December 2020 Program Guide
John Sinclair Radio Show 887 – And They Danced

Episode 887 is coming again from the Center for the Study of World Religions at the Harvard University Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts where I’m in residence until the enf of October, and tonight I’m presenting a program of musical highlights and rarities by the Young Guardians of the Flame, John Boutte, journal entries by Robin Eichele, tunes by Woody Guthrie, Marshall Allen & the Sun Ra Arkestra, and Marion Brown, and a pair of closing numbers from the new album by Bob Dylan including his tribute to the great Jimmy Reed and his treatment of the John F. Kennedy assassination called “Murder Most Foul.”
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
AND THEN THEY DANCED
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 887
Harvard University Divinity School, Cambridge MA, October 22, 2020 [20677]
Yusef Lateef: Happyology
Young Guardians of the Flame: Oo Na Nae
John Boutte: Two Bands Rollin’
Robin Eichele: Journal Entries, October 7, 2020
Woody Guthrie: Tear The Fascists Down
Marshall Allen & the Sun Ra Arkestra: Song For The Sun
Marion Brown: And Then They Danced
Bob Dylan: Goodbye Jimmy Reed
Bob Dylan: Murder Most Foul
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
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 886 – 100 YEARS OF BLUES

Episode 886 is coming again from the Center for the Study of World Religions at the Harvard University Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts where I’ve been in residence for the month of October, and tonight I’m featuring a program of music from the brand new album by Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite called 100 Years of Blues, interspersed with segments of a long conversation between Elvin Bishop and Robert Jr. Whiitall & Sugar Mae Owens of Big City Rhythm & Blues magazine.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
100 YEARS OF BLUES
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 886
Cass Corridor, Detroit, October 22, 2020 [20663]
Yusef Lateef: Happyology
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite: One Hundred Years of Blues
Elvin Bishop Conversation with Robert Jr. Whitall & Sugar Mae Owens
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite: What The Hell?
Elvin Bishop Conversation with Robert Jr. Whitall & Sugar Mae Owens
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite: Birds of a Feather
Elvin Bishop Conversation with Robert Jr. Whitall & Sugar Mae Owens
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite: Old School
Elvin Bishop Conversation with Robert Jr. Whitall & Sugar Mae Owens
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite: If I Should Have Bad Luck
Elvin Bishop Conversation with Robert Jr. Whitall & Sugar Mae Owens
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite: Good Times
Elvin Bishop Conversation with Robert Jr. Whitall & Sugar Mae Owens
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite: Blues For Yesterday
Elvin Bishop Conversation with Robert Jr. Whitall & Sugar Mae Owens
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite: Help Me
Elvin Bishop Conversation with Robert Jr. Whitall & Sugar Mae Owens
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite: Blues Why Do You Worry Me
Elvin Bishop Conversation with Robert Jr. Whitall & Sugar Mae Owens
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite: South Side Slide
Charlie Parker: They Can’t Take That Away From Me (July 5, 1950)
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
BLUES EDITION 29 – NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME

Dave Specter & the Bluebirds, Ray Charles, Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters, Albert King, Leadbelly, Otis Spann, Sonny Boy Williamson, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Koko Taylor, Howlin’ Wolf, Barrelhouse Chuck, Marcia Ball, and Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME
BLUES EDITION 29
Leslie Keros, WDCB-FM, Chicago, October 20, 2012 [20654]
Big Daddy Kinsey: I Am the Blues
Dave Specter & the Bluebirds: Wags’ Blues
Ray Charles: Night Time Is the Right Time
Muddy Waters: Just to Be With You
Albert King: Born Under a Bad Sign
Leadbelly: Good Morning Blues
Otis Spann: Otis in the Dark
Sonny Boy Williamson: Nine Below Zero
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers: All Your Love
Koko Taylor: Wang Dang Doodle
Howlin’ Wolf: The Red Rooster
Barrelhouse Chuck Goering: Pinetop’s Blues
Marcia Ball: Louella
Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass: Ain’t Got Nothing but the Blues
Muddy Waters: Forty Days and Forty Nights
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Leslie Keros for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by Leslie Keros for WDCB-FM, Chicago
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2012, 2020 Leslie Keros. Used with permission.
JAZZ LUNATIQUE 303 – ATOMIC DOG

