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Pacific Street Blues & Americana

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★★★★★
5
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21 reviews
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United States
This podcast has
588 episodes
Language
English
Publisher
Rick Galusha
Explicit
No
Date created
2020/12/08
Latest episode
2026/10/25
Average duration
81 min.
Release period
4 days

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Founded in 1991 - now in our fourth decadeNebraska Music Hall of Fame, inducted,Iowa Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, inducted,Blues Foundation, Keeping the Blues Alive, recipientOmaha Blues Society Award., recipientNOW broadcast in England on Lionheart RadioMusical Ecclectrity - exploring the blues through the familiarity of Archival Classic Rock

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More Halloween Blues (part 2 of 2)
2026/10/25
20. Koko Taylor / Voodoo Woman21. Los Lobos / Voodoo Music 22. Junior Wells / Hoodoo Man Blues 23. Melvin Taylor & the Slack Band / Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) 24. Playing for Change / Gimme Shelter 25. Lucinda Williams / Sympathy for the Devil 26. The Rolling Stones / Too Much Blood 27. Chris O'Leary / Daddy was a Wolfman 28. Jeff Beck Group feat Rod Stewart / I Ain't Superstitious 29. Stevie Wonder / Superstition 30. Gary Moore / Evil 31. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Wicked Soul32. The Doors / The End33. Buddy Guy / Hard Time Killing Floor34. Led Zeppelin / Lemon Song35. Gregg Allman / Midnight Rider36. Maggie Bell / After Midnight37. The Doors / People are Strange38. Elvis Presley / Devil in Disguise 39. Joe Bonamassa / Burning Hell (John Lee Hooker) 40. Stevie Ray Vaughan / Say What (Soul to Soul)
Boo! The Halloween Special Scary scary blues... (part 1 of 2)
2026/10/25
Pacific Street Blues & AmericanaOctober 25, 2026 1. Robert Cray / Trick or Treat (Otis Redding) 2. Earl King / Trick Bag (Melvin Taylor, SRV) 3. Lightin' Hopkins / Black Ghost Blues4. Copeland, Collins, Cray / Black Cat Bone5. Samantha Fish / I Put a Spell On You6  Dwight Yoakum / Who'll Stop the Rain 7. CCR / Tombstone Blues8. Emmylou Harris /  Bad Moon Rising 9. Son House / Grinnin' in Your Face 10. John Mellencamp / Death Letter Blues 11. Blind Willie Johnson / John the Revelator 12. Derek Trucks Band (feat Warren Haynes) / Preaching Blues 13. Sheryl Crow (Bob Dylan) / Tombstone Blues (feat: Natalie Maines, Chrissie Hynder, Sarah McLachlan, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards) 14. Lead Zeppelin / Gallows Pole15. Josh White / TB Blues16. John Lee Hooker / TB Sheets 17. Taj Mahal / Crossroads Blues 18. Eric Gales & Norris Johnson / Me and the Devil Blues 19. Johnny Winter & Derek Trucks / Dust My Broom
Blues & Homegrown favs like Charlie Burton, Jeni Grouse, Jason Birnstihl, and more...
