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Memphis to Manchester
Sep 26, 2019 7:00 AM β 10:00 AM
Music
With John Wendland
Join John Wendland for Memphis to Manchester, a fun-filled and action-packed three hours of soul, R&B, rock, pop, country and other great music.
| 7:00 AM |
| The Five Counts Watermelon Walk Mod Jazz and Then Some! Kent 2014 Music bed. 1962 instrumental recorded for the Brent label.
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| 7:02 AM |
| Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Things Ain't What They Used to Be Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Sing Ellington Columbia 1961 Composed by Duke Ellington and Ted Persons. This is a great showcase for all three singers. |
| 7:05 AM |
| Jean Dushon Feeling Good Even Mo' Mod Jazz Kent 1999 More upbeat and swinging 1966 version of the Nina Simone song written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricussee.
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| 7:07 AM |
| Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Smith What'd I Say The Sound of America: The Singles Collection Verve / Universal 2013 Written by Ray Charles and originally released as a Verve single in 1963. Jimmy Smith (organ), Kenny Burrell (guitar), George Duvivier (bass) and Mel Lewis (drums). |
| 7:10 AM |
| Ray Charles Jumpin' In The Morning Pure Genuis: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-59) Rhino/Atlantic 2005 Written by Ray Charles and originally released as an Atlantic single in 1953. A rather rocking and swinging number.
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| 7:13 AM |
| The Ikettes Don't Feel Sorry For Me Fine, Fine, Fine Ace Records 2016 1965 Modern recording featuring the vocals of Robbie Montgomery, Venetta Fields, and Jessie Smith. |
| 7:16 AM |
| The In Crowd Cat Dance Modernists: A Decade of Rhythm & Soul Dedication Kent Records 2015 Music bed. 1965 instrumental written and arranged by trumpeter Shorty Rogers and recorded for the Brent label.
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| 7:18 AM |
| Prince Patridge with the Monroe Tucker Orchestra Choosing a Career Choosing a Career/How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round) single Crest Records 1955 Written by Prince Patridge who also wrote the immortal song, "How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round)." |
| 7:21 AM |
| Young Jessie and His Orchestra I Smell A Rat I Smell A Rat / Lonesome Desert 45 single Modern 1954 Written by Leiber & Stoller and recorded in 1953. This was the solo debut record by Obediah Jessie (aka Young Jessie) and this Big Mama Thornton cover was recorded when he was 17-years old.
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| 7:24 AM |
| Aretha Franklin Muddy Water The Queen in Waiting Columbia Records 2002 Peter DeRose / Harry Richman / Jo Trent composition recorded in NYC in 1965 at age 22.
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| 7:26 AM |
| Lula Reed Sick and Tired N I'm a Woman Koko-Mojo 2019 Written by Sonny Thompson and recorded for the King label in 1954.
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| 7:28 AM |
| Earl Hooker Rockin' Wild The Essential Earl Hooker Jewel Records 1977 Music bed. Instrumental recorded in 1961 for the Chief label.
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| 7:31 AM |
| Roland Johnson Set Your Mind Free L N Set Your Mind Free Blue Lotus 2019 Title track from the 71-year old soul singer's forthcoming sophomore release for the Blue Lotus label coming out on October 25. Backing vocals by the River Kittens.
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| 7:34 AM |
| Fontella Bass Brown Eyed Handsome Man Brown Eyed Handsome Man: St Louis Salutes The Father of Rock and Roll Undertow Records 2004 Terrific version of the Chuck Berry song found on this very fine compilation of local artists paying tribute to the Father of Rock and Roll.
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| 7:38 AM |
| Chuck Berry Too Pooped To Pop L Chuck Berry - The Chess Box MCA Chess 2000 1959 Chess single written by Roquel Davis and Alonzo Mitchell.
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| 7:40 AM |
| Chuck Berry Blue on Blue Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess Recordings Hip-O Select 2007 Music bed. 1959 instrumental composition by Chuck Berry. |
| 7:42 AM |
| Yola Rock Me Gently Walk Through Fire Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch 2019 Fri 1/17 Yola w/ special guest Amythyst Kiah β Off Broadway. Highly recommended.
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| 7:46 AM |
| Loudon Wainwright III Ever Since the World Ended N If You're Going To The City: A Tribute To Mose Allison Fat Possum 2019 Written by Mose Allison and found on this forthcoming tribute album being released on November 29. Some of the other artists on this are Bonnie Raitt, Dave and Phil Alvin, Peter Case, Robbie Fulks, Jackson Browne, Amy Allison and Elvis Costello, and Taj Mahal. |
| 7:49 AM |
| Phil Alvin Death In the Morning Un "Sung Stories" Rhino/Slash 1986 This song was written in 1953 by a steel guitar-playing preacher named Elder Anderson Johnson. Backing by the Jubilee Train Singers.
