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Playlist for December 21, 2008 from 12:00AM - 3:00AM
Current New Orleans Time: Fri, 4:40am
Playlist Date & Time: 12/21/2008 12:00AM - 3:00AM
Program: Blues in the Night with Jamie Dell'Apa
We're Sinking!
We start tonight's show on a high ground with interviews of (1) Washboard Chaz talking about his time playing with the late great Judy Rodrick and (2) tenth-generation New Orleanian, pianist Armand St. Martin talking about us New Orleanians' relationship with water (and how this relationship is reflected in his music). As soon as these impressive adults leave the studio I sink to my swamp level with sets of music about:
1. Drinking
2. Driving (an intended sequitor)
3. Mambo
4. Cats songs with human choras' of "meow"
5. Beans and the natural follow-up
6. Stomach aches and vomiting and finally a complete non-sequitor
7. Girl watching and wolf calls.
Another reminder to me that without adult supervision, I sink very low very fast.
Archived audio from this show is at:
http://www.virb.com/2681578360504589
or click the web link on the first song below. Also, put aside three hours to listen to the Dave Bartholomew interview also resident at this WWOZ archive.
Playlist Tracks
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Pyramids
Ankle Bracelet
A couple songs for Bernie Madoff the $50 billion dollar pyramid scheme who is now wearing an ankle bracelet after surrendering to the police.
The web link is to streaming audio from last night's show.
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Amos Milburn
I Done Done It
Amos pleading guilty for his actus and mens rea.
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Temple City Kazoo Orchestra
2001 Space Odyssey
Some Kazoos
Along with George Bush, Sylvester the Cat and Rocket J. Squirrel - my introduction as a despicable, boring, know-it-all. (My sister Andria would love this introduction.)
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Macy Skipper
Bop Pills
A couple songs for the extended Palin family who have discovered they have an Oxycontin problem. In the next years I'm sure we'll be seeing them riding down to the French Quarter on overly noisy motorcycle with tramp stamp tattoos. "Ya know what's fun, reve up the motor and see if you can set off car alarms...."
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Alaska Rock
Sammy Smith and the Rebelaires
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Zypher
Huna Buna
Zypher
Warner Brothers
1969
A series of songs and pictures for a blindfold test of Washboard Chaz Leary.
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Astronauts
Baja
Surfing With the Astronauts
Columbia
1965
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60 Million Buffalo with Judy Rodrick
Cocaine Shuffle
60 Million Buffalo
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Judy Rodrick and the Forbears with Washboard Chaz and Dr. John
American Money Blues
When I'm Gone
Dexofone.com
2008
Go to the audio archive of this show for Chaz' touching memories about Judy and remember Chaz has played with such greats as Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, and John Hammond and he puts Judy at the top of his list - but listen to him say it (at about 20 minutes into the show).
With the Forebears:
Don DeBacker guitar
Washboard Chaz leary percussion
Tim Martin bass
Dexter Payne reeds
plus:
Dr. John piano
Bernard Grant vocal
Forrest Means trumpet
Chris Lege trombone
Fly McLard on tenor and baritone sax
Eugene Smith drums
and some very impressive liner notes by Dick Waterman.
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Judy Rodrick
Denver to Dallas
When I'm Gone
Dexofone.com
2008
This cut has Dr. John on piano.
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Big Joe Turner
Adam Bit the Apple
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Paul Robeson
River Stay Away From My Door
Green Pastures
A set of music about New Orleanian's relationship with our watery surroundings. The lack of federal response to the 1927 Mississippi River flood was similar to Katrina and the nation reacted similar to post-Katrina. Then as now, there were particularly moving songs written and performed. Paul Robeson provides some great examples of this shared time.
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Paul Robeson
High Water
Green Pastures
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Percy Mayfield
River's Invitation
Poet of the Blues
Specialty
One generation past the 1927 flood, Percy's lyrics; talking about his troubles to the river then having the river speak back to him, is the epitome of the New Orleanian's relationship with the water.
Similarly, today so many of us walk on the levees when the water is high, not only enjoy the vista, but to also feel with our feet our only assurance of safety. And have you ever seen the crowds who visit the Bonne Carre Spillway when it is opened? The Governor usually makes an appearance too - all again emphasizing the strength and subtlety of that relationship we all have with the water.
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Percy Mayfield
Louisiana
Poet of the Blues
Specialty
My home in Louisiana...
