This week we celebrate the 97th anniversary of the birth Wilbert "Red" Prysock, who was one of the early Coleman Hawkins-influenced tenor saxophonists to move in the direction of rhythm and blues, rather than bebop.

WRFG Route 66 pays tribute to a unique time when blues, jazz, and R&B were all on the same page and often in the same song. The focus is on the music of the Jump Blues and Early Rock’n’roll Eras of the 1940s & 1950s and on how those styles have evolved over the years.

Listen to WRFG Route 66 Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. Eastern on WRFG 89.3 FM, Atlanta. Your independent community radio station for progressive information and handpicked, quality music is streaming worldwide over the free WRFG mobile app and WRFG.ORG.

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