Highway 61 with Scott Barretta 14
Mississippi Public Radio, April 29, 2006 [HW-0014]
Oxford, ms.
Nashville blues
Highway 61 host Scott Barretta spotlights the historic Nashville blues scene with a nod to WLAC Radio, the 50,000-watt clear-channel powerhouse that beamed crucial rhythm & blues recordings all over the eastern United States during the 1950s and beyond. Featured artists from the Nashville legacy are Pvt. Cecil Gant, Jimmy Sweeny, Billy McAllister, Christine Catrell, Ivory Joe Hunter, Shy Guy Douglas, Johnny Jones, Lillian Offitt, Esquezito, Arthur Gunter, Bernard Harrison, Gene Allison, Arthur Alexander, Roscoe Shelton, Herbert Hunter, Sam Baker, Joe Henderson, and Johnny Jones.
Playlist 14
[01] Scott Barretta Opening Comments over Theme Music: 61 Highway
[02] Pvt. Cecil Gant: Nashville Jumps
[03] Jimmy Sweeny: Boogie Woogie Jockey
[04] Billy McAllister: 31-E
[05] Christine Catrell: Sittin’ Here Drinkin’
[06] Ivory Joe Hunter: All State Boogie
[07] Scott Barretta Comments & jumpin’ John R Promo
[08] Shy Guy Douglas: Monkey Doin’ Woman
[09] Johnny Jones: Really (Part 1)
[10] Lillian Offitt: Miss You So
[11] Esquezito: Rockin’ the Joint
[12] Christine Catrell: W-O-M-A-N
[13] Scott Barretta Comments
[14] Arthur Gunter: Baby Let’s Play House
[15] Bernard Harrison: Too Much
[16] Gene Allison: You Can Make It If You Try
[17] Arthur Alexander: Soldier of Love
[18] Arthur Alexander: Anna
[19] Little Richard Royal Crown Commercial for WLAC
[20] Scott Barretta Comments & ID
[21] Roscoe Shelton: Strain on My Heart
[22] Herbert Hunter: Don’t Pity Me
[23] Jumpin’ John R Promo & Soul Medallion Commercial
[24] Sam Baker: Something Tells Me
[25] Joe Henderson: Snap Your Fingers
[26] Scott Barretta Closing Comments over Theme Music: 61 Highway
[27] Closing Music: Johnny Jones: Soul Poppin’
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
Posted by Larry Hayden
Executive Producer: Larry Hayden
© 2010 Scott Barretta. Used with permission.
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