Playlist for March 2, 2008 from 12:00AM - 3:00AM
Playlist Date & Time: 3/2/2008 12:00AM - 3:00AM
Program: Archived Playlist for Robyn L. Loda
I am proud to introduce the Guardian Angels of New Orleans into the WWOZ family, after they so boldly assisted me last week (14 of them met my request for added security in the Quarter!). A photo of my interview with Phil Garcia, Chapter Leader, will be added to my e-profile on the DJ page soon. Thank you for all the calls! To learn more about becoming a Guardian Angel, call Phil Garcia at (504) 270.8193; to DONATE to these amazing folks (who rely on individual donations, not grants), send a check/money order to: Guardian Angels New Orleans, 1000 Bourbon Street, Suite 232, New Orleans, LA 70116.
Thank you for all the calls about the Guardian Angels tonight, and also about the music. It's my great pleasure to help New Orleans in any way I possibly can. While I love the music, I also love helping the community in even more practical ways, so was so grateful for Phil to come up and talk with me and inform everyone about what they need. Again, the are VOLUNTEERS (like us DJs) who are unarmed and patrolling the streets in teams on foot and on bicycle. They are not paid for their time or their efforts. They do this to SERVE their communities. They were founded in NYC in the late '70s to deter violence on the subways when it became very prevalent. I will be producing a Street Talk Segment on the Guardian Angels in New Orleans within a couple of weeks. Stay tuned, and thank you for keeping WWOZ on the air, and for listening to my show, "Blues in the Night with Robyn Loda from the Witching Hour Till 3 a.m. Every Saturday Night to Sunday Morning."
Playlist Tracks
Dinah Shore "Blues in the Night" The Very Best of Dinah Shore RCA 2001 Recorded January 12, 1942; written by Harold Arlen ("Over the Rainbow," "That Old Black Magic," etc.). My El Popso up in Indiana used to make me all kinds of mix tapes, starting when I was about four (that first one was a red eight-track that included "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" and "Killing Me Softly"). As a trumpeter growing up through the '30s and '40s, he loved swing and big-band arrangements. He included this very track on a cassette mix tape he sent me in college around 1991. Thanks, Louisiana Music Factory, for having this cut available the exact day I needed it to begin my show in May 2006. The HORNS are just so amazing here, and the tune itself is so sultry and burlesque. I love starting the show with this song each week. It connects me with my ancestors in gratitude. Ayibobo! |
Rocky Charles "Born for You" Born for You Orleans Records 1996 A big shout out to Carlo Ditta, who said he'd be up late tonight listening to my show and licking his romantic wounds, which I personally believe will herald lots of new creativity for his life. He's still dabbling in producerhood and doing live acoustic gigs in Covington. Before Mardi Gras, he and John Sinclair (www.radiofreeamsterdam.com) did a set together over there, but I was in a haze from getting my wisdom teeth pulled and couldn't get there. I'm grateful Carlo recorded Rocky Charles 12 years ago. Thanks, Carlo! |
Fats Domino "Love You Till the Day I Die" Alive & Kickin' Fats Domino Publishing 2006 Happy Birthday 80th to Fats, who turned 80 last week on Feb. 26. I wish him love and healing to feel comfortable enough to play live sets regularly. Anxiety is really disabling. I've seen so many sloppy performances and still loved them that I want him to know that he could do no wrong (short of yelling at the fans!) in my book. We love you, Antoine! |
Jimmy Vaughn "Positively Meant to Be" Out There Sony 1998 I'm feeling optimistic tonight... |
The Andy J. Forrest Band "Strollin' with Bone in New Orleans" Real Stories of Love, Labor and Other Man-Made Catastrophes Slang 2007 Great instrumental. |
Howlin' Wolf "Sittin' on the Top of the World (1957)" Chess Box: CD 2: 1955-1962 Chess/MCA 1991 Still on that "good-for-you-blues" kick... |
Big Bill Broonzy "Mindin' My Own Business" An Introduction to Big Bill Broonzy Fuel 2007 Sounds like a saner approach to life, eh? And thanks for the calls. |
Muddy Waters "Rolling Stone (1950)" Chess Box: 1947-1954 Chess/MCA 1989 |
