Midtown Swing

Black History Month: Women breaking ground now

Wed, Feb 25, 2026

Today’s a sequel to last week’s show that focused on Black women at the crossroads of blues and rock — this time, current women who sing and play the blues, rock and/or country music.

Show archive

Playlist

    Time: February 25 - 7:02:00 pm

  • Allison Russell, “All Of The Women”

    from Outside Child

    • Time: February 25 - 7:07:24 pm

  • Amythyst Kiah, “Grinnin' in Your Face”

    from Dig

    • Time: February 25 - 7:10:12 pm

  • Our Native Daughters, “Quasheba, Quasheba”

    from Songs of Our Native Daughters

    • Time: February 25 - 7:14:55 pm

  • Adia Victoria, “Whole World Knows”

    from A Southern Gothic

    • Time: February 25 - 7:18:04 pm

  • Sunny War, “Like Nina”

    from Simple Syrup

    • Time: February 25 - 7:22:45 pm

  • Valerie June, “All I Really Wanna Do”

    from Owls, Omens, and Oracles

    • Time: February 25 - 7:25:29 pm

  • Miko Marks, “I'll Cry for Yours (Will You Cry for Mine)”

    from My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall

    • Time: February 25 - 7:32:04 pm

  • Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers, “Cowboy's Blues”

    from A Good Heartbreak

    • Time: February 25 - 7:37:06 pm

  • Sweet Honey In The Rock, “Ella's Song”

    from Breaths

    • Time: February 25 - 7:42:56 pm

  • Resistance Revival Chorus, “Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind Stayed On Freedom)”

    from This Joy

    • Time: February 25 - 7:45:54 pm

  • Rhiannon Giddens, Francesco Turrisi, “I'm On My Way (with Francesco Turrisi)”

    from there is no Other (with Francesco Turrisi) [Deluxe Version]

    • Time: February 25 - 7:48:52 pm

  • Kamara Thomas & the Ghost Gamblers, “Red Wing”

    from Earth Hero

    • Time: February 25 - 7:54:29 pm

  • Yola, “Walk Through Fire”

    from Walk Through Fire (Deluxe Edition)

    • Time: February 25 - 8:04:17 pm

  • The War And Treaty, “Five More Minutes”

    from Hearts Town

    • Time: February 25 - 8:08:01 pm

  • Ruby Amanfu, Brittany Howard, “When My Man Comes Home”

    from I Wonder

    • Time: February 25 - 8:10:49 pm

  • Brittany Howard, “He Loves Me”

    from Jaime

    • Time: February 25 - 8:13:21 pm

  • Mavis Staples, “Sometime”

    from We Get By

    • Time: February 25 - 8:16:01 pm

  • Leyla McCalla, “The Capitalist Blues”

    from The Capitalist Blues

    • Time: February 25 - 8:19:56 pm

  • Valerie June, Carla Thomas, “Call Me A Fool [Feat. Carla Thomas]”

    from The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers

    • Time: February 25 - 8:23:40 pm

  • Jessie Mae Hemphill, “Streamline Train”

    from Heritage of the Blues: Shake It, Baby!

    • Time: February 25 - 8:29:13 pm

  • Ruthie Foster, “Slow Down”

    from Mileage (Deluxe Edition)

    • Time: February 25 - 8:32:28 pm

  • Shemekia Copeland, “Tee Tot Payne”

    from Blame It On Eve

    • Time: February 25 - 8:35:36 pm

  • Bette Smith, “Lived And Died A Thousand Times”

    from Goodthing

    • Time: February 25 - 8:40:22 pm

  • SistaStrings, “Lift Every Voice”

    from Lift

    • Time: February 25 - 8:46:29 pm

  • Joy Oladokun, “LETTER FROM A BLACKBIRD”

    from OBSERVATIONS FROM A CROWDED ROOM

    • Time: February 25 - 8:48:43 pm

  • Kyshona, “Always a Daughter”

    from Legacy

    • Time: February 25 - 8:57:35 pm

  • Joan Armatrading, “Redemption Love”

    from How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean