Take Me Out to the Ballgame: Sports & Music
Feel the thrill of victory as we hear the connections between sports and music in American life. With the World Series upon us, we’ll hear songs about baseball and its heroes in jazz and blues, country and folk. Plus comments from Yankee centerfielder and guitarist Bernie Williams, and 1969 Miracle Met (and music lover) Ron Swoboda. And get tips on hitting and the harmonica from Stan ‘The Man’ Musial. In hour two, it’s the music of basketball, boxing, horseracing and football. Meet the bugler at Churchill Downs, and hear about the pull of music in the of pianist and New Orleans Saints’ cornerback Ashley Ambrose. See you at the game.
HOUR ONE
Radio Call: Bobby Thompson's Shot Heard 'Round The World
Baseball: A Film By Ken Burns, Elektra/Nonesuch
Take Me Out To The Ballgame King Curtis
Baseball: A Film By Ken Burns, Elektra/Nonesuch
Baseball Boogie Mabel Scott
Baseball: A Film By Ken Burns, Elektra/Nonesuch
Brown Eyed Handsome Man Chuck Berry
His Best, Vol.1, MCA
SEGMENT: Stan Musial
Excerpts from Stan the Man's Hit Record, Phillips Petroleum Company
SEGMENT: Stan Musial Plays the Harmonica
Excerpts from Stan the Man's Hit Record, Mel Bay
Joltin' Joe DiMaggio Les Brown and His Orchestra
Baseball's Greatest Hits, Rhino
Instrumental: Take Me Out To The Ball Game Sam Bush
Diamond Cuts, Hungry for Music
Joe DiMaggio Done It Again Billy Bragg & Wilco
Mermaid Avenue, Volume 2, Elektra
Baseball Blues Claire Hamill
Baseball Hits, Flashback
Catfish Bob Dylan
The Bootleg Series: Vol. 1-3, Columbia
Van Lingle Mungo Dave Frishberg
Baseball's Greatest Hits, Rhino
INTERVIEW: Former New York Mets' Ron Swoboda
Take Me Out To The Ballgame Dr. John
Baseball: A Film By Ken Burns, Elektra/Nonesuch
Instrumental: Take Me Out to the Ballgame Los Straitjackets
Diamond Cuts Triple Play, Hungry for Music
Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit that Ball? Count Basie and his Orchestra
Baseball's Greatest Hits, Rhino
Say Hey (The Willie Mays Songs) The Treniers
Baseball's Greatest Hits, Rhino
SEGMENT: New York Yankees' Bernie Williams
Take Me Out To The Ball Game George Winston
Diamond Cuts: Turning Two, Hungry for Music
Postcard: St. Louis Cardinals 7th Inning Stretch, Busch Stadium
Blues for J Jimmy Smith
Ultimate Jimmy Smith, Verve
The Ball Game Sister Wynona Carr
Baseball's Greatest Hits, Rhino
You've Got To Hit The Right Lick Big Bill Broonzy
Diamond Cuts, Hungry for Music
End Bed: On Wisconsin Bob and Cathy Gibbons
Clown and Midway Calliope Music Vol.2, MRR
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Notre Dame Victory March Bob and Cathy Gibbons
Clown and Midway Calliope Music Vol.2, MRR
The Eyes of Texas Milton Brown And His Brownies
From The Vaults: Decca Country Classics, RCA
Tiger Rag Chet Atkins
RCA Country Legends, Buddah
Tiger Rag The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Masters Of Jazz Vol. 1: Traditional Jazz Classics, Rhino
Tiger Rag Kermit Ruffins
Big Easy, Basin Street
When the Saints Go Marching In Rebirth Brass Band
Do Whatcha Wanna, Mardi Gras
SEGMENT: New Orleans Saints' Ashley Ambrose
Backfield In Motion Mel and Tim
Beg, Scream & Shout: The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul, Rhino
Instrumental: Sweet Georgia Brown The Country All Stars
Jazz From The Hills, Bear Family
Sweet Georgia Brown Brother Bones And His Shadows
45rpm
Bounce The Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day) Louis Jordan
Let The Good Times Roll, Bear Family
Stewball Memphis Slim
Mississippi Blues, Putumayo
A Job For A Jockey Alma 'The Lollipop Mama' Mondy
Ladies Sing The Blues: Mercury Records 1945-1957, Mercury
SEGMENT: Horseracing at Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY
The Race Is On George Jones
She Thinks I Still Care: The George Jones Collection, Razor & Tie
Molly And Tenbrooks (The Racehorse Song) Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys
Columbia Country Classics Vol. 1: The Golden Age, Columbia
Instrumental: Feed My Horse on Corn and Hay Perry Riley
The Art of Old-Time Mountain Music, Rounder
Who Killed Davy Moore Bob Dylan
The Bootleg Series: Vol. 1-3, Columbia
Joe Louis and John Henry Blues Sonny Boy Williamson
Joe Louis: An American Hero, Rounder
Joe the Bomber Billy Hicks and His Sizzlin' Six
Joe Louis: An American Hero, Rounder
The Fight Is On Marion Williams
The Gospel Soul Of Marion Williams, Shanachie