Scott Barretta spotlights blues about presidents on this week’s episode of Highway 61 with selections by Big Joe Williams, Otis Jackson, Leadbelly, Harmon:Ray, the Jack McVea Orchestra with Rabon Tarrant, J.B. Lenoir, Memphis Slim, Bobo Jenkins, Fannie & James Brewer, Otis Spann, Sleepy John Estes, Bishop Perry Tillis, Louis Jordan, J.C . Burris, Louisiana Red, Bobby Rush, and Lula Reed & Freddie King.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT
HIGHWAY 61 BLUES 49
Scott Barretta, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, September 20, 2008 [18411]
Big Joe Williams: His Spirit Lives On
Otis Jackson: Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt
Leadbelly: Dear Mr. President
Harmon Ray: President’s Blues
Jack McVea Orchestra with Rabon Tarrant: Inflation Blues
J.B. Lenoir: Eisenhower Blues
Memphis Slim: Four Years of Torment
Bobo jenkins: Democrat Blues
Fannie & James Brewer: I Wanna Know Why
Otis Spann: Sad Day In Texas
Sleepy John Estes: President Kennedy Stayed Away Too Long
Bishop Perry Tillis: Kennedy Moon
Louis Jordan: Jordan For President
J.C . Burris: Black President
Louisiana Red: Red’s Dream
Bobby Rush: Bobby Rush For President
Lula Reed & Freddie King: Do The President Twist
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
© 2008, 2018 Scott Barretta. Used with permission.