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WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Songs are often about or dedicated to someone. We dig into some of the great name songs in American music from “Lil’ Liza Jane” to “John Henry” and “Walt Whitman’s Niece.” Also some styles like zydeco nouveau and gunfighter ballads are for calling out names of Creole kings and outlaw heros. Forgive our host if he plays a few namesake songs, as long as he plays yours, too.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Name Game Shirley Elliston
A Child's Celebration of Rock 'n' Roll, Music For Little People - What's his name? Keith Frank! Keith Frank
What's His Name, Maison de Soul - Oh John Jimmy Reed
18 Greatest Hits, Motown - John Henry Howard Armstrong
Louie Bluie, Blue Suit - Pretty Boy Floyd Bob Dylan
Folkways a Vision Shared, Columbia - Walt Whitman's Niece Billy Bragg & Wilco
Mermaid Avenue, Elektra - Instrumental: Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus Medeski, Martin & Wood
Shack-Man, Gramavision - Angelene PJ Harvey
Is This Desire, Island - Mona Lisa Nat King Cole
The Greatest Hits, Capitol - Donna Lee Charlie Parker
Yardbird Suite, Rhino - Frankie & Johnny Sam Cooke
Greatest Hits, RCA - Instrumental: Indiana (Back Home in Indiana) Chet Atkins
Galloping Guitar - The Early Years, Bear Family - Carrie Brown Steve Earle & the Del McCoury Band
The Mountain, E Squared - Wake up Lil Suzie Everly Brothers
Classic Everly Brothers, Bear Family - Polly Nirvana
Nevermind, DGC - When Do I get to be called a Man Bill Sims
Bill Sims, Warner Bros - You Never Even Called Me By My Name Steve Goodman
Steve Goodman, Buddah
HOUR two
- Sweet Georgia Brown Elmer Snowden Quartet
Harlem Banjo!, Riverside - Mathilda Cookie and the Cupcakes
Cookie and the Cupcakes, Jin - Lulu's Back in Town Fats Waller
A Portrait, Music Collection - Lil Liza Jane Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan
Hall Of Fame, United Artists - Lil Liza Jane Kermit Ruffins
Big Butter & Egg Man, Justice - Instrumental: Lil Liza Jane Nicholas Payton
Gumbo Nouveau, Verve - Sweet Jane Velvet Undergound
The Best of the Velvet Underground, Verve - Candy Morphine
Cure For Pain, Rykodisc - Naima John Coltrane
Heavyweight Champion, Atlantic - I Loves You Porgy Nina Simone
Saga of the Good Life & Hard Times, RCA - Instrumental: Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club, World Circuit/Nonesuch - Gregorio Cortez Los Penguinos del Norte
Music of La Raza Vol.1, Arhoolie - Pancho and Lefty Townes Van Zandt
The Late Great Townes Van Zandt, United Artists - Glory To His Name Dorothy Love Coates & the Original Gospel Harmonettes
Get On Board, Specialty - Judge Dread Prince Buster
Roots of Reggae Vol.2: Rock Steady, Rhino - Stagger Lee Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Yazoo - Bluesifyin' Joe Louis Walker
Blues Routes, Smithsonian Folkways - End Bed: Big Nick Coltrane + Ellington
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane, Impulse
