© 2025 New Hampshire Public Radio

Persons with disabilities who need assistance accessing NHPR's FCC public files, please contact us at publicfile@nhpr.org.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Win big during NHPR's Summer Raffle! Purchase your tickets today!

N.C. Bluesman Had A Voice 'Like Honey Over Hot Chocolate'

Captain Luke started singing as a child, but it wasn’t until making a connection with the Music Maker Relief Foundation in Hillsborough, N.C., that he began touring professionally. (Tim Duffy)
Captain Luke started singing as a child, but it wasn’t until making a connection with the Music Maker Relief Foundation in Hillsborough, N.C., that he began touring professionally. (Tim Duffy)

No one can compare to the great bluesman B.B. King, who died last week. But today we’re taking a moment to remember another artist who was a legend in his own right.

Last October, Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd brought us a story about the Music Maker Relief Foundation in North Carolina. The group preserves and records Southern blues by supporting artists who are often aging and poor. One of the musicians he featured, the charismatic Captain Luke, also died last week.

Reporter

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

You make NHPR possible.

NHPR is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone.

Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.