Alaska/Hawaii

From Alaska to Hawaii, the Newest States of Being Cool and warm seasonal music for dog sledding and surfing, Eskimo rock and slack-key hula guitar. We’ll hear songs about these places from the imaginations of Danny Kaye,The Sons of Hawaii, Michelle Shocked and the Nunamta Yupik Singers. Plus visits to a Hawaiian luau, radio station KBHR of “Northern Exposure” fame and a real Alaskan public radio station, KNBA in Anchorage.

HOUR ONE

Open Bed: Hula Blues Bob Brozman and Ledward Kaapana
Kika Kila Meets Kiho'alu, Dancing Cat

Li' Uli' U Aloha Na Mele O Paniolo
Songs of the Hawaiian Cowboy, WB

Honolulu Rock-a Roll-a Moon Mullican
Sings His All Time Greatest Hits, King

Hanakeoki Sons of Hawaii
The Best of the Sons of Hawaii, Hawaii Sons

The New Hula Blues Taj Mahal
Sacred Island, Private Music

Everybody Does it in Hawaii Jimmie Rodgers
On the Way Up, 1929, Rounder

Tomi, Tomi Kanui & Lula
Blue Hawaii, ASV

Hula Lou Danny Kaye
Sings Your Favorite Songs, The Entertainers

Instrumental: Blues for Hawaiians Chuck Berry
More Slide Guitar Classics, Rhino

Cowboy Hula Na Mele O Paniolo
Songs Of The Hawaiian Cowboy, WB

Hillbilly Hula Gal Junior Brown
12 Shades of Brown, Curb

Hawaii Five-O The Ventures
Hawaii Five-O"/"Swamp Rock, One Way Records

Makaha Waves Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Spellbound! (1955-1974), Bear Family

SEGMENT: Lahaina Luau

Blue Hawaii Elvis Presley
Elvis Blue Hawaii, RCA

Instrumental: Coconut Boogaloo Medeski, Martin and Wood
Combustication, Blue Note

Kai Malino George Kahumoko Jr
Troubled Paradise, Flying Fish

Mele Pule Kahea: Hula Ka'i Sam Pua Ha'aheo
The Master Chanters of Hawaii, Mountain Apple Co.

Aia ‘O Kalani I Maleka Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu
Po'Oleka Chants, Dudoit

Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai) Ella Fitzgerald
Wild, Cool & Swingin' Too, Capitol

I'll Fly to Hawaii Gowans' Rhapsody makers
Jazz the World Forgot Vol. 1, Yazoo

HOUR TWO

Keeping Warm Merideth Monk and Bob Een
Facing North, ECM

Ah hum mum ma Tudjaat
Heartbeat 2: More Voices of First Nations Women, Folkways

Igloo Betty Hutton
The Best of the RCA Years, One Way

North to Alaska Dwight Yoakum
Under the Covers, Reprise

Don't Eat the Yellow Snow Frank Zappa
Apostrophe, Ryko

The Coldest Stuff in Town Whistling Bob Howe & Frankie Griggs
Please Warm My Weiner, Yazoo

Baby It's Cold Outside Dean Martin
Christmas Cocktails 2, Capitol

Instrumental: The Casbah Buddy Rich and Max Roach
Rich Versus Roach, Mercury

Eagle Island Blues Bill Stevens
Folk Masters Radio Series

Stranded Nunamta Yupik Singers
Folk Masters Radio Series

SEGMENT: Cold and music from Barrow, AK

North to Alaska Rose Maddox
The Complete, Bear Family

South To Louisiana (North To Alaska) Johnnie Allan
Swamp Pop Legend, Jin

Instrumental: Theme From Northern Exposure David Schwartz
More Music From Northern Exposure, MCA

Chris in the Morning (KBHR): "On Spring"
Northern Exposure TV Series

When It's Springtime In Alaska Johnny Horton
1956-1960, Bear Family

INTERVIEW: Jim Stratton: Alaska DJ

Anchorage Michelle Shocked
Short Sharp Shocked, Mercury

Ice Daniel Lanois
Acadie, Warner

End Bed: Stand Up, Sit Down Bill Frisell Quartet
Bill Frisell Quartet, Nonesuch

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