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Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland & Balla Kouyaté Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland & Balla Kouyaté May 18th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland & Balla Kouyaté

It’s Blueswomen, Jazzmen, African roots and branches. Chicago blues singer Shemekia Copeland‘s father, the late blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, brought her into his music as a child. As an adult, she found new ways to use blues to express her perspective. We’ll hear from some of Shemekia’s heroes including Etta James, Ruth Brown, Alberta Hunter and Big Mama Thornton. Then a conversation and performance by Boston-based Mandinka balafon player Balla Kouyaté and music inspired by and from the continent of Africa from Randy Weston, Miriam Makeba and the Modern Jazz Quartet.

Shemekia Copeland photo by Mike White

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WHEN IS FATHER'S DAY?

June 13th, 2018

From “Ol’ Man River” to “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” we turn to the American songbook for portraits of fatherhood, both kindly and cautionary, from down-home country to down-with-the-man rock’n‘roll and soul. We talk to New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis about family life and raising four career musicians—Wynton, Branford, Jason and Delfeayo. Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys tells of working in the studio with his dad, Chuck Auerbach, who is making his recording debut at age 68 with Remember Me. Daughter Rosanne remembers Johnny Cash’s voice and her favorite of his tunes. And Steve, Sasha and Martin Masakowski discuss playing music as a father-daughter-son trio and their different roles as family/band members. Plus, fatherly odes from the Everly Brothers, Gladys Knight & the Pips and the Drive-By Truckers.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: My Heart Belongs to Daddy Cantovano and his Orchestra
    Swing Dance, Ballroom Dancing
  • My Country Randy Newman
    Bad Love, Dreamworks
  • Ol' Man River Paul Robeson
    Paul Robeson, Supraphon
  • Father Blues Olu Dara
    In the World- From Natchez to New York, Atlantic
  • That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Everly Brothers
    Songs Our Daddy Taught Us, Cadence
  • Color Him Father Linda Martell
    From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music, Warner Brothers
  • Instrumental: Song for My Father Horace Silver
    Jazz Profile: Horace Silver, Blue Note
  • SEGMENT: Marsalis Family

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  • Instrumental: Papa Was a Rollin' Stone Regina Carter
    Rhythms of the Heart, Verve
  • Rolling Stone Mose Allison
    The Song of Mose Allison, Atlantic
  • Prodigal Son Rolling Stones
    Beggars Banquet, Decca
  • Papa Was a Rolling Stone The Temptations
    The Best of the Temptations, Motown
  • Papa Don't Take No Mess James Brown
    Hell , Polydor
  • Glory, Glory Pops Staples
    Father, Father, Virgin Catalogue
  • End Bed: Ol' Man River Jimmy Smith
    Ol' Man River/ Bashin', Verve

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: We See Steve Masakowski
    Things I Like, Masakowski
  • SEGMENT: Masakowski Family

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  • Mama and Papa Earl King
    You Know Better/Mama and Papa, Imperial
  • Thank You Mama, Thank You Papa Dixie Cups
    Chapel of Love, Red Bird
  • Instrumental: Lake Arthur Stomp David Doucet
    1957: Solo Cajun Guitar, Rounder
  • Pop, tu me parles toujours Balfa Toujours
    Pop, tu me parles toujours, Swallow
  • Mom and Dad's Waltz Jerry Lee Lewis
    Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits Vol. 1, Smash
  • Daddy Could Swear, I Declare Gladys Knight & the Pips
    Gladys Knight & the Pips Anthology , Motown
  • Outfit Drive-By Truckers
    Decoration Day, New West Records
  • Paradise John Prine
    The John Prine Anthology, Rhino
  • Instrumental: I Don't Get Around Much Anymore Wayne Henderson
    Rugby Guitar, Flying Fish
  • CLIP: Dan Auerbach
  • If You Left Me Chuck Auerbach
    Remember Me, Easy Eye
  • Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
    Déjà Vu , Atlantic
  • Daddy Sang Bass Johnny Cash
    The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983, Columbia
  • CLIP: Rosanne Cash
  • Big River Johnny Cash
    Sings the Songs that Made Him Famous, Sun
  • End Bed: Old Man River Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed
    Me and Jerry , Sony

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