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Dear Listener,
Just in case you weren't taking notes, WWOZ broadcast over 55 acts live this
past month, including Jon Cleary, Reverend Payton's Big Damn Band, Bobby
Rush, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic and Irma Thomas to name just a
few!
After all this plus a m...
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Story by Sharon Armstrong.
The thing about Jimmy Crowley --consummate storyteller, songwriter, song
collector, musician, and ethnographer -- is that you never quite know what
you will get.
Crowley has been at the center of the Irish folk music scene since the
seventies, w...
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Tonight 11/17/09 on the Kitchen Sink, after some preview music for Stanton
Moore's James Black gig at Chickie Wah Wah and Loyola, Neko Case, and Dan
Auerbach/Justin Townes Earle, we'll put on a bale of jazz from 1959, possibly
the greatest year of recorded music ever. Dig ...
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I will include an hour tribute to Johnny Mercer on Jazz Roots to celebrate
what would have been his 100th birthday. I will focus on Johnny as a
songwriter and Johnny as a singer. Join us and learn more about this
songwriting icon.
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Last week, I embarked on playing some Percy Mayfield to celebrate his poetic
nature. As is often the case, plans changed, so I only got through a portion
of his music. This week I fix that.
Following Percy Mayfield will be an all out Night Tripper throwdown. Dr. John
will ...
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Thanksgiving is by far the nation's most boring holiday. Even the main event
- gorging on food is compromised by the selection. Turkey' tastes like
plywood and the second and third place finishers, potatoes and stuffing, are
only edible if covered in gravy fat.
Even the ...
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We set our soulful sights on the swamp boogie of Ernie Vincent and the Top
Notes, followed by some Brother Tyrone and the Mindbenders — all recorded
live at the 2009 Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival in mid-October.
The culinary crossroads continues its tasty travels by ...
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This month's recipe is a Savory Sweet Potato Stew, just in time to warm you up for the chilly winter months. It comes to us from Angelique Page of Chicago, IL, and was featured in the October issue of Louisiana Cookin' magazine.
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