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B.B. Birthday, Brass Bands And More

September 16/18

Crossroads celebrates birthdays of legendary bluesman B.B. King (including a special appreciation in hour two of the show), as well as those of harmonica player Billy Boy Arnold, Chicago blues drummer Fred Below. Plus more brass bands for the September feature, this time from St. Louis with the Funky Butt Brass Band, along with new music, concert previews, some ‘country blues,’ and more.

Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.