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January 14, 2026

Before the conversation between Bob and Bill degenerated into the difference between cocktails and highballs, they managed to preview Amysthyst Kiah at the Southgate House this week and pay tribute to Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead who died at 78.

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January 7, 2026

Paul Revere’s birthday (no, not that one) sent Bob and Bill into a search for “Where the Action Is,” the 1960s’ afternoon music show that led to some hard-to-believe knowledge.

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December 31, 2025

Bill sang the praises of his best friend, Thompson Thompson, the cat so nice he is named twice, after a worrisome stay in the pet hospital. Thrilled the critter recovered, he happily played his favorite music of the year.

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December 17, 2025

Bob lifted everybody’s spirits with an evening of Christmas songs, while Bill saddened them with tributes to Steve Cropper, Raul Malo and Joe Ely.

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December 3, 2025

Bob remembered the Who tragedy at Riverfront Coliseum 46 years ago while Bill looked ahead to shows by the Raisins and Heart this weekend

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November 19, 2025

Jack Greiner joined Bob and Bill for a tribute to the late, great Todd Snider. Making sure the songs didn’t offend the FCC was a delicate task, but they pulled it off – almost.

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November 5, 2025

Rob Fetters and Bob Nyswonger of the Raisins, the Bears and the psychodots came to the studio to talk about the Raisins’ two-night stand next month at the Woodward Theater, and how MAD Magazine’s Mort Drucker came to draw the cover of the Bears’ 1987 debut album.

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October 29, 2025

Indigenous Canadian singer William Prince, who is revered in northern Manitoba music circles, finally reaches Cincinnati, joining longtime American legends Bob Dylan and Duane Allman.

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October 22, 2025

The news of the night is the announcement of the Fall FunRaiser (noD), the occasional opportunity of BS&B fans to join others of the same mind. Mark the calendar for Monday, Nov. 17 at the Comet on Hamilton Avenue in Northside.

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October 15, 2025

Bob was out of town this week, so Bill had the courage to talk about how much he enjoyed “The Notebook: The Musical” at Broadway in Cincinnati, an event that was completely out of character for him.

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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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