July 31, 2024

Bob returns from his summer beach vacation to pay tribute to John Mayall, Bernice Reagon of Sweet Honey in the Rock and Duke Fakir of the Four Tops.

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July 24, 2024

Kate Thompson, in town from Takoma Park, Maryland, joined her dad in the studio to bring a different and unique style of music to the usual BS&B template. Metal heads rejoice!

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July 17, 2024

Barbara Schmidlapp joined Bill in the studio to talk about their upcoming high school reunion, growing up in Piqua and enjoying a friendship that is approaching 60 years.

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July 3, 2024

With Bob at the beach, Bill marked Independence Day eve with music and only an occasional comment on the state of America these days. Concentrate on the positive and work to fix the negative.

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June 26, 2024

Jim Borgman, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and co-creator of the “Zits,” who threw out the first pitch at the Reds game the night before, visited the show to tell stories about his hometown and love for baseball.

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June 19, 2024

Bill paid tribute to R.E.M.’s induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, previewed Dada shows in DC and the Southgate House Revival, paid a rare compliment to Riverbend Music Center.

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June 12, 2024

Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays: Roy Harper, Reg Presley (Troggs), Harmonica George, Lyn Collins, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and, last but far from least, Ernie D’Amico turned 87.

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June 5, 2024

Bob and guest Andy Kwiatkowski deconstructed the Apple Top 100 Album list, gave a quick nod to summertime, and played some deep cuts from a 1960s and early 1970s attic record collection that Andy recently acquired.

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May 29, 2024

Bob and Bill paid tribute to Bill Walton, one of college basketball’s best players and a truly original character who passed away May 27. In the second hour, Katie Hartman, producer of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, visited to talk about the city’s summer theatre party.

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May 22, 2024

John Tarvardian visits with his usual unusual playlist, while Bob makes sure everybody knows his birthday is next week (so is John’s!).

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ABOUT BLUE SNAKES & BANJOS

Each week, Bob Hust and Bill Thompson feature the best songs – old and new – from artists they have loved for many years and others they have just discovered. The best songs transport people to a time and place. That’s the foundation of BS&B.

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