Highway 61 with Scott Barretta investigates the work of Mississippi blues artists recording in Chicago for VeeJay Records between 1953-59 including sides by Jimmy Reed, Eddie Taylor, Big Joe Williams, John Lee Hooker, J.B. Lenoir, Snooky Pryor, Floyd Jones, Billy Boy Arnold, and Elmore James.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
YOU GOT ME DIZZY
HIGHWAY 61 BLUES 29
Scott Barretta, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, November 17, 2007 [18159]
Jimmy Reed: Bright Lights, Big City
Jimmy Reed: You Got Me Dizzy
Eddie Taylor: Big Town Playboy
Eddie Taylor: Bad Boy
Big Joe Williams: Eula Mae
Big Joe Williams: King’s Highway
John Lee Hooker: Wheel And Deal
John Lee Hooker: Dimples
J.B. Lenoir: Oh Baby
J.B. Lenoir: Do What I Say
Snooky Pryor: Judgment Day
Snooky Pryor: You Tried to Ruin Me
Floyd Jones: Ain’t Times Hard
Floyd Jones: Floyd’s Blues
Billy Boy Arnold: I Wish You Would
Billy Boy Arnold: Prisoner’s Plea
Elmore James: It Hurts Me Too
Elmore James: The 12 Year Old Boy
Jimmy Reed: High And Lonesome
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Scott Barretta for Radio Free Amstredam
Produced & recorded by Joe Yorke at the University of Mississippi
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2007, 2018 Scott Barretta. Used with permission.