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Blue Island Radio Podcast

A (mostly) bi-weekly music/interview podcast from Blue Island, Illinois that features themed music episodes, interviews with local musicians and characters, sound collages, man on the street segments, round table discussions and more!
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Now displaying: September, 2020
Sep 25, 2020

Its time for another Flashback Friday episode. Recorded about 20 years ago at WBAR, Barnard College Radio in New York City. On today's episode you will hear X-Ray Spex, Shocking Blue, Dusty Springfield, The Sonics, Link Wray, 5678's, The Seeds and more!

 

Sep 17, 2020
On today's episode Brandon pays tribute to the "architect" and real king of rock n roll, Little Richard, whose song Tutti Frutti was recorded 65 years ago this month. The song blew the doors off of its predecessors and laid the foundation for all rock songs that would follow. He also opened the doors for gender bending rock stars like David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Prince and more. 

You'll hear some hits, some slightly more obscure Little Richard songs, as well as music from some of his influences like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Esquerita, Billy Wright and Roy Brown.

 

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