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GULF COAST BLUES AND MORE: BARBARA LYNN & BELTON RICHARD
Tune in for the words and music of two storied artists of the Gulf South. First up, the Empress of Gulf Coast Soul, Barbara Lynn, of Beaumont, Texas. Ms. Lynn recalls her days as the Black Elvis, playing left-handed guitar and penning and recording her own first-person paeans of love lost. Accordion player Belton Richard talks about bringing his mix of Cajun and country to dancehalls across the region, and remembers his swamp pop days with the Musical Aces. Plus two hours of swampy blues, sultry country and more.
HOUR ONE
- Lynn's Blues Barbara Lynn
Hot Night Tonight, Antone's - Let the Four Winds Blow Snooks Eaglin
The Sonet Blues Story, Verve - Blow Wind Blow Dr. John
Gumbo, Atco - Lost Mind Mose Allison
Greatest Hits, Prestige - The Voice Within Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield, Vol. 2: Memory Pain, Specialty - I Almost Lost My Mind Cookie & the Cupcakes
Kings of Swamp Pop, Ace - Instrumental: Burghers Beat John Hart with Lil' Bob & The Lollipops
Lafayette Soul Show, Kent - INTERVIEW: Barbara Lynn
Listen - Leavin' Blues Johnny Winter
Winter Essentials: 1960 - 1967, Fuel 2000 - Midnight Hour Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
The Original Peacock Recordings, Peacock - Down on Me Janis Joplin
Love, Janis, Columbia/Legacy - Instrumental: Great Speckled Bird Mike Auldridge, Bob Brozman, David Grisman
Tone Poems III, Acoustic Disc - Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
Classic, Bear Family - Religious Discussion Jerry Lee Lewis
Classic, Bear Family - Old Time Religion Jerry Lee Lewis
Classic, Bear Family - You Ain't Got Nothing Fern Jones
The Glory Road, Numero Uno - Just a Little While to Stay Here Irma Thomas
Walk Around Heaven, Rounder - Wade in the River Dejan's Olympia Brass Band
New Orleans: Rebuild, Restore, Rejoice, Mardi Gras
HOUR two
- Waiting for a Train Jimmie Rodgers
The Early Years, 1928-29, Rounder - Blue Railroad Train Marty Stuart with Doc Watson
Busy Bee Café, Sugar Hill - My Many Hurried Southern Trips Porter Wagoner
Wagonmaster, Anti- - Down the Road a Piece Merrill Moore
Boogie My Blues Away, Bear Family - Behind Closed Doors Little Milton
The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972 - 1975, Stax - Who Will the Next Fool Be Charlie Rich
The Sun Years, Bear Family - Emmitt Lee Carol Fran
The Excello Story: Vol. 3: 1957 - 1961, Hip-O - Instrumental: Jig Cajin Pine Leaf Boys
Blues de Musicien, Arhoolie - Blues de Musicien Pine Leaf Boys
Blues de Musicien, Arhoolie - One Night Stand Lucinda Williams
Happy Woman Blues, Smithsonian Folkways - Those Lonely, Lonely Nights Earl King
Earl's Pearls, West Side - Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Saturday) Lefty Frizzell
Look What Thoughts Will Do, Columbia - INTERVIEW: Belton Richard
Listen - Instrumental: When My Blues Moon Turns To Gold Again Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
Blackjack, Sugar Hill - Born to Be Blue Chet Baker
The Definitive Chet Baker, Blue Note - Blue Moon The Marcels
The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need, Shout! Factory - When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again Elvis Presley
The Complete 50's Masters, RCA - End Bed: Blue Moon Tuts Washington
New Orleans Piano Professor, Rounder