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

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