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Memphis to Manchester
Nov 14, 2019 7:00 AM – 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 |
| King Curtis Blue Nocturne The Complete Atco Singles Real Gone Music / Atlantic 2015 Music bed. 1967 instrumental composition by King Curtis.
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| 7:02 AM |
| Tony Joe White Willie and Laura Mae Jones (alternate take) N Swamp Music: Monument Rarities Run Out Groove 2019 Alternate 1968 take recorded for the Monument label. Written by Tony Joe White. |
| 7:06 AM |
| Syl Johnson Walk a Mile In My Shoes Complete Mythology Numero Group 2010 1969 Chicago soul version of the Joe South song recorded for the Chicago-based Twinight label.
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| 7:08 AM |
| Candi Staton Evidence Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters Kent 2011 1969 song written by George Jackson and Raymond Moore and recorded at Muscle Shoals.
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| 7:11 AM |
| Sir Mack Rice Mini-Skirt Minnie More From The Other Side Of The Trax: Stax-Volt 45rpm Rarities 1960-1968 Ace Records 2017 Music bed. 1967 instrumental version of the Mack Rice hit. Composed by Mack Rice. |
| 7:12 AM |
| Southern Culture On the Skids Rose Garden Countrypolitan Favorites Kudzu Records 2007 Composed by Joe South and featuring the lead vocals of Mary Huff. It's a long way off but Southern Culture On the Skids will be at Blueberry Hill in 2020 (May 22).
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| 7:15 AM |
| Lyle Lovett & His Large Band Stand By Your Man Lyle Lovett And His Large Band Curb Records 1989 Written by Tammy Wynette & Billy Sherrill and recorded in 1988. |
| 7:17 AM |
| James Brown Your Cheatin' Heart Dirty Laundry: The Soul of Black Country Trikont 2004 This Hank Williams song was recorded in 1969 and is backed by the big band of Louie Bellson. I figured if East Side Slim could play Little Richard covering Hank Williams on Rhythm Highways, I could play this. |
| 7:20 AM |
| Jimmy Smith See See Rider Home Cookin' Blue Note 1961 Music bed. Instrumental version of a Ma Rainey song. Just a great slow groove on this.
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| 7:22 AM |
| Esther Phillips Baby, I'm for Real From a Whisper to a Scream Kudu 1971 Sublime version of a song written by Marvin Gaye and Anna Gordy and arranged and conducted by Pee Wee Ellis. |
| 7:27 AM |
| Etta James Just a Little Bit Tell Mama Cadet Records 1968 Closing track on one of the best soul albums ever recorded. Written by Rosco Gordon. |
| 7:29 AM |
| Dee Clark What I Say The Vee-Jay British Hits P-Vine 2006 Written by Ray Charles and originally released on the Vee-Jay label in 1960. |
| 7:34 AM |
| Roland Johnson You Know You're Mine (feat. Emily Wallace) L N Set Your Mind Free Blue Lotus Recordings 2019 The sophomore release by the 71-year old St. Louis soul singer was released last week. This soul rave-up is a duet between Roland Johnson and Emily Wallace. |
| 7:36 AM |
| Oliver Sain Comin' Down Soul L St. Louis Breakdown - The Best of Oliver Sain P-VINE 2009 Music bed. 1972 Oliver Sain instrumental composition.
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| 7:39 AM |
| Staples Jr. Singers We Got a Race to Run N World Spirituality Classics 2: The Time for Peace is Now: Gospel Music About Us Luaka Bop 2019 Not to be confused with the Staple Singers but they were huge admirers of Pop Staples so they chose this name. Written and arranged by Annie Brown in 1974. This new compilation is well-worth seeking out if you're a fan of soul gospel. Highly recommended gospel shaped around 60s and 70s secular soul. |
| 7:42 AM |
| Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens Everybody Knows (River Song) Cold World Daptone 2014 This version of the O.V. Wright song was produced by Daptone Records co-founder Bosco Mann and adds elements of Caribbean music to the soul gospel of Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens.
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| 7:45 AM |
| The Angelic Choir Wade in the Water Soul Gospel, Vol. 2 Soul Jazz 2006 Recorded in 1960 for the Savoy label.
