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Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins July 6th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins

New Orleans’ own Basin Street Records is a homegrown record label featuring superstars of the local sound like the Rebirth Brass Band, Davell Crawford, Jason Marsalis and Kermit Ruffins. The label got its start with a live recording of Kermit’s band at the Uptown club Tipitina’s in 1997. Now, over two decades later and several Grammy Awards under its belt, Basin Street Records still holds true to the sounds of New Orleans. We talk with Basin Street founder Mark Samuels about the label’s history. We listen in on the artists who call it home, including Jon Cleary, whose “Quarantini Sessions” streamed live from his Funk Headquarters in the 9th Ward and helped us get through these challenging times. Then, a live concert and conversation with Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers from Esplanade Studios in the Historic Treme neighborhood of New Orleans.

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HALLOWEEN

October 28th, 1998

That old black magic’s got you under its spell in our show honoring All Saints Tricks and treats from blues goblins, country werewolves, and those who’ve purportedly sold their souls (but not their Soul) for their art.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Halloween Spooks Lambert, Hendricks and Ross
    The Hottest New Group In Jazz, Columbia
  • Moondance Van Morrison
    The Best of Van Morrison, Polydor
  • T'aint No Sin (To Take Off Your Skin And Dance Around In Your Bones) Fred Hall & His Sugarbabies
    Fred Hall & His Sugarbabies, The Old Masters
  • T'aint No Sin William Burroughs & Tom Waits
    The Black Rider, Island
  • Instrumental: Swamp Fire Martin Denny
    Ultra-Lounge, Capitol
  • I Hear Voices Screamin' Jay Hawkins & the Chicken Hawks
    The Best of Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Rhino
  • I Put A Spell On You Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Chronicle, Fantasy
  • The Devil Had A Hold of Me Gillian Welch
    Hell Among The Yearlings, Almo
  • Hellhound on My Trail Robert Johnson
    King of the Delta Blues, Columbia
  • I Ain't Superstitious Howlin Wolf
    The Box Set, MCA/Chess
  • Superstition Stevie Wonder
    Talking Book, Motown
  • Instrumental: Dracula Medeski, Martin & Wood
    Shack-Man, Rykodisc
  • Jumpin Punkins Cecil Taylor
    Complete Candid, Mosaic
  • I Walk on Gilded Splinters Dr. John
    The Very Best of Dr. John, Rhino
  • Haunted House Blues Lonnie Johnson
    Blues & Ballads, Bluesville

HOUR two

  • Twilight Zone The Ventures
    In Space, Liberty
  • Marie LaVeau Papa Celestin
    Marie LaVeau, GHB
  • That Old Black Magic Louis Prima w/Keely Smith
    Capitol Collectors Series, Capitol
  • Trick or Treat Otis Redding
    Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding, Rhino
  • Werewolves of London Warren Zevon
    I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: An Anthology, Rhino
  • The Werewolf Michael Hurley
    Wolfways, Koch
  • Howlin at the Moon Hank Williams
    The Original Singles Collection Plus..., Polydor
  • Red Ridin Hood Sam the Sham
    Dumb Ditties, K-Tel
  • Instrumental: The Munsters Theme Los Straightjackets
    Halloween Hootenanny, Geffen
  • Halloween Charles Ives/Detroit Chamber Winds
    Remembrance: A Charles Ives Collection, Koch
  • La Toussaint Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
    La Toussaint, Rounder
  • Tam Lin Sandy Denny & Fairport Convention
    Who Knows Where The Time Goes, Hannibal
  • Instrumental: When the Saints Go Marching In Tuts Washington
    Mardi Gras Party, Rounder
  • I Scare Myself Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
    Return To Hicksville: The Best of Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks, Hip-O
  • Skeleton in the Closet Louis Armstrong
    Highlights From His Decca Years, Decca
  • Witchcraft Sarah Vaughan
    You're Mine You, Roulette
  • End Bed: The Blob The Five Blobs
    Halloween Hits, Rhino

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