Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday. We kick it off with music from the Lone Star State, then it’s new live Savoy Brown, and Ellen McIlwaine, the Queen of Slide Guitar.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Best of Texas Blues: Various Artists

We’re headed to the Lone Star State today to hear Johnny Winter, T. Bone Walker, Kim Wilson, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Doyle Bramhall II, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Gary Clark Jr., Marcia Ball, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Janis Joplin, Freddie King, Angela Strehli, Big Mama Thornton, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Ally Venable, and more!

4:00 p.m. Savoy Brown Live at The House of Blues, Chicago, IL, October 1, 1996 NEW!

We’re into some British blues-rock this afternoon with the great Savoy Brown live at Chicago’s HOB.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Ellen McIlwaine

We close out Tuesday Bluesday tonight with singer-songwriter Ellen McIlwaine, often called the Queen of Slide Guitar.

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