The blues are an essential part of music history and touches every genre, be it rock and roll, jazz and even country music. It’s very much a social thing, and KNON Blues Radio is a hub of blues activity in North Texas. The two hour show is on the air five nights a week, from six to eight pm, broadcasting from Dallas.

There’s a different host every weeknight…JMAC on Mondays plays all styles of blues, from the classic years of the early 20’s and 30’s, through country blues and 50’s Chicago blues up to today’s contemporary artists.

Big Daddy Hal on Tuesdays doesn’t prepare a show; it’s all based on a feeling, just like real blues music. Scott on Wednesdays has been hosting the show since 1996. Ginger on Thursdays plays the blues from the female perspective. On Fridays, it’s Don O., KNON’s blues format director since 1983.

KNON-FM is a community radio station run by dedicated volunteers who really love what they do. It’s mostly funded through listener donations. They’re currently in their winter pledge drive and are asking for public donations to keep the station going. The weeknight blues programs are especially important because it’s programmed by each nightly host, giving listeners a wide variety of live and recorded blues. Local and regional musicians drop by the studios on occasion to talk about their live shows and even play a few songs.

KNON is also online, broadcasting 24 hours a day over the internet at www.knon.org
It’s the only community radio station in north Texas with this kind of programming, which spans everything from blues, R&B, Talk, Jazz, Country, Gospel, Rock, Latin Energy, Hip-Hop and Reggae. You get a different perspective every night with a different host, each one a musician as much as a DJ, spanning massive personal collections over the past fifty years.

If you’re into the blues, then I encourage you to tune in and support this great community radio station. They’ve been on the air since 1983 as a non-profit, listener-supported station. That’s very unique in today’s entertainment landscape, and totally worth supporting.

KNON 89.3 FM Radio
Official website @ www.knon.org
Don O.’s Dallas/Fort Worth Blues Page: www.geocities.com/bluesdfw

Posted by Mike