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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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GUITAR HEROES: PAT MARTINO & BEN HALL

October 19th, 2011

Join us this week for an exploration of the guitar in jazz, blues and country music. We’ll visit with modern jazz guitarist Pat Martino at his home in Philadelphia and find out more about his formulas for playing jazz solos. Then it’s a conversation with up and coming thumbpicking guitarist Ben Hall, who walks us through the Merle Travis songbook.

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HOUR ONE

  • Sugarfoot Rag Junior Brown
    Junior High, MCG/Curb
  • Okie Dokie Stomp Clarence Gatemouth Brown
    Real Life, Rounder
  • Walkin' the Strings Merle Travis
    Walkin' the Strings, Capitol
  • Railroad Bill John Jackson
    Country Blues and Ditties, Arhoolie
  • CLIP: John Jackson
  • You and My Old Guitar Jimmie Rodgers
    The Early Years, 1928-1929, Rounder
  • Sit Down Sister Rosetta Tharp
    Gospel 1938-1943, Fremeaux & Associes
  • CLIP: Jerry Garcia
  • U.S. Blues Grateful Dead
    Mars Hotel, Grateful Dead
  • Instrumental: Windy and Warm Doc Watson
    Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998, Sugar Hill
  • Wildwood Flower Carter Family
    In The Shadow of Clinch Mountains , Bear Family
  • CLIP: Maybelle Carter
  • Wildwood Flower Chet Atkins
    Galloping Guitar: The Early Years 1945 – 1954, Bear Family
  • SEGMENT: Ben Hall

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  • Instrumental: Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Etta Baker
    Railroad Bill, Music Maker
  • Me and the Devil Blues Robert Johnson
    The Complete Recordings, Columbia
  • Hellhound on My Trail Cassandra Wilson
    Blue Light 'Til Dawn, Blue Note
  • CLIP: Little Freddie King
  • Who Do You Love? Bo Diddley
    The Best of Bo Diddley: 20th Century Masters the Millennium Collection , MCA
  • CLIP: Duane Eddy
  • Moovin' N' Groovin' Duane Eddy
    Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology, Rhino
  • End Bed: Trambone Duane Eddy
    Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology, Rhino

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: O.G.D. (aka 'Road Song') Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery
    Jimmy & Wes the Dynamic Duo, Verve
  • If I Could Snooks Eaglin
    The Complete Imperial Recordings, Capitol
  • Salee Dame Baby Dodds Trio with Danny Barker, Albert Nicholas et al.
    Jazz A'La Creole, GHB
  • I Never Told A Lie Memphis Minnie
    The Essential, Classic Blues
  • Somebody's Been Fooling #1 Big Joe Williams
    Mississippi's Big Joe Williams and His Nine-String Guitar, Smithsonian Folkways
  • CLIP: Bill Frisell
  • Chain of Fools Bill Frisell
    Is That You?, Elektra Nonesuch
  • Who You Gonna Hoo-Doo Now Tony Joe White
    Testifying: The Country Soul Revue, Casual
  • Instrumental: Makin' Whoopee Charlie Byrd
    The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd, Riverside
  • Ain't Misbehavin' (I'm Savin' My Love For You) Leon Redbone
    On the Track, Warner Bros.
  • Somethin' Like Bags Wes Montgomery
    So Much Guitar, Riverside
  • SEGMENT: Pat Martino

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  • Instrumental: Jitterbug Waltz Joe Pass
    My Song, Telarc
  • In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down Charles Brown
    The Cocktail Combos, Capitol
  • Six Appeal Charlie Christian
    The Genius of Electric Guitar, Columbia
  • CLIP: Les Paul
  • Wabash Blues Les Paul and Mary Ford
    Les Paul and Mary Ford, Collectables
  • Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar The Louvin Brothers
    When I Stop Dreaming: The Best of the Louvin Brothers, Razor & Tie
  • End Bed: I Can't Stop Loving You Grant Green
    Retrospective 1961-66, Blue Note

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