Blues Progressions

02/11/2025

The Blues are the roots of a tall musical tree. One of those branches is Jazz. In this episode we take a short journey through the influence of the Blues on the creation and evolution of Jazz.

01/30/2025

Another quick update prior to relaunch

12/27/2024

Quick note on the delay of new episodes

11/01/2024

In this episode, we again explore the Great Migration as we look at how the Blues traveled from the Deep South to the West Coast. We also look at how the genre changed and took on a region flavor along the way.

10/28/2024

An exploration of the youth movement of the Blues. We will discuss the number of Blues artists that were discovered as kids and often mentored by the previous generation(s). Lookin forward we see the Circle has been unbroken as the next generation gets a boost as well

10/28/2024

New Episode out later today! Apologies for the delay.

10/12/2024

Episode delayed be back shortly - announcement and mailing when posted

10/10/2024

It’s late but it is in the way! Season 2 Episode 2 goes live tomorrow!

09/25/2024

Welcome to Season 2! In this episode we talk about Blues Societies and thier role in keeping the Blues relevent

09/25/2024

Season 2 is just hours away

09/11/2024

Season 2 is coming soon! We will be concentrating on the Blues Community. We're are looking for artists, blues societies, broadcasters, venues, historians, fans, retailers, educators and anyone wishing to promote nor share a story related to the Blues. If you have a suggestion/connection or would li...

09/04/2024

In this Episode we will highlight the late Hubert Sumlin. We will also recap Season 1 and Preview Season 2. This is the Season finale of Season 1. Please visit our website for playlists and other information How to listen to / Add the accompanying music playlists on your Phone Apple Music Open Music...

08/25/2024

In Episode 9, we explore the Electronification Blues Music and how it changed and grew the genre. How to listen to / Add the accompanying music playlists on your Phone Apple Music Open Music App Tap search in the lower right corner Type Blues Progressions in search box (make sure Apple Music is sele...

08/19/2024

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08/14/2024

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08/06/2024

Ever wonder how to listen to the playlists we talk about on the podcast? The following instructions should help:

How to listen to / Add Playlists on Phone

Apple Music

Open Music App

Tap search in the lower right corner

Type Blues Progressions in search box (make sure Apple Music is selected under search bar - not Library)

Hit Search lower right

Select playlists in options under search box

Select the playlist you would like to listen to

If you want to add to your library, select the three dots on upper right and in menu select add to library

Spotify

Open Spotify App

Tap search in the lower center left

Type Blues Progressions in search box

In the results look foe Blues Progressions - There will be 2 one is the podcast (subtitle will say podcast and author name)

The music playlist will have a rubber duck profile picture and have the subtitle of profile - select this one

You will be given a list of playlists (you can hit “see all playlists” to see all of them

Select the one you like to listen (if you have a premium account yo can download as well)

08/06/2024

In Episode 8 we explore the Blues Brothers (Band and Movies). We will discuss who they were and why they are so important to the genre

07/25/2024

With the recent release of the Slash (and friends) album 'O**y of the Damned', it brought forward some fantastic Blues covers. Along this vein we will explore great and most common covers of Blues songs.