WRFG Route 66 Jumps

06/03/2026

A jumpin' 85-year-old protest song has just gone viral. I wonder why?

Update #2: Wow, overwhelmed by the recent love for this video! For those who want to support our music, you can purchase it directly on our website (link bel...

06/01/2026

Great shot of T-Bone Walker and his band. Check out the podcast for this week’s show for more T-Bone goodness.

T-Bone Walker and ensemble!

05/31/2026

Today we celebrate the 115th anniversary of the birth of the legendary T-Bone Walker. Please check out today's podcast which is included with this post. It contains a track by T-Bone we couldn't fit in to today's live show.

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B were on the same page and often in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of the Jump Blues Era of the 1940s which blended into the Rock & Roll Era of the 1950s and on how those styles and artists have evolved over the years. We also bring you jazz from the era, plus the occasional page from the Great American Songbook.

Listen to Route 66 Sunday live from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern on WRFG-Atlanta 89.3FM and streaming live worldwide over the free WRFG mobile app and WRFG.ORG.

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B were on the samepage and, often, in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of theJump Blues Era of the 1940s which blended …

05/30/2026

This Sunday we celebrate the 115th anniversary of the birth of the amazing T-Bone Walker. Please tune in and check out our podcast when it pops on our blog route66wrfg.org or on this page after Route 66 airs live from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern on WRFG-Atlanta 89.3FM and world-wide via WRFG.ORG.

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B were on the same page and often in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of the Jump Blues Era of the 1940s which blended into the Rock & Roll Era of the 1950s and on how those styles and artists have evolved over the years. We also bring you jazz from the era, plus the occasional page from the Great American Songbook.

05/25/2026

05/24/2026

Today we celebrate the 115th anniversary of the birth of Big Joe Turner, the Boss of the Blues. Be sure to check out today's podcast which is included with this post.

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B were on the same page and often in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of the Jump Blues Era of the 1940s which blended into the Rock & Roll Era of the 1950s and on how those styles and artists have evolved over the years. We also bring you jazz from the era, plus the occasional page from the Great American Songbook.

Listen to Route 66 Sunday live from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern on WRFG-Atlanta 89.3FM and streaming live worldwide over WRFG.ORG.
# BigJoeTurner

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B were on the samepage and, often, in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of theJump Blues Era of the 1940s which blended …

05/21/2026

Big Joe this Sunday!

Remembering 1983 Blues Hall of Fame Inductee Big Joe Turner 💙
May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985

05/17/2026

Straight from the WRFG Archives, here's our live show for Mother's Day, May 10, 2026. You can find most if not all of our past live shows in the archives at WRFG.ORG.

You'll find our playlists and podcasts all the way back to 2020 at route66wrfg.org

WRFG-Atlanta 89.3FM

Listen to Route 66 - 10 May 2026 by WRFG Atlanta

05/17/2026

Today we pay tribute to jazz and blues great Big Maybelle and explore James Brown's jumpin' roots. Be sure to check out the podcast for today's show which is included with this post.

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B were on the same page and often in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of the Jump Blues Era of the 1940s which blended into the Rock & Roll Era of the 1950s and on how those styles and artists have evolved over the years. We also bring you jazz from the era, plus the occasional page from the Great American Songbook.

Listen to Route 66 Sunday live from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern on WRFG-Atlanta 89.3FM and streaming live worldwide over WRFG.ORG.

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B were on the samepage and, often, in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of theJump Blues Era of the 1940s which blended …