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Dion: Golden Oldies -- Black & White Classics of the 50s, 60s and Now Dion: Golden Oldies -- Black & White Classics of the 50s, 60s and Now January 20th, 2021 (Hour 1)
Dion: Golden Oldies -- Black & White Classics of the 50s, 60s and Now

It’s back to the Golden Age of doo wop and classic songs of the era from Black and White groups. A conversation with Dion DiMucci, the Bronx born and raised singer who made his name first with his neighborhood group the Belmonts. We talk about his Italian American roots and his love of the blues, plus his life in music. Then, we explore the roads to doowop from gospel quartets, R&B and jazz including songs by Sam Cooke, The Mills Brothers and Jimmy Reed .

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LUCINDA WILLIAMS & CAROL FRAN

January 30th, 2008

Join us and cruise the Gulf Coast Highway with Deep South singer, songwriter Lucinda Williams as she talks about her connection with traditional music, her writing style and sense of place. Plus, Lafayette, Louisiana R&B chanteuse and pianist Carol Fran comes by the studio for conversation and a special live set. There’s also great music from Johnny Cash, Cassandra Wilson and Gatemouth Brown.

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HOUR ONE

  • Metal Firecracker Lucinda Williams
    Car Wheels On A Gravel Road, Mercury
  • Ramblin' on My Mind Lucinda Williams
    Ramblin, Smithsonian Folkways
  • Richland Woman Blues Mississippi John Hurt
    Avalon Blues 1963, Rounder
  • Kokomo Me Baby Mississippi Fred McDowell
    I Do Not Play No Rock ‘n' Roll, Capitol
  • Rock Island Line Johnny Cash
    The Essential 1955-83, Columbia
  • It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry Bob Dylan
    Highway 61 Revisited, Columbia
  • This Train Sister Rosetta Tharpe
    Gospel 1938/1943, Frémeaux & Associés
  • Instrumental: Jesus Will Fix It For You Sonny Treadway
    Sacred Steel Instrumentals, Arhoolie
  • Mama Tried Merle Haggard
    Greatest Hits Volume 1, Curb
  • Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down Elvis Costello and the Attractions
    Almost Blue, Rhino
  • Drunken Angel Lucinda Williams
    Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Mercury
  • INTERVIEW: Lucinda Williams

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  • Instrumental:
    20 Fiddle Tunes and Waltz Favorites, Rural Rhythm
  • Tennessee Blues Clarence ‘Gatemouth' Brown
    Timeless, Hightone
  • That's All Right Blind Snooks Eaglin
    That's All Right, Bluesville
  • Everybody's Trying to be My Baby Roy Newman & His Boys
    Texas Music Vol. 2: Western Swing & Honky Tonk, Rhino
  • Everybody's Trying to be My Baby Carl Perkins
    The Classics, Bear Family
  • Honey Don't The Beatles
    Beatles for Sale, Capitol
  • Passionate Kisses Lucinda Williams
    Lucinda Williams, Koch

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Down Yonder Willie Nelson
    Red Headed Stranger, Columbia
  • Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer Bessie Smith
    The Essential Bessie Smith, Columbia/Legacy
  • Give me a Red Hot Mama and an Ice Cold Beer Smiley Maxedon
    Hillbilly Boogie!, Columbia
  • My Bucket's Got A Hole in It Jim Robinson
    Atlantic Jazz: New Orleans, Atlantic
  • Bourbon Street Blues Louis Prima
    He's the Wildest: The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • Instrumental: I Will Always Be In Love With You Carol Fran
    American Routes live recording,
  • INTERVIEW: Carol Fran

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  • Quelque Chose Sur Mon Idee (There's Something On My Mind) Clifton Chenier
    Bogalusa Boogie, Arhoolie
  • Wasted Days and Wasted Nights Freddy Fender
    The Voice: The Crazy Cajun Recordings, Edsel
  • Wasted Laura Cantrell
    Hard-Headed Woman: A Celebration of Wanda Jackson, Bloodshot
  • Continental Trailways Blues Steve Earle
    Early Tracks, Koch
  • Liza Jane Dale Hawkins
    Oh! Susie Q: The Best of Dale Hawkins, MCA
  • Instrumental: Li'l Liza Jane The New Rebirth Brassband
    D-Boy, NYNO
  • I Hear You Knocking Fats Domino
    Out of New Orleans, Bear Family
  • St. Louis Blues Mose Allison
    Gimcracks and Gewgaws, Blue Note
  • Blue Skies Cassandra Wilson
    Blue Skies, Polydor
  • Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams Kermit Ruffins
    Kermit Ruffins, Putumayo
  • End Bed: Blue Horizon Sidney Bechet
    Dear Old Southland, Definitive

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