Lovers, Brothers and Others: Making Sweet Music Together
Music made by couples, families and siblings often has a special quality. The same is true of people who have a musical attraction to one another: Lennon and McCartney, or Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Country traditionalist and mandolin player Marty Stuart was 12 years old when he met country chanteuse Connie Smith at a road show in his native Mississippi. Decades later Marty and Connie were married. They talk about their spring-fall relationship and making music together as “old souls.” We’ll talk to Joan Baez about writing for Bob Dylan and her singing his songs. Plus the Black Keys tell us how they teamed up, as did real brothers Trombone Shorty and James Andrews. We’ll also hear from the Cajun married duo of Marc and Ann Savoy.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Corinne, Corrina Chet Atkins Gallop Guitar: The Early Years, Bear Family
You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection, Rhino
I Thank You Sam and Dave Sweat 'n' Soul: Anthology 1965-1971, Rhino
The Man I Love Billie Holliday and Lester Young A Musical Romance, Columbia
Sweet Lorraine Nat King Cole The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: The Vocal Classics, Vol.1 1942-1946, Capitol
Hey Boy! Hey Girl! Louis Prima and Keely Smith Wild, Cool and Swingin', Capitol
Instrumental: Hummingbyrd Marty Stuart Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions, Sugar Hill
SEGMENT: Marty Stuart and Connie Smith
Evening Gown Mick Jagger Wandering Spirit, Atlantic
Fraulein Townes Van Zandt The Late Great Townes Van Zandt, United Artists
Ain't It Hard Mance Lipscomb Texas Blues Guitar, Arhoolie
Instrumental: Fireman Ring the Bell RL Burnside Too Bad Jim, Fat Possum
CLIP: The Black Keys
Busted The Black Keys The Big Come Up, Alive
Losing You Mavis Staples You Are Not Alone, Anti-
If I Were a Carpenter Lee Dorsey Soul Mine: The Greatest Hits and More 1960-1978, Charley
You Were on My Mind Ian and Sylvia The Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings, Vanguard
Jackson Jerry Lee Lewis and Linda Gail Lewis The Locust Years, Bear Family
Ballad of John and Yoko John Lennon Imagine: John Lennon: Music from the Original Motion Picture, Capitol
End Bed: Return to Me Buddy Miller and Lee Ann Womack The Majestic Silver Strings, New West
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: My Sweet Potato Booker T and the MGs The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968, Atlantic
It Takes Two Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston The Very Best of Marvin Gaye, UTV
I'll Never Be Free Paul Gayten and Annie Laurie Paul Gayten and Annie Laurie, Specialty
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald Ella & Louis Sing Gershwin, Verve
CLIP: James & Troy Andrews
Lil' Liza Jane James & Troy Andrews feat. Dr. John and Cyril Neville 12 & Shorty, Keep Swingin'
Door Poppin' Carol Fran and Clarence Holliman Louisiana Gumbo, Putomayo
Sophisticated Sissy Rufus Thomas The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968, Atlantic
Instrumental: Frankie and Johnnie Tuts Washington New Orleans Piano Professor, Rounder
Frankie and Johnnie Sam Cooke The Man Who Invented Soul, RCA
Lover's Prayer Wallace Brothers Sun Records: Southern Soul, Sun
CLIP: Marc and Ann Savoy
Reno Waltz The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band Home Music with Spirits, Arhoolie
In Spite of Ourselves John Prine and Iris DeMent In Spite of Ourselves, Oh Boy
Instrumental: Last Date Floyd Cramer Country Legends, RCA
SEGMENT: Joan Baez
Long Time Gone Billie Joe Armstrong & Norah Jones Foreverly, Warner Bros.
The Two of Us The Beatles Let It Be... Naked, Apple/ Capitol
End Bed: Tea for Two Tito Puente Tito Puente NightBeat / Mucho Puente Plus, Bear Family