2026/10/18
Spotlight Shows podcast libraryPlease FOLLOW US on Facebook. 22. Bonnie Raitt / Here Comes Love23. Jeni Grouse / When I Get Back to You 24. Duane Betts / Down to Houston 25. Chris O'Leary Band / Daddy was a Wolfman26. Eli Paperboy Reed / Knock, Knock Memories 27. Isiah Stone / No One Cares 28. Brooke Combe / Love Was Made of Stone29. J Geils Band / Where Did Our Love Grow 30. Jason Birnstihl & Jen Hill / Stop in the Name of Love (live) 31. Keb Mo / We Make Love32. Rhiannon Giddens / Carolina Rain 33. Buckingham Nicks / Crystal34. Carla Thomas / Country Road 35. Charlie Burton / Guitar Case 36. Elvis Presley / A Mess of Blues 37. Bruce Springsteen / Viva Las Vegas38. Graham Parker & the Rumour / Heat Treatment39. All the King's Men feat Keith Richards / Deuce and a Quarter
Steeped in the Blues via' Ray Charles, The Doors, and Rememberin' John Lennon
2026/10/18
FOLLOW US on FacebookPacific Street BluesOctober 18, 2026Spotlight Shows Library 1. Teresa James  When My Baby Comes Home2. Van Morrison / Lonely Avenue3. Earnestine Anderson / Never Make Your Move too Soon 4. Eva Cassidy / Hallelujah I Love Him So 5. The Boneshakers / Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 6. Sugar Ray & The Bluestones featuring Little Charlie / Don't Give No More Than You Can Take 7. Polly O'Keary and the Rhythm Method / Too Much Like I Care8. KoKo Taylor / Nitty Gritty 9. REM / #9 Dream10. Corinne Bailey Rae / I'm Losing Yout11. Los Lonely Boys / Whatever Gets You Through the Night12. Johnny Winter / Rock & Roll People 13. Bo Diddley Love Her Madly14. The Doors / Roadhouse Rap15. John Lee Hooker & Jim Morrison / Roadhouse Blues 16. Eileen Jewel / Soul Kitchen 17. Etta James / Light My Fire18. Magic Sam / I Found a New Love 19. Southern Avenue / Found a Friend in You20. Screaming Cheetah Wheelies / I Found Love21. Larkin Poe / Who Do You Love
Chill Hats for Kitty Kats - "Gone, like a a coooooool breeze" (part 2 of 2)
2026/10/11
Pacific Street Blues & AmericanaCool tunes for Cool Cats!21. Kerri Powers / Morning Glory, Midnight Blue22. Kris Lager Band / There Ain't Nothing (That Can Get in My Way) 23. Matt Cox / 18 Wheels 24. Dave Alvin / Albuquerque25. Blood Brothers (Zito & Caniglia)/ Tooth & Nail 26. Duane Betts / Down to Houston 27. Mitch Gettman / Stay a Little Longer 28. The Movies / Self-Imaginary Lovers 29. Eddie 9V / Blowin' Up 30. Eric Bibb / Didn't Keep Runnin' 31. Ray Charles / Ain't That Love 32. Eva Cassidy / Hallelujah (I Love Him So)33. The Black Crowes / Profane Prophecy 34. Humble Pie / Shine On 35. Buddy Guy w/ Jeff Beck & Keith Richards / Cognac  36. Sue Foley / Positively Fourth Street
Cool tunes for Cool Cats! 10 11 2026 (part 1 of 2)
2026/10/11
Pacific Street Blues & AmericanaOctober 11, 20261. Keb Mo / Every Step of the Way2. Van Morrison / These Dreams of You3. Paul Simon & George Harrison / Homeward Bound4. Eric Clapton / After Midnight5. Rhiannon Giddens / Carolina Rain6. Los Lobos & Steve Earle / Volver A Celaya7. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Shout Out8. Lucinda Williams / Lowlife (Play Slim Harpo)9.  Brooke Combe / Love Was Made of Stone10. Isiah Stone / No One Cares11. Aiyana Lee / Housebroken12. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings / Humble Me13. Chris O'Leary / Nothing But a Memory14. Beth Hart / Suga N' My Bowl15. Eileen Jewell / Soul Kitchen16. The Doors / Back Door Man17. Cassandra Wilson / Shelter from the Storm18. Jenni Grouse / Heartbreak & Misery19. Joan Osbourne / I Want to Be Love20. Ann Cole / I Got My Mojo WorkingPacific St Blues & Americana Radio & Podcast Musical Ecclestricity since 1991  Now in our Fourth Decade of Broadcasting 2002 Blues Society of Omaha plaque 2010 'Keeping the Blues Alive' recipient 2024 Iowa Rock n Roll Hall of Fame 2024 Nebraska Music Hall of Fame 2024 Began broadcasting in England Social Media & Spotlight Shows www.KIWRBlues.PodOMatic.comwww.Facebook.com/psblues
Spotlight on Van Morrison - part 2 of 2 October 4, 2026
2026/10/04
"Sometime you win, sometime you lose, and sometimes the blues just gets hold of you just when you thought you had it made..."Van & The Blues 27. Johnny Winter / Feedback Out on Highway 10128. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Someone Like You Blues Duets 29. Ray Charles w/ Van Morrison / Crazy Love30. B.B. King w/ Van Morrison / If You Love Me The "Celtic Soul" of Astral Weeks31. Marianne Faithfull / Madame George 32. Belfast Cowboys / Domino33. Bruce Springsteen / Rosalita 34. The Wallflowers / Into the MysticName Droppin'  Van 35. President Michael Higgins (Ireland) / Rave on John Donne36. Widespread Panic / And It Stoned Me37. Van Morrison / In the Days Before Rock n' Roll38. Barrence Whitfiled & Tom Russell / Cleaning WindowsNotable Covers39. Van Morrison & The Band / Caravan40. John Mellencamp & Me'Shell Ndegeocello / Wild Nights41. Nathan East & Michael McDonald / Moondance42. Rod Stewart / Have I Told You Lately More Tasty Covers (online only) 43. Elvis Costello / Full Force Gale44. Wayne Toups & the Zydecajuns / Tupelo Honey 45. Brian Kennedy / Queen of the Slipstream46. Hot House Flowers / Bright Side of the Road47. Syl Johnson / Jackie Wilson Said 48. Jackie Wilson / Reet Petite49. Betty LaVette / Real Real GoneNote: this was thee hardest show ever to put together. Not only did I underestimage the width and bredth of Morrison's career and range of influence, any, absovlutely any technical glitch that could have occurred, did occur. It's been absolute madness. So very frustrating but I HOPE you enjoy the show.
Van Morrison Spotlight Show - part 1 of 2 October 4, 2026
2026/10/04
Intro & Homage1. Ed Sheerhan / Galway Girl2. The Pretty Things / Belfast Cowboy3. Dan Penn / Bright Side of the Road4. Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band / Brown Eyed GirlEarly Influences on The Monarchs5. Bobby Blue Bland / Turn on Your Love Light6. T Bone Walker / Stormy Monday Blues 7. Georgie & the Monarchs / O Twingy Baby8. Muddy Waters / Hoochie Coochie Man Them 9. David Bowie / Here Comes the Night10. The Troggs / I Can Only Give You Everything11. Them / Baby Please Don't Go12. Bo Diddley / Bring it to Jermone13. Eddie & the Hot Rods / Gloria-Satisfaction Charted Hits @ Release of Them's First Hits14. The Animals . House of the Rising Sun15. The Rolling Stones / It's All Over Now16. Dusty Springfield / I Only Want to Be with You 17. The Kinks / You Really Got MeEarly Influences on Van Morrison18. Ray Charles / This Little Girl of Mine19. Lead Belly / T.B. Woman Blues20. Van Morrison / T.B. Sheets21. Linda Gail Lewis & Van Morrison / You Win Again The Skiffle Years22. Sue Foley / Freight Train 23. Lonnie Donegan / Rock Island Line 24. Van Morrison / Worried Man Blues 25. The Quarrymen (John Lennon) / Om Spite of All the Danger26. Traveling WIlburys / Nobody's Child (George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynn)Note: I am not kidding, whatever ghosts were in my machine, they came out to haunt and hinder our ability to create and post this show. It was a real labour of love - L-O-V-E