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Armand St. Martin
Katrina Lullaby
Katrina Lullaby
Self
Tenth generation New Orleanian, Armand St. Martin's two songs advances this linage of songs referring to our relationship with the water. I hesitate to paraphrase Armand's discussion of his songs portrayal of this relationship because his in-studio presentation captured it so well. If you haven't done it yet, follow the web link to the archived audio to hear Armand's presentation. (And thanks to Patty for setting up this segment of the show.)
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Armand St. Martin
The Bridge
Katrina Lullaby
Self
This song also appears on the Alligator Ball cd that predates Katrina but deals with the same metaphoric topic of an approaching hurricane and that narrow ribbon of survival off our island. A metaphor that we're always conscious of as the idea of being trapped while the water rises is a nightmare. The web link is to my friend Terry's recitation of that exact nightmare.
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Unknown
Soda Poppin Around
Soda pop on a New Orleans Saturday night! Forgive me. I'll make it up with the next line of songs as I sink into baser themes.
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Bobby Doyle and the Ideals
Chug-A-Lug
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Choker Campbell
Last Call For Whiskey
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Jay McShann
Bar Fly Blues
Mercury R&B Story 45-55
Mercury
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Renegades V
Wine Wine Wine
Time check 12:45.
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Cledus Harrison
Rock and Roll in the Groove
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Deke Dickerson
TJ Tuck and Roll
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Tivo and the Triumphs
Motorcycle
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Curtis Gordon
Draggin
Rockin Bones
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Classie Ballou
The Crazy Mambo
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Eddie Bo
We Like Mambo
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Dave Bartholemew
Cat Music
Very Best of
Link is to the great interview with Dave
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Romans
Cat's Meow
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Dodgers
Cat Hop
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Rufus Thomas
Pink Pussycat Wine ad
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The Miller Sisters
Ten Cats Down
Essential Sun Rockabilly
Sun
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Roy Hall
Three Alley Cats
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Jimmie Revard and His Oklahoma Playboys
Cats Are Bad Luck
Western Swing and Country Jazz
Proper
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Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
Here Kitty
Music For Pets
K Records
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Little Richard and His Tempo Toppers
Rice, Red Beans and Turnip Greens
Vocal Groups
Proper
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Louis Jordan
Beans and Cornbread
Let the Good Times Roll
Bear Family
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Shadows
Beans
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Carmen Miranda
I'm a Chiquita Banana
earthstationone.com
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Oscar McLollie and His Honey Jumpers
Hot Banana
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Junior Wells
Stomach Ache
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Martinis
Hung Over
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BBC News Reader
Vomiting the News
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Bo Diddley Orchestra
Two Flies
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Joey Warren
Goatee
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Nitecaps
Wildcats
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A-Bones
3rd Pint Theme
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Collins Kids
Shortnin Bread Rock
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Frogman Henry
Ain't Got No Home
Cosimo Matassa Story
Proper
2007
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Frogman Henry
I Found a Home
Love those answer songs to your own hit.
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The O'Kaysions
Girl Watcher
Beg Scream and Shout
Rhino
A set of music about, well, staring at girls and acting badly.
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4 Mints
Wolf
A song about cat calls. Hmmm, cat calls might lead to the next set of music - humans mimicking real cat calls - meows.
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Troy Shondell
Girl After Girl
More watching of the girls but I like the big bass sound in this song.
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Bo Diddley
Pretty Baby
I'm in a Bo Diddley phase lately. I'm not sure what happened with his non-hits but the quality of these songs are really high.
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Billy Adams
Rock Pretty Mama
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Frankie Lowery and The Golden Rockets
Goin' To Louisiana
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Bobby Charles
Watch it Sprocket
Bobby's catchy lyrics often have rhymes within the sentence - See you Later Alligator, Take it Easy Greasy, Watch it Sproket.
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Bobby Mitchell
Rack 'em Back
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Dave Bartholomew Orchestra
Can't Take It No More
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Bob Gaddy
C'mon Little Children
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Bobby Charles
Take It Easy Greasy
Cosimo Matassa Story
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Woody Phillips
Jingle Bells
A Toolbox Christmas
Okay I broke down and played one Christmas song to meet a request but this song didn't have a single musical instrument, only tool noises. Woody (this can't be a real name) plays Jingle Bells on a table saw, hand saw, spray paint can, ratchet wrench, drill, etc. Now that is public radio!
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Bill Bell and the 4 Unknowns
Little Bitty Girl
Tough billing for the backup band. I can't imagine them spending a great deal of quality time together off stage.
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Arthur Crudup
My Baby Left Me
Sam fades into his show around here....
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