Blues & gospel music this week in honor of the birthdays of Dr. Martin Luther King and Allen Toussaint, with music by Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, Pops Staples, the Swan Silvertones, Johnny Lewis, Rev. Charlie Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mahalia Jackson, Joe Louis Walker, the Campbell Brothers, the Holmes Brothers, Rev. Lonnie Farris, and the great Toussaint.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS

THE BLUES SHOW 462

Bruce Pingree,WUNH-FM, Durham NH, January 15, 2012 [20665]

Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters: Blues For Martin Luther King

Pops Staples: Why Am I Treated So Bad

Swan Silvertones: A Tribute to Martin Luther King

Johnny Lewis: I Gotta Climb A High Mountain

Rev. Charlie Jackson: Something To Think About

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Down By The Roverside

Mahalia Jackson: His Eye Is On The Sparrow

Joe Louis Walker: Soldier For Jesus

Campbell Brothers: I’ve Got A Feeling

Holmes Brothers: Can’t No Grave Hold My Body Down

Pops Staples: I Shall Not Be Moved

Rev. Lonnie Farris: Soldiers of the Cross

Allen Toussaint: St. James Infirmary

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by Bruce Pingree for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced & recorded by Bruce Pingree at WUNH-FM, Durham, NH (#38)

Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2012, 2020 Bruce Pingree. Used with permission.