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Blues Off the Record
Sep 5, 2020 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Blues, Off the Record is a show dedicated to exploring the history of American music and spinning the best blues tracks, focusing on classic recordigns from the 1920s through the 1960s. It airs Saturdays from noon to 3pm EST on WPRB Princeton 103.3fm / wprb.com.
Today's show features some selections inspired by Elijah Wald's Escaping the Delta, a gospel number from Little Richard, and much more!
| 12:00 PM |
| Mississippi Jook Band Hittin' the Bottle Stomp Back to the Crossroads: The Roots of Robert Johnson
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| 12:03 PM |
| Little Richard Joy Joy Joy The King Of The Gospel Singers Mercury Records 1961
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| 12:05 PM |
| Sonny Boy Williamson II The Sky is Crying Keep It To Ourselves
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| 12:08 PM |
| J.B. Hutto & The New Hawks You Don't Love Me Keeper of the Flame WOLF RECORDS 1980
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| 12:12 PM |
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| 12:13 PM |
| Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town Let the Good Times Roll: The Anthology 1938 - 1953 Geffen 1999
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| 12:16 PM |
| Wynonie Harris Confessin' the Blues I Am Music
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| 12:19 PM |
| Big Maybelle Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On The Complete Okeh Sessions 1952-1955 Okeh/Legacy/Epic 1994
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| 12:22 PM |
| Floyd Dixon Hey, Bartender Wake Up and Live! Alligator Records 1996
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| 12:25 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
| Bill Gaither Mean Old World to Live In The Early Leroy's Buddy
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| 12:33 PM |
| Charles Brown Homesick Blues The Best of Charles Brown: Driftin' Blues (Remastered) Capitol Records 1992
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| 12:36 PM |
| Ray Charles Rockhouse, Pt. 1 & 2 The Ray Charles Story Vol 1
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| 12:40 PM |
| Ray Charles The Sun's Gonna Shine Again The Ray Charles Story, Vol. 1 Rhino Atlantic 2005
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| 12:42 PM |
| Howlin' Wolf Fourty Four The Definitive Collection
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| 12:47 PM |
| Marion Harris Left All Alone Again Blues (Recorded April 1920) Columbia 1 (1920's Jazz Vocals) [Recorded 1920-1921] Vintage Recordings 2014
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| 12:48 PM |
| Marion Harris Where Is My Daddy Now Blues Columbia 1 (1920's Jazz Vocals) [Recorded 1920-1921]
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| 12:50 PM |
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| 12:52 PM |
| The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) Sold It to the Devil The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) Vol. 1 1937-1938 Document Records 1994
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| 12:54 PM |
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| 12:55 PM |
| Lucille Hegamin The Jazz Me Blues Lucille Hegamin Vol. 1 (1920-1922) Document Records 1995
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| 1:00 PM |
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| 1:01 PM |
| Ida Cox Blue Monday Blues Ida Cox Vol. 1 1923 Document Records 1995
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| 1:03 PM |
| Sara Martin, Sylvester Weaver Black Hearse Blues Really the Blues?
