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R.L. BURNSIDE
Blues great R. L. Burnside talks about his life in Mississippi and his latest project with Beck’s producer. Also, music by Ruth Brown, Bob Wills, Lucinda Williams and Ornette Coleman.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: I'll Take the South Jimmie Lunceford Trio
The Swinging Mr. Lunceford, Empress - Highway Headed South Whitstein Brothers
Rose of My Heart, Rounder - Walking to Louisiana Clifton Chenier
Bon Ton Roulet, Arhoolie - Mosquito One group at Massacre, Dominica
Carribean Voyage: Brown Girl in the Ring, Rounder - Sally Go Round the Roses Jaynettes
Chess Rhythm& Roll, MCA - Give it Up or Let Me Go Bonnie Raitt
Give It Up, Warner - Please Send Me Some One to Love Joe Williams
Every Day, Best Of, Verve - Instrumental: Rollin' Tumblin' R.L. Burnside
Come On In, Fat Possum - INTERVIEW: R.L. Burnside
- Pussy, Pussy, Pussy Light Crust Doughboys
Heroes of Country Music Vol.1, Rhino - Howlin Tomcat Harmonica Frank
The Great Original Recordings, Puritan - Instrumental: The Pink Panther Theme Hollywood Studio Orchestra
Ultra Lounge, Volume 8: Cocktail Capers, Capitol - If Dogs Run Free Bob Dylan
New Morning, Columbia - Cabbage Head Ruth Brown
A Good Day for the Blues, Bullseye - Dub With a Difference Harry Mudie Meets King Tubby's
Dub Conference Vol.1, Moods - Pastime Paradise Stevie Wonder
Songs in the Key of Life, Motown
HOUR two
- Twang Jack Costanzo
Bottoms Up! Ultra-Lounge Volume 18, Capitol - Hey Bartender Floyd Dixon
Blues Masters Vol.14, Rhino - Bubbles in my Beer Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan
Hall of Fame, United Artists - In Heaven There is No Beer Eddie Blazonczyk
Frank Yankovic & Friends, Cleveland International - Rancho Grande Freddie Fender
The Best Of, MCA - When the Saints Go Marching In Napolean Strickland
Traveling Through the Jungle, Testament - In the Sweet Bye and Bye Rebirth Brass Band
Down Yonder, Rounder - Instrumental: Shuck Dub R.L. Burnside
Come On In, Fat Possum - INTERVIEW: R.L. Burnside
- 2 Kool 2 B 4-Gotten Lucinda Williams
Car Wheels On a Gravel Road, Mercury - I'm a King Bee Muddy Waters
King Bee, CBS - Everybody's Tryin' to Be My Baby Carl Perkins
Classic Carl Perkins, Bear Family - Hotwax Beck
Odelay, Geffen - Instrumental: Ramshackle Beck
Odelay, Geffen - I've Got the World on a String Frank Sinatra
The Complete Capitol Singles, Capitol - Lonely at the Top Randy Newman
Guilty: 30 Years, Rhino - Broadway Blues Ornette Coleman
The Best of Ornette Coleman, Blue Note - Funky Broadway Wilson Pickett
Atlantic R&B 1947-74, Atlantic - End Bed: I Q Blues Freddie Roach
The Blue Note Years/Organ and Soul, Blue Note