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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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BIG VOICES WITH K.D. LANG & TOPSY CHAPMAN

April 18th, 2007

From shouters to chanteuses, R&B melisma to the high lonesome sound of bluegrass, this week we bring you some of the biggest voices on the American soundscape. Neo-retro vocalist k.d. lang comes by to talk about her loves and influences from 50’s country to smoky lounge music. New Orleans singer Topsy Chapman tells us how a stint as a singing waitress on Bourbon Street and growing up with 15 siblings led her to an international career as a song stylist.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues Earl Hines
    Earl Hines in New Orleans, Chiaroscuro
  • I Gotta Right to sing the Blues Louis Armstrong
    Louis Armstrong The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, BMG
  • I'm Going To Live the Life I Sing About in My Song Marion Williams
    Precious Lord: Recordings of the Great Gospel Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey, Columbia/Legacy
  • That's How I Got to Memphis Solomon Burke
    Nashville, Shout! Factory
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long Ike and Tina Turner
    Bold Soul Sister: The Best of the Blue Thumb Recordings, Hip-O
  • Instrumental: Third Man Theme Mickey Baker
    The Wildest Guitar, Stone
  • Listener letters recalling where they were when Elvis died
  • Reconsider Baby Elvis Presley
    The King of Rock and Roll: The Essential 60's Masters, RCA/BMG
  • Crazy Patsy Cline
    The Patsy Cline Collection, MCA
  • Faded Love Johnny Gimble et al
    Hits of Western Swing, CMH
  • INTERVIEW: k.d. Lang

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  • That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) Johnny Cash
    American III: Solitary Man, American
  • Both Sides, Now Joni Mitchell
    Hits, Reprise
  • Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
    Meet Joe Black Soundtrack, Universal

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: I Wish I Could Sing George Coleman
    George Coleman: Bongo Joe, Arhoolie
  • Sing, Sing, Sing Louis Prima
    Capitol Collectors Series, Capitol
  • Wheel of Fortune The Barry Sisters
    Hebrew National Kosher Classics, RCA
  • Lonely at the Top Randy Newman
    Sail Away, Reprise
  • The Best is Yet to Come Frank Sinatra w/ Count Basie
    It Might as Well Be Swing, Reprise
  • Straight to the Top Tom Waits
    Franks Wild Years, Island
  • Instrumental: Just Another Sucker on the Vine Tom Waits
    Swordfishtrombones, Island
  • I Feel Like Singing Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
    Where's the Money?, MCA
  • Doin' the New Lowdown Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
    Stars of the Apollo, Columbia/Legacy
  • INTERVIEW: Topsy Chapman

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  • Please Don't Drive Me Away Sam Cooke
    Night Beat, RCA
  • She Thinks I Still Care George Jones
    The Definitive Collection: 1955 - 1962, Mercury
  • Today I Sing the Blues Aretha Franklin
    Aretha Sings The Blues, Columbia
  • Instrumental: Jesus Will Fix It For You Sonny Treadway
    Jesus Will Fix It, Arhoolie
  • Tryin' to Make Heaven My Home Viola Jones & Congregation
    Southern Journey, Vol. 3: 61 Highway Mississippi, Rounder
  • Rivers of Babylon The Melodians
    The Best of the Melodians, 1967-1973, Trojan
  • Down by the Riverside Mahalia Jackson
    The Essential Mahalia Jackson, Columbia
  • End Bed: Basin St. Blues Henry Butler
    American Routes original recording,

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