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TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME: SPORTS & MUSIC
Feel the thrill of victory as we hear the connections between sports and music in American life. With the World Series upon us, we’ll hear songs about baseball and its heroes in jazz and blues, country and folk. Plus comments from Yankee centerfielder and guitarist, Bernie Williams and 1969 Miracle Met (and music lover) Ron Swoboda. And get tips on hitting and the harmonica from Stan “The Man” Musial. In hour two, it’s the music of basketball, boxing, horseracing and football. Meet the bugler at Churchill Downs, and hear about the pull of music in his life from pianist and New Orleans Saints’ cornerback, Ashley Ambrose. See you at the game.
HOUR ONE
- Radio Call: Bobby Thompson's Shot Heard ‘Round The World
Baseball: A Film By Ken Burns, Elektra/Nonesuch - Take Me Out To The Ballgame King Curtis
Baseball: A Film By Ken Burns, Elektra/Nonesuch - Baseball Boogie Mabel Scott
Baseball: A Film By Ken Burns, Elektra/Nonesuch - Brown Eyed Handsome Man Chuck Berry
His Best, Vol.1, MCA - SEGMENT: Stan Musial
Excerpts from Stan the Man's Hit Record, Phillips Petroleum Company - SEGMENT: Stan Musial Plays the Harmonica
Excerpts from Stan the Man's Hit Record, Mel Bay - Joltin' Joe DiMaggio Les Brown and His Orchestra
Baseball's Greatest Hits, Rhino - Instrumental: Take Me Out To The Ball Game Sam Bush
Diamond Cuts, Hungry for Music - Joe DiMaggio Done It Again Billy Bragg & Wilco
Mermaid Avenue, Volume 2, Elektra - Baseball Blues Claire Hamill
Baseball Hits, Flashback - Catfish Bob Dylan
The Bootleg Series: Vol. 1-3, Columbia - Van Lingle Mungo Dave Frishberg
Baseball's Greatest Hits, Rhino - INTERVIEW: Former New York Mets' Ron Swoboda
Listen - Take Me Out To The Ballgame Dr. John
Baseball: A Film By Ken Burns, Elektra/Nonesuch - Instrumental: Take Me Out to the Ballgame Los Straitjackets
Diamond Cuts Triple Play, Hungry for Music - Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit that Ball? Count Basie and his Orchestra
Baseball's Greatest Hits, Rhino - Say Hey (The Willie Mays Songs) The Treniers
Baseball's Greatest Hits, Rhino - SEGMENT: New York Yankees' Bernie Williams
- Take Me Out To The Ball Game George Winston
Diamond Cuts: Turning Two, Hungry for Music - Postcard: St. Louis Cardinals 7th Inning Stretch, Busch Stadium
- Blues for J Jimmy Smith
Ultimate Jimmy Smith, Verve - The Ball Game Sister Wynona Carr
Baseball's Greatest Hits, Rhino - You've Got To Hit The Right Lick Big Bill Broonzy
Diamond Cuts, Hungry for Music
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Notre Dame Victory March Bob and Cathy Gibbons
Clown and Midway Calliope Music Vol.2, MRR - The Eyes of Texas Milton Brown And His Brownies
From The Vaults: Decca Country Classics, RCA - Tiger Rag Chet Atkins
RCA Country Legends, Buddah - Tiger Rag The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Masters Of Jazz Vol. 1: Traditional Jazz Classics, Rhino - Tiger Rag Kermit Ruffins
Big Easy, Basin Street - When the Saints Go Marching In Rebirth Brass Band
Do Whatcha Wanna, Mardi Gras - SEGMENT: New Orleans Saints' Ashley Ambrose
Listen - Backfield In Motion Mel and Tim
Beg, Scream & Shout: The Big Ol' Box of ‘60s Soul, Rhino - Instrumental: Sweet Georgia Brown The Country All Stars
Jazz From The Hills, Bear Family - Sweet Georgia Brown Brother Bones And His Shadows
45rpm, - Bounce The Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day) Louis Jordan
Let The Good Times Roll, Bear Family - Stewball Memphis Slim
Mississippi Blues, Putumayo - A Job For A Jockey Alma ‘The Lollipop Mama' Mondy
Ladies Sing The Blues: Mercury Records 1945-1957, Mercury - SEGMENT: Horseracing at Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY
Listen - The Race Is On George Jones
She Thinks I Still I Care: The George Jones Collection, Razor & Tie - Molly And Tenbrooks (The Racehorse Song) Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys
Columbia Country Classics Vol. 1: The Golden Age, Columbia - Instrumental: Feed My Horse on Corn and Hay Perry Riley
The Art of Old-Time Mountain Music, Rounder - Who Killed Davy Moore Bob Dylan
The Bootleg Series: Vol. 1-3, Columbia - Joe Louis and John Henry Blues Sonny Boy Williamson
Joe Louis: An American Hero, Rounder - Joe the Bomber Billy Hicks and His Sizzlin' Six
Joe Louis: An American Hero, Rounder - The Fight Is On Marion Williams
The Gospel Soul Of Marion Williams, Shanachie - End Bed: On Wisconsin Bob and Cathy Gibbons
Clown and Midway Calliope Music Vol.2, MRR
