On this day in 1948, Roy Milton recorded “Hop, Skip, and Jump” (Hoy Hoy Hoy) in Los Angeles for Specialty Records (single #314)

On this day in 1985, the largest audience to ever watch a live performance by a Blues artist. Albert Collins played to an audience of about one billion at Live Aid.

Today’s show features music performed by Roy Milton and B.B. King

On this day in Blues history is published every day in video format on Bluesland (on Facebook) and on BlueSky