Dance Your Blues Away on Mardi Gras Day
We’re hitting the streets this week to celebrate – what else? – Mardi Gras! We’ll meet parade float builders, visit the Backstreet Cultural Museum in Treme, discover a skull and bone gang and baby dolls, follow Mardi Gras Indians and learn why flamingos flock to Baton Rouge this time of year.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Bourbon Street Parade Coolbone Brass Band
Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Sound of New Orleans
Go to the Mardi Gras Professor Longhair
Mardi Gras Essentials, Hip-O
New Orleans Big Boy Myles with Mac Rebennack's Orchestra
We Love to Rock 'N' Roll, West Side
Louisiana Twist 'June Bug' Bailey
Shreveport Stomp Vol.1, Ram Records, Ace
South Rampart Street Parade Bing Crosby with the Andrew Sisters
Their Complete Recordings Together, Decca
South Rampart Street Parade Coolbone Brass Band
Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Sound of New Orleans
Canal Street Blues Dr. Michael White with Jason Marsalis
Our New Orleans, Nonesuch
Instrumental: Seven-Ay Pocky Way Jason Marsalis
Music in Motion, Basin Street
SEGMENT: Sylvester Francis of the Backstreet Cultural Museum
Do Whatcha Wanna Pt. 3 Rebirth Brass Band
Mardi Gras Party, Rhino
Jock-A-Mo James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford
Mardi Gras Essentials, Hip-O
Manteca Chana Pozo and Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band
A Carnival of Cuban Music, Rounder
O Coco da Galinha Galactic featuring Mayseis Marques
Carnivale Electricos, Anti-
Instrumental: Second Line Part I Stop, Inc
Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Mardi Gras
SEGMENT: The Knights of Chaos Floats with Royal Artists
Street Parade Earl King
Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Mardi Gras
Big Chief Donald Harrison
Indian Blues, Candid
Sew, Sew, Sew White Cloud Hunters
Blue Routes, Folkways
Meet De Boys on De Battlefront Wild Tchoupitoulas
Wild Tchoupitoulas, Island
End Bed: Lily of the Valley Panorama Brass Band
17 Days, Panorama Records
HOUR TWO
Going Back to New Orleans Joe Liggins & the Honey Drippers
Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty
Carnival Days Dave Bartholomew
Mardi Gras Essentials, Hip-O
(Talkin' About the) Zulu King James & Troy Andrews with Donald Harrison Jr. & Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
12 & Shorty, Keep Swingin'
SEGMENT: Mardi Gras Day with Bone Gang and Baby Dolls
Iko Iko The Dixie Cups
Mardi Gras in New Orleans Vol II, Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras Boogie Big Joe Turner
Tell Me Pretty Baby, Arhoolie
Instrumental: Honey Dripper Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Play the Blues, Rhino
SEGMENT: Spanish Town Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge, LA
Judy in Disguise John Fred and the Playboy Band
Absolutely the Best of John Fred and the Playboy Band, Varese Sarabande
Stay All Night The Red Stick Ramblers
Bring It On Down, Memphis International
Dance All Night Boozoo Chavis
Who Stole My Monkey, Rounder
Instrumental: Empty Bottle Stomp Wallace 'Cheese' Read
Folksongs of the Louisiana Acadians, Arhoolie
Nou Ka Pase (Sewinal song) Folk Research Center of St. Lucia
Musical Traditions of St. Lucia, Folkways
Chant de Mardi Gras The Ardoin Family
Zodico: Louisiana Creole Music, Rounder
Mardi Gras Coteau
Coteau: Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder
Walk Through the Streets of the City Joe Lastie Jr. & the Lastie Family Gospel
Joe Lastie Jr. & the Lastie Family Gospel, Preservation Hall
Wade in the River Dejan's Olympia Brass
New Orleans: Rebuild, Restore, Rejoice, Mardi Gras
End Bed: Walking Home Donald Harrison with Dr. John
Indian Blues, Candid