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      <title>Johnnie Bassett - The Gentleman Is Back</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Detroit bluesman Johnnie Bassett's latest album "The Gentleman Is Back" is a high-class blues album with a lot of smarts and soul.]]></description>
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      <title>Johnny Jones - A Remembrance</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nashville bluesman Johnny Jones has died at age seventy-three. Jones was a mentor to Jimi Hendrix and a major figure on Nashville's often overlooked blues scene.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:33:13 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nashville bluesman Johnny Jones has died at age seventy-three. Jones was a mentor to Jimi Hendrix and a major figure on Nashville's often overlooked blues scene.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Zora Young "The French Connection"</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:25:40 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Blues singer Zora Young's new album "The French Connection" was recorded in France, a country she has toured more than twenty times. It features Young accompanied by French musicians, and a number of surprise selections.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Samuel James "For Rosa, Maeve, And Noreen"</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Samuel James is a thoroughly contemporary traditional blues artist. At first he may sound like a folk-blues revivalist, but his sensibility is fully 21st century. His songs require some degree of attention for full appreciation, but they are well worth it.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:18:57 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Samuel James is a thoroughly contemporary traditional blues artist. At first he may sound like a folk-blues revivalist, but his sensibility is fully 21st century. His songs require some degree of attention for full appreciation, but they are well worth it.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Quintus McCormick "Hey Jodie!"</title>
      <description><![CDATA[After almost two decades as a stalwart on the Chicago Blues scene, Quintus McCormick has finally released his debut album. It's a mix of blues and southern soul with a little funk, and it definitely is a keeper.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:06:41 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Joe Louis Walker "Between A Rock And The Blues"</title>
      <description><![CDATA["Between A Rock And The Blues" is the latest album from bluesman Joe Louis Walker. It includes songs in collaboration with Jay Leno's guitarist and bandleader Kevin Eubanks.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:15:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Marie Knight 1925-2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A remembrance of singer Marie Knight, who worked for years with the great Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and relaunched her own career at age 82 with her 2007 album "Let Us Get Together" a tribute album to Reverend Gary Davis.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:53:51 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A remembrance of singer Marie Knight, who worked for years with the great Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and relaunched her own career at age 82 with her 2007 album "Let Us Get Together" a tribute album to Reverend Gary Davis.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>John Lee Hooker, Jr.</title>
      <description><![CDATA[An encore presentation of the feature from last year of John Lee Hooker, Jr.'s story &mdash; and a review of his album "All Odds Against Me."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:56:47 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[An encore presentation of the feature from last year of John Lee Hooker, Jr.'s story &mdash; and a review of his album "All Odds Against Me."]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>M For Mississippi: More Music From The Motion Picture</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A review of the second soundtrack album from the award-winning film "M For Mississippi: A Road Trip Through The Birthplace Of The Blues." The album offers a fine selection of contemporary Mississippi blues, most of it rough-hewn rural blues music.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:46:18 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A review of the second soundtrack album from the award-winning film "M For Mississippi: A Road Trip Through The Birthplace Of The Blues." The album offers a fine selection of contemporary Mississippi blues, most of it rough-hewn rural blues music.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Robert Cray</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A look at the music of Robert Cray and his influences.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:03:10 -0400</pubDate>
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