Bob Dylan "Like a Rolling Stone (1965)" Highway 61 Revisited Columbia 1965 Really, if you've never heard of this guy, you should check him out...he kinda sounds like a snail here, but a lotta kids seem to dig him... |
Janis Joplin "Move Over" Pearl CBS 1971 Move yo' ass over. Hmph. |
C.C. Adcock "Runaway Life (Live)" Live at Jazz Fest 2005 MunckMix 2005 Is he really the sexiest man in Louisiana music? I'm asking all my straight-but-not-narrow guy friends this question. Please respond to me by e-mail if this includes you. |
Ry Cooder "The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor)" Bop Till You Drop Warner Brothers 1979 I'd say that's a tiny problem, wouldn't you? |
R.L. Burnside "Have You Ever Been Lonely" Live from Bonnaroo Rod's Records 2007 He puts the growl in the gravel, and is also my nicknamesake papa. Thanks, DK/AJ. |
Eric Lindell "It's My Pleasure" Low on Cash, Rich in Love Alligator Records 2008 A brave man to have tattoos on his throat. |
T-Bone Burnett "Over You" The Criminal Under My Own Hat Sony 1992 The great escape artist, indeed. Genius. |
Zeke Fishhead (Ed Volker) "Evacuation" Prodigal Ed Volker/Indy 2007 Another solo album from the super-prolific Volker, recorded partially before and after the Federal Flood of New Orleans and finally released last year. |
Dinah Washington "Evil Gal Blues" Essential Women in Blues House of Blues/Platinum Entertainment 1997 Born Ruth Lee Jones, Washington was discovered by the great Lionel Hampton, for whom my dear friend and sax player and flautist Thomas Chapin was musical director for 14 years (check out his album Sky Piece). |
Aretha Franklin with Ray Charles "Spirit in the Dark" Aretha Franklin & King Curtis: Live at the Fillmore West Warner 2005 Recorded live on March 5-7, 1971 |
Dirty Dozen Brass Band feat. Guru "Inner City Blues (Make Me Want to Holler)" What's Going On Shout! Factory 2006 An homage to Marvin Gaye, with an amazing message for personal transformation. For me, it's a healing anthem for New Orleans. |
Isaac Hayes "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" Greatest Hit Singles Stax 1981 Re-released in 1991, the Jimmy Webb tear-jerker... with a "sermon" strategically inserted by Hayes here. |
Bill Withers "She Wants To (Get On Down)" Menagerie Columbia 1977 Re-Release 2003. Yeah, she MIGHT want to get on down... but you'd better be nice if you wanna maintain that momentum, dude. |
The Staple Singers "Respect Yourself" (self-titled) Stax/Concord 2005 The best advice ever! |
King Floyd "Feel Alright" Choice Cuts Waldoxy 1994 "I feel alright, y'all, I feel like dynamite!" Indeed. Dedicated to journalist and biographer John Swenson in Brooklyn for a speedy recovery and a comfortable self-healing journey with his wife, archivist Barbara Mathe. |
Earl King "Love Rent" King of New Orleans Fuel 2001 Oh, yeah, baby. |
Earl King "Clairvoyant Lady" King of New Orleans Fuel 2001 You called? What seems to be the symptoms of the problems you're experiencing? |
Jerry Lee Lewis & Buddy Guy "Hadacohl Boogie" Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing: Duets Shangri-La Entertainment 2006 That boogie-woogie piano helps me rejuvenate in the final hour of this three-hour show... |
Chuck Carbo "Can I Be Your Main Squeeze" Eddie Bo's Funky, Funky New Orleans Funky Delicacies 1999 Well, maybe, baby. |
Eddie Bo "Can You Handle It" Eddie Bo's Funky, Funky New Orleans Funky Delicacies 1999 Absolutely. |
Julian with Tasso & His Orchestra "Get on the Moon" New Orleans Senior Prom: 1957-1962 Night Train 1996 Dedicated to Billy Delle, still recuperating after a quadruple-bypass open-heart surgery out in Kenner. We love you! |
Alonzo Stewart "I'm Still in Love with You" Night Train to New Orleans Night Train 1996 Ahhh, love. Perhaps this is my late-for-Valentine's-Day show, in content and feeling. |
The Velvet Underground "After Hours" (self-titled) Verve 1968 As always, I close with this tune, sung by the self-taught genius, Moe (Maureen) Tucker, the VU's drummer. We love you, Moe!!! When the unsung hear you, STARS ARE BORN!!!! |
The Velvet Underground "After Hours" (self-titled) Verve 1968 As always, I close with this tune, sung by the self-taught genius, Moe (Maureen) Tucker, the VU's drummer. We love you, Moe!!! When the unsung hear you, STARS ARE BORN!!!! |
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