HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of August 3 - August 9, 2025. Some of the highlights include Jump blues piano player, singer and songwriter Mercy Dee Walton, boogie-woogie, blues and jazz piano player and singer Mose Vinson, and the day that Elmore James ushered in a new era of electric slide guitar. Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode: Mercy Dee Walton - "One Room Country Shack" - https://youtu.be/5-lFt3cZpyI?si=jneEWNUbB6MQjMm_ Elmore James - "Dust My Broom" - https://youtu.be/5jcGY7NbaQw?si=Cgc3QM8TEfMAnIHX Join me every weekday from 12:15pm-12:45pm CT to watch a live stream on Facebook of the longest running blues radio show program. https://www.facebook.com/DeltaCulturalCenter We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then! ARE YOU A FAN OF BLUES HISTORY? US TOO! If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page: https://bigtrainblues.com https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues
