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12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast

12-Bar Talk: A Blues Podcast

By: Chelsea June Adams
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 Welcome to 12-Bar Talk, a blues music and dance podcast that covers blues history, current artists and trends, dances done to blues music, and more. Join Dr. Chelsea Adams as she interviews musicians, dancers, scholars, and delves into the myriad of topics that deal with this uniquely black American art form.Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Music
Episodes
  • Episode 24: Let's Talk Blues with Rex Peoples

    Episode 24: Let's Talk Blues with Rex Peoples
    Aug 30 2025

    Join Rex Peoples and Dr. Adams as they discuss blues music and dance, culture, and take audience questions in this live recording from Mile High Blues.

    Guest: Rex Peoples Website: www.rexpeoples.com

    Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams Post-Production by Jeremy Carberry

    12-Bar Talk is brought to you from Ogden, Utah's "Junction City" full of blues and jazz history on Historic 25th Street. You can learn more about Ogden's rich black history at https://www.visitogden.com/blog/celebrating-black-history-month-in-ogden-utah/.

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    44 mins
  • Episode 23: Live at Mile High Blues with Maynard Mills and John Long

    Episode 23: Live at Mile High Blues with Maynard Mills and John Long
    Jul 28 2025

    The podcast travels to Denver, CO for the first Mile High Blues since the pandemic to interview the Colorado blues greats at the event. Dr. Adams started the weekend off with a live-audience interview with Maynard Mills and John Long.

    Guests: Maynard Mills and John Long Websites: https://maynardmills.com/ ; https://www.johnlongblues.com/

    Article on Maynard Mills

    Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams Post-Production by Jeremy Carberry

    12-Bar Talk is brought to you from Ogden, Utah's "Junction City" full of blues and jazz history on Historic 25th Street. You can learn more about Ogden's rich black history at https://www.visitogden.com/blog/celebrating-black-history-month-in-ogden-utah/.

    Podcast intro music is Chicago Shuffle Blues, courtesy of JuliusH. Song can be found at https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/.
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    49 mins
  • Episode 22: On Lifting Others Up with Lady A

    Episode 22: On Lifting Others Up with Lady A
    Jun 19 2025

    Dr. Adams sits down with Lady A to discuss her music, but overall, this is an episode about getting to know your neighbors, about lifting each other up, and about speaking up for those who may not have opportunities to succeed if you don’t.

    Guest: Lady A Website: https://www.ladyababyblues.com/

    Info for One Seattle Soul: https://therhapsodyproject.org/one-seattle-soul/

    Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams Post-Production by Jeremy Carberry

    12-Bar Talk is brought to you from Ogden, Utah's "Junction City" full of blues and jazz history on Historic 25th Street. You can learn more about Ogden's rich black history at https://www.visitogden.com/blog/celebrating-black-history-month-in-ogden-utah/.

    Podcast intro music is Chicago Shuffle Blues, courtesy of JuliusH. Song can be found at https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/.
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    47 mins
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