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Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows May 25th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows

Join us this Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellows. Each year, the NEA recognizes traditional artists for their excellence and contributions to our nation’s heritage. It’s the highest award in the traditional arts. This year’s honorees include: Filipino rondalla musician Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon; Osage ribbon worker and ceramicist Anita Fields; documentary filmmaker and preservationist Tom Davenport; Louisiana’s Winnsboro Easter Rock gospel ensemble; Hill Country blues drummer and guitarist Cedric Burnside; Puerto Rican mundillo lace weaver Nellie Vera; Irish flute and whistle maven Joanie Madden; Chicago tap dancer Reginald “Reggio the Hoofer” McLaughlin; and the Mexican American band from East Los Angeles, Los Lobos. Plus music from prior awardees including Del McCoury, Mavis Staples, Dr. Michael White and John Lee Hooker.

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PET SOUNDS REVISITED: SONGS OF DOGS, CATS, BIRDS & OTHER MOSTLY...BELOVED CREATURES

June 2nd, 2021

To many pop music audiophiles, the words “Pet Sounds” might bring to mind the Beach Boys. But for us it means the songs and sounds of our pets and other animal affections. Dogs and cats reign as we take your requests and add our best picks, including a few birds, a mule or two and even monkeys. We’ll also visit with an anthropologist whose best friends include primates named Miles, Monk, Bartok, Berg, Coltrane and Stravinsky. Plus music by Bob Dylan, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Bonnie Raitt and George Clinton.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Pet Sounds The Beach Boys
    The Beach Boys—Pet Sounds, Capitol
  • Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats
    Built for Speed, Capitol
  • Bear Cat (AKA Hound Dog) Rufus Thomas
    Do the Funky Chicken—Stax Remasters, Concord
  • Hound Dog Mama Thornton
    Big Mama Thornton, Peacock 45 rpm
  • Atomic Dog George Clinton
    Computer Games, Capitol
  • Dog Hill Boozoo Chavis
    Boozoo Chavis, Nonesuch
  • Shaggy Dog Lightnin' Hopkins
    Something Blue, Verve Folkways
  • Instrumental: Flying Beatles
    Magical Mystery Tour, Apple
  • Bluebird Charlie Parker & Miles Davis
    Charlie Parker & Miles Davis—Birdsong, Savoy
  • Bluebird Howlin' Wolf
    Howlin' Wolf Greatest Songs, Sun Records
  • Is a Blue Bird Blue Conway Twitty
    It's Only Make Believe/Conway Twitty—The MGM Years, Mercury
  • Bluebird Bonnie Raitt
    Bonnie Raitt, Warner
  • Message to Michael Dionne Warwick
  • Lullaby of Birdland Amy Winehouse
    Live from the Stables, BBC
  • Instrumental: Mule Kenny Burrell
    Midnight Blue, Blue Note
  • Sister Maude Mule Alec Johnson
    Alec Johnson—Sundown Blues, Columbia
  • There's Another Mule in Your Stall Nellie Lutcher
    Nellie Lutcher, Shellac Records
  • Meeting the Mule Cephas and Wiggins
    Homemade, Alligator
  • Get Behind the Mule Tom Waits
    Tom Waits—Mule Variations, Anti
  • End Bed: Mule Danny Barnes
    Man on Fire, ATO

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Cruella De Vil Bill Lee
    101 Dalmations Soundtrack, Disney
  • Salty Dog Lizzie Miles
    The Creole Songbird - 1950's recording on Lafitte records,
  • How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come Around) Dr. John
    Dr. John—Goin' Back to New Orleans, Warner
  • Lift Your Leg Joe Ely
    Man of Somebody's Dreams-Tribute to Chris Gaffney, Yep Roc
  • Walking the Dog Jackie Shane
    Any Other Way, Numbero
  • El Loro Joseito Mateo
    The King of Merengue, Rumba
  • 3 Cool Cats Ry Cooder
    Chavez Ravine, Warner Brothers
  • Instrumental: Nashville Cats The Hit Co.
    The Instrumental Classic Rock Collection, Vol. 27, Drew's Entertainment
  • The Cat Came Back Cisco Houston
    Cisco Houston—The Folkways Years 1944-1961, Smithsonian Folkways
  • Here Pussy, Pussy, Pussy Light Crust Doughboys
    Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2, Red Devil Records
  • Let Me Play with Your Poodle Tampa Red
    Tampa Red Song Collection, Jazz Experience
  • I'm Gonna Take Care of Your Dog Rosie Ledet
    Rosie Ledet—Zesty Zydeco, Maison de Soul
  • Man of the Hour Norah Jones
    The Fall—Norah Jones, Blue Note
  • If Dogs Run Free Bob Dylan
    New Morning, Sony
  • Instrumental: I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song) The International Contemporary Dance Ensemble
    Ballet Meets Disney, Countdown Media
  • Segment: David Watts

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  • The Monkey Dave Bartholomew
    The Big Beat of Dave Bartholomew 1949-1960, Crescent City Soul
  • Mickey's Monkey The Miracles
    The Miracles—Greatest Hits From the Beginning, Motown
  • I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) Louis Prima, Phil Harris, Bruce Reitherman
    The Jungle Book, Walt Disney Records
  • End Bed: Monkey Puzzle Dr. John
    Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack—The Legendary Sessions Vol. 2, Clean Cuts

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