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| 7:52 AM |
| Booker T. & the MGs A Woman, A Lover, A Friend Green Onions Stax Records 1962 Music bed. Instrumental composition by Sidney Wyche. |
| 7:53 AM |
| Barbara Lynn Can't Buy My Love The Jamie Singles Collection 1962-1965 Jamie 2008 1965 song written by Billy and Bobby Babineax and recorded in Pasadena, TX. Definitely a Sir Douglas Quintet feel to it because of the organ.
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| 7:55 AM |
| Sir Douglas Quintet Mendocino (Spanish Version) Interpret en Espanol Sundazed 2013 Reissue of a four-song EP that originally came out in 1970 and featured four Sir Douglas Quintet songs recorded in Spanish. Written by Doug Sahm. |
| 7:58 AM |
| Los Bravos Show Me Black Is Black RPM 2017 1967 cover version of the Joe Tex found on this two-disc compilation of songs recorded from 1966-1969 by the band out of Mallorca, Spain.
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| 8:01 AM |
| The Martinis I'll Always Love You Late Late Party (1965-67) Light In The Attic Records 2011 Music bed. Memphis soul instrumental recorded circa 1965-67.
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| 8:03 AM |
| The Centurians Bullwinkle, Pt. 2 Teen Beat - Volume 4 Ace Records 1997 Music bed. 1963 surf instrumental recorded for the Del-Fi label.
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| 8:04 AM |
| Roy Head & The Traits Treat Her Right N Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Columbia 2019 First-rate soundtrack for a first-rate movie. Written by Roy Head and recorded in 1965.
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| 8:06 AM |
| Mitty Collier Do It With Confidence Shades of Mitty Collier: The Chess Singles 1961-1968 Kent 2008 Chess single from 1967. She is now a minister in Chicago and performs gospel. "Everybody do it with confidence!"
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| 8:08 AM |
| Soul Brothers Six You Better Check Yourself The Beat Goes On: Atlantic's Dance Through the 50s, 60s and 70s Kent Records 2000 1967 soul rave-up written by the lead vocalist Willie John Ellison.
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| 8:11 AM |
| Playboy Five Spoonful The Complete Goldwax Singles, Vol 1 Ace Records 2009 Music bed. 1964 instrumental version of the song written by Willie Dixon. This band was out of Mississippi and recorded this in Memphis.
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| 8:12 AM |
| Alejandro Escovedo Break This Time The Boxing Mirror Backporch 2006 Written by Alejandro Escovedo and produced by John Cale. Alejandro Escovedo will be at the The Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival in Columbia which is taking place at Stephens Lake Park this weekend (Sept. 27-29). He plays on Saturday z(9/28) from 6:15-7:30 pm. See him while you still have the chance. |
| 8:16 AM |
| Lucy Dacus Dancing In the Dark N Dancing In the Dark - Single Matador 2019 New single featuring a version of the Bruce Springsteen song. Mon 11/4 Lucy Dacus with TBA β Delmar Hall
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| 8:20 AM |
| The Figgs Bad Decisions N Shady Grove Stomper Music 2019 Pop gem from their new 2-CD album which marks their 14th studio album. This gets the Ken From Cockeysville (TM) seal of approval. |
| 8:24 AM |
| Los Straitjackets Ashokan Farewell (Theme from Ken Burns' the Civil War) N Channel Surfing - EP Yep Roc Records 2019 This is a complete transformation of the instrumental composed by Jay Ungar and used in Ken Burn's "The Civil War" on PBS. They used the "stupendous walloping reverb" setting on this. |
| 8:26 AM |
| The New Pornographers The Surprise Knock N In the Morse Code of Brake Lights Concord Records 2019 From their forthcoming album being released on Friday (9/27). The New Pornographers will be at the The Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival in Columbia which is taking place at Stephens Lake Park from Sept. 27-29. They are playing on Sunday (9/29) from 5:45-7 pm. Neko Case is touring with the band. |
| 8:29 AM |
| Nick Lowe Heartbreaker Tokyo Bay / Crying Inside - EP Yep Roc Records 2018 Bee Gees composition by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb and featuring the musical accompaniment of Los Straitjackets. Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets will be at the The Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival in Columbia which is taking place at Stephens Lake Park from Sept. 27-29. They play on Saturday (9/28) from 7:30-8:45 pm. Highly recommended. |
| 8:33 AM |
| Joel Paterson I Don't Want to Spoil the Party N Let It Be Guitar! Joel Paterson Plays the Beatles Bloodshot Records 2019 From his new masterful collection of all instrumental versions of Beatles songs. Very cool. indeed. |
| 8:35 AM |
| Neko Case Soulful Shade of Blue The Tigers Have Spoken Anti/Epitaph 2004 Written by Buffy Sainte-Marie and recorded live in 2004. Harmony vocals by Kelly Hogan. |
| 8:38 AM |
| The Shangri-Las Heaven Only Knows Myrmidons Of Melodrama RPM 1995 Written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and recorded in 1965.
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| 8:40 AM |
| A.C. Jones & The Atomic Aces Give Me Your Love Los Alamos Grind The Numero Group 2016 Music bed. Originally released in 1965 on the Luau label. |
| 8:43 AM |
| Cara Louise Turn Tears Into Rain L N Fragile Heart Self-Released 2019 From her forthcoming 5-song EP being released on Oct 25. Recorded at Native Sons and produced by David Beeman.
