Highway 61 host Scott Barretta spotlights the historic Nashville blues scene with a nod to WLAC Radio, the 50,000-watt clear-channel powerhouse that beamed crucial rhythm & blues recordings all over the eastern United States during the 1950s and beyond. Featured artists from the Nashville legacy are Pvt. Cecil Gant, Jimmy Sweeny, Billy McAllister, Christine Catrell, Ivory Joe Hunter, Shy Guy Douglas, Johnny Jones, Lillian Offitt, Esquezito, Arthur Gunter, Bernard Harrison, Gene Allison, Arthur Alexander, Roscoe Shelton, Herbert Hunter, Sam Baker, Joe Henderson, and Johnny Jones.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
NASHVILLE JUMPS
HIGHWAY 61 BLUES 14
Scott Barretta, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, April 29, 2006 [SBHW-0014]
Pvt. Cecil Gant: Nashville Jumps
Jimmy Sweeny: Boogie Woogie Jockey
Billy McAllister: 31-E
Christine Catrell: Sittin’ Here Drinkin’
Ivory Joe Hunter: All State Boogie
Shy Guy Douglas: Monkey Doin’ Woman
Johnny Jones: Really (Part 1)
Lillian Offitt: Miss You So
Esquezito: Rockin’ the Joint
Christine Catrell: W-O-M-A-N
Arthur Gunter: Baby Let’s Play House
Bernard Harrison: Too Much
Gene Allison: You Can Make It If You Try
Arthur Alexander: Soldier of Love
Arthur Alexander: Anna
Little Richard Royal Crown Commercial for WLAC
Roscoe Shelton: Strain on My Heart
Herbert Hunter: Don’t Pity Me
Jumpin’ John R Promo & Soul Medallion Commercial
Sam Baker: Something Tells Me
Joe Henderson: Snap Your Fingers
Johnny Jones: Soul Poppin’
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Scott Barretta for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by Joe Yorke at University of Mississippi for Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Post-production & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
Sponsored by Hempshopper & Ceres Seeds, Amsterdam
© 2006, 2017 Scott Barretta. Used with permission.