MIDWEST BEAT BLUES with Tom LoungesOriginally Broadcast on APRIL 17, 2026This edition of "MIDWEST BEAT BLUES" features a mix of vintage blues artists including JIMMY JOHNSON, JIMMY REED, OTIS RUSH, MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD, LUTHER ALLISON and the three Kings of the Blues.There’s newer music by the likes of COCO MONTOYA, BRIGITTE PURDY, and HERE COME THE MUMMIES, along with a handful of great Region-based blues cats like DEREK CARUSO & DONALD KINSEY, KEITH SCOTT, GARY PRIMICH and BRIAN GALLAMORE. Tune in and turn it up!

This week’s MIDWEST BEAT BLUES program offers listeners a killer two hours of great blues by legends and some up and coming talents.The show begins with a string of great LIVE CONCERT recordings spanning styles and generations of various artists. Among them are: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR, ALBERT KING, MARTY “BIG DOG” MERCER, ALBERT COLLINS, MUDDY WATERS, GARY MOORE, and others.The second hour of the program features several new release cuts that only in the last two months have landed on Lounges’ desk and hit his radar. Among those playing these fresh tunes are: GABE STILLMAN, DUKE ROBILARD & HIS ALL-STAR BAND, JOE BONAMASSA, BILLY THOMPSON and GARRET T. WILLIE.

Tonight's "MIDWEST BEAT BLUES" features a fair share of homegrown blues talents in the second hour of the program. Artists heard include: JACK WHITTLE, DAVE RUDOLF, JOE MARCINEK, PLANETARY BLUES BAND, LIZ MANDEVILLE and KEITH SCOTT.The first hour of the show shines a light on some of the newer guitar-slinging women of the blues like CAROLYN WONDERLAND, SAMANTHA FISH, JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR and SUE FOLEY after starting out with a classic rock woman giving her special treatment to an iconic blues tune.Others heard in tonight's program include: DUKE TUMATOE & THE POWER TRIO, RONNIE BAKER BROOKS, SAVOY BROWN, TAB BENOIT, ALBERT CASTIGLIA, RICK DERRINGER, WARREN HAYNES and others.

This week's program starts off with a twin spin from "Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues," the forthcoming new album from Alligator Records by SELWYN BIRCHWOOD. This show gives my listeners an advance preview of two of the album's most powerful songs -- "The Church of Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues" and "All Hail The Algorithm."This week's edition also includes some of the latest songs from LIL' ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS, ALLY VENABLE, and JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR. A special contest is also announced where blues fans can register for free to win prize packages related to blues guitarist JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR and her performance on Tuesday, March 31st at Hobart Art Theater.The songlist for the show also includes deep cuts from artists like RUFUS THOMAS, MAURICE JOHN VAUGHAN, BILLY BRANCH, JOHNNY WINTER, RICK DERRINGER, ALVIN LEE, DEBORAH BONHAM, KOKO TAYLOR and others.

This week's program is a hodge podge of artists that host Tom Lounges just feels like spinning and sharing -- some classics, some newer stuff and a whole hour of great pairings starts off the second half of the show. Among those artist pairings are: John Lee Hooker and Randy California of Spirit, Leslie West of Mountain and Steve Lukather of Toto, B.B. King and Albert King, Bobby Rush and Malcolm Bruce, and many others. This is a fun show with a lot of musical surprises.

For the JANUARY 30, 2026 Edition of “MIDWEST BEAT BLUES”….I gave my listeners a full THREE HOURS of killer blues instead of just TWO HOURS! I just couldn’t stop myself this week, so I hope you don’t mind the added tunes I shoe-horned into this particular program.Artists featured include a mix of international icons, American icons and some great Regional blues artists:JEFF BECK & JOSH STONE, LITTLE MILTON,THE RESURRECTION BLUES BAND, BOBBY RUSH, VAL STARR & HER BLUES ROCKET, ERIC CLAPTON, BENNY TURNER, TAJ MAHAL, HOWARD & THE WHITE BOYS, JOHNNY BURGEN, DEVON ALLMAN, ANTHONY GOMES, DAVY KNOWLES, VANESSA COLLIER, DON GRIFFIN,ANA POPOVIC, SENA ERHARDT and many others.

"MIDWEST BEAT BLUES" is hosted and produced by Tom Lounges and is presented weekly by Tom Lounges Record Bin in downtown Hobart on the LAKESHORE PUBLIC MEDIA airwaves and online stream.The first 30-minutes of this week's "MIDWEST BEAT BLUES" program begins with some classic sides laid down by iconic bluesmen like MAGIC SLIM, LITTLE WALTER, JUNIOR WELLS and JIMMY JOHNSON. Starting off that block of legendary artists is a new cut by one of the legends still making music today at age 95... BOB STROGER who opens the show with his band THE HEADCUTTERS.Lots of NEW tracks are also included and debuted in tonight's program. Cuts from newly dropped albums by DUKE ROBILLARD & HIS ALL-STAR BAND, LITTLE ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS, THERESA JAMES & THE RHYTHM KINGS, MARIA MULDAUR, CRYSTAL SHAWANDA and OMAR COLEMAN & IGOR PRADO.If you like great team-ups, I got some of those too. ALBERT KING & STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, B.B. KING & ERIC CLAPTON, as well as JOE BONAMASSA & BETH HART.Other artists heard on this edition of the program include: PAUL RODGERS, TITO JACKSON, SELWYN BIRCHWOOD and KATIE WEBSTER.* Midwest BEAT Blues and Tom Lounges Record Bin are under the umbrella of Tom Lounges Entertainment, LLC

For this week's 01-16-26 radio program, host and producer Tom Lounges includes songs from recent releases by -- THERESA JAMES & THE RHYTHM TRAMPS, KELLI BAKER, ALEXIS P. SUTER BAND, THE LUCKY LOSERS, AL BASILE, MARIA MULDAUR, SOUTHERN AVENUE, KEITH SCOTT BLUES BAND, ROOMFUL OF BLUES and others. The second hour includes a pair of songs from FOGHAT’s latest album “SONIC MOJO” in celebration of FOGHAT being added for a live concert on May 23rd at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana. The rest of the 2nd hour features powerful guitar-driven blues by the likes of SON SEALS, MICHAEL BURKS, ALBERT COLLINS, ERIC CLAPTON, JOHNNY WINTER and others.

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For this week's 12-19-25 radio program, host and producer Tom Lounges has pulled together a wide variety of Holiday-themed blues tunes from his deep library of songs.This week's program opens up with a brand new holiday single that dropped just this week from the amazing blues woman JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR who will perform for us here in the Region on MARCH 31st at Hobart Art Theater.Some of the artists heard celebrating the holidays on this very special edition of “MIDWEST BEAT BLUES” include -- ETTA JAMES, STEVE CROPPER, LITTLE ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS, LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS, MICHAEL BURK, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, EDDIE CAMPBELL, BENNY TURNER, CHARLES BROWN, KATIE WEBSTER, KOKO TAYLOR, BUDDY GUY, CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM, and many others.