The First 85: Blues of '41

By Devon Strolovitch

Published September 18, 2026 at 6:56 AM PDT

Blues(ish) hits of 1941, music from other sons and daughters of '41, and bluesy tributes to the Bay Area — Sunday, September 20 at 4 pm.

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Fog City Blues Local Music

Devon Strolovitch

Devon Strolovitch studied medieval Judeo-Portuguese manuscripts and earned a PhD in Linguistics from Cornell University before coming to KALW. He is the Senior Producer of Philosophy Talk, and since 2007 has hosted Fog City Blues, the weekly digest of Blues in the Bay Area and beyond.

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