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ROBBIE ROBERTSON / JOHNNY OTIS / DEW DROP INN
A visit with legendary bandsmen including roots rocker Robbie Robertson and California jazz bandleader Johnny Otis. Robertson was a prime mover behind The Band, who, along with the Grateful Dead and others, defined the image and sound of American rock with folk roots in the 1960s and ’70s. Johnny Otis shaped the West Coast jump boogie sound, working with artists such as Jackie Wilson, Big Mama Thornton, and Etta James. Also a trip back in time to the Dew Drop Inn, a halcyon New Orleans nightclub which also served as a hotel, eatery, barber shop and post office. We’ll hear about one of the Dew Drop’s most infamous characters, female impersonator and R & B singer Patsy Vidalia.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Slippin' & Slidin' The Band
Across The Great Divide, Capitol - Who Do You Love Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks
Across The Great Divide, Capitol - The Weight Aretha Franklin
Queen of Soul, Rhino - Rag Mama Rag The Band
The Band, Capitol - INTERVIEW: Robbie Robertson Part 1
Listen - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band
The Band, Capitol - Instrumental: Nashville Rag Bob Dylan
Nashville Skyline, Columbia - INTERVIEW: Robbie Robertson Part 2
Listen - Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood) Bob Dylan and the Band
The Basement Tapes, Sony - I Shall Be Released Nina Simone
Here Comes the Sun & Other Greatest Hits, BMG - INTERVIEW: Robbie Robertson Part 3
- Stage Fright The Band
Stage Fright, Capitol - INTERVIEW: Robbie Robertson Part 4
- Instrumental: Cleo's Back Jr. Walker & the All Stars
The Ultimate Collection, Motown - INTERVIEW: Robbie Robertson Part 5
- Acadian Driftwood The Band
Northern Lights-Southern Cross, Capitol - King Harvest The Band
Across The Great Divide, Capitol
HOUR two
- Open Bed: New Orleans Shuffle Johnny Otis
The Johnny Otis Rhythm & Blues Caravan, Savoy Jazz - Wolverine Blues Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton 1923/24, Milestone - Creole Song Ory's Creole Jazz Band
Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles 1921-1956, Rhino - Blues on Central Avenue Joe Turner with the Freddie Slack Trio
Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles 1921-1956, Rhino - Willie and the Hand Jive The Johnny Otis Show
Loud, Fast & Out of Control, Rhino - INTERVIEW: Johnny Otis
Listen - Instrumental: Freight Train Boogie Johnny Otis
The Johnny Otis Rhythm & Blues Caravan, Savoy Jazz - Mistrustin' Blues Johnny Otis
The Johnny Otis Rhythm & Blues Caravan, Savoy Jazz - Almost Persuaded Etta James
From Where I Stand, Warner - Black Coffee Kd Lang
Shadowland, Sire - Special Rider Lorette Velvette
Rude Angel, Okra-Tone - When You Got a Good Friend Gatemouth Brown & Chris Thomas King
Hellhound on My Trail: Songs of Robert Johnson, Telarc - Instrumental: Elmer's Blues Lonnie Johnson w/ Elmer Snowden
Blues and Ballads, Bluesville - SEGMENT: Patsy Vidalia and Dew Drop Inn
Listen - Dew Drop Inn Esquerita
Vintage Voola!, Norton - Goodnight Sweetheart James Booker
King Of the New Orleans Keyboard, Junco Partner - Goodnight Sweetheart Sarah Vaughan
Visions of Jazz, Blue Note - End Bed: The Crave Tom McDermott
The Crave, STR
