Ricky Skaggs & Louisiana Red

True Believers in Country Music and the Blues: Grammy-winning, God-fearing man of song Ricky Skaggs talks about his music, specifically his devotion to bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe. Plus, who is Louisiana Red? Iverson Minter is the name on his Mississippi birth certificate; "Red" came with a notorious love of New Orleans hot sauce; and his sound was formed while working in the Pittsburgh steel mills. Just as Ricky Skaggs sees his music as an expression of spirituality, Louisiana Red infuses his blues with messages of labor protest and Civil Rights.

HOUR ONE

Seven Bridges Road Dolly Parton
Little Sparrow, Sugar Hill

She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain Booker White
Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection, Arhoolie

She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain Tiny Bradshaw
Rhapsodies In Black, Rhino

The Weary Blues Branford Marsalis
Rhapsodies In Black, Rhino

A Handful of Riffs Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang
Pioneers of the Jazz Guitar, Yazoo

I Dreamed That Heaven Was Like This Johnnie Taylor
Lifetime 3CD set, Stax

I Had a Dream Johnnie Taylor
Lifetime 3CD set, Stax

Instrumental: Uncloudy Day Doc Watson
On Praying Ground, Sugar Hill

My Long Journey Home Monroe Brothers
What Would You Give …?, Rounder

Walls of Time Ricky Skaggs
Ancient Tones, Skaggs Family

INTERVIEW: Ricky Skaggs

Instrumental: Allons Rock N Roll Lil' Band O' Gold
Lil' Band O' Gold, Shanachie

Patoutville Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
Happytown, Rounder

Acting the Devil Chris Ardoin
Turn The Page, Rounder

We Two Happy People Stranger & Patsy
Roots of Reggae: Ska Vol.1, Rhino

That's How I Feel Sun Ra
Lanquidity, Evidence

HOUR TWO

Rock-Rock Ola Merril Moore
Boogie My Blues Away, Bear Family

A Shot of Rhythm & Blues Clyde McPhatter
A Shot of Rhythm & Blues, Sundazed

Cleanhead's Back In Town Eddie ‘Cleanhead' Vinson
Cleanhead's Back In Town, Rhino

Delilah Clifford Brown
Clifford Brown's Finest Hour, Verve

Martinique Martin Denny
Exotica: The Best of Martin Denny, Rhino

Lonesome Tears In My Eyes Los Lobos w/Paul Burlison
El Cancionero Mas y Mas, Rhino

Instrumental: Shadow Blues Craig Ventresco
The Past Is Yet To Come, OJL

INTERVIEW: Louisiana Red

Story of Louisiana Red Louisiana Red
The Best of Louisiana Red, Evidence

Working Man Blues Louisiana Red
Lowdown Back Porch Blues, Collectables

Red's Dream Louisiana Red
Lowdown Back Porch Blues, Collectables

Instrumental: Anji Davy Graham
Fire In The Soul, Topic

State Trooper Deana Carter
Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, SubPop

Open All Night Bruce Springsteen
Nebraska, Sony

Poor Boy RL Burnside
Well… Well… Well, MC

Prodigal Son Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet, London

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