Blues in the Afternoon with Mike Jacobs

Mondays, 1pm - 3pm

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.

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Playlist

May 20, 2013

1:06 PM
Strollin’ With Bone
Artist : T-Bone Walker
Album : the complete Imperial Recordings 1950-1954
Catalog : CDP-7-96737-2
Label : EMI
1:08 PM
Below Zero
Artist : The Duke Robillard Band
Album : Independently Blue
Catalog : SPCD 1364
Label : Stony Plain
1:14 PM
Long Face
Artist : Shannon McNally with DR. John
Album : Small Town Talk
Catalog : SSMX 8975
Label : Sacred Sumac Music
1:18 PM
God’s Sure Good
Artist : Dr. John
Album : Locked Down
Catalog : 96236
Label : Nonesuch Records
1:23 PM
Riders On The Storm
Artist : Henry Butler
Album : The Game Has Just Begun
Catalog : BSR -0801
Label : Basin Street Records
1:30 PM
Life Is A Journey
Artist : Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials
Album : Jump Start
Catalog : ALCD 4949
Label : Alligator
1:36 PM
It’s Later Than You Think
Artist : Paul Reddick
Album : Sugar Bird
Catalog : NBM0050
Label : Northernblues Music
1:40 PM
The Things That I Used To Do
Artist : Albert Collins
Album : Frozen Alive
Catalog : ALCD 4725
Label : Alligator
1:46 PM
I Don’t Want To Know
Artist : Danny Caron with Maria Muldaur
Album : Jazz & Blues
Catalog : 05654
Label : Danny Caron Records
1:51 PM
Rise Up
Artist : Scottie Miller Band
Album : Rise Up
Catalog : No Number
Label : Self Release
1:54 PM
Dark Hour Blues
Artist : Dave Specter
Album : Speculatin'
Catalog : DE-744
Label : Delmark
2:00 PM
The Clock
Artist : John Primer & Bob Corritore
Album : Knockin' Around These Blues
Catalog : DGPCD159
Label : Delta Groove
2:05 PM
Someday
Artist : Mike Schermer
Album : Be Someday
Catalog : FD61039
Label : Finedog Records
2:10 PM
Trick Bag
Artist : Robben Ford
Album : Bringing It Back Home
Catalog : PRD 73882 US
Label : Provogue
2:14 PM
The Later It Gets, The Better I Feel
Artist : The Griswolds
Album : The Later It Gets , The Better I Feel
Catalog : No Number
Label : Tout Blue
2:21 PM
Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor
Artist : Hans Theesink
Album : Wishing Well
Catalog : BG 2320
Label : Blue Groove
2:25 PM
I Wanna Talk To My Baby
Artist : Willie Buck
Album : Cell Phone Man
Catalog : DE 825
Label : Delmark
2:29 PM
Since You Been Gone
Artist : Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women
Album : Havin' The Last Word
Catalog : ALCD 4927
Label : Alligator
2:34 PM
I Won’t Cry
Artist : Janiva Magness
Album : Stronger For It
Catalog : ALCD 4946
Label : Alligator Records
2:38 PM
You’re The Kind Of Trouble
Artist : The Holmes Brothers
Album : Feed My Soul
Catalog : ALCD 4933
Label : Alligator Records
2:41 PM
I Idolize You
Artist : Linda Valori
Album : Days Like This
Catalog : RM1014
Label : LeArt
2:46 PM
Damn’ Atchafalaya
Artist : Carlos Guitarlos
Album : Straight From The Heart
Catalog : NRCD-001
Label : Nomad
2:49 PM
Talkin’ About Soul
Artist : Luther "Guitar Junior Johnson
Album : Talkin' About Soul
Catalog : CD-83476
Label : Telarc
2:52 PM
Diddle It
Artist : Carlos Del Junco
Album : Steady Movin'
Catalog : NBM0051
Label : Northernblues Music
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10:52 am
Fri May 3, 2013

KIOS BLUES CHART APRIL 2013

1.RONNIE EARL & THE BROADCASTERS / JUST FOR TODAY / STONY PLAIN
2.THE DUKE ROBILLARD BAND / INDEPENDENTLY BLUE / STONY PLAIN
3.TINSLEY ELLIS / GET IT! / HAERTFIXER
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11:11 am
Mon January 14, 2013

Blues at the Crossroads 2: Muddy & The Wolf

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11:59 am
Sun December 2, 2012

Mike Jacobs' Favorite Blues and R&B CDs of 2012

Artist / CD Title / Record Label

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Thu November 29, 2012

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located at 4727 South 96th Plaza just south of L Street. Music starts at 3:00PM
and will feature Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, The Loose
Brothers and Christy Rossiter & 122 North Duck. Local musician Lash LaRue
is in his tenth year of hosting events to raise funds and awareness of conditions in

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Sat September 29, 2012

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2:31 pm
Mon July 9, 2012

The Emergence of Bonnie Raitt: In The Slipstream

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Mon June 11, 2012

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