Ponderosa Stomp & Americana Swamp
New Orleans’ Ponderosa Stomp has presented the “unsung heroes of American music” for well over a decade in blues, soul, country, rockabilly, and garage rock. Stomp impresario Dr. Ike shares his memories of pioneering the raucous, eclectic gathering, and we hear from past headliners, rocker Linda Gail Lewis and Arizona Twangmaster Duane Eddy. We’re spinning tracks from Stomp artists including Gary U.S. Bonds, Lazy Lester and Doug Kershaw. In Hour 2, we’ll hear tunes from swamped areas of the Texas Gulf Coast by Stevie Ray Vaughn, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Rodney Crowell, as the region grapples with water as both a source and destroyer of life as we know it.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Ponderosa Stomp Lazy Lester House Rockin' and Hip Shakin', Vol. 4: Bayou Blues Harp, Hip-O
New Orleans Gary U.S. Bonds Dance 'Til Quarter to Three with U.S. Bonds, Legrand
Goin' Back to New Orleans Joe Liggins and the Honey Drippers Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty
SEGMENT: Dr. Ike
Instrumental: Zephyr Cove Duane Eddy Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology, Rhino
Rockin' in the Barnyard Winfield Parker hen I'm Alone/Rockin' in the Barnyard, Ru-Jac
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Linda Gail Lewis Rockin' with Linda, Deep Elm
I'm a Lover Not a Fighter Lazy Lester True Blues, Excello
Rockin' Itis Billy Boy Arnold Prisoner's Plea/Rockin' Itis, Vee Jay
SEGMENT: Duane Eddy
Instrumental: Aloha Golden Meadow Lost Bayou Ramblers Kalenda, Lost Bayou Records
Louisiana Man Rusty and Doug Louisiana Man/Make Me Realize, Hickory
Sabine Turnaround Lost Bayou Ramblers Kalenda, Lost Bayou Records
SEGMENT: Linda Gail Lewis
End Bed: Ponderosa Stomp Lazy Lester House Rockin' and Hip Shakin', Vol. 4: Bayou Blues Harp, Hip-O
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Funky Banjo Don Vappie Banjo a la Creole, Vappielle
Tell Ya Mama Nem Corey Henry Lapeaita, Louisiana Red Hot Records
Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley Lee Dorsey Yes We Can, Polydor
Down on Me Janis Joplin Janis, Columbia Legacy
East Houston Blues Rodney Crowell Close Ties, New West
Color of the Blues John Prine and Susan Tedeschi John Prine-- For Better, or Worse, Oh Boy
Instrumental: Funeral Song for Mississippi John Hurt John Fahey Of Rivers and Religion, Warner Bros.
Hurricanes Carla and Esther Lightnin' Hopkins Po' Lightnin', Arhoolie
Texas Flood Stevie Ray Vaughn Texas Flood, Epic
Goin' to Sit Down on the Banks of the River Reverend Gary Davis Harlem Street Singer, Prestige
Walk Through the Streets of the City Joe Lastie Jr. and the Lastie Family Joe Lastie Jr. and the Lastie Family Gospel, Preservation Hall
Instrumental: Down By the Riverside Kid Ory and His Orchestra The Original Jazz, Verve
Green River Sherman Holmes The Sherman Holmes Project, Virginia Humanities Council
Watching the River Flow Bob Dylan Watching the River Flow/Spanish is the Loving Tongue, Columbia
Wide River to Cross Levon Helm Dirt Farmer, Vanguard
Many Rivers to Cross Jimmy Cliff The Harder They Come, Island
Rivers of Babylon The Melodians The Harder They Come, Island
Closing Bed: Lord Have Mercy John Fahey Of Rivers and Religion, Warner Brothers