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The Soul Ride playlist, May 29th, 2015

Mon, 06/22/15

Authored by: Raymond Kent

The Soul Ride, May 29th, 2015 Playlist for Rachel Artist Title Album Play Time Ray Charles Blues Before Sunrise Mess Around (CD01) 2015-05-29 6:05am Harold Mabern Fools Rush... Read more

Charlie Musselwhite, "Mississippi Beat Part I"

Mon, 06/22/15

Authored by: David Stafford

Kosciusko, MS native and Blues Hall of Famer Charlie Musselwhite, accompanied by German guitarist Richard Bargel, performs "Mississippi Beat Part I." This performance took place at Altes Pfandhaus, a concert hall and cultural center in Cologne, Germany in March 2007. Read more

Snake Oil Festival 6/19-6/21

Sun, 06/21/15

Authored by: Carrie Booher

There's a remarkable concentration of circus performers, burlesque dancers, freaks, and other living oddities in New Orleans. A new festival aims to bring them all together, plus national acts from places as farflung as San Francisco and Baltimore, for a weekend of shows, w... Read more

For Father's Day: Ellis Marsalis & Sons

Sun, 06/21/15

Authored by: David Stafford

New Orleans first family of jazz visited Mister Rogers and played his composition "Something Isn't Always" for him. Featuring father Ellis Marsalis on piano and three of his six sons: Branford on saxophone, Delfeayo on trombone and Jason on drums. CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO Read more

'OZone Email Newsletter for June, 2015

Sun, 06/21/15

In This IssueLive Broadcast: North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, June 27Get 'Busted on Bourbon Street' in Chicago, July 2New Music SpotlightLike, Tweet, Pin, Share, and All the Rest…WWOZ Does VideoSponsor Shoutout: Bayou PaddlesportsRecipe: New Orleans Bread Pudding with... Read more

Rhythm Room Playlist 05/19/15

Sat, 06/20/15

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

Num. Title Artist Time Release Start Time 1 Ju Ju Infernal Blues Machine 03:38 Adios Amigo 2015/6/19 22:04:19 2 Love Is All Buck D.D. Black 03:09 Mississippi Bluze Mass 2015/6/19 22:08:10 3 The Warning ... Read more

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, "I've Got My Mojo Working"

Fri, 06/19/15

Authored by: David Stafford

"Got My Mojo Working," the blues classic written by Preston Foster, was first recorded by Ann Cole in 1956 and popularized by Muddy Waters. Vinton, Louisiana native Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown covered the song at Blues at Montreux 2004, an event at which Bobby Parker and Bud... Read more

Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, "Zydeco Boogaloo"

Wed, 06/17/15

Authored by: David Stafford

Lafayette, Lousiana's Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble perform "Zydeco Boogaloo," recorded live in concert at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia on December 6, 2014. The concert was part of WXPN's Zydeco Crossroads project. The music is great; the crowd... Read more

Morning Set Playlist 05/16/15

Tue, 06/16/15

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

Num. Title Artist Time Release Start Time 1 Pass Me Not Bernard Purdie 04:34 Lialeh 2015/6/16 06:04:07 2 I'm Going Home Regina Carter 07:12 Southern Comfort 2015/6/16 06:08:59 3 Keep On Trippin' Phil... Read more

Barbara Lynn, "It's Better To Have It"

Mon, 06/15/15

Authored by: David Stafford

As an African American woman who sang, wrote most of her own songs, and played a lead instrument (in her case, left handed guitar), Barbara Lynn was something of a rarity early in her career. In this 1966 TV appearance on the short-lived TV show The !!! Beat, whose house ba... Read more

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