New Releases and Some Classic Tracks
2026/09/27
20. Sass Jordan / Cry Baby 21. Jeni Grouws / Let Your Eyes Lay Low22. Brooke Combe / Love Was Made of Stone23. Isiah Stone / No One Cares 24. Devon Allman & Jimmy Hall / Wang Dang Doodle25. The Rolling Stones / Beautiful Delilah 26. Buddy Guy / Hammer and a Nail 27. Curtis Salgado / My Girlfriend 28. Kris Lager Band / I'm Here for You 29. Marcus King with Jesse Welles / Someone Else 30. Free / My Brother Jake 31. The Allman Brothers / Trouble No More (Sleepy John Estes, Muddy Waters)32. Steve Earle w/ Los Lobos / Volver A Celaya 33. Pokey LaFarge / My Baby Loves Me 34. Mike Farris / Havana Santa 35. Van Morrison / I Shall Sing
Old Favorites 09272026 Part 1 of 2
2026/09/27
PLAYLIST: Pacific St Blues & AmericanaSeptember 27, 2026 1. Sheryl Crow & Jesse Wells / Freedom Bus2. Lucinda Williams / Freedom Speaks3. Eric Bibb / Freedom Train 4. Neil Young / Freedom Train 5. Big Head Todd / Bittersweet6. Los Lonely Boys / Heaven7. Jonny Lang / Lie to Me 8. Indigenous / Things We Do 9. Hector Anchondo / Black Magic Woman 10. Santana / Europa11. Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac Blues Band / Rattlesnake Shake 12. Black Crowes (feat Jimmy Page) / Oh Well 13. Led Zeppelin / Travelling Riverside Blues (Robert Johnson cover) 14. Larry Davis / Texas Flood 15. Vaughan Brothers / Tick Tock 16. Charly Patton / Dirt Road Blues 17. Woody Guthrie / Going Down the Road Feeling Bad 18. Johnny Winter / Further on up the Road19. Hayes Carll / King of the Road
New tunes from Old Favorites Blood Brothers, Chris O'Leary, Brooke Combe, Marcus King, Claudettes, Carolyn Wonderland
2026/09/20
Note: I meant Jack Nicolson but said Jack Nickolsen. My bad: it happens. Apologizes to The Shark.22. Brooke Combe / Love was Made of Stone23. War & Treaty / You Can't Hurt Me Anymore 24. Aretha Franklin / The Night Time is the Right Time 25. Aiyana-Lee (Anderson)/ Housebroken26. The Staple Singers / We the People 27. Chris O'Leary / Lady Luck 28. Eddie Kirkland / Down on My Knees29. Blood Brothers (Albert Castiligia & Mike Zito) / No Good Woman30. Galatic & Irma Thomas / Where I Belong31. Shaun Murphy / Welcome to Bluesville32. Gregg Allman / Dark End of the Street 33. Marcus King / Good and Gone 34. Mike Farris / Havana Santa35. The Claudettes / Dozing in the Crypt36. Carolyn Wonderland / Sooner or Later37. Matt Whipkey / Self-Imaginary Lover
New Releases Galore with Keb Mo, Rhiannon Giddens, Tony Holiday, Danielle Nicole, Beth Hart, Southern Avenue and more
2026/09/20
Pacific St Blues & AmericanaSeptember 20, 2026Facebook 1. Keb Mo / Living in the Moment 2. Rhiannon Giddens / Carolina Rain3. Jeni Grouws / Runnin' Ragged 4. Danielle Nicole / Tug of War (Fireflies) 5. Beth Hart / I Wanna Be Big Bad Johnny Cash  6. Rodney Crowell / I Walk the Line Revisited7. Dale Watson / I Walk the Line 8. Billy Burnette / Ring of Fire9. Johnny Cash / We'll Meet Again 10. Orianthia / Attention 11. Southern Avenue / Rum Boogie 12. B. B. King / Everyday I Have the Blues 13. McDonald, Tedeschi, Bonamassa / To Know You is to Love You 14. Kris Lager Band / Time to Spend 15. Aynsley Lister / Insatiable 16. Joe Bonamassa & Beth Hart / Black Coffee17. Humble Pie / Hot n' Nasty18. Neville Brothers / Fly Like an Eagle19. Walter Wolfman Washington / Funk is in the House 20. Tony Holiday / Woman Named Trouble 21. Eddie 9V / Love Moves Slowly
Greenie, new(er) releases, musical ecclectricity and stories - we have stories!
