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Mr. Soul: A Tribute to Sam Cooke Mr. Soul: A Tribute to Sam Cooke February 24th, 2021 (Hour 1)
Mr. Soul: A Tribute to Sam Cooke

Tune in for a tribute to the man who melded gospel, soul and pop in music and life, Sam Cooke. We’ll follow the singer from Clarksdale to Chicago and from the church to the Copa as he revolutionized gospel music with the Soul Stirrers and then secular music with self-penned hits “You Send Me,” “Change is Gonna Come,” and more. Plus an hour of the musical roots and branches of Sam Cooke.

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LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS AT JAZZ FEST AND BEYOND: THE METERS, RANDY NEWMAN, DOUG KERSHAW & THE TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND

April 24th, 2019

Some great live performances in and beyond New Orleans. First, from the cavernous Howlin’ Wolf club in the Warehouse District, The Meters perform a set of their bass-heavy funk blended with R&B and Mardi Gras Indian chants. Live from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest, Randy Newman gives his satirical take on Louisiana/American life and politics; while fiddler Doug Kershaw and accordionist Steve Riley talk about bringing Cajun music from the swamp into the mainstream, and play Kershaw’s hit “Louisiana Man”— one of the first songs broadcast from the moon! Then, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks tell how they met at a New Orleans concert, and years later formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band, known for its live recordings of Southern soul-inflected roots rock a la the Allman Brothers. Now married, Susan and Derek talk about their solo careers as well as starting a family and touring band together.

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HOUR ONE

  • Fiyo on the Bayou The Meters
    recorded live a the Howlin' Wolf 2012,
  • Cissy Strut The Meters
    recorded live a the Howlin' Wolf 2012,
  • Hey Pocky Way The Meters
    recorded live a the Howlin' Wolf 2012,
  • Instrumental: Black Minute Waltz James Booker
    Junco Partner, Hannibal Records
  • SEGMENT: Randy Newman
  • Instrumental: Reel de joie Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
    Live!, Rounder Records
  • SEGMENT: Doug Kershaw and Steve Riley
  • Closing Bed: Thinking The Meters
    Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology, Rhino

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Just as Strange Tedeschi Trucks Band
    Tedeschi Trucks Band live from the Fox Oakland, Fantasy
  • Waiting for a Train Boz Scaggs, with Duane "Skydog" Allman
    Boz Scaggs, Atlantic
  • Midnight Rider Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
    Midnight Rider, Dap-Tone
  • Leaving Trunk Taj Mahal
    Taj Mahal, Columbia
  • Come See About Me Tedeschi Trucks Band
    Revelator, Sony
  • Drown in My Own Tears Derek Trucks Band
    Soul Serenade, Sony
  • Instrumental: Rastaman Chant Derek Trucks Band
    Soul Serenade, Sony
  • SEGMENT: Tedeschi Trucks Band

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  • Sticks and Stones Joe Cocker, Leno Russell and Band
    Mad Dogs and Englishmen, A&M Records
  • Leaving Trunk Derek Trucks Band
    Live at the Georgia Theater, Sony
  • Instrumental: Intro to Midnight in Harlem Tedeschi Trucks Band
    Everybody's Talking', Sony
  • Midnight in Harlem Tedeschi Trucks Band
    Revelator, Sony
  • Drown in My Own Tears Ray Charles
    Ray Charles, Atlantic
  • Let the Church Roll On Mahalia Jackson
    Bless This House, Columbia
  • End Bed: Wade in the Water Tedeschi Trucks Band
    Everybody's Talkin', Sony

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