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| 7:47 AM |
| Booker T. & the MGs Soul Sanction Hip Hug-Her Stax Records 1967 Music bed. Instrumental penned by Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Booker T. Jones, and Al Jackson, Jr. |
| 7:50 AM |
| Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi Gonna Write Me A Letter There Is No Other Nonesuch 2019 Written by Ola Belle Reed and featuring Rhiannon Giddens on vocals, Italian jazz musician Francesco Turrisi on bendir and cello banjo, and Kate Ellis on cello and viola.
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| 7:54 AM |
| Ry Cooder The Prodigal Son The Prodigal Son Fantasy Records 2018 Traditional country blues song of the highest order.
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| 7:58 AM |
| The Swampers Muscle Shoals Malmo Express Muscle Shoals Has Got the Swampers Muscle Shoals Sound Records 2018
Music bed. Instrumental written by Roger Hawkins, David Hood, and Jimmy Johnson.
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| 8:00 AM |
| Curtis Mayfield Think (Instrumental) Superfly (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Curtom 1972 Music bed. Instrumental penned by Curtis Mayfield.
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| 8:01 AM |
| Michael Kiwanuka (Piano Joint) This Kind of Love N KIWANUKA Polydor Records 2019 This is the best album, yet, from the UK singer-songwriter. Written by Brian Burton, Dean Josiah, and Michael Kiwanuka. |
| 8:05 AM |
| Lucy Dacus La Vie en Rose La Vie en Rose - Single Matador 2019 Lucy Dacus put out this version of the Edith Piaf song on Valentine's Day.
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| 8:08 AM |
| Fabienne Delsol Hurtin' Kind N Four Damaged Goods 2019 The former Bristols' vocalist has a new album out and it's made up half of originals and half cover versions of mostly obscure 60s songs. This song was originally released by a band called The Bittersweets in 1965 on the Tema label. |
| 8:10 AM |
| The Ventures Night Run In The Vaults - Vol. 4 Ace 1999 Music bed. 1960 instrumental.
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| 8:12 AM |
| The Figgs A Little Sip Shady Grove Stomper Music 2019 From their new 2-CD album which marks their 14th studio album. |
| 8:14 AM |
| Sloan Right to Roam 12 Yep Roc Records 2018 Fri 11/22 Sloan – Duck Room. Highly recommended. |
| 8:17 AM |
| The Goodees Double Shot Condition Red! The Complete Goodees Ace 2010 This Swingin' Medallions cover was recorded in 1969 and was produced by Jim Stewart (the ST in Stax). |
| 8:20 AM |
| The Martinis Hung Over Charles "Packy" Axton - Late Late Party - 1965-67 Light In The Attic 2011 Music bed. Memphis soul instrumental from 1967. |
| 8:22 AM |
| Beth Bombara Tenderhearted L Evergreen Lemp Electric 2019 Thurs 12/12 Beth Bombara w/ Essential Knots – Off Broadway. This is an action-packed double bill.
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| 8:25 AM |
| Faces Debris The Best of Faces: Good Boys... When They're Asleep Rhino 2005 1973 song written by Ronnie Lane. Such a great song.
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| 8:30 AM |
| Bob Dylan If Not For You The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 (Rare and Unreleased) 1961-1991 Columbia 1991 Alternate version from 1970 with George Harrison on guitar.
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| 8:33 AM |
| The Traveling Wilburys Tweeter and the Monkey Man Traveling Wilburys Vol 1 Wilbury 1988 Haven't played this send-up (or maybe homage would be better put) of Bruce Springsteen in a long time. Dylan sounds like he's having fun with this one. |
| 8:39 AM |
| The Blue Flames Orange Street Georgie Fame: Survival a Career Anthology 1963 - 2015 UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 2016 Music bed. 1963 instrumental.
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| 8:41 AM |
| Amy Winehouse Love Is a Losing Game Back to Black Universal-Island Records Ltd. 2006 I think this is one of the best albums of the 2000s. Written by Amy Winehouse and produced by Mark Ronson. |
| 8:44 AM |
| Van Morrison Days Gone By N Three Chords and the Truth Exile 2019 What a beautiful closing track as he writes new words and the arrangement and completely changes "Auld Lang Syne." And his vocals on this album sound like vintage Van. |
| 8:51 AM |
| Yola Shady Grove Walk Through Fire Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch 2019 Fri 1/17 Yola w/ special guest Amythyst Kiah – Off Broadway. Highly recommended.
