In this episode, Rufus talks November 20 in blues history. He begins with foundational births that shaped distinct traditions: the country blues touch of Chanel Charity in 1920, the gravel-and-gris-gris New Orleans hymn of Dr. John in 1940, and the slide-lit Southern sermon of Dwayne Allman in 1946. It also holds space for remembrance—Chris Whitley’s stark, skeletal truth in 2005 and Mike Pinera’s tone-first feel in 2024. And the story keeps breathing in real rooms: a one-man blues engine stomping at George Lane in St Kilda, Sydney’s grassroots flames at Kiss My Brass and Miss Celie’s, and Lisbon’s open-sky blues night where conversation becomes a chorus. This episode steps through that doorway—past, present, and future—finding the blues still waiting inside, ready to speak.

Hosted by: Rufus Tate

Presented by: The Blues Hotel Collective

Listen Tomorrow for: Another Blues Moment in Time

Keep the blues alive.

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