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Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins July 6th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins

New Orleans’ own Basin Street Records is a homegrown record label featuring superstars of the local sound like the Rebirth Brass Band, Davell Crawford, Jason Marsalis and Kermit Ruffins. The label got its start with a live recording of Kermit’s band at the Uptown club Tipitina’s in 1997. Now, over two decades later and several Grammy Awards under its belt, Basin Street Records still holds true to the sounds of New Orleans. We talk with Basin Street founder Mark Samuels about the label’s history. We listen in on the artists who call it home, including Jon Cleary, whose “Quarantini Sessions” streamed live from his Funk Headquarters in the 9th Ward and helped us get through these challenging times. Then, a live concert and conversation with Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers from Esplanade Studios in the Historic Treme neighborhood of New Orleans.

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MUSICIANS AND TOPICS

T-Lou
T-LOU
Taj Mahal
TAJ MAHAL
James Talley
JAMES TALLEY
Howard Tate
HOWARD TATE
Creed Taylor
CREED TAYLOR
Koko Taylor
KOKO TAYLOR
Teddy's Juke Joint
TEDDY'S JUKE JOINT
Tedeschi Trucks Band
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND
Tee Eva of Tee Eva's Pie and Praline Shop
TEE EVA OF TEE EVA'S PIE AND PRALINE SHOP
Studs Terkel
STUDS TERKEL
Clark Terry
CLARK TERRY
Irma Thomas
IRMA THOMAS
Rufus Thomas
RUFUS THOMAS
Rufus & Carla Thomas
RUFUS & CARLA THOMAS
Rufus Thomas' "Happy Birthday"
RUFUS THOMAS' "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"
Tabby Thomas & Chris Thomas King
TABBY THOMAS & CHRIS THOMAS KING
Richard Thompson
RICHARD THOMPSON
Robert Farris Thompson, Yale professor of African and African-American Art History
ROBERT FARRIS THOMPSON, YALE PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART HISTORY
Tipitina's with Steve Armbruster and Jeanne Dumestre
TIPITINA'S WITH STEVE ARMBRUSTER AND JEANNE DUMESTRE
Tony Joe White
TONY JOE WHITE
Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals
TOOTS HIBBERT OF TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS
Allen Toussaint
ALLEN TOUSSAINT
Allen Toussaint & Elvis Costello
ALLEN TOUSSAINT & ELVIS COSTELLO
Henry Townsend
HENRY TOWNSEND
Treme Brass Band
TREME BRASS BAND
Treme Sidewalk Steppers Second Line Parade
TREME SIDEWALK STEPPERS SECOND LINE PARADE
Trombone Shorty
TROMBONE SHORTY
Tanya Tucker
TANYA TUCKER
Jeff Tweedy
JEFF TWEEDY
McCoy Tyner
MCCOY TYNER

THE LATEST STREAMS

  • July 6th, 2022

    RECORDING NEW ORLEANS: BASIN STREET RECORDS WITH JON CLEARY & KERMIT RUFFINS

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  • June 29th, 2022

    MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH US! AMERICAN ROUTES INDEPENDENCE DAY THEN & NOW

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  • June 22nd, 2022

    EARL SCRUGGS & TOM RUSH

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