Legends Mix

For today a great mix of blues, early jazz and Rhythm & Blues - well the usual stuff I think. I start today with two of the greatest on the trumpet, but you'll also get a folk song that made it to an international hit - well not this version - a loud tuba, a few very obscure bluesmen, and fresh watermelons. Enjoy!

Transcript

Playlist

Helen Humes - Gonna Buy Me A Telephone
Louis Armstrong - New Do You Call That A Buddy
Leadbelly - House Of The Rising Sun
Ramblin' Thomas - Ramblin' Mind Blues
Tiny Parham - Rock Bottom
Tommy McClennan - Whiskey Head Woman
L.C. Green - Going Down To The River Blues
Leroy Ervin - Blue Black And Evil
Doctor Clayton - On The Killin' Floor
Frank Edwards - Love My Baby
Peetie Wheatstraw - Separation Day Blues
Frankie Lee Sims - Home Again Blues
Baby Boy Warren - Santa Fe
Jimmie Hudson - Rum River Blues
Elmore Nixon - I Went To See A Gypsy
Johnny Otis - Court Room Blues
Browley Guy and The Skyscrapers - Watermelon Man

Outtro:

Wild Bill Moore Sextette - Bongo Bounce

The following music served as background music during the spoken parts:

Kirk Kirkland - The Saxaphone Rag
Big Jim Wynn - Goofin' Off
Four Clefs - Dig These Blues
Gladys Palmer & the Floyd Hunt Quartette - Harlem Breakdown
Pete Johnson - Rocket Boogie '88' Part 1
Washboard Rhythm Kings - Fire