Bruce Pingree is playing the blues with a program of music this week by W.C. Handy’s Memphis Blues Band, a tribute band called W.C. Handy’s Beale Street, Louis Armstrong with Velma Middleton, Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong, Bukka White, Little Willie John, and Clyde McPhatter.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
BEALE STREET BLUES
THE BLUES SHOW 542
Bruce Pingree, WUNH-FM, Durham, NH, November 17, 2013 [22319]
W.C. Handy’s Memphis Blues Band: St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy’s Beale Street: Beale Street Blues
W.C. Handy’s Memphis Blues Band: Yellow Dog Blues
Louis Armstrong: Loveless Love
Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong: St. Louis Blues
Bukka White: Parchman Farm Blues
Bukka White: Shake ’Em On Down
Bukka White: Fixin’ To Die
Bukka White: I’m In A Heavenly Way
Bukka White: Bald Eagle Train
Little Willie John: All Around The World
Clyde McPhatter: Just To Hold Your Hand
Little Willie John: I Need Your Love So Bad
Clyde McPhatter: Treasure Of Love
Little Willie John: Leave My Kitten Alone
Clyde McPhatter: Deep Sea Ball
Little Willie John: Talk To Me, Talk To Me
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters: What’cha Gonna Do
Little Willie John: Come On Sugar
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Bruce Pingree for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by Bruce Pingree at WUNH-FM, Durham, NH (#115)
Editing, post-production, & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2013, 2022 Bruce Pingree. Used with permission.