Highway 61 with Scott Barretta features the music of blueswomen from across the spectrum of the blues this week—Ladies Who Sing The Blues—including Billie Holiday, Alberta Hunter, Trixie Smith, Rosetta Howard & the Harlem Hamfats, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Blue Lu Barker, Georgia White, Dinah Washington, Margie Day, Julia Lee, Miss LaVelle, Big Mama Thornton, Marie Adams, Little Esther, Big Maybelle, Ruth Brown, Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto, and Koko Taylor.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
LADIES WHO SING THE BLUES
HIGHWAY 61 BLUES 21
Scott Barretta, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, August 12, 2006 [18047]
Billie Holiday: I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
Alberta Hunter: Fine And Mellow
Trixie Smith: Jack I’m Mellow
Rosetta Howard & the Harlem Hamfats: If You’s A Viper
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: My Man And I
Rosetta Howard: Men Are Like Streetcars
Blue Lu Barker: Don’t You Get Me High
Georgia White: I’ll Keep Sittin’ On It
Dinah Washington: Blow Top Blues
Margie Day: Take Out Your False Teeth Daddy
Julia Lee: Don’t Save It Too Long
Julia Lee: Don’t Come Too Soon
Miss LaVelle: If I Could Be With You
Big Mama Thornton: They Call Me Big Mama
Marie Adams: I’m Gonna Latch On
Little Esther: Double Crossing Blues
Big Maybelle [Smith]: Foolin’ Blues
Ruth Brown: Teardrops In My Eyes
Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto: In The Basement
Koko Taylor: Wang Dang Doodle
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Scott Barretta for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by Joe Yorke at the University of Mississippi
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2006, 2018 Scott Barretta. Used with permission.
