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Monday January 16, 2012

SNB This Week

ON THE SHOW
 

Jan 21, 2012
 
Hour 1
Interviews and music from some of the nominees and winners of the 15th Annual Maple Blues Awards that took place Monday Jan 16 in Toronto.
 
Hour 2
Holger talks with Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown. Simmonds is the founding memeber of this British Blues band that has been around since the mid 60's.
 

Monday October 31, 2011

David Rea passes

David Rea was a versatile guitar player and a prolific song writer.  He worked with some of the top names in Canadian and American roots music: Gordon Lightfoot, Ian& Sylvia, Jesse Winchester, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and many more.

His biggest hit came as co-writer of Mississippi Queen as recorded by Mountain in 1970.

David Rea stopped by the SNB studio in February of 2010 to chat and play some acoustic music. Click on "Watch Videos and Performances" to watch the clip.

Wednesday October 5, 2011

Video clips from the 25th Anniversary

'>Holger's Intro

 

Hear That Guitar Ring

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Geechee Woman

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Limelight

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Smoke 'Em All

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Doin' It Right

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Terraplane Blues

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Me And Piney Brown

Thursday May 26, 2011

SNBGCBA 2011

And the Saturday Night Blues Great Canadian Blues Award goes to Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd.  Dan has spent decades keeping the blues alive in the hearts minds and ears of fans and newby's alike.

With John Belushi he formed the Blues Brothers as a skit on Saturday Night Live.  They recorded, toured (with other name actors in the Belushi spot) and promoted the music that means so much to him.
 
Dan has hosted an internationally syndicated radio show, House Of Blues Radio Hour that supports some of the biggest names in blues as well as the rising stars.

Monday May 16, 2011

Holger's Memphis trip

Here a re few snaps from Holger's latest trip to Memphis for the Blues Awards:

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Holger Petersen and Denise LaSalle

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Denise LaSalle and Duke Robillard

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Sonny Rhodes

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Rev. Al Green's church

Wednesday April 27, 2011

The big show was a hit

Saturday April 16 at the CBC Vancouver Studio 40 we hosted a little party to celebrate the 25th year of Saturday Night Blues that starts in September.

All the great music and video will roll out as we approach the new season.

Here are a few pics of the amazing evening of blues.

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Our snazzy new banner

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Holger Petersen 


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Shakura S'Aida and Donna Grantis
 

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Donna Grantis 

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Colin Linden and Colin James
 

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Tom Lavin, Donna Grantis and Jim Byrnes

all photos by Ken Stewart

Tuesday January 11, 2011

About The Show


About the Show

Since 1986 Saturday Night Blues has been CBC's flagship program of great blues, swing, boogie, gospel, and roots music with Holger Petersen at the helm.

SNB is everything a good radio program should be. Entertaining, informative, casual, and for a Saturday night, its where the party is. We offer exclusive interviews, concerts and live in-studio performances.

The Blues can be found equally in music created today or a hundred years ago. It is in gospel, swing, boogie woogie, roots, pop, jazz and even classical every now and then. From the Mississippi Delta to the Yukon, from Vancouver Island to Great Britain to Japan, it is a global phenomenon with universal appeal.