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Tom Marker

Host: Blues Breakers

At ‘XRT we still hear from people who tell us they’ve been listening since we were a part-time, underground station. Tom says he’s been listening longer than that. His first personal contact with ‘XRT was when he met John Platt. He invited Tom to visit him while on the air at WGLD, a one-time progressive rock station based in Oak Park. Tom thought, “cool job.” [Read Tom’s Full Bio]

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And The Winner Is: Rosa’s Lounge!

Every year about this time the most prestigious awards in blues are announced, the KBA’s, The Keeping the Blues Alive Awards. Handed out to organizations, institutions and individuals in America, Europe and beyond by the [...]

11/12/2014

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Blues Breakers Playlist From Monday

This was a fun Blues Breakers show this week. The old Howlin’ Wolf songs that featured Hubert Sumlin, our Artist of the Week, sounded great. I’m crazy about Otis Clay and Dave Specter and that [...]

11/12/2014

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Hubert Sumlin Artist Of The Week Tonight On Blues Breakers

We still hear the influence of the Chicago Blues of the Fifties everyday in popular music. There seems like there weren’t as many people familiar with the Chicago greats of those days at that time [...]

11/10/2014

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Looking For Blues Breakers Playlist With Notes And Links? You’re Getting Warmer

Tom Marker’s Blues Breakers for November 3, 2014 Artist of the Week: Magic Sam   JOHN LEE HOOKER with BONNIE RAITT – I’M IN THE MOOD Happy Birthday to Bonnie who makes 66 this Saturday. [...]

11/04/2014

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Magic Sam on Blues Breakers Tonight At 9p

The great West Side Chicago bluesman Magic Sam will be our featured artist tonight on Blues Breakers. His career was cut short by his untimely death and he didn’t leave behind many studio recordings, but [...]

11/03/2014

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Lou Reed Tribute With Frank Orrall

This week we passed the one year anniversary of the passing of Lou Reed. That motivated famous club and party DJ and former Bucket of Suds regular Joe Bryl to jump into action and host [...]

10/30/2014

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Blues Breakers Playlist – From Sweet To Scary

Our Artist of the Week on Blues Breakers was Chicago’s Jimmy Johnson. His beautiful high lonesome voice? That was our pre-Halloween treat. On the scary side we began with a live version of the Screamin’ [...]

10/28/2014

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The Bar Room Preacher On Blues Breakers Tonight

That’s right, Chicago’s sweetest blues singer and guitar player, Jimmy Johnson, will be the Artist Of The Week tonight on Blues Breakers. Be listening for new Eric Bibb, scary Howlin’ Wolf, and a track from [...]

10/27/2014

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Two Hours At The Corner Of The Bar With Buddy Guy – Tix Saturday

Last night I headed over to Buddy Guy’s Legends to hang with my friends there and check out the Chicago R&B Kings featuring Gene “Big Daddy” Barge and guitarist Rob Blaine. I was sitting at [...]

10/24/2014

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The Chief! Blues Breakers Playlist, Monday, October 20, 2014

Tom Marker’s Blues Breakers for October 20, 2014 Artist of the Week: Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater   EDDY CLEARWATER – TOO OLD TO GET MARRIED From Eddy’s new, live record, Soul Funky. Celebrate with Eddy [...]

10/21/2014

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