WPSU Blues Archive - April 6, 2024

WPSU | By Max Spiegel

Published April 6, 2024 at 11:59 PM EDT

** FILE ** In this Jan. 21, 1987 file photo rock 'n' roll singer and guitarist Bo Diddley jams with some of the other inductees at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee ceremony in New York. At left is Smokey Robinson. Diddley died Monday June 2, 2008 of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary said. He was 79. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm) — In this Jan. 21, 1987 file photo singer and guitarist Bo Diddley jams with some of the other inductees at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee ceremony in New York. At left is Smokey Robinson.

An archive recording of the WPSU Blues show as aired on Saturday, April 6, 2024 and hosted by Max Spiegel.

The show includes tracks from Bo Diddly, Etta James, The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, John Lee Hooker, Bare Bones, Catfish Keith, Devil In a Woodpile, Louden Wainwright, Barbara Blue, Nappy Brown, Diamond Jim Green, Bob Dylan, David Bromberg, Joseph Spence, Robert Lockwood Jr., and more.

Listen to previous WPSU Blues shows here.

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Max Spiegel

Max is a Song Collector & Community Cultivator, Web & Social Media Pioneer, Public Radio Producer & Host and Musician. He also scores and soundtracks films for Alpaca Pictures. Their latest full length feature film 99% Sure picked up a win at New Hope Film Fest and their last short "Bird Watching" which won Best Picture (and 5 other awards) at the 2011 Philly 48 Hour Film Fest! Max also sings a lot of monkey songs and not just because he is raising 3 monkeys of his own.

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