B.B. King's Bluesville
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| Broadcast area | United States Canada |
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| Slogan | B.B. King's Blues |
| Frequency | Sirius XM Radio 70 |
| First air date | September 11, 2001 |
| Format | Blues |
| Class | Satellite Radio Station |
| Owner | Sirius XM Radio |
| Website | B.B. King's Bluesville |
- For the record label, see Bluesville Records
B.B. King's Bluesville is a Sirius XM Radio channel devoted to Blues music. It plays a mix of traditional blues, modern blues, rockin' blues and soul or "finger-poppin'" blues.
Bill Wax was the original Program Director for the channel until his departure from SiriusXM in June 2013. While playing music in the fictional town of Bluesville, Wax was often heard hanging out in Low-Fi's Bar and Pool Hall. Tony Colter plays the role of a night-time bartender at Low-Fi's.
B.B. King is the "Mayor" of Bluesville and has made several live appearances on the station. King, along with co-host Wax, had his own weekly music show on the channel that began in September 2008. The program featured a broad range of blues and gospel music hand-selected by King, along with stories about the artists and other personal anecdotes from the bluesman's epic career. The show is no longer in production but continues to be re-run on the channel.
The channel launched on XM as Bluesville in 2001; King's name was officially added on July 14, 2008. On November 12, 2008 it was added to the Sirius lineup, replacing SIRIUS Blues. B.B. King's Bluesville can be heard on channel 70 on Sirius XM Radio.
Hosts
- Tony Colter
Weekdays 8 am - 12 pm ET
Saturdays 6 pm - 10 pm ET
Sundays 6 pm - 12 am ET
Programming
- Stone Blue
Saturdays 10 pm ET
Rebroadcasts Tuesdays 12 am and Thursdays 1 pm ET
Stone Blue features blues rock from artists such as Dave Hole, Gary Moore, Tab Benoit, Tinsley Ellis, and Walter Trout.
- Rack of Blues
Saturdays 10 am ET
Mondays 12 pm and Wednesdays 12 am ET
This show counts down the weekly "Picks To Click" - a list of 15 new blues recordings.
- The Front Porch
Sundays 8 am ET
Rebroadcasts Tuesdays 2 pm and Thursdays 12 am ET
This program is an hour of all non-electric blues, including old and new acoustic blues players.
Artists commonly played
- B.B. King
- Bobby "Blue" Bland
- John Lee Hooker
- Albert Collins
- Howlin' Wolf
- Muddy Waters
- Little Milton
- Junior Wells
- Albert King
- Eric Clapton
- Etta James
- Buddy Guy
- Bonnie Raitt
