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Content from KIOS staff relating to jazz, blues, and all kinds of music.

KIOS BLUES CHART: JANUARY 2016

ARTIST / CD TITLE / RECORD LABEL

1.BOB MARGOLIN / MY ROAD / STEADY ROLLIN'

2.JOYANN PARKER & SWEET TEA / ON THE ROCKS / SELF

3.TIM WILLIAMS / SO LOW / LOWDEN PROUD

4.BENNY TURNER / WHEN SHE'S GONE / NOLA BLUE

5.BOB LANZA BLUES BAND / HERO TO ZERO / CONNOR RAY

6.ERIC BIBB & J.J & MILTEAU / LEADBELLY'S GOLD / STONY PLAIN

7.HURRICANE RUTH LEMASTER / WINDS OF CHANGE / SELF

8.HARMONICA SHAH / IF YOU LIVE TO GET OLD, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND / ELECTRO FI

9.MICKE BJORKLOF & BLUE STRIP / AIN'T BAD YET / HOKAHEY!

10.TRUDY LYNN / EVERYTHING COMES WITH A PRICE / CONNOR RAY

11.TEDESCHI - TRUCKS BAND / LET ME GET BY / FANTASY

12.RANDY MCALLISTER / GRISTLE TO GOLD / REACTION

13.TOMMY CASTRO & THE PAINKILLERS / METHOD TO MY MADNESS / ALLIGATOR

14.REVEREND FREAKCHILD / HILLBILLY ZEN PUNK BLUES / TREATED & RELEASED

15.CHRIS BEARD / EYE OF THE WITCH / DESTIN RECORDS

16.KAREN LOVELY / TEN MILES OF BAD ROAD / SELF

17.ROMI MAYES / DEVIL ON BOTH SHOULDERS / SELF

18.LARA PRICE / I MEAN BUSINESS / VIZZTONE

19.MIKE ZITO & THE WHEEL / KEEP COMING BACK / RUF

20.CHRIS YAKOPCIC / THE NEXT PLACE I LEAVE / YAKO

21.SCOTTIE MILLER BAND / RECIPROCATION / SELF

22.WALKIN' CANE MARK / TRYIN' TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND / ENABLE

23.JASON VIVONE & THE BILLY BATS / THE AVENUE / SELF

24.MISSISSIPPI BIGFOOT / POPULATION UNKNOWN / SILVER TONGUE

25.KEITH STONE / THE PRODIGAL RETURNS / SELF

26.WILLIE MAY / BLUES MONA / SELF

27.JOHN DEL TORO RICHARDSON / TENGO BLUES / VIZZTONE

28.LAURA RAIN & THE CEASARS / GOLD / LRC

29.BERDON KIRKSAETHER / THE VOODOO SESSIONS / ROLLER RECORDS

30.STEVE HOWELL & THE MIGHTY ME / FRIEND LIKE ME / OUT OF THE PAST

31.RAGPICKER STRING BAND / YELLOW DOG RECORDS

32.AL BASILE / B'S EXPESSION / SWEETSPOT

33.SIMO / LET LOVE SHOW THE WAY / PROVOGUE

34.PINETOP PERKINS & JIMMY ROGERS / GENUINE BLUES LEGENDS / ELROB

35.ANDY SANTANA & THE WEST COAST PLAYBOYS / WATCH YOUR STEP! / DELTA GROOVE

This list was submitted to Living Blues Magazine for inclusion in the

National Blues Chart for February  1, 2016

 

Mike Jacobs has been with KIOS since 1988 while attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Mike began his career at KIOS working weekends acting as local host for NPR’s Weekend Edition. He also hosted Morning Edition from 1990-1996. Mike began hosting the weekly blues program “Blues in the Afternoon” in October 1994 and took on the responsibilities of jazz programming and maintaining the music library in 1996. He has held the position of Music Director since 2002. In addition to hosting “Jazz in the Afternoon” on Wednesdays and Thursdays, Mike also helps with assembling music for “Jazz From Studio One” hosted by the advanced radio students at the Omaha Public Schools Career Center. Mike is an Omaha native and graduated from Technical High School in 1984.