This evening's music features "The Mother of the Blues," Gertrude "Ma" Rainey.

This evening's music features Texas blues and boogie-woogie piano player Dave Alexander aka Omar Sharriff.

This evening's music features slide guitar virtuoso Bob Brozman.

This evening's music features Memphis bluesman Furry Lewis.

This evening's music features blues singer and piano player Tommy Tucker.

This evening's music features jazz and blues singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone.

This evening's music features Chicago blues and boogie-woogie piano player Jimmy "Papa" Yancey.

This evening's music features blues and r&b saxophone player Noble "Thin Man" Watts.

This evening's music features Texas blues guitarist Phillip Walker.

This evening's music features blues and gospel songwriter, guitarist and singer Josh White.