Episode 475X is my Christmas Eve Show for 2012 with music from Ramsey Lewis, the Five Keys, Champion Jack Dupree, Kermit Ruffins, Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & the Clowns, Fats Domino, James Brown, Alberta Adams, Sir Mack Rice, Billy Davis, Thornetta Davis, the Howling Diablos, Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson, Lil McClintock, Johnny Guaranari, Lena Horne, and the great Detroit tenor saxophonist and dear departed friend, LaMonte Hamilton, live from Cobb’s Corner.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

MERRY CHRISTMAS BLUES

JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 475X

420 Cafe, Amsterdam, December 17, 2012 [20727]

Yusef Lateef: Happyology

Ramsey Lewis: Here Comes Santa Claus

Five Keys: It’s Christmas Time

Champion Jack Dupree: Merry Christmas Blues

Kermit Ruffins: What Will Santa Say

Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & the Clowns: Almost Time for Santa Claus

Fats Domino: I Told Santa Claus

James Brown: Santa Claus, Go Straight to the Ghetto

Alberta Adams: Merry Christmas Baby

Sir Mack Rice: Santa Claus Wants Some Loving

Billy Davis: Let Me Be Your Santa Claus

Thornetta Davis: Boogie Woogie Santa Claus

Howlin’ Diablos: Another XMas Story (Ten Below Zero)

Howlin’ Wolf: Sittin’ On Top Of The World

Robert Johnson: Hell Hound on My Trail

Sonny Boy Williamson: Santa Claus

Lil McClintock: Don’t Think I’m Santa Claus

Johnny Guaranari: Santa Claus Is Smokin’ Reefer

LaMonte Hamilton: The Christmas Song

Lena Horne: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced, edited & assembled by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Special thanks to Alec 622, Phil Demetrion, Tom Morgan, Scott Barretta, Cary Wolfson, and Steve The Fly on his way to Chichen Itza for the End of the World