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| 8:48 AM |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie Helpless Hearing Is Believing: The Jack Nitzsche Story 1962-1979 Ace Records 2005 1971 version of a Neil Young song co-produced and arranged by Jack Nitzsche. |
| 8:52 AM |
| Neil Young Borrowed Tune Tonight's the Night Reprise 1975 "I'm singin' this borrowed tune / I took from the Rolling Stones / Alone in this empty room / Too wasted to write my own." |
| 8:56 AM |
| The Rolling Stones Lady Jane Aftermath (UK) Decca 1966 This was their first album of all original compositions. This stately ballad features Brian Jones on dulcimer.
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| 8:59 AM |
| Dean & Britta Family Conference The Squid & The Whale ST Ultra 2005 Music bed. Instrumental written by Dean Wareham. |
| 9:02 AM |
| Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives Mojave Way out West Humphead Records 2017 Music bed. What a masterful set turned in by Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives at the Sheldon last Sunday. Amazing.
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| 9:03 AM |
| The Mavericks There Goes My Heart What a Crying Shame Geffen* 1994 The Mavericks will be at the The Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival in Columbia which is taking place at Stephens Lake Park from Sept. 27-29. They play on Saturday (9/28) from 8-9:30 pm. |
| 9:06 AM |
| Marty Stuart Red, Red Wine and Cheatin' Songs The Pilgrim MCA Nashville 1999 One of many songs off this album that Marty Stuart performed at the Sheldon last Sunday. |
| 9:09 AM |
| Michaela Anne Two Fools N Desert Dove Yep Roc Records 2019 Written and sung by Michaela Anne.
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| 9:13 AM |
| The Bo-Keys Last Date Heartaches by the Number Omnivore Recordings 2016 Music bed. Country soul version of the Floyd Cramer huge country instrumental hit. |
| 9:14 AM |
| Dori Freeman That's How I Feel N Every Single Star Blue Hens Music 2019 Written by Dori Freeman and produced by Teddy Thompson. |
| 9:17 AM |
| Robbie Fulks Cocktails 13 Hillbilly Giants Bloodshot Records 2001 Duet version of a Bill Anderson song featuring the vocals of Robbie Fulks and Donna Fulks. A cautionary tale but a necessary tale.
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| 9:19 AM |
| Johnny Paycheck He's In A Hurry (To Get Home To My Wife) The Real Mr. Heartache: The Little Darlin' Years Country Music Foundation 2000 Written by Joe Poovey and recorded in 1966. Now, this is a country cheating song.
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| 9:22 AM |
| Duane Eddy The Lonely One Complete Pop Instrumental Hits Of 1959 Hasmick 2014 Music bed. Instrumental composition by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazelwood.
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| 9:23 AM |
| Ona Watson Take This Job and Shove It The Last Soul Company Malaco 1999 Country soul version of the Johnny Paycheck hit written by David Allen Coe.
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| 9:26 AM |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival I Put a Spell on You N Live at Woodstock Craft Recordings 2019 Well, it only took fifty years but the entire Creedence Clearwater Revival live set from Woodstock has finally been released. Pretty damn ferocious take on the Screaming Jay Hawkins song. |
| 9:31 AM |
| North Mississippi Allstars What You Gonna Do? (feat. Mavis Staples) N Up and Rolling New West Records 2019 From their forthcoming album being released on October 4.
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| 9:34 AM |
| Gregg Allman Black Muddy River Southern Blood Rounder 2017 RIP Robert Hunter who just passed away at age 78. Some of the Grateful Dead's finest songs wouldn't be possible without his lyrics. |
| 9:39 AM |
| Bill Frisell The Shortest Day Guitar in the Space Age! Okeh Records 2014 Music bed. Instrumental composition by Bill Frisell.
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| 9:41 AM |
| Warren Zevon with David Lindley Casey Jones Dedicated Arista 1991 Music by Jerry Garcia and lyrics by Robert Hunter. This version features backing by Warren Zevon, David Lindley, Jorge Calderon, Stan Lynch, and Ian MacLagan. |
| 9:45 AM |
| Grateful Dead Ripple American Beauty Rhino/Warner Records 1970 He said his favorite line from all his songs was contained in "Ripple." - "βLet it be known there is a fountain that was not made by the hands of men." |
| 9:50 AM |
| Bob Dylan You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go Blood On the Tracks Columbia 1974 Bob Dylan & His Band are coming to the Stifel Theatre in October (Tuesday 10/22). Always a cause for celebration.
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| 9:53 AM |
| Nadine Closer Downtown, Saturday Undertow Records 1999 Nadine will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of this album release at the Sheldon in October (Tuesday 10/22). Highly recommended. |
| 9:56 AM |
| Alejandro Escovedo Fort Worth Blue Street Songs of Love Concord Records, Inc. 2010 Music bed. Instrumental written by Alejandro Escovedo and David Pulkingham. |