The Bus Stop Blues’s Podcast
The Bus Stop Blues podcast is a weekly 2 hour radio show broadcasted from live and recorded at 98.3 FM
– The Life radio station in Northern Lake County, Illinois from 7pm to 9pm on Sunday nights.
The show features blues inspired music, with originals from Kevin Purcell & The Nightburners as well as
Blues legends from today and yesteryear. The show includes “Tales From The Road” a recurring feature, plus witty
conversations from your hosts and special in studio guests.
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Monday Dec 22, 2025
Monday Dec 22, 2025
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EPISODE #49
12/21/25 - With Special Guest: The Nightburners
Hosts: Kevin Purcell & Road Bill
This week on The Bus Stop Blues, we’ve got a full car and the engine’s already warm. Joining us in the studio are the Nightburners themselves, Bill LeClair, Don Laferty, Tony Root, and Pete Cruz. Five players, that make up one band that knows how to turn sweat, stories, and volume into something unforgettable. We’ll dig into the music, the miles, and the moments that only happen when a band locks in and lets it fly. So grab your seat, turn it up just a little louder than necessary, and welcome the Nightburners to The Bus Stop, Blues that is.
Friday Dec 19, 2025
Friday Dec 19, 2025
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BONUS EPISODE #2
- With Axel Ellis, Charlie Slavik and Stevie Craig
Hosts: Kevin Purcell & Road Bill
Musicland!!!
Axel From Ax and the Hatchetmen came with with Hunter as well as Axles parents John and Nikki (Episode #20), Charlie was our very first overseas interview (Episode #35) and Stevie is the newest Guitar addition to the Nightburners (Episode #22).
In celebration of the completion of our first year we will releasing a number of clips from players on our previous shows stay tuned!!!
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
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BONUS EPISODE #1
- With Don Laferty and Mike Church
Hosts: Kevin Purcell & Road Bill
Musicland!!!
Don was our first guest to play on our show (Episode #5), Mike was the second (Episode #8).
In celebration of the completion of our first year we will releasing a number of clips from players on our previous shows stay tuned!!!
Monday Dec 15, 2025
Monday Dec 15, 2025
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We hit 10,000 Downloads!!!
EPISODE #48
12/14/25 - With Special Guest Beth Miller and Craig Dreiling
Hosts: Kevin Purcell & Road Bill
Good evening, Musicland, and welcome aboard Episode 48 of The Bus Stop Blues. Tonight’s ride is packed with groove, grit, and a few curveballs straight from the engine room. We’ve got a longtime friend of the show, local music scene linchpin Craig Dreiling joining us in the studio.
Plus some very special announcements that mark a new chapter for the Bus Stop as we roll toward Season Two.
We are adding 2 more shows per week, a music show, and a weekly chapter in the history of the blues, all happening in 2026, stay tunned...
Big sounds, familiar voices, and the future pulling up right on time. So punch that ticket, find your seat on the Big Bus, and let’s get this thing rolling.
The Bus Stop Blues – Episode 48Air Date: December 14, 2025
Song List
Drive Monkey Drive – Kevin Purcell & the Nightburners
Calling Me Home – Kevin Purcell & the Nightburners
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah – The Sidewinders
Run Out – The Pino Farina Band
Short People – Randy Newman
Just What the Doctor Ordered – Ted Nugent
Bluest Blues – Alvin Lee
Monday Dec 08, 2025
Monday Dec 08, 2025
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EPISODE #47
12/07/25 - With Special Guest Sal Canzone
Hosts: Kevin Purcell & Road Bill
Tonight on The Bus Stop Blues!We’re rolling deep with local percussion powerhouse Sal Canzone, a drummer whose groove could thaw a Chicago winter. Sal’s played with Heather Moran, Jeff Anthony, Black Diamond Sessions, and helped power the recent “Last Waltz” tribute shows.
We’re spinning tracks from The Band, Cream, James Brown, Weather Report, KPN, and more.Climb aboard the big blue bus and ride with us tonight from 7–9 PM CST on 98.3 FM – The Life, or catch the podcast anytime on Spotify, Apple, Pandora, Amazon, and thebusstopblues.com.
Hop on. Slide back. Tune in.It’s a good night to ride.
1. What They Believe – KPN
2. I’m Gone – KPN
3. Up on Cripple Creek – The Band
4. Get Up (Sex Machine) – James Brown5. I’ve Got News for You – Edgar Winter
6. Are You OK – Was (Not Was)7. Teen Town – Weather Report8. Mystery Train – The Band with Paul Butterfield
9. This Is a Man’s World – James Brown10. Born Under a Bad Sign – Cream11. Manish Boy – The Band with Muddy Waters
Monday Dec 01, 2025
Monday Dec 01, 2025
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EPISODE #46
11/23/25 - A Chapter in the History of the Blues: Alan Lomax
Hosts: Road Bill & \Guest Host Bill "North Star" LeClair
Tonight, we open another chapter in the History of the Blues — a chapter about the man who preserved more American music than anyone before or since. A man who traveled the backroads into the deep South, carrying a massive, battery-powered recorder that had to be bolted into the size his trunk, searching for the real voices of the people
They weren’t looking for radio hits, they weren’t looking for stars, they were looking for truth — the authentic sound of the American people.
