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Blues, soul, and rhythm & blues guitarist, songwriter, and record producer Laura Chavez calls in from California!

Cerys's weekly round-up of the blues you need to hear, from all around the world and in all shapes and sizes!

This week Blues, soul, and rhythm & blues guitarist, songwriter, and record producer Laura Chavez calls in from California! In 2023 after being nominated five years in a row Laura picked up the Blues Music Award for Instrumentalist/Guitar, the first female artist in the 44-year history of the awards to do so. Earlier this year Laura released her instrumental solo debut, My Voice, on Ruf Records.

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57 minutes

Last on

Mon 18 May 202621:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Lou Rawls

    Bring It On Home

    • Anthology.
    • The Right Stuff.
    • 17.

  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Rock Me

    • The Gospel Of The Blues.
    • Geffen*.
    • 6.

  • Laura Chavez

    El Cascabel

    • My Voice.
    • Ruf Records.

  • Freddie King, Steve Ferrone, Brian Auger, Bobby Tench & Pete Wingfield

    She's A Burglar

    • Burglar.
    • Special Products.
    • 7.

  • Albert King

    As The Years Go Passing By

    • Born Under A Bad Sign.
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 10.

  • Laura Chavez

    La Llorona

    • My Voice.
    • Ruf Records.

  • Howlin’ Wolf

    Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy

    • The Real Folk Blues.
    • Geffen.
    • 8.

  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air

    • Up Above My Head.
    • Snapper Music.
    • 6.

  • Clarence Gatemouth Brown

    Okie Dokie Stomp

    • The Peacock Recordings: 1949-1959.
    • Geffen.
    • 9.

  • Laura Chavez

    So Long Baby, Goodbye

    • My Voice.
    • Ruf Records.

  • Big Joe Turner

    Flip, Flop And Fly

    • Flip, Flop And Fly 1951-1955.
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Mon 18 May 202621:00
    BBC Radio 2