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BIG VOICES
American Routes belts it out in celebration of big voices. We’ll sample three from across the musical board: the eerie smoothness of Little Jimmy Scott, an 79-year-old jazz singer who’s recently been rediscovered; the crooning of country star Ray Price; and the gritty shout of Chicago blueswoman Koko Taylor.
HOUR ONE
- Sing, Sing, Sing Anita O'Day
Finest Hour, Verve - Ain't Got No Home Clarence ‘Frogman' Henry
Ukelele Ike, Sony - San Antonio Rose Bob Wills
The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol.2, Rhino - Instrumental: Osage Stomp Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
The King of Western Swing, ASV - SEGMENT: Ray Price
Listen - Ramblin' Man Hank Williams
The Complete Hank Williams, (Mercury) - I Lost Everything Sam Cooke
Night Beat, abkco - (I'm Going To) Wait Until My Change Comes Mahalia Jackson
How I Got Over/Apollo Sessions 1946-1954, West Side - Backwater Blues Bessie Smith
The Essential, Sony - Instrumental: You Name It Memphis Slim
The Folkways Years 1959-1973, Folkways - SEGMENT: Koko Taylor
Listen - Black Rat Swing Memphis Minnie
The Essential, Classic Blues - Madeleine Balfa Brothers
Play Traditional Cajun Music Vol. 1 and 2, Swallow - In the Pines Bill Monroe
Blue Grass 1950-1958, Bear Family - Where Did You Sleep Last Night Lead Belly
Goodnight Irene, Tradition - Where Did You Sleep Last Night Nirvana
Unplugged, Geffen
HOUR two
- Open Bed: I Wish I Could Sing George ‘Bongo Joe' Coleman
Bongo Joe, Arhoolie - How many more Years Howlin' Wolf
His Best, MCA - Richards Club Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers
The Best Of, Rounder - Cao Cao Mani Picao Celia Cruz
Mambo Cubano: Golden Age, Proper - She's a Carioca Astrud Gilberto
Talkin' Verve: Astrud Gilberto, Verve - You Brought a New Kind of Love Frank Sinatra
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!, Capitol - Instrumental: Organ Grinder's Swing Jimmie Lunceford
The Swinging Mr. Lunceford, Empress - SEGMENT: Little Jimmy Scott
Listen - I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues #2 Billie Holiday
The Complete Commodore Recordings, GRP - Lady Sings the Blues Billie Holiday
Ken Burns Jazz: Billie Holiday, Verve - Instrumental: Midnight Special Jimmy Smith
Midnight Special, Blue Note - Little Girl Blue Janis Joplin
Love, Janis, Sony - Blue Shadows Jimmie Dale Gilmore
One Endless Night, Rounder - Blue Moon Elvis Presley
The Complete 50s masters, RCA - Don't Let The Devil Ride Sonny Treadway
Sacred Steeel, Arhoolie - Red House Jimi Hendrix
Experience Hendrix, MCA - End Bed: At The Cross Sonny Treadway
Sacred Steel, Arhoolie
