Chuck Berry, Buckwheat Zydeco & Blues Blast Award Winners

KMUW | By Chris Heim

Published October 17, 2016 at 9:12 AM CDT

October 21/23

Crossroads continues the October feature remembering zydeco star Buckwheat Zydeco and celebrating the 90^th birthday of Chuck Berry. Highlights include a Berry cover from the Rolling Stones and a Charles Brown cover by Chuck Berry, along with a Chuck Berry Special in hour two of the show.

Also more Blues Blast Music Award winners and new music from Al Basile, Nancy Wright, Bobby Rush and Barrelhouse Chuck.

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Chris Heim

Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.

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