Blues Moments in Time - November 6: From Avalon to Albany: November 6th and the Blues’ Global Pulse

Join Kelvin Huggins as he dives deep into the tangled roots and resonant echoes of November 6th in blues history.

November 6th hums with history. In this episode of Blues Moments in Time, we trace the genre’s lineage from the rhythmic clang of Washboard Sam to the tremolo fire of Magic Sam’s Black Magic. We celebrate the birth of Rory Block, whose fingerpicked tributes to Son House and Mississippi John Hurt keep the Delta flame alive, and we honor Dion’s Son of Skip James, a modern-day invocation of blues reverence and grit.

We revisit Bob Dylan’s recording of “All Along the Watchtower,” a folk-blues spark that Hendrix would turn into a rock-blues inferno. And we look ahead to November 6, 2025, where the blues stretches across continents—from Frank Sultana’s raw soul in Albany to Morgan Freeman’s orchestral experiment in Calgary.

This date is more than a marker—it’s a movement. Tune in as we walk the watchtower, strum the washboard, and ride the river blues into the future.

Hosted by: Kelvin Huggins

Presented by: The Blues Hotel Collective

Listen Tomorrow for: Another Blues Moment in Time

Keep the blues alive.

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