Breaking Out: British Blues to New Orleans Bounce
From Great Britain to the Big Easy, we explore the sounds of musical and social breakouts. First, we hear how British blues pioneer John Mayall broke out of England with his band the Bluesbreakers, bringing British blues to a larger audience. We’ll hear some of Mayall’s sources and contemporaries, like Big Maceo and Eric Clapton. Then, it’s butt shakes and backbeats with Big Freedia, the Queen Diva of New Orleans Bounce, a rhythmic dance music with sources in hip hop and rap, as well as much earlier jazz and R&B. We’ll explore some of those sources, and strut with Kermit Ruffins and Sam Morgan, head “Down Yonder” with Smiley Lewis, and “Take it to the Street” with Rebirth Brass Band.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Hideaway John Mayall with Eric Clapton Bluesbreakers, Decca
Hit the Highway John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers A Hard Road, Decca
Worried Life Blues Big Maceo Big Maceo - The King of the Chicago Blues Piano Vol. 1, Blues Classics
Feeling Good J.B. Lenoir Down In Mississippi, L+R Records
Shout for Joy Albert Ammons Albert Ammons Boogie Woogie, Boogie Woogie
Room to Move John Mayall The Turning Point, Polydor
Instrumental: Blues City Shakedown John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Crocodile Walk / Blues City Shakedown, Decca
Crocodile Walk John Mayall John Mayall Plays John Mayall, Decca
Ramblin' on My Mind John Mayall with Eric Clapton Bluesbreakers, Decca
Outside Woman Blues Cream Disraeli Gears, Reaction
We Gotta Get Out of this Place The Animals We Gotta Get Out Of This Place, Columbia
SEGMENT: John Mayall
Instrumental: The Stumble John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers A Hard Road, Decca
Good Times Boogie John Mayall Jazz blues Fusion, Polydor
End Bed: Boogie Albert John Mayall Back To The Roots, Polydor
HOUR TWO
Open Beds: N.O. Bounce Big Freedia Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Smithsonian Folkways
Bogalusa Strut Sam Morgan's Jazz Band Short Dress Gal / Bogalusa Strut, Columbia
Buddy Bolden's Blues (I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say) Jelly Roll Morton Last Sessions, RCA Victor
Palm Court Strut Kermit Ruffins Big Easy, Basin Street Records
Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus Raymond Miles | The Gospel Soul Children Jazz Fest: The new Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Smithsonian Folkways
Take It to the Street Rebirth Brass Band Take It To The Street, Rounder
Instrumental: Ease Back The Meters Funkify Your Life, Rhino
SEGMENT: Big Freedia
Instrumental: Olde Wine AFO Executives Gumbo Stew (Original AFO New Orleans R&B), Ace
The Big Beat Fats Domino Fats Domino, Liberty
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price And His Orchestra Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Mailman Blues, Specialty
The Monkey Dave Bartholomew The Monkey, Imperial
Down Yonder (We Go Ballin') Smiley Lewis The Cosimo Matassa Story, Proper
Closing Bed: Chicken Strut The Meters Chicken Strut, Josie