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DIVAS?
What comes to mind when you hear the word Diva? We’ll explore the meaning – and the sound – of that feminine term through our music mix, and through interviews with some high-minded women who give the word a good name: Bonnie Raitt, Abbey Lincoln and young chanteuse Norah Jones. Plus songs with men and women weighing in on the topic from Louis Jordan, Memphis Minnie, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone and more.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Give It Up Or Let Me Go Bonnie Raitt
Give It Up, Warner - High Hat, Trumpet and Rhythm Valaida Snow
Valaida Snow 1933-1936, Classics - Ain't That Just Like A Woman Louis Jordan
Let The Good Times Roll, Bear Family - Let Me Play With Your Poodle Marcia Ball
Let Me Play With Your Poodle, Rounder - Caldonia Carl Perkins
The Classic, Bear Family - I Just Got Wise Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard
Pioneering Women of Bluegrass, Folkways - Just Like A Woman Bob Dylan
Blonde On Blonde, Columbia - Instrumental: Meandering Jelly: A Contraceptive Failure Michael Gulezian
Unspoken Intentions, Takoma - Don't Want No Woman Memphis Minnie
Four Women Blues, BMG - I'm A Mighty Tight Woman Sippie Wallace
Women of the Blues, RCA - INTERVIEW: Bonnie Raitt
Listen - Instrumental: Friendly Devil The Sadies
Pure Diamond Gold, Bloodshot - Look For Me (I'll Be Around) Neko Case
Black Listed, Bloodshot - Let The Teardrops Fall Patsy Cline
The Patsy Cline Collection, MCA - So Many Beautiful Men Mikki Wilcox
Memphis Belles: The Women of Sun Records, Bear Family - Ohh My Soul Little Richard
The Specialty Story Disc, Specialty - Evil Gal Blues Aretha Franklin
Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years 1960-1965, Columbia/Legacy
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Jukebox Boogie Hadda Brooks
That's My Desire, Virgin - Evil Gal Blues Albinia Jones
Ladies Sing The Blues: Roots of Rock 'N' Roll Vol.2, Savoy Jazz - Why Women Go Wrong Lonnie Johnson
He's A Jelly Roll Baker, BMG - INTERVIEW: Abbey Lincoln
Listen - Instrumental: Swingin' The Boogie Hadda Brooks
That's My Desire, Virgin - Jump Baby Jump Jessie Mae Hemphill
She-Wolf, HMG - I Never Fool Nobody But Me Irma Thomas
If You Want It, Come And Get It, Rounder - Grand Basile Queen Ida
In New Orleans, GNP - Elena Las Hermanas Degollado
The Soulful Women Duets of South Texas, Arhoolie - San Antonio Rose Hank Thompson & The Brazos Valley Boys
Hank Thompson & The Brazos Valley Boys, Bear Family - Squatty Roo Regina Carter & Kenny Barron
Freefall, Verve - Instrumental: Gloria Mary Lou Williams
Zoning, Folkways - INTERVIEW: Norah Jones
Listen - On Ma Journey Marian Anderson
Spirituals, RCA - Just Like A Woman Nina Simone
Here Comes The Sun & Other Great Hits, BMG - End Bed: A Foggy Day Hazel Scott
Relaxed Piano Moods, Debut
