Rock Routes and Cajun Stardom: Boz Scaggs and Jimmy C. Newman
We trace stardom back to its source, traversing the roots and routes that led small-town musicians to national fame. Pop icon Boz Scaggs and the late Cajun honky-tonk man Jimmy C. Newman took very different paths to the stage but carried with them the sounds they grew up hearing. Boz Scaggs achieved mainstream success with his own platinum records as well as his work with Steve Miller and Duane Allman. We talk to him about his 6+ years performing on the road and how he came into his own by reconnecting with the blues he heard as a kid in “Nowhere, Texas.” Then, we remember the late Jimmy C. Newman, who took the sounds of French Louisiana to the Grand Ole Opry and put Cajun music and culture on the map. Son Gary Newman, producer Joel Savoy and musician Kelli Jones tell of his legacy and their tribute album, Farewell, Alligator Man. Plus, we trace Hank Williams‘ “Jambalaya” back to its Cajun origins, served up with tunes from Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt and Professor Longhair.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Loan Me a Dime Boz Scaggs
Boz Scaggs, Warner
Stormy Monday T-Bone Walker
I Know Your Wig Has Gone/Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad), Black & White
Instrumental: Here's That Rainy Day Oscar Peterson
Encore at the Blue Note, Telarc
Dry Spell Boz Scaggs
Memphis, 429 Records
I Can't Stand the Rain Ann Peebles
I Can’t Stand the Rain, Hi
Segment: Boz Scaggs
Instrumental: Odds and Ends Jimmy Reed
Blues Masters: The Very Best of Jimmy Reed, Rhino
Bright Lights, Big City Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall, Vee-Jay
Down in Virginia Boz Scaggs
Out of the Blue, Mango
Hell to Pay Boz Scaggs and Bonnie Raitt
A Fool to Care, 429 Records
I'll Be Long Gone Boz Scaggs
Boz Scaggs, Concord
Down on the Beach Boz Scaggs
Out of the Blues, Concord
Closing Bed: Blakey's Blues Art Blakey Quintet
Drums Around the Corner, Blue Note
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Acadian Two-Step Coteau
Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder
Grand Texas Chuck Guillory
Grand Texas, Arhoolie
Jambalaya Hank Williams
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)/Window Shopping, MGM
Austin Special Harry Choates
Austin Special, Arhoolie
Leavin' Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Marcia Ball
Circuit Queen, Capitol
Tangled Up in Blue Bob Dylan
Blood on the Tracks, Columbia
Instrumental: Harry Choates Special Harry Choates
Fiddle King of Cajun Swing, Arhoolie
Segment: Remembering Jimmy C. Newman
Instrumental: Little Martha Allman Brothers
Eat a Peach, Capricorn
Sugarfoot Rag Coteau
Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder
Southbound Allman Brothers
Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn
Jambalaya Clifton Chenier
Live at Montreaux, Arhoolie
Jambalaya Professor Longhair
Meet Ya at Tipitina’s, Sublime Entertainment
Closing Bed: Jambalaya Tuts Washington
Tuts Washington, New Orleans Piano Professor, Rounder