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Bob & Ben E. King
at WFDU 5/18/05

Ben E. King

MUSIC AMERICA

The Sounds of Blue with Bob Putignano

Mondays, 6:00Am to 9:00AM
Wednesdays, 9:00AM to 1:00PM Eastern Time

Biography

WFDU Disc Jockey, Bob Putignano is known as an important "voice" in the Blues & Music Communities. He is also the President of The New York Blues Society, and puts much time and effort into promoting the genre to the people of New York and neighboring areas. What appears to be a photographic memory about music, artists, recordings and obscure intricacies of the industry comes from the fact that you can find Bob out and about almost anywhere at Blues and musical events all over the United States. Also, an avid collector of music, Bob has over 10,000 LPs and thousands of CDs under his roof.

It is no small wonder that several years ago, when Bob had his first intro to radio Broadcast as a member of WBGO, that he was able to work out a broadcast with the world renowned Bob Porter on the program, "Portraits In Blue". After Bob became President of the New York Blues Society, he got into contact with the "Across The Tracks" Musical Director, Dave Grogan, in order to see how the program format, and The New York Blues Society could work together to promote the genre. Bob began as a substitute DJ on "Across the Tracks" in May of 2000. The rest is history.

An asset to all of Bob Putignano's radio shows are the interviews he conducts. He has interviewed Larry Baeder, Johnnie Johnson, Dave Keyes, BB King, Tommy Castro, Gatemouth Brown, Pinetop Perkins, Koko Taylor, Joel Dorn, Bob Porter, Calvin Owens, Son Seals, Armand of Armand & Bluesology, Walter Wolfman Washington, Pat Cisarano, Rusty Zinn, Kenny Neal, Bryan Lee, Terry Adams of N.R.B.Q., John Hoffman of The Blues Cruises around Manhattan Island, Larry Garner, Sue Foley, Dennis Gruenling and others. His audiences have been able to learn about the artists through Bob's lively interviews. What better way is there to get to know the artists?

Stay tuned for more of Bob Putignano's radio shows, interviews and the musical treats that he offers to his audiences. You'll be glad that you did.

E-mail: info@NYBluesandJazz.org

Bob Putignano, President, NY Blues & Jazz Society, www.NYBluesandJazz.org.

Contributing writer for Goldmine Magazine, www.GoldmineMag.com.