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Breaking Out: British Blues To New Orleans Bounce Breaking Out: British Blues To New Orleans Bounce May 11th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Breaking Out: British Blues To New Orleans Bounce

From Great Britain to the Big Easy, we explore the sounds of musical and social breakouts. First, we hear how British blues pioneer John Mayall broke out of England with his band the Bluesbreakers, bringing British blues to a larger audience. We’ll hear some of Mayall’s sources and contemporaries, like Big Maceo and Eric Clapton. Then, it’s butt shakes and backbeats with Big Freedia, the Queen Diva of New Orleans Bounce, a rhythmic dance music with sources in hip hop and rap, as well as much earlier jazz and R&B. We’ll explore some of those sources, and strut with Kermit Ruffins and Sam Morgan, head “Down Yonder” with Smiley Lewis, and “Take it to the Street” with Rebirth Brass Band.

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Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim
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Yacub Addy
YACUB ADDY
Bryan Akipa
BRYAN AKIPA
Senator Lamar Alexander
SENATOR LAMAR ALEXANDER
All Saints at St. Louis Cemetery
ALL SAINTS AT ST. LOUIS CEMETERY
Johnnie Allan
JOHNNIE ALLAN
Joshua Allen
JOSHUA ALLEN
Marshall Allen
MARSHALL ALLEN
Shamarr Allen
SHAMARR ALLEN
Dave Alvin
DAVE ALVIN
Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Dave Alvin
JIMMIE DALE GILMORE AND DAVE ALVIN
Ashley Ambrose (N.O. Saint)
ASHLEY AMBROSE (N.O. SAINT)
American Joe
AMERICAN JOE
David Amram
DAVID AMRAM
Barry Ancelet
BARRY ANCELET
Eric Andersen
ERIC ANDERSEN
James and Troy Andrews
JAMES AND TROY ANDREWS
James and Troy Andrews on nicknames
JAMES AND TROY ANDREWS ON NICKNAMES
Arhoolie Records, with Chris Strachwitz
ARHOOLIE RECORDS, WITH CHRIS STRACHWITZ
Cora Harvey Armstrong
CORA HARVEY ARMSTRONG
Arvell Shaw and Dave Brubeck on Louis Armstrong
ARVELL SHAW AND DAVE BRUBECK ON LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp
LOUIS ARMSTRONG JAZZ CAMP
Memories of Louis Armstrong
MEMORIES OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Armstrong's Own Words
ARMSTRONG'S OWN WORDS
Billy Boy Arnold
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Ersi Arvizu
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Norik Astvatsaturov
NORIK ASTVATSATUROV
Dan Auerbach
DAN AUERBACH

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