Chuck Leavell & Jon Cleary
Meet two piano professors from the South with two differing styles. First up, from Macon, GA, Chuck Leavell has played in more than a few of Rock's most iconic bands, from the Allman Brothers to the Rolling Stones. And while piano might be his day job, he's also a keeper of a Georgia forest and an honorary forest ranger! We talk to Chuck about his love of the keys and the trees. Then, it's a lesson in New Orleans funk a la keyboard with Jon Cleary, who breaks down the elements and reveals the Latin tinge to New Orleans piano favorites.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Jessica Allman Brothers Band
Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn
Alabama The Louvin Brothers
Tragic Songs of Life, Capitol
I'm Movin' On Ray Charles
Genius & Soul, Rhino
Instrumental: Old Time Shuffle Lloyd Glenn
Honky Tonk Train, Night Train
Up Tight, Good Man Laura Lee
The Muscle Shoals Sound, Rhino
She's All I Got Freddie North
Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues 1945-1970, Vol. 2, Lost Highway
SEGMENT: Chuck Leavell
Instrumental: Brotherhood Royal Southern Brotherhood
Royal Southern Brotherhood, Ruf Records
Lost Highway Hank Williams
The Original Singles Collection, Polygram
Far Away Eyes The Rolling Stones
Some Girls, Virgin
Where I'm From Shelby Lynne
I Am Shelby Lynne, The Island Def Jam Music
That's How Strong My Love Is Steve Young
Rock Salt and Nails, A&M Records
Everybody Needs Love Drive-By Truckers
Go-Go Boots, ATO Records
Pony Boy Allman Brothers Band
Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn
End Bed: Deep South Mose Whispering Smith
Swamp Blues, Ace
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Fortune Teller Jon Cleary
Occapella, FHQ
Port St. Blues Jon Cleary
Moonburn, Pointblank
Ninth Ward Blues Irvin Mayfield
Irvin Mayfield, Basin Street
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu Huey Piano Smith
Kings of New Orleans Rock and Roll, Ace
Misery Professor Longhair
Creole Kings of New Orleans, Vol.2, Specialty
Fool's Game Bonnie Raitt
Silver Lining, Capitol
Instrumental: Beale Street Popeye James Booker
Night Train Keyboard Kings, Night Train
SEGMENT: Jon Cleary
Gone Irma Thomas
Time is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, EMI
St. James Infirmary Allen Toussaint
The Bright Mississippi, Nonesuch
Instrumental: Cow Cow Blues Allen Toussaint
The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions, Bear Family
Yes We Can Can The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters, Blue Thumb
Uncloudy Day Blind Boys of Alabama
Down in New Orleans, Time Life
Sea of Love Cookie and the Cupcakes
Kings of Swamp Pop, Ace
Maiden Voyage Herbie Hancock
Maiden Voyage, Blue Note
End Bed: Upright Allen Toussaint
The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions, Bear Family