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WILLIE NELSON / JOHN JACKSON
This week one of America’s great traveling troubadors, Willie Nelson, pulls his tour bus into New Orleans. Willie chats and the Nelson family band plays a live set, including the old favorite, Angel Flying too Close to the Ground and the title track of his new record, Milk Cow Blues. Also, Piedmont bluesman John Jackson drops by to play his brand of country blues from the Eastern Seaboard.
HOUR ONE
- Outskirts of Town Willie Nelson and Keb' Mo
Milk Cow Blues, Island - I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town Louis Jordan
Let the Good Times Roll Box, Bear Family - Sweet Georgia Brown Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli w/the Quintet of the Hot Club of France
Souvenirs, London - Ida Red Likes to Boogie Bob Wills
Hall of Fame, MCA - SEGMENT: Willie Nelson
- Pick Up the Tempo Willie Nelson
live at American Routes, - Milk Cow Blues Willie Nelson
live at American Routes, - Instrumental: Willie in studio tuning Willie Nelson
live at American Routes, - INTERVIEW: Willie Nelson
Listen - Angel Flying too Close to the Ground Willie Nelson
live at American Routes, - Let's Get Lost Chet Baker
The Best of Chet Baker Sings, Pacific Jazz - Instrumental: The Best Thing for You Chet Baker
Two a Day, Dreyfus - Tarde Pa' Arrepentirnos Isidro Lopez
El Indio, Arhoolie - You Can't Break My Heart Adolph Hofner
South Texas Swing, Arhoolie - Remington Ride Freddy King
Hide Away: The Best of, Rhino - T for Texas Dwight Yoakum
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, Columbia
HOUR two
- Road Runner Bo Didley
The Chess Box, MCA - Stop Breakin' Down Lucinda Williams
Ramblin', Folkways - What's It? Jimmie Rodgers
The Singing Brakeman, Bear Family - Your Feet's Too Big The Ink Spots
The Anthology, MCA/Decca - Diddy Wa Diddy John Jackson
Country Blues & Ditties, Arhoolie - Instrumental: Rainbow Doc Watson
Foundation, Sugar Hill - INTERVIEW: John Jackson
- John Henry John Jackson
live at American Routes, - John Henry Paul Robeson
The Power & the Glory, Sony - St. Louis Blues McCoy Tyner
Jazz Roots, Telarc - Instrumental: Hale-Bopp, Hip-Hop Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter
1 + 1, Verve - I Left My Baby Kevin Mahogany
Kansas City soundtrack, Verve - (Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone Roy Montrell
Earl Palmer Backbeat, Ace - Alligator Boogaloo Lou Donaldson
Blue 45s, Blue Note - Alligator Boogaloo A La Carte Brass & Percussion
Go-Go and Gumbo, Satchmo ‘N' Soul, Wildchild - I'm Coming Home (To See My Mother) Clifton Chenier
King of the Bayous, Arhoolie