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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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LAS VEGAS

September 27th, 2000

We’ll visit Las Vegas, the last stop on our tour of musical cities. The star of the show is Louis Prima, a New Orleans native and originator of the Vegas lounge sound. Nick Spitzer interviews Prima band members — saxophonist Sam Butera and singer/ex-wife Keely Smith — talks with Vegas gamblers and makes a stop at a 24-hour wedding-chapel.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Sing, Sing, Sing Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • Bourbon St. Blues Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley
    Elvis Movies, RCA
  • Ace in the Hole Bunk Johnson & Lu Watters
    Bunk and Lu, Good Time Jazz
  • Wheel Of Fortune The Four Flames
    Hard Core Doo Wop,
  • Gambling Polka Dot Blues Jimmie Rodgers
    Down the Old Road 1931-32, Rounder
  • Bad Luck Dice Henry Townsend
    Mule, Nighthawk
  • Instrumental: Wailin' Walk Sam Butera
    Hot New Orleans Nights, Bear Family
  • SEGMENT: Michael Dominici
  • Jump Jive an' Wail Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • INTERVIEW: Sam Butera

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  • Have a Lucky Day Morphine
    Good, Rykodisc
  • Gambler's Blues Dinah Washington
    Ladies Sing the Blues, Mercury
  • Instrumental: Parks & Recreation Liberace
    Jackpot!: The Las Vegas Story, Rhino
  • Danke Schoen Wayne Newton
    Jackpot!: The Las Vegas Story, Rhino
  • Vegas Woody Allen
    Stand Up Comic, Rhino
  • Wheel of Fortune Kay Starr
    LA Confidential, Restless
  • Sin City The Flying Burrito Brothers
    Hillbilly Fever Vol.5, Rhino
  • Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones
    Exile on Main Street, Virgin

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Ten Little Women Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • The Music Goes ‘Round and ‘Round Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • Sweet Sue, Just You Louis Armstrong
    More Greatest Hits, RCA
  • The Bean Stalks Again Coleman Hawkins
    Body & Soul, RCA
  • Felicia No Capicia Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • SEGMENT: Vegas Wedding
  • From a Jack to a King Ned Miller
    Only Country 1960-64, Capitol
  • Leaving Las Vegas Sheryl Crow
    Tuesday Night Music Club, A&M
  • Instrumental: Embraceable You Jimmy Smith & Jackie McLean
    Blue Note Plays Gershwin, Blue Note
  • INTERVIEW: Keely Smith

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  • Oh Louie Keely Smith
    Swing, Swing, Swing, Concord
  • Me and My Shadow Sammy Davis & Frank Sinatra
    Yes I Can, Rhino
  • Instrumental: Circus Bugs Randy Newman
    Soundtrack: A Bug's Life, Disney
  • I Wan'na Be Like You The Jungle Book
    The Music of Disney, Walt Disney
  • Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) Benny Goodman
    Battle of the Bands, RCA
  • Buona Sera Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • End Bed: Love of My Life (O Sole Mio) Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family

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