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| 1:05 PM |
| Ma Rainey Morning Hour Blues The Definitive Collection
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| 1:07 PM |
| Ma Rainey Black Cat Hoot Owl The Definitive Collection
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| 1:10 PM |
| Ma Rainey & Papa Charlie Jackson Big Feeling Blues The Definitive Collection 1924 - 28 ACROBAT 2018
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| 1:15 PM |
| Papa Charlie Jackson Shake That Thing (Take 2) Papa Charlie Jackson Vol. 1 (1924 - 1926) Document Records 1991
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| 1:18 PM |
| Papa Charlie Jackson The Faking Blues (Take 2) Papa Charlie Jackson Vol. 1 (1924 - 1926) Document Records 1991
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| 1:20 PM |
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| 1:22 PM |
| Jim Jackson Old Dog Blue American Epic: The Collection Columbia/Legacy 2017
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| 1:25 PM |
| Jim Jackson Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues - Pt.. 1 Jim Jackson Vol. 1 (1927-1928) Document Records 1992
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| 1:30 PM |
| Tampa Red It's Tight Like That Tampa Red Vol. 2
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| 1:32 PM |
| Peetie Wheatstraw Devil's Son-In-Law Peetie Wheatstraw Vol. 1 1930-1932 Document Records 1994
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| 1:35 PM |
| Bumble Bee Slim Greasy Greens Bumble Bee Slim Vol. 1 1931-1934 Document Records 1994
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| 1:37 PM |
| Georgia Tom Been Mistreated Blues Georgia Tom (Thomas A. Dorsey) Vol. 2 (1930-1934) Document Records 1992
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| 1:40 PM |
| The Hokum Boys I Had to Give Up Gym Georgia Tom (Thomas A. Dorsey) Vol. 2 (1930-1934)
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| 1:44 PM |
| Tommy McClennan Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me Tommy McClennan Vol. 1 "Whiskey Head Woman" Document Records 2002
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| 1:47 PM |
| Washboard Sam Washboard Swing Washboard Sam Vol. 3 (1938) Document Records 1993
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| 1:50 PM |
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| 1:52 PM |
| Henry Townsend Mistreated Blues Wait for Me: Songs of Love, Lust and Discontent from the 1920s and 1930s East River Records 2015
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| 1:54 PM |
| Charlie McCoy I've Been Blue Ever Since You Went Away Charlie McCoy (1928-1932) Document Records 1992
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| 1:58 PM |
| David "Honeyboy" Edwards Wind Howlin' Blues Delta Bluesman
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| 2:00 PM |
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| 2:02 PM |
| Johnny Shines Hello Central (feat. Big Walter Horton) Johnny Shines (feat. Big Walter Horton) HighTone Records 1969
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| 2:08 PM |
| Walter Davis Come Back Baby Walter Davis Vol. 5 1939-1940 Document Records 1994
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| 2:10 PM |
| Blind Blake Sweet Jivin' Mama Blind Blake Vol. 4 (1929 - 1932) Document Records 1991
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| 2:15 PM |
| Henry Whittier Lonesome Road Blues N Henry Whittier
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| 2:16 PM |
| Gene Autry Dallas County Jail Blues Blues Singer (1929-1931) - Booger Rooger Saturday Nite! Columbia/Legacy 1996
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| 2:17 PM |
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| 2:18 PM |
| Jimmie Davis Good Time Papa Blues Sweet Lorene ITSrecords 2018
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| 2:23 PM |
| Glen Glenn Don't You Love Me Glen Rocks AMB 2003
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| 2:25 PM |
| Moon Mulican Mona Lisa 28 Big Ones
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| 2:30 PM |
| Basie's Bad Boys Goin' to Chicago Blues The Columbia, Okeh, & Vocalion Sessions
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| 2:32 PM |
| Duke Ellington The Mooche The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962) Columbia/Legacy
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| 2:36 PM |
| Ollie Shepard It's Low Down Dirty Shame Ollie Shepard, Vol. 1 (1937-1939) Document Records 1996
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| 2:38 PM |
| Lil Green Blowtop Blues No Stranger to Trouble
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| 2:41 PM |
| Earl Hines and His Orchestra Chicago Rhythm Classic Earl Hines Sessions (1928-1945), Vol. 1 & 2 Legacy Recordings 1928
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| 2:44 PM |
| The Big Three Trio Wrinkles Chess Blues Geffen 1992
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| 2:47 PM |
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| 2:49 PM |
| J.B. Lenoir Mama Talk To Your Daughter Chess Blues Geffen 1992
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| 2:52 PM |
| Gus Jenkins Eight Ball Chess Blues Geffen 1992
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| 2:55 PM |
| Earl Hooker The Screwdriver Theresa Fungus Amongus
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| 2:58 PM |
| Lonnie Brooks Two Guitars Shuffle (take 2) Sweet Home Chicago (Paris 1975) [Blues Reference] Disques Black & Blue 2000
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