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Singer Maria Muldaur is known for her California-style blues singing. She's toured extensively for over 50 years and become a champion for Americana and folk music.
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The Wood Brothers, bassist Chris Wood and guitarist Oliver Wood, celebrate their latest album Heart is the Hero in a KNKX studio session.
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A fixture of the Chicago blues scene, guitarist Earl Hooker's life and career ended too early. His recorded performances as a side-man for Muddy Waters and Junior Wells, endure.
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Harmonica master and band leader Lee Oskar brought his band to the KNKX studios to perform for our listeners.
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One of the best-selling recording artists of her time, Tina Turner, passed away at 83. Turner's career spanned more than five decades.
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Jon Cleary's band brought their New Orleans blues and funk to the KNKX Studio X.
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Guitarist Jeff Beck died in January at age 78. He was a pioneer of psychedelic rock, jazz, fusion and even trance blues.
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Guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson passed away in August at age 80. His career helped define Americana music.
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To celebrate the holiday season, KNKX compiled two festive playlists featuring songs by your favorite jazz and blues artists.
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Some songs are on this list because of their poetry and imagery, some for their unique musicality. Whatever it is, they all have that thing that makes a song memorable long after the sound has faded.
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The link between R&B singer "Little Willie" John, who most famously was the first person to record the song "Fever," and the Pacific Northwest is a tragic one. But in his short life, he gave us songs that will outlive us all.
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Singer-songwriter, guitarist and KNKX host Stephanie Anne Johnson took the stage with guitarist Jeff Fielder for a special performance and interview, part of our KNKX Connects to Tacoma series.