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Playlist for July 04, 2009 from 12:00AM - 3:00AM

Current New Orleans Time: Thu, 9:22am

Playlist Date & Time: 7/4/2009 12:00AM - 3:00AM

Program: Blues in the Night with Jamie Dell'Apa

Twit er Talk

 

Trissel, trassel, trussel, trome...  How does a microphone act as a magic wand that converts a human into a twit.  Happens to me every Saturday night but you would think professional politicians would have a Hogwarts-style defense.  A twit force field.  Maybe a Tamil-twit inoculation.    

 

Tonight's sound bites are primarily weird sound bites from politicians. Every quote presented out of context (because nobody speaks between post-war R&B songs looted from my neighbors after Katrina).  Politicians who meant to inspire but just sound wacky.  Definitely radio for the post-Culture Vulture music crowd.  

 

Box Score

 

131 Selections over 180 minutes (minus 30 minutes of announcing) = a selection change every 01:12 so you don't have to wait long for a change if the show's boring.  

10 Earl Long quotes

  2 Sarah Palin

  2 Ray Nagin

 1 Ronald Reagan

 3 Richard Nixon leading to 

 1 Gerald Ford (Pardon He)

 1 Obama (He is finally getting a body of audio to sample)

 1 Clinton (only one but it's a good one)

 1 Each from Ned Flanders and his alter ego Larry "Plow NOLA Under" Craig

 1 FDR 

 7 More North Korea missiles launched this week 

59 Voice mailboxes on the server of which only Ray Nagin's was removed 

 

Music from Rene Hall, Clarence Garlow, Bobby Mitchell, Earl Palmer, Medallions, Eldorados, Irma Thomas, Subdudes, Jeannie and Her Boyfriends, Dr. John, Macy Skipper, Bo Diddley, Carol Fran, Little Richard, Dorothy Ellis, Lazy Lester, Gene Vincent, Tiny Grimes, Larry Williams, Richard Berry, Red Tyler, Tami Lynn, Larry Dale, Jimmy and Johnny, Bobby Charles, Hawks, Blue Lu Barker, Frogman, Eddie Bo, Earl King, Senator Jones, The Spiders, and more

 

Interstitial sounds from non-politicians include the usual quotes about robots, alien invasions and overly-dramatic exclamations about giant-insects-caused-by-radiation-exposure.  

 

Playlist Tracks

Steve Gibson and the Red Caps
Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night

On a show that relies on too much novelty, gotta change up the introduction every week. Good thing it isn't a Tuesday night show because there are plenty of songs about Saturday night.
Dr. John
Touro Infirmary

If only Charity Hospital was called and infirmary it would have replace "St. James" in popularity.
Four Jokers
Transfusion

Songs all inspired by Earl Long's declarations that Charity Hospital is the finest hospital in the world. Too bad it's closed.
Bo Diddley
Pills
Macy Skipper
Bop Pills
Frantic Flintstones
Poppin the Pills
Dorothy Ellis
Drill Baby Drill

Between Sarah Palin's Governor gig and her baton days, she sang under the name Dorothy Ellis. Had she a larger portfolio of lyrics she might have pursued this career.
Bull Moose Jackson
Bow Legged Woman
Del-Tones
Bow Legged Annie
Little Richard
Keep A' Knockin

A set of music about negotiating the front door - yours, mine, and someone else's front door. In the Quarter I never answer the front door. Took out the door bell years ago and ignore the knocking. If they don't have my cell number I'm not answering the door. Too many unpleasant surprises over the years - ranging from cops looking for a shake down to goof balls so high they thought they were home.
Stuff Smith
Knock, Knock
Oynx Club Boys
Eldorados
Bim, Bam Boom
Jeannie and her Boyfriends
It's Me Knockin
Carol Fran
Knock, Knock
Lazy Lester
I Hear You Knockin
Gene Vincent and the Blue Flames
Well I Knocked and I Knocked
Jimmy and Johnny
I Can't Find the Door Knob

A song that perfectly describe that New Orleans situation that comes after we properly take a cab home from the bar then realize we're too drunk to operate the front door.
Jerry McClain
My Next Door Neighbor
Larry Dale
Let the Doorbell Ring
Tiny Grimes
Call of the Wild
TV Slim
Flat Foot Sam
Larry Williams
Dummy
Lloyd Price
I'm Glad, Glad
Larry Williams
Peaches and Cream
Larry Williams
Hey Now, Hey Now
Alvin Red Tyler
Gee Baby
Amos Milburn
Chicken Shack Boogie
Richard Barry
Angle of my Life
Eddie Bo as Little Bo
So Glad
Bobby Mitchell
Sister Lucy
Roy Brown
Let the Four Winds Blow
Annie Laurie
It Hurts to Be In Love
Clarence Garlow
Bon Ton Roule
Clarence Garlow
New Bon Ton Roule

Such a perfect song that a follow up makes sense but why didn't Garlow just make this into a 20 minute song. A Louisiana version of In A Gadda Da Vida.
Clarence Garlow
Crawfishin
Cosimo Matassa Story
Bobby Charles
Watch It Sprocket
Hawks
Ever Since You've Been Gone
Blue Lu Barker
Here's A Little Girl From Jacksonville
Nellie Lutcher
Lake Charles Boogie
Clarence Frogman Henry
Standing in the Need of Love
Eddie Bo
Check Your Bucket
Earl King
Love Rent
King of New Orleans
Tami Lynn
One Night of Sin
Love Is Here and Now
Thurston Harris
Little Bitty Pretty One
Earl Palmer - Worlds Greatest Rock and Roll Drummer
Shirley and Lee
Flirt
Aladdin 3390
Eddie Bo
Hook and Sling
Alvin Robinson
I'm Leaving You Today
Senator Jones
Boston Fleet
Brenda Lee
Bigalow 6-200
Blue Cat Rockabilly
Bobby Mitchell
Nothing As Sweet As You
The Spiders
Sukey, Sukey, Sukey
Imperial Sessions
Larry Williams
She Said Yeah
Eddie Reynolds
What Was It

After playing Ronald Reagan's quote about world peace coming after an attack from outer space I had to depart from the Rene Hall set of music with Eddie Reynolds song about finding a satellite on the ground. Reynolds wonders it a purple monster is about to jump out and .... but as he opens the lid he finds a black and brown dog. Goofy! As goofy and Reagan's quote.
Rene Hall
The Untouchables

Rene with his signature rich, multi-dimensional textured arrangement on this and the next song
Rene Hall
Thunderbird
Larry Williams
Bad Boy

Rene on guitar
Ritchie Valens
La Bamba

Rene Hall on guitar, Earl Palmer on drums and the great Carol Kaye creating on of the most famous bass lines. A group Rene often played and arranged with.
Chan Romero
Hippy Hippy Shake

Same band as above as they hoped Chan - a Valen's sound alike - could recreate the magic and the sales.
Chris Kenner
Sick and Tired
Subdudes
Poor Man's Paradise
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