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Blues Progressions
Where Every Note Tells a Story
The blues is more than a musical genre. It is the foundation of countless musical traditions, a reflection of American history, and a powerful expression of the human experience.
Blues Progressions explores the people, instruments, innovations, and cultural influences that shaped the blues and the music that grew from it.
From the Delta to Chicago, from acoustic guitars to electrified stages, and from traditional blues to rock, soul, and beyond, we follow the musical connections that changed popular music forever.
Explore the Music, One Season at a Time
Each season of Blues Progressions takes a deep dive into one subject through six focused episodes, released weekly.
Our shorter, approximately 25-minute episodes make it easy to explore a subject one chapter at a time—or listen to an entire season as a connected musical journey.
Whether you're a lifelong blues enthusiast, a musician, a student of music history, or simply curious about where today's music came from, there's a story waiting to be discovered.
Listen. Learn. Discover the Blues.
Blues Progressions is sponsored and produced by EKA Technology, LLC.
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Episode 6 - Tom Dowd: The Engineer Who Let Rock Get Bigger (Series Finale)
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Nov 13, 2026 |
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Episode 5 - Alan Freed: Radio, Teenagers, and the Name "Rock 'n' Roll"
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Nov 05, 2026 |
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Episode 4 - Willie Dixon - The Songbook Beneath Rock
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Oct 30, 2026 |
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Episode 3 - Sam Phillips - The Room Where Genres Collided
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Oct 24, 2026 |
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Episode 2 - Leo Fender & George Fullerton: The Working Musician's Revolution
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Oct 16, 2026 |
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Episode 1 - Les Paul: The Studio as an Instrument (Series Opener)
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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Episode 6 - Drums: The Groove that Moves It
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Oct 02, 2026 |
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Episode 5 - Bass Guitar: The Hidden Engine
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Sep 25, 2026 |
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Episode 4 - Piano: Barrelhouse to Boogie
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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Episode 3 - Harmonica: The Pocket Orchestra
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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Episode 2 - Electric Guitar: From Delta to Arena
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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Episode 1 - Slide Guitar: The Crying Voice
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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Episode 6 - Blues Rock Now (Series Finale)
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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Episode 3 - Guitar Gods (Corrected Upload)
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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Episode 5 - The Lean Years and the Revival
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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Episode 4 - Texas and the American Answer
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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Episode 2 — The British Blues Boom
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Episode 1 - Electric Church: What Blues Rock Really Is
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Special Announcement - Coming July 17
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Episode 6 - Modern Sourthern Rock
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Episode 5 - Decline and Revival
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Episode 4 - Flags and Myths
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Episode 3 - The 70s Explosion
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Episode 2 - Macon RIsing
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Episode 1 - The Roots of Southern Rock
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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Episode 4 - It's Jazzy!
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Second Announcement
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Announcement - Sorry for the Delay
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Episode 3 - Go West Young Man!
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Episode 2 - Let's Talk About the Kids
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Episode 1 - Blame it on Society
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Season 2 - Announcement
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Episode 10 - Spoonful of Blues
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Episode 9 - It's Electric
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Episode 8 - On A Mission From God
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Episode 7 - Cover Me
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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A Tribute to John Mayall
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Episode 6 - "Reeling" In The Years
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Episode 5 - Oh, Yes She Did! - Part 2
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Episode 4 - Oh, Yes She Did! Part 1
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Episode 3 - The Road to Chicago (Remastered)
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Episode 2 - 12 Bar Blues (Remastered - Again)
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May 14, 2024 |
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Episode 1 - Robert Johnson (Remastered)
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May 08, 2024 |
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Blues Progressions - Podcast Trailer
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May 03, 2024 |