Bloodshot Records with Co-Founder Rob Miller
3 April - 50 minsHosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot explore the history of Chicago’s Bloodshot Records, an iconic, insurgent country music label. They talk with co-founder Rob Miller about the music and the business of running an independent label. They’ll also share some of their favorite songs from the vast catalog.
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Featured Songs:
Robbie Fulks, "Every Kind Of Music But Country," Country Love Songs, Bloodshot, 1996
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