Free Legal Download From WGLT-FM - Albert Castiglia & other artists

WGLT-FM  in Normal, IL are featuring free MP3 download   (with the Artists permission) previews at

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GLT Music Director and Blues Host Jon Norton shares what he thinks are top blues tunes in this weekly podcast. Listen for up-and-coming artists and tunes from musicians deserving a bit more attention. You'll also learn a little about the artist and with this weekly podcast, you'll stay on top of what's happening in blues

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They did get Albert's name wrong it is

KA-STEEL-YA but enjoy

Recent Episodes

Albert Castiglia (mp3)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008
Run Time: 5:57
Onetime sideman to Junior Wells, now smokin' the blues as a frontman. Buy this CD begining April 1st at http://www.bluesleaf.com/

Dennis Gruenling (mp3)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008
Run Time: 3:48
One of todays great young blues harp players. Buy this CD at http://www.dennisgruenling.com/recordings.htm

The Legendary Rhythm and Blues Review (mp3)
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008
Run Time: 8:22
Tommy Castro, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Deanna Bogart and Magic Dick! Buy this CD at http://www.tommycastro.com/cds.htm

Smokin' Joe Kubek & B'Nois King (mp3)
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008
Run Time: 4:15
Their first release on Alligator smokes! Buy this CD at http://www.alligator.com/index.cfm?sect … mID=AL4920

Sean Costello (mp3)
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008
Run Time: 4:20
Young guitar slinger and emerging song writer. Buy this CD at http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/mus … stello.htm

Fathead (mp3)
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008
Run Time: 4:08
A virtual Canadian all-star band. Buy this CD at http://www.electrofi.com/CDs.htm

Little Arthur Duncan (mp3)
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008
Run Time: 5:20
Duncan's blues is old school Chicago. Buy this CD at http://www.amazon.com/Live-at-Rosas-Blu … B000VS6R7G

Johnny Sansone (mp3)
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008
Run Time: 7:34
Sansone is one of the finest blues harp players in Louisiana. Here he sings about the reality of those living on the bottom of the lader. Buy this CD at http://www.louisianamusicfactory.com/sh … uctID=5413

Gino Matteo (mp3)
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008
Run Time: 3:57
Matteo puts a little New Orleans funk into his blues. Buy this CD at http://www.ginomatteo.com/music/

Eric Lindell (mp3)
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008
Run Time: 5:03
Lindell fuses blues with R&B, Soul and swamp pop. Buy this CD at http://www.alligator.com/index.cfm?sect … mID=AL4918

Nathaniel Street-West (mp3)
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008
Run Time: 4:53
A young singer/guitarist songwriter with an exciting new CD. Buy this CD at http://cdbaby.com/cd/nstreetwest3

Jason Ricci (mp3)
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007
Run Time: 4:48
The sound of Jason Ricci & New Blood will give some blue purists nightmares . Buy this CD at http://cdbaby.com/cd/jriccinewblood

Ian Siegal (mp3)
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007
Run Time: 6:56
One of the hottest bluesmen on the British scene today. Buy this CD at http://www.iansiegal.com/recordings.php

Jimmy Thackery (mp3)
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007
Run Time: 9:30
More incredible guitar blues from Jimmy Thackery and his band The Drivers. Buy this CD at http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/a … 71,00.html

Southside Cindy & the Sliptones (mp3)
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007
Run Time: 4:43
The second release from this Peoria IL band showcases their hard rockin' blues and R&B style. Buy this release from http://cdbaby.com/cd/southsidecindy

Nick Moss (mp3)
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007
Run Time: 4:47
On this double CD, Nick Moss brushes a fresh coat of paint on the classic Chicago blues sound he learned from legends like Jimmy Rogers and Jimmy Dawkins. The song you're about to hear is from the second disc, which features Moss, for the first time on CD, playing acoustic guitar. Get this double CD at Moss' website, www.nickmoss.com

The Soul of John Black (mp3)
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007
Run Time: 3:56
John "JB" Bingham fronts this fantastic soul/blues/R&B band. In the 80's, Bingham wrote songs for Miles Davis and played percussion in the Davis group. His track "Jilli" is featured on Amandla, Davis' last studio album. He also played keyboards and guitar with the rock/funk/ska band "Fishbone." Buy his new CD "The Good Girl Blues" at: http://www.yellowdogrecords.com/orders

Mem Shannon (mp3)
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007
Run Time: 6:36
He drove taxi in the French Quarter of New Orleans for 15 years and he's been recording CDs since 1995. Shannon incorporates the people he's met and observations he's made over the years into his songs, which tend to land on the funky side of blues. This CD "Live at Tipitina's" was recorded at Tipitina's Nightclub in his hometown of New Orleans. Get it at http://www.northernblues.com/order.html

Rod Piazza (mp3)
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007
Run Time: 4:04
Not exactly a blues newcomer, harmonica master Rod Piazza seems revived by his bands move to Delta Groove Records. As always, Piazza is joined by his keyboard playing wife Honey and his crack band on an "Thrillville" featuring swingin' West Coast Blues. Find "Thrillville" at http://cdbaby.com/cd/rodpiazza

The Kilborn Alley Blues Band (mp3)
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007
Run Time: 3:30
With their first release on Nick Moss' Blue Bella label, Kilborn Alley is ready to break out of Central Illinois. The band had their previous CD nominated for the prestigious "Blues Awards" last year in Memphis, and this release, "Tear Chicago Down" is a good bet to be nominated for Traditional Blues album of the year. The new CD combines gritty Chicago Blues with some of the best soul blues to be recorded in years and can be found at amazon.com.

Nappy Brown (mp3)
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007
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Relatively unknown today, Nappy Brown is one of the great American musical voices. Along with Ray Charles, Brown created some of the most intense R&B music of the 1950's. On this release, Brown is backed by the stellar guitar attacks of Sean Costello, Bob Margolin and Junior Watson. Find Brown's latest CD "Long Time Coming" at http://www.blindpigrecords.com/

The Insomniacs (mp3)
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007
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Portland Oregon's "The Insomniacs" are ripping up the West Coast with their jump blues style. "Left Coast Blues" is their debut on Delta Groove Records.

Mason Casey (mp3)
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007
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Mason is an NYC ex-pat calling LA home now. While working as a stone mason he learned and practiced blues harp and soul singing. And he hasn't fully left behind his stone mason career either. Find his new CD "Sofa King Badass" at http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/mus … +Casey.htm

Sarah Ayers (mp3)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007
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An opera student in college, Ayers caught the blues bug attending a festival in Alaska. Sara has been awarded Best Female Vocalist at the Lehigh Valley Music Awards every year since 2003. Jon Norton brings you "Son of a Preacher Man" from the CD "3am Epiphany." Find it at http://cdbaby.com/cd/sarahayers2

Ana Popovic (mp3)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007
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Born and raised in Yugoslavia, 31 year old Ana Popovic lived through the worst years of the Milosovic regime. She says "'Still Making History'addresses the different worlds we live in, and how we try to connect for decades as individuals, or even hundreds of years as societies, and ultimately try to understand one another." You can find this CD by visiting cdbaby.com

Nick Moss (mp3)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007
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Recorded at Chan's Nightclub in Woonsocket Rhode Island in 2006, Moss and special guest "Monster" Mike Welch tear through 11 songs in their usual gritty Chicago Blues style on the new CD "Live @ Chan's. Find this CD at http://cdbaby.com/cd/nickmoss5.

Lee Rocker (mp3)
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007
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Lee Rocker was the bass player with the rockabilly revival group of the 80's, The Stray Cats. He's been leading his own band since 1994. His 10th release, "Black Cat Bone" is another swingin' rockabilly/blues hybrid. Find the album at http://www.alligator.com/index.cfm?sect … mID=AL4917

Pauline York Band (mp3)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007
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Pauline York and her band hit the Chicago blues scene in 1997. "Get Down and Ride" is their 3rd release and serves notice that they are becoming a player on the national blues scene. Get the CD at: http://www.paulineyorkband.com/merch.html

Elam McKnight (mp3)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007
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McKnight was exposed to blues at a young age. An uncle would take him to from his small western Tennessee town to Beale Street in Memphis, exposing him live blues. Critics are calling McKnight as one of the best new artists of the "new primative" movement. His new CD "Supa Good" is available at http://www.bigblackhand.com/products.html