Sounds of Blue

Music Podcasts

Bob Putignano's Sounds of Blue is a mix of soul, jazz, funk, blues, blues-rock, classic rock and more. Tune in for a steady dose of tunes and interviews with music industry leaders.

Episodes

SOB 544 Features: Mike Bloomfield, Santana, Brian Auger & Vince Guaraldi

SOB 543 Features: Jeff Beck, Brian Auger, Deodato, Todd Rundgren, Alan Wilson & Fred Gwynne

SOB 542 Features: Jeff Beck, more Larry Carlton & Grant Green, Jr. Walker, Earl Van Dyke, Martha Reeves, Arlyster "Dyke" Christian

SOB 541 Features: Recordings from the Fillmore East < Which closed 55 years ago on 6/27/1971> w/Grateful Dead, Humble Pie, Ten Years After & Allman Bros.,) + Derek Trucks & more Larry Carlton

SOB 540 Features: Larry Carlton, Alister "Dyke" Christian, Grant Green, Bobby Watley & Don Adams/Get Smart

SOB 539 Features: Mitch Ryder, Leo Nocentelli, Larry Carlton, Grant Green, Magic Dick, Matthew Whitaker & Brian Wilson

SOB 538 Features: Larry Carlton, Jimmy Hall, Grant Green, Rob Ickes & Paul Bollenback

SOB 396 - REPLAY - Features: Boz Scaggs, Luther Kent, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Don "Sugarcane" Harris, Bill Kreutzmann, Clarence Spady, Monty Alexander, Ernest Ranglin, Ed Palermo & Dee Dee Bridgewater

SOB 537 Features: Albert King, Gatemouth Brown, Jimmy Hall, Eric Burdon, Herbie Mann, Pee Wee Crayton, Mighty Sam McClain, Klaus Doldinger, Bobbi Humphrey, Mary Lou Williams & Bobby Enriquez

SOB 536 Features: Albert King, Otis Rush, Gatemouth Brown & a fond farewell to Clarence Carter who passed away at 90

SOB 535 Features: Herbie Hancock, Herbie Mann, Mongo Santamaria, Groove Holmes, Cal Collins & a fond farewell to Alex Ligertwood who passed away at 79

SOB 534 Features: Peter Frampton, Jack Casady, Buddy Cage, and a recently released Jerry Garcia-Merl Saunders 2-CD box-set from 9/25/1971

SOB 533 Features: My Dave Mason Tribute - Dave Mason passed away April 19th, 2026 at 79

SOB 532 Features: Larry Carlton, Herbie Hancock, Jess Roden, Gabor Szabo, Willis "Gatortail" Jackson, Gene Ammons, Mongo Santamaria & Tito Puente

SOB 531 Features: Phil Lesh, Muddy Waters, Wilson Pickett, Rufus Thomas, Charles Lloyd, Gabor Szabo, David LaFlamme, Michael Stanley, Flora Purim & Les Cooper

SOB 394 - REPLAY - Features: Derek Trucks, Bill Kreutzmann, Paul Bollenback, Jimmy Ponder & Ron Levy.

SOB - 391 - REPLAY - Features: Joe Cocker, Taj Mahal, Ramsey Lewis, Steve Winwood, Jay Ferguson, Duane Eddy, Charles Earland, Red Holloway, Willis "Gatortail" Jackson, Greg Piccolo, Bobby Enriquez, and a fond farewell to lyricist Pete Brown

SOB 530 Features: Wilson Pickett, George Benson, Melvin Sparks, Billy Stewart & Lyman Woodard

SOB 529 Features: Quincy Jones, Blue Mitchell, Shirley Scott, Charles Kynard & Michael Stephenson

SOB 528 Features: Walter Becker, Maceo Parker, King Curtis, Bill Doggett, John Handy, Jackie Gleason, Philippe Saise, Kimberly Allison & a fond farewell to Country Joe McDonald