Blacks, Whites, Blues and Country: Charley Pride and Charlie Musselwhite
This week we toe, walk and cross the blurry line between country and blues, as performed by both black and white artists. Guests include white blues harmonica player Charley Musselwhite, who tells us about his lifetime journey from Mississippi to Memphis to Chicago to California; and Charley Pride talks about his upbringing in Sledge, Mississippi, his baseball career, and being an African-American country singer with 29 number one hits to his name. Plus bluesy-country and country blues from Hank Williams, Howlin’ Wolf, Aretha Franklin and more.
HOUR ONE
Milk Cow Blues Eddie Cochran
12 of His Greatest Hits / Never To Be Forgotten, EMI
Lovesick Blues Hank Williams
The Original Singles Collection, Polygram
Instrumental: Stealing Time Eddie Pennington
Walks the Strings, Folkways
The Weary Lonesome Blues Delmore Brothers
Brown's Ferry Blues, Country
Everyday I Have the Blues Carl Martin
Mandolin Blues, Testament
Sitting on Top of the World Mississippi Sheiks
Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down: The Best of the Mississippi Sheiks, Columbia/Legacy
Sitting on Top of the World Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan
Hall of Fame, UA
Sitting on Top of the World Howling Wolf
Howling Wolf: The Chess Box, MCA
Country Style Little Milton
Welcome to the Club: The Essential Chess Recordings, Chess/MCA
Big, Big City Moon Mullican
Moon's Rock, Bear Family
Instrumental: Sanctuary Charlie Musselwhite
Sanctuary, Realworld
Chicago Bound Jimmy Rogers
The Complete Chess Recordings, MCA
I'm Ready Muddy Waters
His Best, 1947-1955, Chess/MCA
INTERVIEW: Charlie Musselwhite
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Tumblin' Tumbleweeds Grant Green
Goin' West, Blue Note
Nashville Jumps Cecil Gant
Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1954-1970, CMF
Baby Let's Play House Arthur Gunther
Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1954-1970, CMF
Baby Let's Play House Elvis Presley
The Complete 50s Masters, RCA
To Be Alone with You Bob Dylan
Nashville Skyline, Columbia
Do Right Woman - Do Right Man Aretha Franklin
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Rhino/Atlantic
Instrumental: Bee Hive Lee Allen
Walkin With Mr. Lee, Collectables
Honky Tonk Song Webb Pierce
Greatest Hits, Finest Performances, Sun
Honky Tonk Bobby Blue Bland
Turn On Your Love Light, Duke
Tennessee Blues Gatemouth Brown
Timeless, Hightone
Tennessee Waltz Sam Cooke
Portrait of a Legend, 1951-1964, ABKCO
The Last Thing on My Mind Charley Pride
Charlie Pride in Person
INTERVIEW: Charley Pride
Instrumental: Kickin The Cat Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang
Wild Cats, ASV
It Makes No Difference Now The Supremes
From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music, CMF
Reconsider Me Johnny Adams
Absolutely the Best, Fuel
You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles
The Complete Country and Western Recordings 1959-1986, Rhino
Freedom Train James Carr
The Essential James Carr, Razor & Tie
End Bed: Last Date Floyd Cramer
Super Hits, BMG