Scott Barretta presents a program of idiosyncratic political blues by Andrew Tibbs, J.B. Lenoir, Memphis Slim, Homesick James, Johnny Young John Lee Hooker, Junior Wells, Cassandra Wilson, Louisiana Red, Percy Mayfield, and Willie King.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
EISENHOWER BLUES
HIGHWAY 61 BLUES 13
Scott Barretta, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, April 15, 2006 [SBHW-0013]
Andrew Tibbs: Bilbo Is Dead
J.B. Lenoir: Eisenhower Blues
Memphis Slim; Four Years of Torment
Homesick James: Wartime
Johnny Young: I Tried Not to Cry
John Lee Hooker: This Land Is Nobody’s Land
Junior Wells: Vietnam Blues
Cassandra Wilson: Vietnam Blues
J.B. Lenoir: Down in Mississippi
J.B. Lenoir: The Shooting of James Meredith
Louisiana Red: Red’s Dream
Percy Mayfield: I Don’t Wanna Be President
Willie King: Second Coming
Willie King: America
Willie King: Stand Up and Speak the Truth
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Scott Barretta for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by Joe Yorke at University of Mississippi for Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Post-production & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
Sponsored by Hempshopper & Ceres Seeds, Amsterdam
© 2006, 2017 Scott Barretta. Used with permission.
