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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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RADIO DAYS REVISITED

December 12th, 2001

Scanning the dial in search of great voices, characters and shows that grace the airwaves locally and nationwide, today and yesterday. Included are an old-time country station based in a Mt. Airy, North Carolina log cabin, sounds from the US-Mexican Border, the mellow grit of New Orleans R & B, and Rev. Isiah’s “spiritual workshop” from Jackson, MS.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Accentuate the Positive Harold Arlen
    Over The Rainbow: Capitol Sings Harold Arlen, Capitol
  • Junco Partner Louis Jordan
    Let The Good Times Roll, Bear Family
  • Doxy Sonny Rollins
    Airegin, Giants of Jazz
  • Sunny Bobby Hebb
    Beg, Scream & Shout, Rhino
  • Instrumental: Sunny The John Schoeder Orchestra
    Space Age Soul, Sequel
  • SEGMENT: Reverend Izeer's Spiritual Workshop, WMPR-AM, Jackson, MS
  • I Want A Little Sugar in my Bowl Nina Simone
    Essential Women in Blues, HoB
  • Crowing Rooster Blues Lonnie Johnson
    He's a Jelly Roll Baker, BMG
  • Jump Back Rufus Thomas
    The Best Of, Rhino
  • Indian Love Call Slim Whitman
    Vintage Collections, Capitol
  • White Line Fever The Flying Burrito Brothers
    The Flying Burrito Brothers, A&M
  • New River Train The Monroe Brothers
    Volume 1, Rounder
  • Midnight Blues Leftover Salmon
    The Nashville Sessions, Universal
  • Instrumental: Eh La Bas Paul Barbarin
    New Orleans Jazz, Atlantic
  • INTERVIEW: John Sinclair

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  • Sunny side of the Street Sidney Bechet
    At Storyville, 1201 music
  • Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now Van Halen
    Diver Down, Warner

HOUR two

  • Family Affair Sly & The Family Stone
    Anthology, Epic
  • Ball Peen Hammer Chris Whitley
    Night on the Delta, Starbucks
  • Blues on The Ceiling Fred Neil
    Bleecker & MacDougal,
  • Amelia Earhart's Last Flight Kinky Freidman & the Texas Jewboys
    Texas Song Writers, Silverwolf
  • Somewhere Listening (for My Name) John Fogerty
    The Blue Ridge Rangers, Fantasy
  • Instrumental: OGD Wes Montgomery
    Ultimate, Verve
  • She's No Trouble Benny Moten
    Kansas City Breakdown, Frog
  • Give Me a Kiss to Build a Dream Louis Armstrong
    Hello, Dolly, MCA
  • I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday Bobby Mitchell
    The Genius of Dave Bartholomew, EMI
  • Evangeline Special Eddie LeJeune
    Cajun Spirit, Rounder
  • Instrumental: Deux Valses a Wayne Perry Steve Riley
    La Toussaint, Rounder
  • SEGMENT: Ralph Efferson of WPAQ, Mt. Airy, North Carolina
  • Wabash Cannonball The Carter Family
    In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain, Bear Family
  • Orphan Girl Gillian Welch
    Revival, Almo
  • Anji Davy Graham
    Fire In The Soul, Topic
  • Over The Rainbow Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
    Meet Joe Black soundtrack, Universal
  • End Bed: With a Song in My Heart Ella Fitzgerald
    Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook, Verve

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