Name That Tune
Or, if you like, sing a song about someone you know. There are so many great names in music and song that our first show on the topic couldn’t hold ‘em all, so here’s the sequel. From “Corina” and “Lucille” to “Lost John” and “Little Joe the Wrangler,” hear songs named after characters real and fictitious. Our guest Shemekia Copeland is a 22-year-old singer with a noted father in the blues (Johnny Copeland), who’s now making a name for herself. Plus nick name origins from American Joe to Zydeco Joe.
HOUR ONE
Sa M'Appelle Fou (They Call Me Crazy) Clifton Chenier
Bogalusa Boogie, Arhoolie
Bo Diddley Bo Diddley
Chess Rhythm & Roll, MCA
INTERVIEW: Johnnie Johnson on Chuck Berry's "Maybellene" ("Ida Red")
Maybelline Johnny Rivers
Johnny Rivers Anthology 1964-1977, Rhino
Tongue Tied Jill Charlie Feathers
Uh Huh Honey, Norton
Corina Corrina Freddy Fender
Canciones de Mi Barrio, Arhoolie
Luther Played The Boogie Johnny Cash
The Man in Black 1954-1958, Bear Family
I'm Bad Like Jesse James John Lee Hooker
The Best of: 20th Century Masters The Millenium Collection, MCA
Instrumental: San-Ho-Zay Freddy King
Hide Away: The Best of Freddy King, Rhino
INTERVIEW: Shemekia Copeland
Jemima Surrender Howard Tate
Howard Tate, Koch
Ode To Billie Joe Tammy Wynette
Take Me To Your World – I Don't Wanna Play House, Koch
Instrumental: Music, Music, Music Merrill Moore
Boogie My Blues Away, Bear Family
Mona Lisa Moon Mullican
All-Time Greatest Hits, King
Honeysuckle Rose Fats Waller
Masters of Jazz Vol. 1: Traditional Jazz Classics, Rhino
SEGMENT: American Joe and his folks at Harry's American Bar in Baltimore
One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) Charles Brown
One More for the Road, Alligator
I Loves You Porgy Billie Holiday
The Complete Decca, Decca
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Go Li'l Liza Coleman Hawkins Quartet
Today and Now, Impulse
Winin' Boy Jelly Roll Morton
Jazzin' The Blues, West Side
Li'l Liza Jane The New Birth Brass Band
D-Boy, NYNO
Marie Martin, Bogan & The Armstrongs
That Old Gang Of Mine, Flying Fish
Carrie Brown Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band
The Mountain, E2
Instrumental: Randy Lynn Rag Flatt & Scruggs
The Essential: ‘Tis Sweet To Be Remembered, Columbia/Legacy
Vigilante Man Woody Guthrie
Dust Bowl Ballads, Buddha
Johnny 99 Bruce Springsteen
Nebraska, Sony
SEGMENT: Staggerlee (or Stack-O-Lee)
Stack O'Lee Blues Mississippi John Hurt
Before the Blues Vol.1, Yazoo
Stack-A-Lee Pt.1 Archibald
Carnival Day: Essential Recordings of New Orleans R & B, Indigo
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price
The Specialty Story, Fantasy
Marianao Benny More
Grandes Exitos, Envidia Records
Instrumental: Banderilla Calexico
Even My Sure Things Fall Through, Quarterstick
Waltz for Debby Bill Evans
The Riverside Records Story, Fantasy
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho Cassandra Wilson
The Blue Note Years, Blue Note
Shadrack Golden Gate Quartet
The Very Best Of Golden Gate Quartet, World Pacific
Hey Jude Wilson Pickett
Meet The Covers, Hip-O
Close Bed: Ode to Billie Joe Jimmy Smith
Talkin' Verve: Roots of Acid Jazz, Verve