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Question of the Day: Acoustic Blues

5.8.13 at 6:00am by Corny O'Connell

Today we celebrate the birthdate of Robert Johnson - Father of the Delta Blues. His recordings of "Cross Road Blues", "Love in Vain", "Sweet Home Chicago" and others became blues blueprints influencing everyone from Muddy Waters to The Rolling Stones to Eric Clapton. Johnson performed and recorded before electric guitars became popular. So for today's Question of the Day, let's have your favorite acoustic blues. Leave your suggestion in the comments below and we'll spin a set this morning.

Here's what we played:

TAS on FUV for Tuesday May 7th

5.7.13 at 5:00pm by Russ Borris

Weeknights at 10, we bring you into The Alternate Side!

Roots, Rock and The Spirit at JazzFest 2013

5.7.13 at 4:02pm by Paul Cavalconte

I am spoiled. Within an hour of landing at the New Orleans airport, I've been whisked straight to the Uptown home of Terence Blanchard, a family friend, and plunged into Jazzfest culture. Gathered around the parlor piano are Terence and Dee Dee Bridgewater, who belts out room-filling renditions of "Caravan" and "All Blues" without a microphone in sight: sublime music as it was meant to be heard, from God's lips to my ears.

Question of the Day: Impersonating Whom?

5.7.13 at 6:35am by Corny O'Connell

Would you pay money to see an Elvis impersonator? No? Well, who would you pay to see impersonated? It could be an individual or a band - and we don't mean a cover band. We're talking a full-on impersonation. Look beyond the hokeyness of it all and imagine a sincere and nuanced impersonation. Leave your suggestion in the comments below and we'll spin a set this morning.

Here's what we played:

Billie Holiday "What a Little Moonlight Can Do"

Roy Orbison "Only the Lonely"

Janis Joplin "Down on Me"

From the FUV Vault: Lost In The Trees

5.7.13 at 12:00am by Russ Borris

When I first heard the album A Church That Fits Our Needs from Lost in the Trees, I was blown away by the beauty of the music and honesty of the lyrics. The North Carolina band is filled with some of the most skilled musicians we've ever had in Studio A and their session was really impressive. The videos are great, too! We'll air this session tonight at 9 on WFUV, but you can also listen to it anytime you want by clicking here.

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