Blues for Home and Highways: Eddie Cotton, Jr. & Willis Alan Ramsey
Jackson, Mississippi blues guitarist Eddie Cotton, Jr. takes time out from his performance at the 2019 National Folk Festival to talk to us about his gospel roots and his mission to bring Mississippi music to the world. Then we sit in on a live set from New Orleans’s Chickie Wah Wah with Texan songman Willis Alan Ramsey. Plus music from Robert Johnson, Lucinda Williams, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Willie Nelson.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Fair Weather Lover Eddie Cotton, Jr.
One at a Time, DeChamp
Up Above My Head Sister Rosetta Tharp
The Original Soul Sister, Proper
I Want a Tall Skinny Papa Rosetta Tharp with the Lucky Millender Orchestra
The Original Soul Sister, Proper
What's So Easy for Two Is Hard for One Mary Wells
Mary Wells Looking Back 1961-64, Motown
Everything But You Jamey Johnson, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill & Ray Price
Living for A Song: Tribute to Hank Cochran, Mercury
Raise Your Hand Eddie Floyd
Knock On Wood, Stax
You Keep Me Hanging On Bonnie & Sheila
Wardell Quezergue Strung Out: Malaco Sessions, Malaco
Instrumental: Last Night The Mar-Keys
The Last Night!, Atlantic
Tupelo (Pt. 1) Albert King, Pops Staples & Steve Cropper
The Definitive Albert King, Stax
Spirit in This Place Prince Dixon and the Jackson Southernaires
Prince Dixon with the Jackson Southernaires, Malaco
SEGMENT: Eddie Cotton Jr.
Instrumental: Okie Dokie Stomp Gatemouth Brown
Blues Masters, Volume 3: Texas Blues, Rhino
My Home's in the Delta Buddy Guy and Jr. Wells
Buddy Guy and Jr. Wells - Alone and Acoustic, Alligator Records
Guitar in My Hand Gatemouth Brown
Texas Guitar Killers, Capitol
Blue Before Sunrise B.B. King
One Kind Favor, Geffen
Boogie Rock B.B. King
The Soul of B.B. King, Virgin
Travel On The Jackson Southernaires
Down Home, Malaco
End Bed: Time is Tight Booker T & the MGs
The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2, 1968-1971, Stax
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Sympathy for a Train Willis Alan Ramsey
American Routes Original Recording from Chickie Wah Wah 2019
Love in Vain Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings, Columbia
This Train Staple Singers
Amen!, Epic
Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad Woody Guthrie
This Land is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1, Smithsonian Folkways
In the Jailhouse Now Leon Russell
Hank Wilson's Back, Vol. 1, Capitol
Instrumental: Cherry Beat Leon Russell
Looking Back, Olympic Records
Painted Lady Willis Alan Ramsey
Willis Alan Ramsey, Koch
Honky Tonk Heroes Waylon Jennings
Honky Tonk Heroes, Sony
Well Well Well Lucinda Williams
Little Honey, UMG
SEGMENT: Willis Alan Ramsey
Instrumental: Wishbone Willis Alan Ramsey
American Routes Original Recording from Chickie Wah Wah 2019
Watermelon Man Willis Alan Ramsey
American Routes Original Recording from Chickie Wah Wah 2019
Geraldine and the Honey Bee Willis Alan Ramsey
American Routes Original Recording from Chickie Wah Wah 2019
End Bed: Sympathy for a Train Willis Alan Ramsey
American Routes Original Recording from Chickie Wah Wah 2019