Tonight… we ride with Alan Lomax.
This is A Chapter in the History of the Blues.
Episode 46 Song List — 11/30/2025
A Chapter in the History of the Blues
Track #1 – “Scatterbrain”Artist: Kevin Purcell & the Nightburners (KPN)Time: 3:50
Track #2 – “Shake ’em on Down”Artist: Kevin Purcell & the Nightburners (KPN)Time: 4:43
Track #3 – “Goodnight Irene”Artist: Lead BellyTime: 4:38
Track #4 – “Po’ Boy”Artist: Bukka WhiteTime: 3:07
Track #5 – “Walkin’ Blues”Artist: Son HouseTime: 6:43
Track #6 – “Interview”Artist: Alan Lomax & Muddy WatersTime: 3:51
Track #7 – “I Be’s Troubled”Artist: Muddy WatersTime: 3:05
Track #8 – “Country Blues”Artist: Muddy WatersTime: 3:33
Track #9 – “Take a Walk With Me”Artist: Muddy WatersTime: 3:04
Track #10 – “John Henry”Artist: Woody GuthrieTime: 2:44
Track #11 – “Shake ’Em On Down”Artist: Mississippi Fred McDowellTime: 2:45
Track #12 – “Sometimes”Artist: Bessie JonesTime: 0:56
Track #13 – “Little David”Artist: Bessie JonesTime: 2:17
Track #14 – “Maple Leaf Rag”Artist: Jelly Roll MortonTime: 4:20
Track #15 – “Po’ Lazarus”Artist: James Carter & the PrisonersTime: 4:30
Monday Nov 24, 2025
Monday Nov 24, 2025
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EPISODE #45
11/23/25 Terry Abrahamson with Derrick Procell
Hosts: Road Bill & Kevin Purcell
Tonight on The Bus Stop Blues, Road Bill and Kevin “Shoeshine” Purcell welcome one of the great living storytellers of American blues history — Terry Abrahamson. A Grammy-winning songwriter for Muddy Waters, a longtime Chicago blues insider, and a guardian of the music’s legacy, Terry brings decades of incredible tales from the clubs, studios, and backrooms where the blues grew its wings.
Joining him is friend-of-the-show Derrick Procell, whose powerhouse voice and songwriting have kept the modern blues scene burning bright. Together, they bring a night of memories, music, and laughter as only true road warriors can. Featuring tracks from Muddy Waters, Derrick Procell, Prince, and Kevin Purcell & The Nightburners, this episode promises heart, history, and plenty of soul. Punch your ticket and climb aboard — this is one you won’t want to miss.
Episode 45 – Song List (11/23/25)
Goodbye Baby – Kevin Purcell & The Nightburners — 4:50
Lay It On Me – Kevin Purcell & The Nightburners — 5:41
Bus Driver – Muddy Waters — 7:45
The Wolf Will Howl Again – Derrick Procell — 5:33
Shifty Fifty – The Brat Race — 4:0
The Contender – Derrick Procell — 4:32
Electric Man – Prince — 3:44
I Will Be Your Leather – Derrick Procell — 6:0
Terry Ad Spots – Various Artists — 4:41
Shoot Down the Moon – Clarence Clemons — 4:42
Why I Choose to Sing the Blues – Derrick Procell — 6:05
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
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EPISODE #44 11/16/25 The Black Diamond Sessions: Blake Wollerman, Todd Lazar, and Bongo Mike
Hosts: Road Bill & Kevin “Shoeshine” Purcell
On this episode we hop back on board The Bus Stop Blues to welcome members of The Black Diamond Sessions — Blake Wollerman, Todd Lazar, and Mike Orfanos — for a night of groove-heavy conversation, stories, and musical influences.
Opening Tracks
Early to Bed – Morphine (2:44)
Low Down Dirty Devil – The Pino Farina Band / Punsapaya (3:58)
I Just Want to Celebrate – Rare Earth (3:39)
Fat Man in the Bathtub – Little Feat (4:31)
Revival – The Allman Brothers (4:06)
What Is Hip? – Tower of Power (5:04)
Lopsy Lu – Stanley Clarke (7:04)
Dean Town – Vulfpeck & Vulf (3:33)
Pocket Rocket – The Fabulous Thunderbirds (3:27)
Just to Be with You – Paul Butterfield (6:12)
Snowflakes and Horses – Jason Ricci (4:36)