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CHARLEY PRIDE AND CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE
This week we toe, walk and cross the blurry line between country and blues, as performed by both black and white artists. Guests include white blues harmonica player Charley Musselwhite, who tells us about his lifetime journey from Mississippi to Memphis to Chicago to California; and Charley Pride, who talks about his upbringing in Sledge, Mississippi, his baseball career, and being an African-American country singer with 29 number one hits to his name. Plus bluesy-country and country blues from Hank Williams, Howlin’ Wolf, Aretha Franklin and more.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: 39th and Indiana Charlie Musselwhite
Here Comes Charlie Musselwhite's South Side Band, Vanguard - White Boy Lost in the Blues Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Sonny and Brownie, A&M - Milkcow's Calf Blues Eric Clapton
Me and Mr. Johnson, Warner - Milk Cow Blues Eddie Cochran
12 of His Greatest Hits / Never To Be Forgotten, EMI - Lovesick Blues Hank Williams
The Original Singles Collection, Polygram - Instrumental: Stealing Time Eddie Pennington
Walks the Strings, Folkways - The Weary Lonesome Blues Delmore Brothers
Brown's Ferry Blues, Country - Everyday I Have the Blues Carl Martin
Mandolin Blues, Testament - Sitting on Top of the World Mississippi Sheiks
Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down: The Best of the Mississippi Sheiks, Columbia/Legacy - Sitting on Top of the World Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan
Hall of Fame, UA - Sitting on Top of the World Howling Wolf
Howling Wolf: The Chess Box, MCA - Country Style Little Milton
Welcome to the Club: The Essential Chess Recordings, Chess/MCA - Big, Big City Moon Mullican
Moon's Rock, Bear Family - Instrumental: Sanctuary Charlie Musselwhite
Sanctuary, Realworld - Chicago Bound Jimmy Rogers
The Complete Chess Recordings, MCA - I'm Ready Muddy Waters
His Best, 1947-1955, Chess/MCA - INTERVIEW: Charlie Musselwhite
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HOUR two
- Open Bed: Tumblin' Tumbleweeds Grant Green
Goin' West, Blue Note - Nashville Jumps Cecil Gant
Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1954-1970, CMF - Baby Let's Play House Arthur Gunther
Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1954-1970, CMF - To Be Alone with You Bob Dylan
Nashville Skyline, Columbia - Do Right Woman - Do Right Man Aretha Franklin
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Rhino/Atlantic - Instrumental: Bee Hive Lee Allen
Walkin With Mr. Lee, Collectables - Honky Tonk Song Webb Pierce
Greatest Hits, Finest Performances, Sun - Honky Tonk Bobby Blue Bland
Turn On Your Love Light, Duke - Tennessee Blues Gatemouth Brown
Timeless, Hightone - Tennessee Waltz Sam Cooke
Portrait of a Legend, 1951-1964, ABKCO - The Last Thing on My Mind Charley Pride
Charley Pride in Person, Koch - INTERVIEW: Charley Pride
Listen - Instrumental: Kickin The Cat Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang
Wild Cats, ASV - It Makes No Difference Now The Supremes
From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music, CMF - Reconsider Me Johnny Adams
Absolutely the Best, Fuel - You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles
The Complete Country and Western Recordings 1959-1986, Rhino - Freedom Train James Carr
The Essential James Carr, Razor & Tie - End Bed: Last Date Floyd Cramer
Super Hits, BMG
