Cubanismo
CuborleansMardi Gras Mambo- Cubanismo In New Orleans 2000 via Hannibal
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM
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Mardi Gras Mambo- Cubanismo In New Orleans 2000 via Hannibal
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Hans Theessink
Louisiana ManJourney On 1997 via Blue Groove
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The Ghost Of Robert Johnson Deliciously Haunts This Album - Theessink Is An Artist Steeped In The Blues Carving Out His Own Characteristic Fashion
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Koko Taylor
That's Why I'm CryingI Got What It Takes 1975 via Alligator
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Cora Ann Walton, Memphis, TN - Composer: Magic Sam - Guitars: Mighty Joe Young & Sammy Lawhorn
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Dave Alvin
Rio GrandeAshgrove 2004 via Yep Roc Records
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Appearance: Magic Bag In Ferndale, 5/5
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The Clumsy Lovers
JailMake Yourself Known 2009 via The Clumsy Lovers
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Formed In 1993 - The Band As We Know It Has Disbanded; A Few Of The Founding Members Perform As The Six Million Dollar Band
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Chuck Berry
C'est La Vie [1964]The Chess Box 1988 via Chess
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October 18, 1926 St. Louis, MO - March 18, 2017 St. Charles County, MO
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The Dukes Of Dixieland
Jazz Me BluesRiverboat Dixieland 2006 via Leisure Jazz
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Founded In 1948; Many Of The Great Ones Have Passed Through Their Ranks - The Bands Continues, Seventy-Years On
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9:20 am
Johnny Cash
TennesseeOut Among The Stars 2014 via Columbia/Legacy
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The Tunes Are Culled From Lost Recordings From The 1980's
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Tim O'Brien
Grandma's HandsWhere The River Meets The Road 2017 via Howdy Skies Records
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Bill Withers, 1971 - Sixteenth Solo Album - Each Of The Twelve Tracks Is Connected To His Home State Of West Virginia - Steller Lineup: Noam Pilkeny, Stuart Duncan, Chris Scruggs, Bryan Sutton, Kathy Mattea & Chris Stapelton
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Roscoe Holcomb
Swanno Mountain [1959]An Untamed Sense Of Countrol 2003 via Smithsonian
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Daisy, Kentucky - Prominent Figure In Appalachian Folk Music - Not Recorded Until 1958 - A Man Of Several Professions, His Hard-Hitting Singing And Banjo-Playing Reflect the Hard Times And Conflict That Marked His Life In The Kentucky Mountains
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Odetta
Hard, Oh LordOdetta Sings The Blues 1962 via Riverside
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Choosing To Use A Six Piece Jazz Band Caused A Bit Of Contention Among Her More Conservative Contemporaries; Buck Clayton Leads The Sextet
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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson
Childhood PlayHome Again! 1966 via Vanguard
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This Album Is Doc's Fourth Studio Release - Two Of The Fourteen Songs Were Co-Written With Gaither Carlton, Doc's Father-In-Law
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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson
Katie MoreyHome Again! 1966 via Vanguard
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This Song Is An Early Nineteenth-Century Composition; Its' Time In The Southern Appalachians is Evident - Doc Spins The Tale Nicely With Accompaniment From Merle And Bassist Russ Savakus
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9:00 am
Chuck Prophet
Just to See You SmileAge of Miracles 2004 via New West Records
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Nathan James And Ben Hernandez
Mistreatin' MamaMake A Change Sometime 2004 via Nathan James & Ben Hernandez
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Big Bill Broonzy, 1932
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The Moondoggies
Stop SignsAdios I'm a Ghost 2013 via Hardly Art
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Everett, WA, 2005 - Currently On Hiatus As Band Members Tend To Individual Side Projects
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Mary McCaslin
Ballad Of WeavervillePrairie In The Sky 1995 via Philo Records
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Original Release: 1975 - Regarded As A Pioneer Of Open Guitar Tunings
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Andrew Combs
Rose Colored BluesCanyons of my Mind 2017 via New West
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Dallas, TX; Nashville Based Troubadour
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8:40 am
Lizzie Miles
LouisianaMoans And Groans 1956 via Document
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March 31, 1895 Louisiana - March 17, 1963 Louisiana
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Spoonful Of Blues: Lizzie Miles
Cotton Belt BluesLizzie Miles Vol. 2 (1923-1928) 1996 via Document
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Worked With Joe Oliver, Kid Ory, Bunk Johnson, And A.J. Piron, 1909-1911 - First Recordings:1922 After Relocating To New York City, Remaining There For Twenty Years - Returning To New Orleans Left Show Business Until The 1950's - Only Sang Gospel After 1959 - Released A Few Records Under The Pseudonyms Of Mandy Smith And Jane Howard
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'820' Jazz Presents: Gigi Gryce
Blues In BloomThe Rat Race Blues 1960 via New Jazz
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Richard Wyands, Piano...Julian Euell, Bass...Richard Williams, Trumpet...Mickey Roker, Drums...Gigi Gryce, Alto Saxophone
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8:20 am
The Earls of Leicester
I Won't Be Hanging AroundThe Earls Of Leicester 2014 via Rounder
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Emmitt-Nershi Band
Flight of the DurbanNew Country Blues 2009 via Sci Fidelity Records
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Drew Emmitt, Leftover Salmon; Bill Nershi, The String Cheese Incident
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Michael Daves
A Good Year For The Roses (Bluegrass)Orchids and Violence 2016 via Nonesuch
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Pickin' On George Jones, 1970
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Martha Scanlan
Walkin'The West Was Burning 2007 via Sugarhill
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Founding Member Of The Reeltime Travelers
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