This edition of "Midwest BEAT Blues" is somewhat of a salute to CHESS RECORDS. It's mostly focused on the classic, forgotten and very vintage artists/tracks.

For this week's edition of "MIDWEST BEAT BLUES" program things begin with a triple play of rock blues from the late RICK DERRINGER with one song from three of Rick's blues releases of the early 1990s and early 2000s.

Midwest Beat Blues: Friday, May 30, 2025

For this week's program, host and producer Tom Lounges raided the radio station blues vault and pulled out vinyls and CDs of some of his favorite live concert albums to create this special two hour "fantasy concert" where some of blues music's top artists and some of Tom's personal favorites were sequenced back to back with various live performance recordings to create a seemingly non-stop performance.

This week's program -- brought to the air weekly by Tom Lounges Record Bin in downtown Hobart, Indiana -- is themed and titled as "LADIES SING THE BLUES"

No Special Theme nor Guests, just great blues!

Largely playing tracks from new blues releases that landed on my desk over the last 2-3 weeks. Among the artists whose new music is featured are: TONY HOLIDAY, BOB LANZA BLUES BAND, SHARI PUORTO, JANIVA MAGNESS, MITCH RYDER, OLLIE OWENS, REV. PEYTON'S BIG DAMN BAND, and MAX HIGHTOWER.

This week's program kicks off with a double shot of songs from "Live At The Roxy", the brand new release by Northwest Indiana's own MARTY "BIG DOG" MERCER. It also includes cuts from new releases by CHRIS DANIELS & THE KINGS' latest "Blues With Horns", and ALLY VENABLE's "Money & Power."

HOUR TWO: Is my interview with blues/rock guitar great JOE BONAMASSA that includes cuts from his latest studio album ("Blues Deluxe: Vol. 2"), his new concert album ("Joe Bonamassa Live At The Hollywood Bowl with Orchestra"), and his latest internet-only single with rocker Sammy Hagar. There's even a deep cut from his last 2023 studio album ("V") with Black Country Communion.

Tune in to hear double shots from the latest albums by WARREN HAYNES and DEREK CARUSO & THE BLUES FUSE at the top of the first hour of the show.