2026/09/13
22. Jeni Grouws / When I Get Back to You 23. Van Morrison / These Dreams of You 24. Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps / When My Baby Comes Home 25. Rhiannon Giddens / Caroline Rain 26. Sebastian Lane / Floating Away 27. Eric Gales / Guitar Man 28. Big Head Todd & the Monsters / Bittersweet29. Los Lonely Boys / 16 Monkeys 30. Gary Moore / The Supernatural 31. Peter Green / 32-20 Blues  32. Maggie Rogers / Don't Forget Me33. Robben Ford w/ Mavis Staples / Peace, Love, & Understanding34. Jad Tariq / High Inflation Blues 35. Sheryl Crow & Jesse Welles / Freedom Bus 36. Tom Waits / Jersey Girl 37. The Rolling Stones / In the Stars
New Blues Releases, Sept. 11th, and more 09 13 2026 (1 of 2)
2026/09/13
Pacific St Blues & AmericanaSeptember 13, 2026Facebook1. Keb Mo / Stitched Up Heart2. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats / I Need Never Get Old 3. March Wind / Until I Lost You 4. Brooke Combe / Love Was Made of Stone5. Chris O'Leary / Lady Luck 6. Tommy Castro / Blues Prisoner 7. Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials / Cold Side of the Bed 8. Eric Clapton / Key to the Highway9. Freddy King / Lonesome Whistle Blues 10. Mike Bloomfield, Stephen Stills, Al Kooper / It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It takes a Train to Cry11. Tad Robinson / Keep Your Heart Open for Love 12. Jeff Beck Group / Drinkin' Again 13. Cowboy Junkies / Thunder Road 14. Robert Mitchum / Ballad of Thunder Road15. Bruce Springsteen / Cautious Man 16. Betty Lavette / Streets of Philadelphia 17. Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris / If this is Goodbye18. Leonard Cohen / On That Day 19. Nancy Wilson / The Rising20. Neil Young / Let's Roll 21. Eddie Vedder / My City in Ruin
Reggae & Rhyme in Western Music - The Sounds of the Carribbean (part 2 of 2)
2026/09/08
Pacific St Blues & Reggae16. Paul Simon / Mother & Child Reunion17. Keb Mo w/ Blind Boy Paxton & Baaba Maal / Three Little Birds       - Peter Burnetta (Omaha connection)18. Fats Domino / Be My Guest (1959) 19. Madness / Our House20. Junior Murvin / Police & Thieves (The Clash)21. The Clash /  (White Man in) Hammersmith Palais  22. UB 40 / Red Red Wine (Neil Diamond)23. Specials / Shanty Town 007 24. The Police / Roxanne25. Sting & Shaggy / Don't Make Me Wait (Wait in Vain - Marley reference) 26. The Blind Boys of Alabama / Many Rivers to Cross27. Nighthawks / Johnny Too Bad 1. Tresillo: Bo Diddley / Bo Diddley or Johnny Otis / Willie & the Hand Jive 2. Habanera: (Peggy Lee) Ray Charles & Natalie Cole / Fever 3. Mambo: Neville Brothers / Mardi Gras Mambo4. Rumba: Professor Longhair / Rum & Coke5. Second Line: Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Tomorrow6. Calypso: Nat Cole / Calypso Blues

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5 out of 5
21 reviews
★★★★★
gratefulseedsaver 2024/06/02
‘The Music Slinger’ - Rick Galusha
Rick Galusha created Pacific Street Blues 30+ years ago. He’s still bringing us a treasure trove of music through his many years of knowledge working ...
★★★★★
Gurusy 2023/10/29
Excellent.
A broad variety of recordings, organized in a interesting fashion with a down home dj keeping it following. A blues mix that I Find quite enjoyable,...
★★★★★
Theodoresmall 2023/10/27
Pacific Street Blues
Love this show. I learn so much about music history. Always play it while I’m at the gym and doing chores!
★★★★★
Love Me Some PSB 2023/10/13
Like variety? Like to learn? Want more music and less talk?
Like to discover? Like surprises? Like a well-curated playlist? You have to give PSB a listen. Rick’s show has become a soundtrack to my life…working...
★★★★★
wyfarrell 2023/01/15
America’s Best Blues Show!
Rick’s blues show is the best in the country. Been a fan for years, hope it continues formany years to come!
★★★★★
Balehouse 2022/03/17
Pacific street blues
Best sound on Sunday morning anywhere.
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