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Listen to the latest shows below, or scroll a little further down for our Archived Shows .

Album cover for Joe Bonamassa's 'The Spirit of Rory,' featuring a large image of Joe Bonamassa playing guitar with another smaller image of him playing guitar in the corner. The background has a red and cream sunburst pattern with bold text.

Hour 1

Hour 1 - Newest Blues Around
Rob McKinney

Joe Bonamassa/As The Crow Flies

Beth Hart/Wonderful World

Blues Against The Machine/Respect

Bob Corritore & Friends/Wild As You Can Be (Feat. Carla Denise)

Billy Price/I Got That Dog In Me

Ghalia Volt/No Ice Please

Ken Whiteley/I Dreamed Last Night

Paul Barry /Pawnshop Bound

Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar/Them Changes

Will Johns/Bull Cow

Carl Ricci & 706 Union Ave/My Kind Of Blues

The CD Woodbury Trio/Gaslight Road

Close-up of Michael Burks holding an electric guitar next to his face, with album title 'Iron Man' displayed.

Hour 2

Hour 2 - Mixed Bag 'O Blues
Paul Newnum

Malted Milk/Straight Woman Blues

Jeff Chaz/New Car Smell

Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King/RU4 Real

Lachy Doley/ Fire To Save

Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames

Travis Moonchild Haddix/If I’m One, You’re One Too

Paul Berry/Waiting On Your Love

Chris James & Patrick Rynn/Dearest Darlin’

Michael Iron Man Burkes/Icepick Through My Heart

Pinetop Perkins & Willie Big Eyes Smith

Rick Vito & The Lucky Devils/Rattlesnake Shake

Oscar Abelli & Lorenzo Zambini/Bottle Up And Go

Album cover for Hurricane Ruth's "Ain't Ready for the Grave" featuring a woman with dark hair wearing a black leather jacket, standing against a weathered wall.

Hour 3

Hour 3 - Paul's Favorites
Paul Newnum

Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys/Snake Doctor

Samantha Fish/Hello Stranger

Sean Chambers/Trouble & Whiskey

Tedeschi Trucks Band/Bird On A Wire

Geoff Achison/Dreaming I'm Awake

Lauren Mitchell/Good To me As I Am To You

Dave Fields/Hey Joe

Hurricane Ruth/Far From The Cradle

Vanessa Collier/You're Gonna Make Me Cry

Marty Manous/Bitches

Zoe Schwarz & Blue Commotion /Feelin' Good

Album cover titled 'The Best of B.B. King' featuring a portrait of B.B. King in a decorative frame.

Hour 4

Hour 4 - Cool Best Of SSL
Rob McKinney

Fabrizio Poggi & Chicken Mambo/Heard The Angels Singin'

Eric Bibb/Wayfaring Stranger

Preston Shannon/Purple Rain

Hope Waits/Drown In My Own Tears

Joe Cocker/Cry Me A River

Little Feat/Fat man In The Bathtub [live]

Pacific Gas & Electric/Are You Ready?

B.B. King/How Blue Can You Get?

Diane Blue & Toni Lynn Washington/Nothin' You Can Do

Tab Benoit/Nice & Warm

Archived Shows

Air Date: Week of August 29, 2026

Hour 1 - Rob's New Blues Picks
Rob McKinney
Hour 2 - Paul's Blues Hits
Paul Newnum
Hour 3 - Blues You can Use
Paul Newnum
Hour 4 - More Classic Blues
Rob McKinney

Air Date: Week of August 22, 2026

Hour 1 - Top 10 For The Week
Rob McKinney
Hour 2 - Songs Paul Digs
Paul Newnum
Hour 3 - Groovy Cool Blues
Paul Newnum
Hour 4 - The Best of SSL
Rob McKinney

Air Date: Week of August 15, 2026

Hour 1 - New Blues from the World
Rob McKinney
Hour 2 - Paul's Classic Blues
Paul Newnum
Hour 3 - Reaching Back
Paul Newnum
Hour 4 - The Best Classic Blues
Rob McKinney

Air Date: Week of August 8, 2026

Hour 1 - Top 10 Blues Albums
Rob McKinney
Hour 2 - New & Contemporary
Paul Newnum
Hour 3 - Rob's Excellent Picks
Rob McKinney
Hour 4 - Paul's Best Of SSl
Paul Newnum

Air Date: Week of August 1, 2026

Hour 1 - New World Blues
Rob McKinney
Hour 2 - Music From The Vaults
Paul Newnum
Hour 3 - More Vault Music
Rob McKinney
Hour 4 - Diggin' Deep Best Of
Paul Newnum

Air Date: Week of July 25, 2026

Hour 1 - New Live Blues
Rob McKinney
Hour 2 - New / Old Music
Paul Newnum
Hour 3 - Old / New Blues
Rob McKinney
Hour 4 - Excellent Classic Blues
Paul Newnum

Air Date: Week of July 18, 2026

Hour 1 - Cool New Blues
Rob McKinney
Hour 2 - Reaching Back Blues
Paul Newnum
Hour 3 - Cool Old Blues
Paul Newnum
Hour 4 - Brand New Best Of SSL
Rob McKinney

Air Date: Week of July 11, 2026

Hour 1 - Blues Around The Word
Rob McKinney
Hour 2 - Aussie Guest DJ's
Dan Dinnen & Shorty
Hour 3 - Toe-Tapping Blues
Paul Newnum
Hour 4 - The Best Of SSL
Rob McKinney