ELECTION 2000 SPECIAL

We’ll hear the campaign songs, protest music and tunes about politics and politicians. Nick talks with lawyer Len Garment about his love of Jazz, and the days with Richard Nixon. Plus the tales of Louisiana governors, Huey and Earl Long.

HOUR ONE

Open Bed: Washington Post March Bill Frisell
Have A Little Faith, Electra Nonesuch

Jordan for President Louis Jordan
Let The Good Times Roll Box, Bear Family

Mr. President Big Boy Henry
Work's Many Voices Vol.1 LP , JEMF

SEGMENT: Campaign Songs

The Harrison Yankee Doodle Oscar Brand
Presidential Campaign Songs 1789-1996, Smithsonian Folkways

Silent Cal Joe Glazer
The Music of American Politics, Collector

High Hopes Frank Sinatra
Complete Capitol Singles, Capitol

This Land is Your Land Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land

Born in the USA Bruce Springsteen
Born in the USA, Columbia

Christ for President Billy Bragg & Wilco
Mermaid Avenue, Elektra

Dead Presidents Little Walter
Essential, MCA

Instrumental: Water Baby Speedy West
Swing West Vol.2: Guitar Slingers, Razor & Tie

INTERVIEW: Len Garment

Only in America The Drifters
Rockin' & Driftin': The Drifters Box, Rhino

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself Franklin Roosevelt
20th Century Time Capsule, Buddha

Roosevelt in Trinidad The Atilla
Roosevelt in Trinidad, Rounder

Franklin Roosevelt's Back Again Cox Brothers
Old Time Southern Dance Music, Old Timey

M.T .A. Kingston Trio
Folk Song America, Smithsonian

Instrumental: Wailin' & Whoopin' Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
A Long way from Home, MCA

INTERVIEW: Dave Obey

Guitar Pickin President Jimmy Martin
Sunny Side of the Mountain, Decca

Campaigner Neil Young
Decade, Reprise

Watergate Blues Howlin' Wolf
The Back Door Wolf, MCA

Richard Nixon Resignation Address
Great Speeches of the 20th Century, Rhino

You Can Have Watergate But Gimme Some Bucks and I'll Be Straight James Brown
Funky People Part 2, Polydor

The Watergate Blues Modern Jazz Quartet
Warner Jazz Les Incontournables, Warner Music France

HOUR TWO

Open Bed: Happy Days are Here Again Ben Selvin Orchestra
Songs of the Depression, Bear Family

Every Man a King Huey Long and Castro Carrazo
Companion CD by Cyril Vetter in Fonville Winans Louisiana book

SEGMENT: Randy Newman

Kingfish Randy Newman
Good Old Boys, Warner Bros

SEGMENT: Earl Long speech

Ballad of Earl Long Jay Chevalier
45rpm

You Can't Tell About the Women Nowadays Jimmie Davis
Nobody's Darlin' But Mine, Bear Family

INTERVIEW: Joe Wilson

Liberty Will Keys
A Banjo Original, County

INTERVIEW: Dalton Roberts

Bobby Kennedy Corrido Lalo Guerrero
Folkmasters DAT

SEGMENT: R Kennedy on MLK's death
20th Century Time Capsule, Buddha

Redemption Song Bob Marley
Uprising, Island

Power to the People Curtis Mayfield
Curtis, Rhino

Backlash Blues Nina Simone
Livin' in the House of Blues: Defiance Blues, House of Blues

The House I Live In Paul Robeson
Songs of Free Men, Sony Classical

Instrumental: In Christ There Is No East Or West John Fahey
John Fahey / Peter Lang / Leo Kottke, Takoma

Long Walk to DC Staple Singers
Soul Folk In Action, Stax

Washington D.C. Magnetic Fields
69 Love Songs, Merge

Bob Dylan's 115th Dream Bob Dylan
Bringing It All Back Home, Columbia

Back in the USA Linda Ronstadt
Sing America, Warner Bros

End Bed: Stars and Stripes Forever Eubie Blake
The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake, Columbia

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