WPSU Blues Archive - December 21, 2024

WPSU | By Max Spiegel

Published December 21, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST

Otis Spann in an undated publicity photo. He was an American blues musician, whom many consider to be the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist.

An archive recording of the WPSU Blues show as broadcast on Saturday, December 21, 2024 and hosted by Max Spiegel.

The broadcast includes tracks from Aaron Neville, Mel Tormé, Rory Block, Ike & Tina Turner, John D. Holman & Taj Mahal, Canned Heat, Archie Bell & The Drells, James Cotton, Bob Dylan, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Otis Spann, B.K. Turner, Nina Simone, Sleepy John Estes, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Rev. Gary Davis, Mary Flower, Bare Bones, Dan Auerbach, The Cold Stares, 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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