Katrina: 10 Years After the Flood
How has New Orleans fared in the decade since the levee breaks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina? Trying to answer the question, we listen to the music and musicians who helped the city’s culture stay afloat, including Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas. Also scenes from the Superdome roof, where workers repaired a 9.7-acre hole, and Cajun musicians Michael and David Doucet on 100 years of hurricanes. Finally, humorist Harry Shearer and Creole bandleader Deacon John talk today about their hopes for New Orleans’ tomorrow, as the landscape of culture and economy changes.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: "Minor Tipitina" Allen Toussaint
American Routes Original Recording,
"Louisiana 1927" Randy Newman
Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1, Nonesuch
"Didn't It Rain" Mahalia Jackson
The Essential Mahalia Jackson, Sony
SEGMENT: Allen Toussaint
"Yes We Can Can" Allen Toussaint
Our New Orleans, Nonesuch
Instrumental: "The Lost Souls (of Southern Louisiana)" Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Whatcha Gonna Do For the Rest of Your Life, Columbia
SEGMENT: Irma Thomas
"Backwater Blues" Irma Thomas
Our New Orleans, Nonesuch
"Shelter in the Rain" Irma Thomas
After the Rain, Rounder
Instrumental: "9th Ward Blues" Irvin Mayfield
Irvin Mayfield , Basin Street Records
SEGMENT: Harry Shearer
"Meet the Boys on the Battlefront" Wild Tchoupitoulas
The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Mango
"Wade in the River" Dejan's Olympia Brass Band
New Orleans: Rebuild, Restore, Rejoice, Mardi Gras Records
End Bed: "Wade in the Water" Dr. John
Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, Clean Cuts
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: "Blue Horizon" Sidney Bechet
Blue Horizon: The Sidney Bechet Story, Proper Records
"Working on a Building" Highway Q.C's
The Roots of Bob Dylan, Mojo
SEGMENT: Superdome Roof Repair with Tom Keller
"Fixing a Hole" The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol
Instrumental: "Eleanor Rigby" James Booker
Spiders on the Keys, Rounder
SEGMENT: Michael and David Doucet
"L'Ouragon" Beausoleil
Our New Orleans, Nonesuch
Instrumental: "Down By the Riverside" Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Funeral for a Friend, Ropeadope
"Going Back to New Orleans" Joe Liggins and the Honeydrippers
Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty
"No Place Like Home" Soul Rebels with Trombone Shorty
No Place Like Home, Independent
SEGMENT: Deacon John
"Many Rivers to Cross" Deacon John
Gotta Have Love The Best of Chase Records vol. 2, Night Train
"Walk Through the Streets of the City" Joe Lastie and Family
Joe Lastie Jr. and the Lastie Family Gospel, Preservation Hall
"Walkin' to New Orleans" Fats Domino
Out of New Orleans, Bear Family
End Bed: "Walkin' Home" Donald Harrison with Dr. John
Indian Blues, Candid