Round Lake Beach, IL – While Spotify stats may not lie, they sure don’t always sing the whole song — and here at The Bus Stop Blues, we’re just three soulful states away from making this grassroots, blues-soaked, radio-reared podcast a truly nationwide phenomenon.

Recorded live every Sunday night from 7 to 9 p.m. inside the analog-warm studios of 98.3 The Life FM in Round Lake Beach, Illinois, The Bus Stop Blues isn’t your average Spotify background noise. It’s two hours of honest-to-God blues music, rowdy road tales, musical guests with stories to tell, and enough Midwestern charm to make Robert Johnson pull up a lawn chair.

Hosted by the ever-curious Road Bill and Chicago bluesman Kevin Purcell — the latter known for fronting The Nightburners and keeping the flame of swamp boogie alive — this isn’t just a podcast. It’s a mobile juke joint with a radio tower. And whether you’re knee-deep in Chicago snow or catching an island breeze on Oahu, the blues will still find you.

“We’ve had downloads in Texas, New York, California, even Delaware,” says Road Bill, “but we’re still chasing that holy trinity: Alaska, Vermont, and Hawaii. That’s right — we see you, and we’re coming for you.”

What You’ll Hear on The Bus Stop Blues:

• Cuts from legends like B.B. King, Little Walter, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, and more
• Deep-dive theme episodes like A Chapter in the History of the Blues
• Interviews with musicians, producers, and wandering bluesmen who actually lived it
• Local gig updates, music trivia, and the kind of banter that would make your grandpa crack a grin

You can tune in live via 98.3FM in Illinois or stream from anywhere on Earth (yes, even Vermont) at https://thebusstopblues.com. It’s also available on all your favorite podcast platforms — Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and probably your neighbor’s back porch too.

So, if you’ve ever:

• Cried to Otis Rush
• Danced to Bo Diddley
• Debated whether Muddy or Wolf would win in a bar brawl

…then this show is your new Sunday night ritual.

To our friends in Alaska, Vermont, and Hawaii — we need you, not for vanity, but for closure. Be the final piece in the map. Let us say we went nationwide like ZZ Top with a beard full of harmonica reeds and a heart full of slide guitar.

Listen. Laugh. Learn the blues.

Contact:
Road Bill & Kevin Purcell
98.3FM The Life – Round Lake Beach, IL
https://thebusstopblues.com
 thebusstopblues@gmail.com

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