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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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FATHER'S DAY

June 17th, 2009

On our Father’s Day show we’ll talk with musical fathers & sons: polka kings Eddie Blazonczyk Jr. & Sr., and blues greats Tabby Thomas & Chris Thomas King. Also music for daddy-o’s by Horace Silver, Johnny Cash, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Gene Austin and Regina Carter.

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HOUR ONE

  • Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1 James Brown
    Star Time , Polydor
  • My Heart Belongs to Daddy Anita O'Day w/Jimmy Giuffre & his Orchestra
    Jazz 'Round Midnight - The George Gershwin and Cole Porter Songbook , Verve
  • My Daddy Was A Preacher Man Lightnin' Hopkins
    The Jewel/Paula Records Story , Capricorn
  • Silver Haired Daddy of Mine Gene Autry & Jimmy Long
    Classic Country Music , Smithsonian Collection
  • Color Him Father Lynn Martell
    From Where I Stand; The Black Experience in Country Music , Warner Brothers
  • Instrumental: Jug Eyes Gene Ammons
    Jazz Dance Classics Vol. 2 , Luv N' Haight
  • Song for My Father Horace Silver
    Jazz Profile: Horace Silver , Blue Note
  • Daddy's Little Girl Mills Brothers
    The Best of the Decca Years , Decca/MCA
  • A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash
    The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 , Columbia/Legacy
  • Mannish Boy Muddy Waters
    The Chess Box , Chess/MCA
  • Instrumental: Theme of the Drunken Sailor DJ Spooky
    Riddim Warfare , Outpost
  • INTERVIEW: Tabby Thomas & Chris Thomas King

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  • Papa Was a Rollin' Stone Regina Carter
    Rhythms of the Heart , Verve
  • Ol' Man River Paul Robeson
    Songs of Free Men , Sony Classical

HOUR two

  • Theme from My Three Sons Nelson Riddle & his Orchestra
    Ultra-Lounge Volume 13: TV Town , Capitol
  • My Blue Heaven Gene Austin
    This is Gene Austin , RCA
  • Dancin' On Daddy's Shoes Leon Redbone
    Whistling In The Wind , Private Music
  • Papa Loves Mambo Perry Como
    Pure Gold , RCA
  • El Timbalero Travieso (The Mischievous Timbalero) Cachao
    Master Sessions Volume 2 , Crescent Moon/Epic
  • Paradise John Prine
    Great Days: The John Prine Anthology , Rhino
  • Coal Miner's Daughter Loretta Lynn
    Classic Country Music , Smithsonian Collection of Recordings
  • Daddy Could Swear, I Declare Gladys Knight & the Pips
    Gladys Knight & the Pips Anthology , Motown
  • Instrumental: The Father Jump Earl Hines
    Masters of Jazz Vol.3: Big Bands of the '30s & '40s , Rhino
  • INTERVIEW: Eddie Blazonczyk Jr. & Sr.

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  • Joe Pete Got Two Women John Delafose
    Joe Pete Got Two Women , Arhoolie
  • Licking Stick Desmond Dekker and the Aces
    Desmond Dekker , Trojan
  • Instrumental: Face To Face That I Shall Know Him Joseph Spence
    The Complete Folkways Recordings, 1958 , Smithsonian Folkways
  • Daddy Frank Merle Haggard
    Greatest Hits Vol. 2 , Curb
  • Will the Circle be Unbroken Staple Singers
    From Where I Stand; The Black Experience in Country Music , Warner Brothers
  • One for Daddy-O Miles Davis
    Ballads & Blues , Blue Note
  • Father poem by Dick Lourie
    from the film Smoke Signals,

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