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MEN OF STEEL AND SOUL: THE CAMPBELL BROTHERS AND WALTER WOLFMAN WASHINGTON
We’re bringing the blues from the clubs to the church this week on American Routes. The Campbell Brothers, from Rochester, NY, are masters of sacred steel. With both pedal and lap steel guitars, they summon the spirit in voice and sound. We’ll talk about growing up in the church and playing gospel blues on the guitar. Then, New Orleans bluesman Walter “Wolfman” Washington stops by the American Routes studio for a conversation about his life in the music and in the clubs around town.
HOUR ONE
- Open bed: Frammin Campbell Brothers
Can You Feel It , Ropeadope - Golden Gate Gospel Train Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
Golden Gate Quartet , PDF - Don't Knock Mavis Staples
You Are Not Alone , Anti - Will the Circle Be Unbroken John Lee Hooker
In Person , Collectibles - Baby Please Don't Go Fred McDowell
Fred McDowell: I Don’t Play Rock ‘n’ Roll , Capitol - Jesus Will Fix It For You Sonny Treadway
Sacred Steel Instrumentals , Arhoolie - Revival Allman Brothers
Beginnings/Allman Brothers Band , Capricorn - Instrumental: Don't Let the Devil Ride Sonny Treadway
Sacred Steel , Arhoolie - Segment: Campbell Brothers
Listen - Excerpt: Kilohana Sol Hoopi
Sol Hoopii Master of the Hawiian Guitar Vol 2 , Rounder - Excerpt: Scott Playboys Special Walter Mouton
Cajun Dance Favorites , Swallow - Steel Guitar Rag Bob Wills and Texas Playboys
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys Anthology 1935-1973 , Rhino - CLIP: Don Helms on his favorite Hank Williams song
- Cold Cold Heart Hank Williams
The Complete Hank Williams , Mercury - Instrumental: Steelin' the Blues Tom Morrell & the Time Warp Tophands
No Peddlers Allowed: Tom Morrell & the Time Warp Tophands , WR Records - Cold, Cold Heart Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington Jazz Masters 19 , Verve - There Must Be A Better World Somewhere Dr. John
Afterglow , GRP - Blue Cee Charles Mingus
The Complete Atlantic Recordings , Atlantic - End Bed: A Change is Gonna Come Jack McDuff
A Change is Gonna Come/Double Barrelled Soul , Atlantic
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Down by the River Joe Krown, Russell Batiste, Jr., Walter Wolfman Washington
Triple Threat, JRK - Yes We Can-Part 1 Lee Dorsey
Soul Mine: The Greatest Hits & More 1960-1978 , Charly - Progress Booker T. Jones featuring Yim Yames
The Road From Memphis , Anti - Little Bluebird Johnny Taylor
The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968 , Stax - Layin, My Rules in Blues Cousin Joe
The Complete Recordings 1945-1955 , Night Train - Blues All Over Eden Brent
Ain’t Got No Trouble , Yellow Dog - Instrumental: Slouchin' Lonnie Smith
Think! , Blue Note - Time is on My Side Irma Thomas
Time is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, vol. 1 , EMI - Time is on My Side Rolling Stones
Big Hits: High Tide and Green Grass , Abkco - (Oh Why) I Won't Cry Johnny Adams
I Won’t Cry , Rounder - Road Block Johnny Adams
Johnny Adams: From the Heart , Rounder - Segment: Walter Wolfman Washington
Listen - Instrumental: Yeah, You're Right The Meters
Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology , Rhino - Is It Too Late The Tick Tocks
Gumbo Stew: Original AFO New Orleans R&B , Ace - Too Late Art Neville
Get Low Down!: The Soul of New Orleans: ’65-’67 , Sundazed - Sweet Dreams (of You) Patsy Cline
The Last Sessions , MCA - Fly Away with Me Ernie K-Doe
Here Come the Girls! , Great American Music - Real Churchy (with Organ) Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint: The Complete ‘Tousan’ Sessions , Bear Family - Milky White Way Elvis Presley
His Hand in Mine , RCA - Closing Bed: Blessed Quietness Pastor T. L. Barrett and the Youth For Christ Choir
Like a Ship , Light in the Attic
