Episode 890 is coming from Radio Free Amsterdam headquarters in the Cass Corridor of Detroit, our last program of 2020, and tonight I’m presenting a program of musical highlights and rarities taken from the 1950s section of the 5000-tune cache of dope songs contributed to us by Paul Paul earlier this year, with contributions by Cleo Brown, Martha Tilton, Jo Jo Adams with Maxwell Davis, Cab Calloway, Big Bill Broonzy & Jean Brady, Raoul Kraushaar, Champion Jack Dupree, Lalo Guerrero, Tito Puente, Stefi Ákos, Septeto Matamoros, Mr. Sunshine, Carmencita Pernet, The Five Keys, Louis Armstrong, The Goons, Little Willie Littlefield, La Melle Prince & The Maxwell Davis Band, Helen Humes, Vince Anthony, and Julia Lee.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
SMOKING REEFERS
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 890
Cass Corridor, Detroit, November 11, 2020 [20719]
Yusef Lateef: Happyology
Cleo Brown: Rollit Boogie
Martha Tilton: A Little Jive Is Good For You
Jo Jo Adams with Maxwell Davis: When I’m In My Tea
Cab Calloway: Smoking Reefers
Big Bill Broonzy & Jean Brady: Knockin’ Myself Out
Raoul Kraushaar: Wild Weed
Champion Jack Dupree: Junker’s Blues
Lalo Guerrero: Marihuana Boogie
Tito Puente: Mari Juana
Stefi Ákos: Mariguana Cha Cha
Septeto Matamoros: Marijuana
Mr. Sunshine: Marijuana the Devil’s Flower
Carmencita Pernet: Juana María
The Five Keys: Ling Ting Tong
Louis Armstrong: I’ll get Higher next time
The Goons: Crazy Herbal Tobacco
Little Willie Littlefield: Goofy Dust Blues
La Melle Prince & The Maxwell Davis Band: Get High
Helen Humes: They Raided the Joint
Vince Anthony: Watch My Smoke
Julia Lee: Can’t Get Enough of That Stuff
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam
Program produced, edited, assembled & annotated by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2020 The John Sinclair Foundation