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Piano People and More: Jason Moran & Heath Allen Piano People and More: Jason Moran & Heath Allen May 31st, 2023 (Hour 1)
Piano People and More: Jason Moran & Heath Allen

Jazz pianist Jason Moran started out in Houston playing classical music, but found his way to jazz through Thelonious Monk. We’ll learn more about his adventures in the NYC jazz scene. Then a conversation and tour around the piano with Philadelphia cabaret player and creator Heath Allen, plus music from Fats Waller, Jerry Lee Lewis, Herbie Hancock, and Sweet Emma.

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NAME THAT TUNE

October 23rd, 2002

We’ll name some names with songs about “Corina” and “Mona Lisa” from artists like Bo Diddley and Fats Waller. Our guest is a 22-year-old blueswoman who’s out to make a name for herself, Shemekia Copeland. Chuck Berry’s pianist Johnnie Johnson will take us behind the scenes for the making of their first hit “Maybellene.” And we’ll step up to the bar to meet a Baltimore man who legally changed his name to American Joe. Plus the legend of outlaw Staggerlee.

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HOUR ONE

  • Sa M'Appelle Fou (They Call Me Crazy) Clifton Chenier
    Bogalusa Boogie, Arhoolie
  • Bo Diddley Bo Diddley
    Chess Rhythm & Roll, MCA
  • INTERVIEW: Johnnie Johnson on Chuck Berry's "Maybellene" ("Ida Red")

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  • Maybelline Johnny Rivers
    Johnny Rivers Anthology 1964-1977, Rhino
  • Tongue Tied Jill Charlie Feathers
    Uh Huh Honey, Norton
  • Corina Corrina Freddy Fender
    Canciones de Mi Barrio, Arhoolie
  • Luther Played The Boogie Johnny Cash
    The Man in Black 1954-1958, Bear Family
  • I'm Bad Like Jesse James John Lee Hooker
    The Best of: 20th Century Masters The Millenium Collection, MCA
  • Instrumental: San-Ho-Zay Freddy King
    Hide Away: The Best of Freddy King, Rhino
  • INTERVIEW: Shemekia Copeland

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  • Jemima Surrender Howard Tate
    Howard Tate, Koch
  • Ode To Billie Joe Tammy Wynette
    Take Me To Your World – I Don't Wanna Play House, Koch
  • Instrumental: Music, Music, Music Merrill Moore
    Boogie My Blues Away, Bear Family
  • Mona Lisa Moon Mullican
    All-Time Greatest Hits, King
  • Honeysuckle Rose Fats Waller
    Masters of Jazz Vol. 1: Traditional Jazz Classics, Rhino
  • SEGMENT: American Joe and his folks at Harry's American Bar in Baltimore

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  • One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) Charles Brown
    One More for the Road, Alligator
  • I Loves You Porgy Billie Holiday
    The Complete Decca, Decca

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Go Li'l Liza Coleman Hawkins Quartet
    Today and Now, Impulse
  • Winin' Boy Jelly Roll Morton
    Jazzin' The Blues, West Side
  • Li'l Liza Jane The New Birth Brass Band
    D-Boy, NYNO
  • Marie Martin, Bogan & The Armstrongs
    That Old Gang Of Mine, Flying Fish
  • Carrie Brown Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band
    The Mountain, E2
  • Instrumental: Randy Lynn Rag Flatt & Scruggs
    The Essential: ‘Tis Sweet To Be Remembered, Columbia/Legacy
  • Vigilante Man Woody Guthrie
    Dust Bowl Ballads, Buddha
  • Johnny 99 Bruce Springsteen
    Nebraska, Sony
  • SEGMENT: Staggerlee (or Stack-O-Lee)
  • Stack O'Lee Blues Mississippi John Hurt
    Before the Blues Vol.1, Yazoo
  • Stack-A-Lee Pt.1 Archibald
    Carnival Day: Essential Recordings of New Orleans R & B, Indigo
  • Lawdy Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price
    The Specialty Story, Fantasy
  • Marianao Benny More
    Grandes Exitos, Envidia Records
  • Instrumental: Banderilla Calexico
    Even My Sure Things Fall Through, Quarterstick
  • Waltz for Debby Bill Evans
    The Riverside Records Story, Fantasy
  • Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho Cassandra Wilson
    The Blue Note Years, Blue Note
  • Shadrack Golden Gate Quartet
    The Very Best Of Golden Gate Quartet, World Pacific
  • Hey Jude Wilson Pickett
    Meet The Covers, Hip-O
  • Close Bed: Ode to Billie Joe Jimmy Smith
    Talkin' Verve: Roots of Acid Jazz, Verve

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