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September 90 - B.B. King, Jimmy Reed, And Roy Brown

September 25/27

Crossroads wraps up the September 90 feature – marking birthdays of B.B. King, Jimmy Reed and Roy Brown, all born 90 years ago this month –– including music from new compilations of early classics from both King and Reed, and a B.B. King tribute special in hour two of the show.

Plus music from newly named Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Eddy ‘The Chief’ Clearwater, and new releases from Sonny Landreth, Buddy Guy, and Chris James with Patrick Rynn.

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.