Song Makers and Song Takers: William Bell and Chris Smither
This week on American Routes, we hear from great songwriters and performers and those who emulate them. Original songs can take on new forms and meaning when interpreted by different voices, and we’ll hear some of those renditions and transformations this week. We’ll hear the rocking Southern sound of the Drive-By Truckers covering Bob Dylan, and Ray Charles doing Hank Williams. Our guest William Bell, from Memphis, will tell us all about his music being played by the Byrds and bluesman Albert King. And we’ll go live on stage in Northampton Massachusetts with New Orleans blues guitarist Chris Smither for songs and stories.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Rent Party Booker T. Jones
The Road from Memphis, Anti-
I Can't Stand the Rain Ann Peebles
Ann Peebles- St. Louis Woman/Memphis Soul, HiBook Records
You Don't Miss Your Water William Bell
The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968, Atlantic
SEGMENT: William Bell
Instrumental: Willow Weep for Me Booker T. Jones
Soul Limbo, Stax
Cold Cold Heart Dinah Washington
Jazz Masters 19, Verve
Half as Much Ray Charles
The Complete Country & Western Recordings 1959-1986,
Worried Man Blues George Jones
Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music, Omnivore Records
Ain't Nobody Dori Freeman
Dori Freeman, Free Dirt Records
16 Tons Eugene Church
16 Tons 45 rpm single, King
Instrumental: Slim Jenkins' Place Booker T. Jones
The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968, Atlantic
Like a Rolling Stone Drive-By Truckers
The Fine Print 2003-2008, New West
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You Esther Phillips
How Many Roads: Black America Sings Bob Dylan, ACE Records
It Ain't Me Babe Johnny Cash
Orange Blossom Special, Columbia
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the (Memphis Blues Again) Bob Dylan
Blonde on Blonde, Columbia
Closing Bed: I Can't Stand the Rain Booker T. Jones
That's the Way it Should Be, Columbia
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Statesboro Blues Chris Smithers
Don't Drag It On, Poppy
My Creole Belle Mississippi John Hurt
Avalon Blues, Origin Records
Dixie Flyer Randy Newman
The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 2, Nonesuch
Old Jim Crow Nina Simone
Nina Simone in Concert, Philips Records
Okra Olu Dara
In the World: From Natchez to New York, Atlantic
Les Ognons Albert Nicholas and His Creole Serenaders
Jazz a la Creole, G.H.B. Records
Instrumental: Watermelon Man Herbie Hancock
Takin' Off, Columbia
SEGMENT: Chris Smither
Instrumental: Instrumental, No. 2 Carl Perkins and Scotty Mooe
The Clasic Carl Perkins, Bear Family
Match Box Carl Perkins
The Classic Carl Perkins, Bear Family
Honey Don't Carl Perkins
The Classic Carl Perkins, Bear Family
Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby The Beatles
Beatles For Sale, Parlophone
Homeward Bound Simon & Garfunkel
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Columbia
American Tune Allen Toussaint
American Tunes, Nonesuch
Closing Bed: St. Charles Street Parade Wardell Quezergue
After the Math, Jazz Foundation