We travel from Mississippi juke joints to the streets of the French Quarter to hear from those who record and perform music. Folklorist Bill Ferris recounts his experience documenting blues, gospel, fife & drum music, and folk arts in the Mississippi Delta and hill country. Ferris recently compiled his recordings in the Voices of Mississippi boxed set. Then, New Orleans’ queen of the clarinet Doreen Ketchens serenades us from her post at Royal and St. Peters Street. Doreen tells how the clarinet brought her from the family’s sweet shop in Treme to a global stage. Plus, hot takes from Hot Tuna, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Lavern Baker, and Marvin Gaye.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Memphis Mail Scott Dunbar Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, Dust to Digital
Railroadin' Some Henry "Ragtime Texas" Thomas Ragtime Texas, Herwin
Freight Train Boogie Ira and Charlie Louvin A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers, Capital
Lil' Liza Jane Scott Dunbar Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, Dust to Digital
Liza Jane Dale Hawkins Oh! Susie Q: The Best of Dale Hawkins, Chess/MCA
L'il Liza Jane Kermit Ruffins The Big Butter Egg Man, Justice
Instrumental: Nothing Wash Heron and Big Jack Johnson Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, Dust to Digital
I Got a Letter from Hot Springs Mississippi Fred McDowell Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, Dust to Digital
You Gotta Move Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers, Virgin
Baby Please Don't Go Lawtell Playboys La-La: Louisiana Black French Music, Maison de Soul
Instrumental: Bounceball Othar Turner & Rising Star Fife and Drum Band Everybody Hollerin' Goat, Birdman
Eyesight to the Blind Sam Myers Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, Dust to Digital
You Don't Know Like I Know Southland Singers Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, Dust to Digital
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning Hot Tuna First Pull Up and Then Pull Down, RCA Victor
SEGMENT: Bill Ferris
End Bed: Outlaws Bill Frisell Blues Dream, Elektra Nonesuch
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: This Train and When the Saints Go Marching In Doreen Ketchens American Routes recording in the French Quarter,
The Music Goes Round and Round Louis Prima Louis Prima - Capitol Collector's Series, Capitol
(Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone Roy Montrell Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty
Les Oignons Danny Barker, Albert Nicholas, James P. Johnson, Pops Foster Jazz a la Creole, GHB Records
Froglegs Lloyd Price Lawdy!, Specialty
Instrumental: Lord, Lord, Lord Doreen Ketchens Doreen's Jazz New Orleans (Volume XIX), DJNO Records
SEGMENT: Doreen Ketchens
Lady Be Good Martin, Bogan and Armstrong Barnyard Dance, Rounder
Jim Dandy Lavern Baker Soul on Fire, Atlantic
Instrumental: Pretty Stars Were Made to Shine Bill Frisell Blues Dream, Elektra Nonesuch
He'll Have to Go David Hidalgo with Los Cenzontles Los Cenzontles: Covers 2, Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
Reconsider Me Margaret Lewis Reconsider Me, Ram Records
Long Telephone Port Arthur Cleveland Crochet and the Sugar Bees Cleveland Crochet and All the Sugar Bees, Goldband
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer John Lee Hooker The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues, MCA
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) Marvin Gaye Motown Celebrates Sinatra, Motown
End Bed: Blue Horizon Sidney Bechet Blue Horizon: The Sidney Bechet Story, Proper Records