The WBRS Fall 1995
Program Guide

True Blues

The Blues, as one of AmericaÕs oldest and most enduring music, has seen its popularity ebb and flow in a constant pattern of neglect and then rediscovery. Through its dark days, which lasted the better part of two decades in the sixties and seventies, up to todayÕs resurgence in popularity, the music and the musicians have carried on undaunted by social trends.

The purpose of WBRSÕ ÒTrue BluesÓ radio program is to service the music and the musicians who work hard at preserving this uniquely American art form we call the Blues. Local people like producer and musician Ron Levy, pianist Dave Maxwell, guitarist Ronnie Earl and Tone Cool Records label head Richard Rosenblatt are major players on a world-wide scale in their efforts to preserve and promote the genre. They all Òwent to schoolÓ with the masters, learning the lineage on the road and in the process becoming teachers themselves. ÒTrue BluesÓ supports them in their efforts.

On a personal level, it is extremely satisfying to be able to present ÒTrue BluesÓ and to witness the prosperity the music so richly deserves. As an eight year veteran of the airwaves I have seen trends in popular music in a constant state of flux. The Blues are always right there where you found them, uplifting and healing all those who drink from its well.