David Kunian is playing music this week by Egg Yolk Jubilee, David McMurray, The BeeGees, Teddy Pendergrass, Perez Prado, Soul Coughing, The B-52s, Clarence Carter, Prince, Yvonne Ellman, Trixie Whitley, Nth To The Power, James Booker, an unidentified artist, and Albert Ayler.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
ATOMIC DOG
JAZZ LUNATIQUE 303
David Kunian, WWOZ-FM, New Orleans, September 8, 2020 [20648]
Egg Yolk Jubilee: A Call For All Demonst
David McMurray: Atomic Dog
The BeeGees: Saturday Night Fever
Teddy Pendergrass: I Don’t Love You Any More
Perez Prado: Cabayo Negro
Soul Coughing: The Bus To Beezelbub
The B-52s: Rock Lobster
Clarence Carter: Snatching It Back
Prince: Alphabet Street
Yvonne Ellman: If I Can’t Have You
Trixie Whitley: Long Time Coming
Nth To The Power: The God Particle
James Booker: Gonzo
[Unidentified Artist]: [Unidentified Selection]
Albert Ayler: Spiritual Rebirth
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by David Kunian for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by David Kunian at WWOZ-FM, New Orleans
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2020 David Kunian. Used with permission.
FLY BY NIGHT 387 – SUN RA ON WAX

Steve The Fly is taking a deep dive into the outer limits of Sun Ra and his various ensembles. Mixed on the fly from a selection of vinyl records released on Art Yard and Strutt. Special thanks to Peter Dennet and John Sinclair for hooking up some of these beauties. Apologies for the pops, crackles and skips. Sun Ra “on the other side of time” plus UNKLE: The Time Has Come).
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
SUN RA ON WAX
FLY BY NIGHT 387
Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric Studios, Amsterdam, October 27, 2020 [20636]
Sun Ra: Vocal Sclip (Solid Steel)
Sun Ra: There’s A Change In The Air
Sun Ra: There Are Other Wolrds They Have Not Told You About
Sun Ra: Ancient Aetheopia
Sun Ra: Overtones Of China
Sun Ra: Adventures In Space
Sun Ra: Along Came Ra
Sun Ra: We Travel The Spaceways
Sun Ra: Antique Blacks
Sun Ra: Languidity
Sun Ra: Door Of The Cosmos
Sun Ra: Twin Stars Of Thence (clip)
UNKLE: The Time Has Come (Juggle)
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Produced by Steve “Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam
Edited & annotated by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2020 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.
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JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 884 – K.C. BLUES

Episode 884 is coming from the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts where I’m featuring a fourth hour of music from Charlie Parker in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth on August 29, 1920 in Kansas City. This hour features music Bird recorded for Norman Granz releases on the Norgran, Mercury & Verve labels in the early 1950s prior to Bird’s passing at the age of 34 on March 12, 1955.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
K.C. BLUES
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 884
Cass Corridor, Detroit, October 8, 2020 [20635]
Yusef Lateef: Happyology
Charlie Parker: Au Privave (January 17, 1951)
Charlie Parker: She Rote (January 17, 1951)
Charlie Parker: K.C. Blues (January 17, 1951)
Charlie Parker: Tico Tico (March 12, 1951)
Charlie Parker: My Little Suede Shoes (March 12, 1951)
Charlie Parker: Blues For Alice (August 8, 1951)
Charlie Parker: Swedish Schnapps (August 8, 1951)
Charlie Parker: Lover Man (August 8, 1951)
Charlie Parker: La Cucaracha (January 23, 1952)
Charlie Parker: What Is This Thing Called Love (July 1952)
Charlie Parker: Funky Blues (July 1952)
Charlie Parker: Laird Baird (December 30, 1952)
Charlie Parker with the Miles Davis Sextet: Compulsiion (January 30, 1953)
Charlie Parker: They Can’t Take That Away From Me (July 5, 1950)
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