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Bobby Rush calls in, and there's a Radio 2 debut for The Cockroaches!

Cerys chats to the legendary Bobby Rush about the film Sinners and his upcoming performance at Red Rooster Festival. And we give a break to new British blues band The Cockroaches!

Cerys's weekly round-up of the blues you need to hear, from all around the world and in all shapes and sizes!

This week, legendary blues musician Bobby Rush calls in. The multi-Grammy Award winner performed the harmonica parts for the character of Delta Slim in the Oscar- and Bafta-winning film Sinners and was part of the on-stage Oscar ceremony performance. Bobby was born near Homer, Louisiana, in 1933 and has been playing blues since the 1950s. This year Bobby is back in the UK to perform at Red Rooster Festival in Suffolk alongside Valerie June and Jon Spencer.

We give a break to new British blues band The Cockroaches!

Plus highlights from last week's British Blues Awards!

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Music Played

  • The Cockroaches

    Rough and Twisted

    • Untitled.

  • Hozier

    Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Zac Schulze Gang

    She Does It Right

  • Sean Taylor

    Mona Lisa

  • Caitlin Krisko

    Drown In My Own Tears

  • Alice Armstrong

    Blood In The Water

  • Laura Chavez

    Chinese Checkers

    • My Voice.

  • Little Feat

    Brickyard Blues (Outtake)

    • Feats Don't Fail Me Now (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 1.

  • Tom Principato

    Night Walk

    • Night Walk.
    • Powerhouse Records.
    • 1.

  • Etta James

    Just A Little Bit

    • Tell Mama.
    • Geffen.
    • 12.

  • Bobby Rush & Miles Caton

    Juke

    • Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Masterworks.
    • 5.

  • Bobby Rush

    Chicken Heads

    • Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush.
    • Omnivore Recordings.
    • 12.

  • Joe Bonamassa & Bobby Rush

    Why I Sing The Blues

    • B.B. King's Blues Summit 100.
    • KTBA Records.
    • 10.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday21:00
    BBC Radio 2