Big River of Sound: Music on the Mississippi
The musical and cultural meanderings of the Mississippi River, from exploration and trade to romance. Jazz, ragtime, and levee work-songs along with blues, rockabilly, gospel, and country. Guests include the late Memphis soul man Rufus Thomas and ethnomusicologist David Evans, speaking about influential Delta guitarist Charley Patton. Also, we visit a river barge pilot rolls on the river.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Ol' Man River Jimmy Smith
Ultimate, Verve
Big River Johnny Cash
The Essential Johnny Cash, Columbia/Legacy
Mississippi River Smokey Babe
Shake ‘Em on Down: The Real Country Blues, Ace
Lazy Lazy River Mississippi Sheiks
Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow, Old Hat
Up a Lazy River Sidney Bechet
Up a Lazy River, Fantasy
The Julia Belle Swain John Hartford
Mark Twang, Flying Fish
New Madrid Uncle Tupelo
Anodyne, Sire
Instrumental: Ouachita Run Alvin Youngblood Hart
Territory, Hannibal
River's Invitation Aretha Franklin
Soul '69, Atlantic
River's Invitation Stanley Turrentine
Masters of Jazz Vol. 4: Big Bands of the ‘50s & ‘60s, Rhino
Funky Mississippi Rufus Thomas
The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2 1968-1971, Stax
INTERVIEW: Rufus Thomas
Instrumental: Boozer John Scofield
A Go Go, Verve
Sun Flower Slow Drag Scott Kirby
The Complete Rags of Scott Joplin Played by Scott Kirby, Viridiana
Deep River Marian Anderson
Spirituals, Sony
Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner
Proud Mary: Best of, EMI
HOUR TWO
Postcard: River Barge
Singin' the Blues Frankie Trumbauer & his Orchestra
Masters of Jazz Vol.1: Traditional Jazz Classics, Rhino
Miss the Mississippi and You Jimmie Rodgers
The Singing Brakeman, Bear Family
J'Etais a la Riviere (I Went to the River) Camay Doucet
Camay Doucet - Jimmy Thibodeaux et Musique, Swallow
Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man Loretta Lynn with Conway Twitty
The Best of Loretta Lynn: 20th Century Masters, MCA
Instrumental: Nashville Skyline Rag Bob Dylan
Nashville Skyline, Columbia
Get Down River Bottle Rockets
Leftovers, Mercury
High Water (for Charley Patton) Bob Dylan
Love and Theft, Sony
SEGMENT: David Evans
Lord Have Mercy John Fahey and his Orchestra
Of Rivers and Religion, Warner
Down by the Riverside Snooks Eaglin
Country Boy In New Orleans, Arhoolie
Instrumental: Ol' Man River Gene Ammons
Jug, Prestige
Old Man River The Ravens
Old Man River, Savoy
Old Man River The Techniques
Run Come Celebrate: Their Greatest Reggae Hits, Rounder
To The River Smiley Lewis
Shame, Shame, Shame, Bear Family
St. Louis Blues Erroll Garner
Closeup in Swing & A New Kind of Love, Telarc
Louisiana 1927 Randy Newman
Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman, Rhino
Change is Gonna Come Sam Cooke
The Man & His Music, RCA
End Bed: Down by the Riverside The Louis Cottrell Trio
New Orleans: The Living Legends, Riverside