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HALLOWS AND HARVEST: AMERICAN ROUTES HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
It’s Halloween… a time of spirit and flesh, tricks and treats. We’ll hear from Houma Indian carver and instrument-maker, Ivy Billiot, about rougarou— or werewolves — and the spirit world. Then Bentonia bluesman Jimmy “Duck” Holmes tells us about the devil in daily life. Also songs about murder and mayhem, and beings from beyond the stars… and beyond the grave. Plus music from Dr. John and Memphis Minnie, Hank Williams and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Funeral Song for Mississippi John Hurt John Fahey
Of Rivers & Religion, Import - Pickin' Time Johnny Cash
The Legend, Columbia/Legacy - King Harvest (Has Surely Come) The Band
Across the Great Divide, Capitol - Barnyard Dance Martin, Bogan and Armstrong
Barnyard Dance, Rounder - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Jerry Lee Lewis
The Hits, Mercury - Bad Moon on the Rise Creedence Clearwater Revival
Hot Stuff, Fantasy - Instrumental: Don't Let the Devil Ride Sonny Treadway
Sacred Steel, Arhoolie - Black Cat Blues Memphis Minnie
Hoodoo Lady--1933-1937, Columbia/Legacy - I Ain't Superstitious Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf, Dove Audio - I Been Hoodooed Dr. John
In the Right Place, ATCO - Mama Roux Dr. John
Gris-Gris, ATCO - At Night in the City Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Wolf At the Door, Rounder - Instrumental: Paris, Texas Ry Cooder
Paris/Texas, Warner Bros. - Devil Woman Marty Robbins
Super Hits, Columbia - Rather Be the Devil Alice Stuart
Blues Guitar Women , Ruf Records - CLIP: Jimmy Duck Holmes
- It Had to Be the Devil Jimmy Duck Holmes
It Is What It Is, Blue Front - Devil Do Holly Go Lightly and the Broke-Offs
You Can't Buy a Gun When You're Crying, Damaged Goods - Caleb Meyer Gillian Welch
Hell Among the Yearlings, Almo Sounds - Long Black Veil David Grisman and Jerry Garcia
The Pizza Tapes, Acoustic Disc - Sandusky Uncle Tupelo
March 16-20, 1992, Rockville
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Miles Runs the Voodoo Down Miles Davis
Bitches Brew, Columbia - Hellhound On My Trail Cassandra Wilson
Blue Light 'Til Dawn, Blue Note - Haunted House Lonnie Johnson and Elmer Snowden
Blues & Ballads, Prestige/Bluesville - I Put a Spell on You Screamin' Jay Hawkins
I Put a Spell On You, Collectables - I'm Gonna Murder My Baby Pat Hare
A Sun Blues Collection- Blue Flames , Rhino - Gallis Pole Lead Belly
Folkways: The Original Vision, Smithsonian Folkways - Instrumental: Variations on a Theme (Tales From the Farside) Bill Frisell
Ghost Town , Nonesuch - Howlin' at the Moon Hank Williams
Hank Williams: The Singles, Polygram - The Werewolf Michael Hurley
Armchair Boogie-- Michael Hurley & Pals, Raccoon/Warner Brothers - SEGMENT: Ivy Billiot
Listen - Instrumental: 6/8 Jake Shimabukuro
Nashville Sessions, Js Records - Planet Claire B-52s
Nude on the Moon, Rhino - Beep, Beep, Beep Louis Prima
Capitol Collectors Series, Capitol - Flying Saucer Rock and Roll Billy Riley and his Little Green Men
The Sun Records Collection, Rhino - Moonlight Drive The Doors
Strange Days, Elektra - Visitor from Venus Modern Jazz Quartet
Space, Apple - End Bed: Intergalactic Motion Sun Ra
Outer Spaceways Incorporated, Black Lion
