Friends of Robert Johnson
Two hours of music surrounding the forefather of the blues, Robert Johnson. The guitarist and singer is remembered by four other Delta bluesmen: guitarist Johnny Shines rode the rails with Johnson in the 1930s, pianist and guitarist Henry Townsend jammed with him, Robert Junior Lockwood is Johnson’s stepson and the late diddly-bow player Lonnie Pitchford followed in his footsteps. We’ll also hear Johnson tunes in the hands of latter-day artists the Rolling Stones and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Black Ace Black Ace
I Am The Boss Card in Your Hand, Arhoolie
Cross Road Blues Robert Johnson
The Complete Recordings, Columbia
Crossroads Cream
The Very Best of Cream, Polydor
Terraplane Blues Robert Johnson
King of the Delta Blues, Columbia/Legacy
Dynaflow Blues The Johnny Shines Blues Band
Chicago Blues Today! Vol. 3, Vanguard
INTERVIEW: Johnny Shines
Instrumental: Overall Junction Albert King
Blues Masters: The Very Best of Albert King, Rhino
Milk Cow Blues Kokomo Arnold
The Roots of Robert Johnson, Yazoo
Milk Cow Blues Rose Maddox
America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band, Vol. 1, Arhoolie
Milkcow Blues Boogie Elvis Presley
The Essential 50s masters, RCA
Dust My Broom Ike & Tina Turner
Bold Soul Sister, Hip-O
I Believe I'll Go Back Home Clifton Chenier
King of the Bayous, Arhoolie
Walking Blues Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt, Warner Brothers
Sweet Old Chicago Roosevelt ‘The Honeydripper' Sykes
Blues By Roosevelt 'The Honeydripper' Sykes, Smithsonian Folkways
Instrumental: Memphis Blues Eubie Blake
Memories of You - from Rare Piano Rolls, Biograph
INTERVIEW: Henry Townsend
Go Ahead Buddy Bill Weldon
The Roots of Robert Johnson, Yazoo
They're Red Hot Robert Johnson
The Complete Recordings, Columbia
They're Red Hot Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Essential Red Hot Chili Peppers, EMI
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Miles Runs the Hoodoo Down Miles Davis
Bitches Brew, Columbia
Hell Hound On My Trail Robert Johnson
King of the Delta Blues, Columbia/Legacy
Hell Hound On My Trail Cassandra Wilson
Blue Light 'Til Dawn, Blue Note
Preachin' Blues Son House
Mojo Workin' - Blues for the Next Generation, Columbia/Legacy
Love In Vain Robert Johnson
King of the Delta Blues, Columbia/Legacy
Stop Breaking Down Rolling Stones
Exile On Main Street, Virgin
Instrumental: Feelin' Bad Blues Ry Cooder
Music By Ry Cooder, Warner
INTERVIEW: Robert Junior Lockwood
Ramblin' On My Mind Front Range
Ramblin' On My Mind, Sugar Hill
Sitting On Top of the World The Mississippi Sheiks
The Roots of Robert Johnson, Yazoo
Come On In My Kitchen Robert Johnson
King of the Delta Blues, Columbia/Legacy
Instrumental: Elmer's Blues Lonnie Johnson with Elmer Snowden
Blues & Ballads, Bluesville
INTERVIEW: Lonnie Pitchford
Walkin' Blues Muddy Waters
Rollin' Stone, MCA
Crossroads Cowboy Junkies
Whites Off Earth Now!, RCA
End Bed: Cross Road Blues Marcus Roberts
Blues For the New Millennium, Columbia