Classic blues -- and anything that boogies, jumps or swings. Hosted by blues record producer and veteran broadcaster Holger Petersen.
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Holger Petersen is your host for Saturday Night Blues every Saturday
Night from 6-8 p.m. coast to coast in Canada and the northern U.S.
Holger has been a broadcaster, record producer, festival programmer,
album collector, and serious blues fan since the late 60's. His
collection of blues records numbers in the thousands (he lost count
years ago, let's put it this way, the guy will never be able to move).
Besides hosting SNB, Holger is the owner of Stony Plain Records in
Edmonton. His work has earned him ten Juno Awards and four Grammy
nominations. He has recieved an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from
Athabasca University and in 2003 became a member of the Order Of
Canada for his contributions to Canadian culture.
In 2008, Holger was awarded the 'Keeping The Blues Alive' Award -
Public Radio from the Blues Foundation in Memphis.
In 2008, Holger was awarded the 'Keeping The Blues Alive' Award - Public Radio from the Blues Foundation in Memphis.
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