
Leslie Keros helps usher in the holiday season with this program of blues from Smokey Wilson, Butch Thompson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band, Riff Ruffin, Robert Nighthawk, Shemekia Copeland, Ray Charles, B.B. King, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Tampa Red, The Soul of John Black, and Take 6.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
YULETIDE BLUES
BLUES EDITION 33X
Leslie Keros, WDCB-FM, Chicago, December 15, 2012 [20724]
Big Daddy Kinsey: I Am the Blues >
Smokey Wilson: Christmas
Butch Thompson: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Blind Lemon Jefferson: Christmas Eve Blues
C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band: Zydeco Christmas
Riff Ruffin: Xmas Baby
Robert Nighthawk: Merry Christmas, Baby
Shemekia Copeland: Stay a Little Longer, Santa
Ray Charles: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
B.B. King: Back Door Santa
Blind Boys of Alabama: I Pray for Christmas
Tampa Red: Christmas and New Year’s Blues
The Soul of John Black: Good Time Christmas
Art Hodes: Jingle Bells
Harry Allen: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Jimmy McCracklin: Christmas Time (Part 1)
Take 6: The Grinch
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Leslie Keros for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by Leslie Keros for WDCB-FM, Chicago (#71)
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2012, 2020 Leslie Keros. Used with permission.