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Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins July 6th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins

New Orleans’ own Basin Street Records is a homegrown record label featuring superstars of the local sound like the Rebirth Brass Band, Davell Crawford, Jason Marsalis and Kermit Ruffins. The label got its start with a live recording of Kermit’s band at the Uptown club Tipitina’s in 1997. Now, over two decades later and several Grammy Awards under its belt, Basin Street Records still holds true to the sounds of New Orleans. We talk with Basin Street founder Mark Samuels about the label’s history. We listen in on the artists who call it home, including Jon Cleary, whose “Quarantini Sessions” streamed live from his Funk Headquarters in the 9th Ward and helped us get through these challenging times. Then, a live concert and conversation with Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers from Esplanade Studios in the Historic Treme neighborhood of New Orleans.

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MEN OF STEEL AND SOUL: THE CAMPBELL BROTHERS AND WALTER WOLFMAN WASHINGTON

November 18th, 2020

We’re bringing the blues from the clubs to the church this week on American Routes. The Campbell Brothers, from Rochester, NY, are masters of sacred steel. With both pedal and lap steel guitars, they summon the spirit in voice and sound. We’ll talk about growing up in the church and playing gospel blues on the guitar. Then, New Orleans bluesman Walter “Wolfman” Washington stops by the American Routes studio for a conversation about his life in the music and in the clubs around town.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open bed: Frammin Campbell Brothers
    Can You Feel It , Ropeadope
  • Golden Gate Gospel Train Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
    Golden Gate Quartet , PDF
  • Don't Knock Mavis Staples
    You Are Not Alone , Anti
  • Will the Circle Be Unbroken John Lee Hooker
    In Person , Collectibles
  • Baby Please Don't Go Fred McDowell
    Fred McDowell: I Don’t Play Rock ‘n’ Roll , Capitol
  • Jesus Will Fix It For You Sonny Treadway
    Sacred Steel Instrumentals , Arhoolie
  • Revival Allman Brothers
    Beginnings/Allman Brothers Band , Capricorn
  • Instrumental: Don't Let the Devil Ride Sonny Treadway
    Sacred Steel , Arhoolie
  • Segment: Campbell Brothers

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  • Excerpt: Kilohana Sol Hoopi
    Sol Hoopii Master of the Hawiian Guitar Vol 2 , Rounder
  • Excerpt: Scott Playboys Special Walter Mouton
    Cajun Dance Favorites , Swallow
  • Steel Guitar Rag Bob Wills and Texas Playboys
    Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys Anthology 1935-1973 , Rhino
  • CLIP: Don Helms on his favorite Hank Williams song
  • Cold Cold Heart Hank Williams
    The Complete Hank Williams , Mercury
  • Instrumental: Steelin' the Blues Tom Morrell & the Time Warp Tophands
    No Peddlers Allowed: Tom Morrell & the Time Warp Tophands , WR Records
  • Cold, Cold Heart Dinah Washington
    Dinah Washington Jazz Masters 19 , Verve
  • There Must Be A Better World Somewhere Dr. John
    Afterglow , GRP
  • Blue Cee Charles Mingus
    The Complete Atlantic Recordings , Atlantic
  • End Bed: A Change is Gonna Come Jack McDuff
    A Change is Gonna Come/Double Barrelled Soul , Atlantic

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Down by the River Joe Krown, Russell Batiste, Jr., Walter Wolfman Washington
    Triple Threat, JRK
  • Yes We Can-Part 1 Lee Dorsey
    Soul Mine: The Greatest Hits & More 1960-1978 , Charly
  • Progress Booker T. Jones featuring Yim Yames
    The Road From Memphis , Anti
  • Little Bluebird Johnny Taylor
    The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968 , Stax
  • Layin, My Rules in Blues Cousin Joe
    The Complete Recordings 1945-1955 , Night Train
  • Blues All Over Eden Brent
    Ain’t Got No Trouble , Yellow Dog
  • Instrumental: Slouchin' Lonnie Smith
    Think! , Blue Note
  • Time is on My Side Irma Thomas
    Time is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, vol. 1 , EMI
  • Time is on My Side Rolling Stones
    Big Hits: High Tide and Green Grass , Abkco
  • (Oh Why) I Won't Cry Johnny Adams
    I Won’t Cry , Rounder
  • Road Block Johnny Adams
    Johnny Adams: From the Heart , Rounder
  • Segment: Walter Wolfman Washington

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  • Instrumental: Yeah, You're Right The Meters
    Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology , Rhino
  • Is It Too Late The Tick Tocks
    Gumbo Stew: Original AFO New Orleans R&B , Ace
  • Too Late Art Neville
    Get Low Down!: The Soul of New Orleans: ’65-’67 , Sundazed
  • Sweet Dreams (of You) Patsy Cline
    The Last Sessions , MCA
  • Fly Away with Me Ernie K-Doe
    Here Come the Girls! , Great American Music
  • Real Churchy (with Organ) Allen Toussaint
    Allen Toussaint: The Complete ‘Tousan’ Sessions , Bear Family
  • Milky White Way Elvis Presley
    His Hand in Mine , RCA
  • Closing Bed: Blessed Quietness Pastor T. L. Barrett and the Youth For Christ Choir
    Like a Ship , Light in the Attic

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