Gordon, Shorty George, Coleman Hawkins, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Frost, Blind Boy Fuller, Lowell Fulson, Lowell George, Wynonnie Harris, Earl Hines, Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Slim, Smokey Hog, Billie Holliday, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Walter Horton, Son House, Peg Leg Howell, Howlin' Wolf, Mississippi John Hurt, Bull Moose Jackson, Elmore James, Skip James, Homesick James, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Johnnie Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Tommy Johnson, George Jones, Louis Jordan, Junior Kimbrough, Albert King, Freddie King, Ledbelly, Little Hatch Provine, Meade Lux Lewis, Walter "Furry" Lewis, Robert Lockwood, Magic Sam, Tommy McClennan, Carmen McRae, Jay McShann, Aleck Miller, Jelly Roll Morton, The Mississippi Sheiks, Little Brother Montgomery, Odetta, Charlie Parker, Junior Parker, Charley Patton, Asie Payton, Piano Red, Professor Long Hair, Snooky Pryor, Yank Rachel, Ma Rainey, Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Rodgers, Jimmy Rushing, St. Louis Jimmy, Johnny Shines, Son Seals, Nina Simone, Bessie Smith, Jimmy Smith, Charlie Spand, Otis Spann, Napolean Strickland, Frank Stokes, Bosie Sturdivant, Roosevelt Sykes, Sunnyland Slim, Tampa Red, Baby Tate, Hound Dog Taylor, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Big Mama Thornton, Henry Townsend, Ernest Tubb, Big Joe Turner, Othar Turner, T-Bone Walker, Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson, Sippie Wallace, Washboard Sam, Dinah Washington, Junior Wells, Muddy Waters, Peetie Wheatstraw, Bukky White, Big Joe Williams, George "Bullet" Williams, Hank Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Jimmy Witherspoon, O.V. Wright, Lester Young...and many more.
Sounds Like: Adlophus Bell, Albert White, Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones, Anthony Gomes, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Ana Popovic, Anson Funderburgh, B.B. King, Bernard Allison, Beverly 'Guitar' Watkins, Big Bill Morganfield, Big George Brock, Big Jack Johnson, Blind Mississippi Morris, Bnois King, Bo Diddley, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Bobby Rush, Bonnie Raitt, Buckwheat Zydeco, Buddy Guy, Bugs Henderson, C.J. Chenier, Candye Kane, Carolyn Wonderland, Cate Brothers, Charlie Musselwhite, Chicago Bob, Chris Thomas King, Chubby Carrier, Clarence, "Frogman" Henry, Clarenence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Cootie Stark, Corey Harris, Curtis Salgado, Dave Hole, David 'Honeyboy' Edwards, Debbie Davies, Deborah Coleman, Delbert McClinton, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall, Duke Robillard, Eddie Bo, E.G. Kight, Elvin Bishop, Eric Lindell, Etta James, Fiona Boyes, George Thorogood, George 'Wild Child' Butler, Guitar Shorty, Henry Gray, Holmes Brothers, Hubert Sumlin, Indigenous, Ike Turner, James Cotton, Janiva Magness, Jay McShann, Jean Knight, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Jimbo Mathus, Jimmie Bratcher, Jimmie Vaughan, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy McCracklin, Jimmy Thackery, Joanna Connor, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Louis Walker, John Hiatt, John Mooney, Johnnie Bassett, Johnnie Johnson, Johnny Winter, Jonny Lang, Koko Taylor, Keb' Mo', Kenny Neal, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Kim Wilson, Koko Taylor, Larry Garner, Latimore, Lazy Lester, Lil Buck Sinegal, Lil Ed, Little Milton, Lonnie Brooks, Louisiana Red, Magic Slim, Marcia Ball, Maria Muldaur, Mark Dufresne, Michael Burks, Myra Taylor, Nick Moss, North Mississippi Allstars, Otis Clay, Otis Rush, Otis Taylor, Phillip Walker, Pinetop Perkins, R.L. Burnside, Reba Russell, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph, Robert 'Wolfman' Belfour, Robin Trower, Rod Piazza, Rory Block, Rosie Ledet, Roy Rogers, Sam Carr, Sam Myers, Sean Costello, Shemekia Copeland, Sue Foley, Super Chikan, Susan Tedeschi, Tab Benoit, Taj Mahal, Terrance Simien, T-Model Ford, Tommy Castro, Tyrone Davis, W.C. Clark, Watermelon Slim, Walter Trout, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Zac Harmon and many more.
Record Label: So many you can't imagine...
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

On the Death of the Queen of the Blues Koko Taylor

I had the great fortune to interview Koko Taylor a few years back.  Here are a couple of her spirited responses:You know, people ask me: What keeps me out here wanting to do what Im doing?  I love m...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:38:00 GMT

Dinner with Gatemouth Brown

I had the good fortune to interview Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown in Kansas City July 18, 2003.  Gate had a gig that night at the Grand Emporium, then one of America's best blues bars.  As we ...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:32:00 GMT

Boo Hanks Meets Koko Taylor

One of our adventures in the summer of 2008 was over the Fourth of July weekend.  We went to the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival in Davenport, Iowa, where we met 80-year-old Piedmont-style blues gui...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:25:00 GMT

Blues Quest Airs 100th Show in Syndication

Blues Quest is proud to announce on May 27, 2007 we aired our 100th new show in syndication.  Since we produce 26 new documentaries per year, and repeat each once, that means we're wrapping ...
Posted by on Sat, 12 May 2007 09:02:00 GMT

An Autograph from Sam Myers

I first encountered Sam Myers in the early 80s at a watering hole called the George Street Grocery across from the state capitol in Jackson, Mississippi.  Sam played every Friday happy hour...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:09:00 GMT

Etta James At Last

As we drove to see Etta James perform in Kansas City August 23, 2007, I was racking my brain trying to think of a gift for her.  I often give artists a Blues Quest T-shirt, but that wouldn't do.  My w...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:27:00 GMT

Blues Magic with Phillip Walker and Myra Taylor

During his storied career, 70-year-old blues man Phillip Walker spent time in the late 1950s playing clubs in El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico.  Legendary blues singer Myra Taylor, now 90,&nbs...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:03:00 GMT

Big Jack Johnson on the Jelly Roll Kings

We interviewed Big Jack Johnson at his home in Clarksdale.  My guide was Earnest "Guitar" Roy, who has known Big Jack all his life.  Earnest's father, Earnest Roy, Sr., had a band in w...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:12:00 GMT

Blues Quest Podcast--Wild Child Butler

We posted our first Blues Quest podcast on iTunes.  Click here for a tribute to the late, great George "Wild Child" Butler.  
Posted by on Sat, 12 May 2007 08:54:00 GMT

Take a Little Walk with T-Model Ford

I first had the opportunity to interview James "T-Model" Ford in August of '06 at the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi.  I grabbed him after he finished a set...
Posted by on Thu, 17 May 2007 21:29:00 GMT