King Biscuit Time debuts, first live blues radio show

Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller) and guitarist Robert Lockwood Jr. debut King Biscuit Time on KFFA in Helena, Arkansas on November 21, 1941, the first regular radio program to feature live blues performances. Sponsored by King Biscuit Flour, the show broadcast 15-minute live sets and introduced B.B. King, Levon Helm, and countless others to professional blues music.