Bruce Pingree is playing music this week in honor of the Okra Man of New Orleans, who just passed away, and in commemoration of the great pioneering blues deejay “Sunshine” Sonny Payne of KFFA Radio in Helena, Arknasas, who just passed on in January 2018, with selections from Olu Dara: Okra, Percy Randolph, Alvin “Red” Tyler, the Olympia Brass Band, Robert Lockwood Jr., Sonny Boy Williamson & The King Biscuit Boys, Joe Willie Wilkins & His King Biscuit Boys, Robert Nighthawk & The Blues Rhythm Boys, James “Peck” Curtis, and The Welch-Ledbetter Connection.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
DIDN’T HE RAMBLE
THE BLUES SHOW 345
Bruce Pingree, WUNH-FM, Durham, NH, February 25, 2018 [18409]
Olu Dara: Okra
Percy Randolph: Street Cries
Alvin “Red” Tyler: Peanut Vendor
Olympia Brass Band: Didn’t He Ramble
Olympia Brass Band: We Shall Walk Through The streets Of The City
Robert Lockwood Jr.: King Biscuit Time Theme
Sonny Boy Williamson & The King Biscuit Boys: V-8 Ford
Sonny Boy Williamson & The King Biscuit Boys: Stormy Monday
Sonny Boy Williamson & The King Biscuit Boys: Right Now
Sonny Boy Williamson & The King Biscuit Boys: Come Go With Me
Joe Willie Wilkins & His King Biscuit Boys: Every Day I Have The Blues
Joe Willie Wilkins & His King Biscuit Boys: Right Around The Corner
Robert Nighthawk & The Blues Rhythm Boys: The Nighthawk Boogie
Sonny Boy Williamson: Too Close Together
James “Peck” Curtis & The Blues Rhythm Boys: The Death of Sonny Boy Williamson
The Welch-Ledbetter Connection: I’m Gonna Move To Another Country
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Bruce Pingree for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced by Bruce Pingree at WUNH-FM, Durham, NH
Recorded by Joe McDonough
Editing, post-production, & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2018 Bruce Pingree. Used with permission.