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Blues Breakers with Tom Marker

Hosted by XRT's award-winning Blues aficionado Tom Marker, Blues Breakers features new releases, classic recordings, and a preview of the best live shows coming to Chicago. Visit here often for playlists and Blues-related links.

Explore Chicago Blues as you never have before, with the Muse-Award-Winning Chicago Blues Tour, narrated by Buddy Guy and featuring WXRT's Tom Marker. Click here to download the sounds and stories of Sweet Home Chicago.

Hear Tom Marker on ABC 7 News

Click here for Buddy Guy's performance schedule at Legends.

Click here for a link to the Chicago Blues Fest.

Here is what you heard on May 5, 2008

  • Song Artist
  • Shake Your HipsBilly Boy Arnold
  • Down Home GirlAlvin Robinson
  • Sweet Tea Buddy Guy
  • Robert NighthawkSweet Black Angel
  • RevelationsChris Thomas King
  • Wang Dang DoodleKoko Taylor w/Willie Dixon
  • It’s A Dirty JobKoko Taylor w/Lonnie Brooks
  • Piece of ManKoko Taylor
  • How Long Can a Fool Go WrongJames Cotton & Shemekia Copeland
  • My New Baby Owns a Whiskey StoreBob Margolin
  • Ran So Hard The Sun Went DownOtis Taylor
  • Chicago is Loaded with the BluesLurrie Bell

Half-way Highlights

Monday, March 3rd
Eddy "the chief" Clearwater live in the studio

Monday, March 10th
Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Monday, March 17th
Jimmy Rogers

Monday, March 24th
Freddie King

Monday, March 31st
Muddy Waters

Monday, April 7th
Otis Rush

Monday, April 14th
Big Mama Thorton

Monday, April 21st
Albert King

Monday, April 28th
R.L.Burnside

Monday, May 5th
Koko Taylor

Monday, May 12th
Pinetop Perkins

Monday, May 19th
Johnny Winter

Monday, May 26th
B.B. King