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Mike Jacobs has hosted Blues in the Afternoon on KIOS-FM since its inception on October 4, 1994. Since that time, he has produced more than 500 shows and featured more than 8,000 songs.

The theme music at the beginning of the program, "Juke" by Little Walter, has become a familiar introduction to the weekly show.

Mike Jacobs  became interested in Blues when he was a student at Technical High School, which is where the KIOS studios are now located.

His interest in the music of Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones led him to the Blues artists who inspired them and a deeper appreciation and understanding of the genre.

He honed his broadcasting skills as a student of the broadcasting program at Tech and was a member of its last graduating class(1984). Jacobs went on to study broacasting at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he produced a Friday afternoon Blues program at the student run-station KBLZ.  In addition to working at KIOS-FM, Jacobs has also worked at several Omaha area commercial radio stations as on-air talent. 

Jacobs says his favorite Blues song is Robert Johnson's 
Hell Hound on My Tail.


Blues in the Afternoon
with host Mike Jacobs, Monday afternoons at 1pm on KIOS

KIOS BLUES CHART FEBRUARY 2010



ARTIST / CD TITLE / RECORD LABEL

1.ERIC BIBB / BOOKER'S GUITAR / TELARC

2.R.J. MISCHO / KNOWLEDGE YOU CAN'T GET IN COLLEGE / GREASELAND

3.TRAVIS "MOONCHILD" HADDIX / IF I'M ONE,YOU'RE ONE TOO / BENEVOLENT

4.THE HOLLYWOOD BLUE FLAMES / DEEP IN AMERICA / DELTA GROOVE

5.TUTU JONES / INSIDE OUT / SELF RELEASE

6.SHAWN PITTMAN / UNDENIABLE / SELF RELEASE

7.ELMORE JAMES JR. / BABY, PLEASE SET A DATE / WOLF

8.WILLIE MAY / BLUE DECADE / SELF RELEASE

9.THE NIGHTHAWKS / LAST TRAIN TO BLUESVILLE / RIP BANG

10.RAMBLIN' DAWGS / SHOOT EM' UP / SELF RELEASE

11.SUGAR BLUE / THRESHOLD / BEEBLE

12.TAIL DRAGGER / LIVE AT ROOSTER'S LOUNGE / DELMARK

13.VARIOUS ARTISTS / BOOGIE WOOGIE KINGS / DELMARK

14.MORELAND & ARBUCKLE / FLOOD / TELARC

15.LEVEE TOWN / SELF RELEASE

16.TOMMY KEYS / THE MAN IN THE MOON / LPF

17.HARRISON KENNEDY / ONE DOG BARKIN' / ELECTRO-FI

18.ANDREW JR. BOY JONES / GETTIN' REAL / ELECTRO FI

19.SMILIN' BOBBY & HIDDEN CHARMS / BIG LEGGED WOMAN / WOLF

20.STEVE HOWELL / SINCE I SAW YOU LAST / OUT OF THE PAST

21.THE SOJOURNERS / BLACK HEN MUSIC

22.LAURIE MORVAN / FIRE IT UP ! / SCREAMING LIZARD

23.HAMILTON LOOMIS / LIVE IN ENGLAND / HAM BONE

24.BACK ALLEY PLAYERS / BEYOND THE BLUES / SELF RELEASE

25.FRONT STREET BLUES BAND / BLUES PROMISED LAND / NO COVER

THIS LIST WAS SUBMITTED TO LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE FOR INCLUSION IN

THE NATIONAL BLUES CHART FOR MARCH 1, 2010

MIKE'S TEN FAVORITE BLUES CDs OF 2009





ARTIST / CD TITLE / RECORD LABEL

SHIRLEY JOHNSON / BLUES ATTACK / DELMARK

OMAR KENT DYKES / BIG TOWN PLAYBOY / RUF

FIONA BOYES / BLUES WOMAN / YELLOW DOG

RICK ESTRIN & THE NIGHTCATS / TWISTED / ALLIGATOR

TOMMY CASTRO / HARD BELIEVER / ALLIGATOR

SHEMEIKA COPELAND / NEVER GOING BACK

ROBERT CRAY BAND / THIS TIME / NOZZLE

CYRIL NEVILLE / BRAND NEW BLUES / M.C.

DEREK TRUCKS BAND / ALREADY FREE / VICTOR

JOE LOUIS WALKER / BETWEEN ROCK AND THE BLUES / STONY PLAIN

Blues in the Afternoon Links
ORGANIZATIONS:

OMAHA BLUES SOCIETY
WWW.OMAHABLUES.COM

BLUES FOUNDATION
WWW.BLUES.ORG

MEDIA:
LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE
WWW.LIVINGBLUES.COM

BLUES REVUE MAGAZINE
WWW.BLUESREVUE.COM

FESTIVALS:

WWW.BLUESFESTIVALGUIDE.COM

CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL
WWW.CHICAGOBLUESFESTIVAL.ORG

KING BISCUIT BLUES FESTIVAL
WWW.BLUESAND HERITAGE.COM

RECORD LABELS:

ALLIGATOR RECORDS
WWW.ALLIGATOR.COM

ARHOOLIE RECORDS
WWW.ARHOOLIE.COM

BLIND PIG RECORDS
WWW.BLINDPIGRECORDS.COM

DELMARK RECORDS
WWW.DELMARK.COM

ROUNDER RECORDS
WWW.ROUNDER.COM

DELTA GROOVE PRODUCTIONS
WWW.DELTAGROOVEPRODUCTIONS.COM

NORTHERN BLUES
WWW.NORTHERNBLUES.COM

YELLOW DOG RECORDS
WWW.YELLOWDOGRECORDS.COM

HOODOO BLUES BY B.J. HUCHTEMANN
WWW.THEREADER.COM

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By Mike Jacobs and Chris Cooke/KIOS.

The Live from the Village Vanguard Concert Series presents performances from the top artists in jazz. 

Live from the Village Vanguard returns in March with a concert presented by Nicholas Payton Quartet. Listen in Wednesday, March 10 at 8pm Central for streaming audio & video of the music from the Vanguard in New York City. It's the next best thing to being there. Afterwards, the concert will be archived for on-demand listening at www.npr.org/music.

The Live at the Village Vanguard series of live concerts takes place at one of the world's preeminent jazz venues, the Village Vanguard. Renowned for its rich history and great acoustics, over 100 commercial albums have been recorded within the triangle-shaped basement room in New York's Greenwich Village.

Live At The Village Vanguard is a collaboration between WBGO
and NPR Music presenting live broadcasts from the legendary club, both on air and streaming online, starting at 8pm Central on the day of performance.
Josh Jackson hosts all the concerts; you can also read his take on the events on WBGO's live blog and join the discussion in a chat room. After each show is over, NPR Music hosts archives of the concerts at
npr.org/music 


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