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KIOS Blues Chart : March 2020

ARTIST / CD TITLE / RECORD LABEL

1.THE ROBERT CRAY BAND / THAT'S WHAT I HEARD / NOZZLE
2.ROOMFUL OF BLUES / IN A ROOMFUL OF BLUES / ALLIGATOR
3.?WHITNEY SHAY / STAND UP ! / RUF RECORDS??
4.?TAS CRU / DRIVE ON / SUBCAT?
5.?JOHN BLUES BOYD / THROUGH MY EYES / GULF COAST
6.?ALBERT CUMMINGS / BELIEVE / MASCOT
7.?RORY BLOCK / PROVE IT ON ME / STONY PLAIN
8.?SASS JORDAN / REBEL MOON BLUES / STONY PLAIN??
9.CINDY CASHDOLLAR / WALTZ FOR ABILENE / SILVER SHOT
10.BEN RICE & R.B. STONE / OUT OF THE BOX /MIDDLE MOUNTAIN MUSIC
11.?TINSLEY ELLIS / ICE CREAM IN HELL / ALLIGATOR??
12.?11 GUYS QUARTET / SMALL BLUES AND GROOVES / VIZZTONE
13.?RYAN PERRY / HIGH RISK, LOW REWARD / RUF
14.?KING SOLOMON HICKS / HARLEM / PROVOGUE???
15.RICHARD RAY FARRELL / THREE PINTS OF GIN / BLUE BEET
16.??WATERMELON SLIM / TRAVELING MAN / NORTHERNBLUES MUSIC
17.?LIZ MANDEVILLE / PLAYING WITH FIRE / BLUE KITTY?
18.?PHANTOM BLUES BAND / STILL COOKIN' / VIZZTONE
19.?THE REVEREND SHAWN AMOS / BLUE SKY / PUT TOGETHER
20.?LISA MILLS / THE TRIANGLE / BMG??
21.?ALBERT CASTIGLIA / WILD AND FREE / GULF COAST??
22.?BETTY FOX BAND / PEACE IN PIECES / SELF RELEASE???
23.?THE MARY JO CURRY BAND / FRONT PORCH / SELF RELEASE
24.?SONNY LANDRETH / BLACKTOP RUN / PROVOGUE
25.?CASEY HENSLEY / GOOD AS GONE / VIZZTONE
?26.CHRIS SHUTTERS & EDDIE BURNS / GOOD GONE BAD / THIRD STREET CIGAR
?27.THORBJORN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO / COME ON IN / RUF
?28.BERNARD ALLISON / SONGS FROM THE ROAD / RUF
?29.RICHARD RAY FARRELL / THREE PINTS OF GIN / BLUE BEET
?30.FORREST McDONALD BAND / BLUES IN A BUCKET / WORLD TALENT
?31.POPA CHUBBY / IT'S A MIGHTY HARD ROAD / OUT OF THE BOX / DIXIEFROG
?32. C.W. AYON / WHAT THEY SAY / SELF RELEASE
?33.BYWATER CALL / GYPSY SOUL
?34.MICK KOLASSA / BLIND LEMON SESSIONS / ENDLESS BLUES
?35.DAVE KELLER / KILLER GUITAR THRILLER / TASTEE TONE
?36.AVEY GROUWS BAND / THE DEVIL MAY CARE / SELF RELEASE
?37.LAURA GREEN / BONE TO PICK / SELF RELEASE
?38.JIMMY JOHNSON / EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE / DELMARK
?39.THE WILDCAT O'HALLOREN BAND / DECK OF CARDS / SELF RELEASE
?40. JACK MACK & THE HEART ATTACK / LIVE FROM CENTENNIAL PARK, ATLANTA 1996 / SSR

THIS LIST WAS SUBMITTED TO LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE FOR
INCLUSION IN THE NATIONAL BLUES CHART FOR APRIL 1, 2020

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.
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