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| 8:54 AM |
| Joan Shelley The Fading N Like the River Loves the Sea No Quarter 2019 This new album was recorded in Iceland with Nathan Salsburg, James Elkington, Bonnie "Price" Billy, Maiden Radio, and others. Bonnie "Prince" Billy sings the harmony on this track. All songs written by Joan Shelley. |
| 8:57 AM |
| Dolly Parton Little Sparrow Reprise Little Sparrow Sugar Hill Records 2001
Music bed. Instrumental version of the Dolly Parton composition.
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| 9:00 AM |
| The Fog Lights Manhassett L Manhassett The Fog Lights 2015 Music bed. Instrumental written by Jim Peters and Justin Johnson.
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| 9:02 AM |
| Warren Zevon Backs Turned (Looking Down the Path) R Warren Zevon Elektra/Asylum 1976 Written by Warren Zevon and featuring Lindsey Buckingham on guitar, and Jackson Browne on slide guitar and harmony.
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| 9:04 AM |
| The Mavericks Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain N Play The Hits Mono Mundo Recordings 2019 Raul Malo does a stripped-down take of the Willie Nelson hit written by Fred Rose. The Mavericks are playing at the Pageant on May 15, 2020.
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| 9:08 AM |
| Kelsey Waldon White Noise, White Lines N White Noise / White Lines Oh Boy Records 2019 Written by Kentuckian Kelsey Waldon. She's the first artist to be signed to John Prine's "Oh Boy" label in a long time. She put on a memorable set opening for John Prine at the Stifel.
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| 9:13 AM |
| Richmond Fontaine Horace Hopper Don't Skip Out on Me El Cortez Records 2019 Music bed. From their 2018 all-instrumental soundtrack made to accompany the latest novel by Willy Vlautin called "Don't Skip Out On Me." |
| 9:14 AM |
| The Del McCoury Band Get Down on Your Knees and Pray The Family McCoury Music/RED 2007 Sublime version of a Bill Monroe song.
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| 9:18 AM |
| Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash That's All Right, Mama N Travelin' Thru, 1967 - 1969: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 15 Columbia/Legacy 2019 This is from a 1969 session recorded with Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan. Carl Perkins also plays on this song written by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup. |
| 9:20 AM |
| Bob Dylan Nashville Skyline Rag Nashville Skyline Columbia 1969 Music bed.
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| 9:22 AM |
| Bettye LaVette Most of the Time Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International Amnesty International 2012 Bettye LaVette is about as good as anybody when it comes to interpreting Bob Dylan songs. |
| 9:27 AM |
| Jimmy LaFave Walk Away Renee Austin Skyline Music Road Records 1992 Live version of The Left Banke recorded live at the Chicago House in Austin, TX in 1992. |
| 9:32 AM |
| Joel Paterson If I Fell Let It Be Guitar! Joel Paterson Plays the Beatles Bloodshot Records 2019 Highly recommended album of all instrumental versions of Beatles songs by the guitar virtuoso out of Chicago. |
| 9:34 AM |
| Kelly Hogan No, bobEE Don't Because It Feel Good Bloodshot Records 2001 Written by Kelly Hogan & Andy Hopkins (who also plays guitar on this album). This track also features Andrew Bird on strings.
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| 9:38 AM |
| The Bel Airs Mr. Moto The History of Surf, Vol. 1 Ace 2007 Music bed. 1961 surf instrumental.
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| 9:40 AM |
| Tim Easton Conversation with the Devil N The Messenger: A Tribute to Ray Wylie Hubbard Eight 30 Records 2019 Taken from this new album of various artists covering Ray Wylie Hubbard songs. He does this song justice.
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| 9:46 AM |
| Peter Case Lakes of Ponchartrain Peter Case Sings Like Hell Vanguard Records 2006 I like this traditional song no matter who does it but I particularly love it when Peter Case does it. |
| 9:51 AM |
| Lucinda Williams Crescent City Lucinda Williams Koch 1988 A song about growing up in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Produced by Lucinda Williams and Gurf Morlix.
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| 9:54 AM |
| Susan Cowsill Avenue of the Indians Lighthouse Threadhead Records 2010 Written by Susan Cowsill and Russ Broussard and featuring harmony vocals by Jackson Browne. |
| 9:57 AM |
| Bruce Cockburn Sweetness and Light Crowing Ignites True North Records 2019 Music bed. From his latest album of all original instrumentals. |