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Mr. Soul: A Tribute to Sam Cooke Mr. Soul: A Tribute to Sam Cooke February 24th, 2021 (Hour 1)
Mr. Soul: A Tribute to Sam Cooke

Tune in for a tribute to the man who melded gospel, soul and pop in music and life, Sam Cooke. We’ll follow the singer from Clarksdale to Chicago and from the church to the Copa as he revolutionized gospel music with the Soul Stirrers and then secular music with self-penned hits “You Send Me,” “Change is Gonna Come,” and more. Plus an hour of the musical roots and branches of Sam Cooke.

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JOHN MEDESKI & DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND

February 2nd, 2000

Keyboardist John Medeski of Medeski, Martin and Wood talks about the sound this New York group makes from acid jazz to organ trio funk. Also, he produced the acclaimed CD “Buck Jump” for the most influential of the contemporary New Orleans street-jazz bands, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. They jump in for conversational and musical jams in the second hour.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: The Lover Medeski Martin & Wood
    Friday Afternoon in the Universe, Ryko
  • Olde Wine AFO Executives
    Gumbo Stew, Ace
  • Hey Pocky Way The Meters
    Very Best of The Meters, Rhino
  • Low Side of the Road Tom Waits
    Mule Variations, Epitaph
  • Moanin' at Midnight Howlin' Wolf
    Chess Box, MCA
  • Maybe Your Baby Done Made Some Other Plans Stevie Wonder
    Talking Book, Motown
  • Instrumental: Alligator Boogaloo Lou Donaldson
    Blue 45s, Blue Note
  • INTERVIEW: John Medeski

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  • Chinoiserie Duke Ellington
    The Afro-Eurasian ECLIP:se, Fantasy
  • That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho) Dusty Springfield
    Dusty in Memphis, Rhino
  • Instrumental: Tennessee Waltz King Curtis
    The Capitol Years, 1962-65, Bear Family
  • The Sun Keeps Shining Everly Brothers
    Classic Everly Brothers, Bear Family
  • Paper Wings Gillian Welch
    Revival, Almo
  • Paper Doll Mills Brothers
    The Best of the Decca Years, Decca

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Original Jelly-Roll Blues Jelly Roll Morton
    Jelly Roll Morton, Vol. 2: The Red Hot Peppers, Smithsonian
  • Big Legs, Tight Skirt John Lee Hooker
    The Ultimate Collection, MCA
  • Miniskirt Minnie Sir Mack Rice
    The Complete Stax, Atlantic
  • Don't You Make Me High Blue Lu Barker
    1938-39, Classics
  • Blue Monk Thelonius Monk
    Thelonius Monk, Fantasy
  • Instrumental: Blue Monk Bill Frisell and Fred Hersch
    Songs We Know, Nonesuch
  • INTERVIEW: Dirty Dozen
  • Culture in the Ghetto Soul Rebels
    Let Your Mind Be Free, Mardi Gras
  • Every Ghetto, Every City Lauryn Hill
    The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Sony
  • Instrumental: The Ghetto Lonnie Pitchford
    All Around Man, Rooster
  • My Babe Lonnie Pitchford
    All Around Man, Rooster
  • Honey Please Don't Go Doc Watson
    Third Generation Blues, Sugar Hill
  • Give Me Back My Wig John Dee Holeman
    Bull Durham Blues, Music Maker
  • She's About a Mover Doug Sahm
    The Best of Doug Sahm and the Sir Douglas Quintet, Mercury
  • Blues Stay Away from Me Doug Sahm
    Doug Sahm and Band, Atlantic
  • I'm Coming Home Clifton Chenier
    King of the Bayous, Arhoolie
  • End Bed: Fe Fe Poncheaux The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
    Live! At the Dance, Arhoolie

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