5/1/2013 Freewheelin'
New music by James Cotton, Elvis Costello, Reckless Ones, Taj Mahal, Dave & Phil Alvin; plus songs by the likes of Willie & Leon, Buckwheat Zydeco, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Janis Joplin, and a few others. To listen, select your player and away you go...
Playlist Tracks:
The photo to the right is of harmonica great James Cotton. His new release on Alligator is his best in recent years. -
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THEME SONG: Dave Alvin (2000) - Walk Right In
Album: Public Domain: Songs From the Wild Land; Label: Hightone
Album: Public Domain: Songs From the Wild Land; Label: Hightone
James Cotton w/ Joe Bonamassa (2013) - Cotton Mouth Man
Album: Cotton Mouth Man; Label: Alligator
Album: Cotton Mouth Man; Label: Alligator
Buckwheat Zydeco (1987) - My Feet Can't Feel Me Now
Album: Waitin' For My Ya Ya; Label: Rounder
Album: Waitin' For My Ya Ya; Label: Rounder
Big Brother & The Holding Company (1968) - Bye Bye Baby
Album: Box Of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Story; Label: Columbia Legacy
Album: Box Of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Story; Label: Columbia Legacy
Lucky Millinder's Orchestra (Wynonie Harris on vocas) 1944 - Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well
Album: Lucky Millinder's Orch. with Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Lucky Days 1941-1945; Label: MCA Jazz Heritage Series
Album: Lucky Millinder's Orch. with Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Lucky Days 1941-1945; Label: MCA Jazz Heritage Series
Taj Mahal (2013) - Tear This Cabin Down
Album: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; Label: Hear Music
Album: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; Label: Hear Music
John Martyn (1998) - Glory Box
Album: The Church With One Bell; Label: Thirsty Ear
Album: The Church With One Bell; Label: Thirsty Ear
Willie Nelson & Leon Russell (Bonnie Raitt on slide guitar) (1979) - Troube In Mind
Album: Willie & Leon: One For The Road; Label: CBS
Album: Willie & Leon: One For The Road; Label: CBS
Willie Nelson (1978) - Whiskey River
Album: Willie & Family: Live; Label: CBS
Album: Willie & Family: Live; Label: CBS
Willie Nelson (1978) - Stay A Little Longer
Album: Willie & Family: Live; Label: CBS
Album: Willie & Family: Live; Label: CBS
Elvis Costello (2013) - Wrong Wrong Wrong About Me
Album: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; Label: Hear Music
Album: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; Label: Hear Music
Malcolm Holcombe (2009) - Bigtime Blues
Album: For The Mission Baby; Label: Echo Mountain
Album: For The Mission Baby; Label: Echo Mountain
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1941) - Shout Sister Shout
Album: Lucky Millinder's Orch. with Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Lucky Days 1941-1945; Label: MCA Jazz Heritage Series
Album: Lucky Millinder's Orch. with Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Lucky Days 1941-1945; Label: MCA Jazz Heritage Series
James Cotton with Greg Allman (2013) - Midnight Train
Album: Cotton Mouth Man; Label: Alligator
Album: Cotton Mouth Man; Label: Alligator
Ian Thomas Alexy stopped by….he and Ryan Young of Trampled By Turtles will be at Freewheelin' 1st Friday at Harriet Brewing this month -
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Ian Thomas Alexy (2013) - Stick Around
Album: Born on the Day of the Dead; Label: Consider It Correspondence
Album: Born on the Day of the Dead; Label: Consider It Correspondence
Hobo Nephews of Unce Frank (2013) - I'm Behind You
Album: Number 1 Contender; Label: Consider It Correspondence
Album: Number 1 Contender; Label: Consider It Correspondence
Ian Thomas Alexy (2013) - Your Chances
Album: Born on the Day of the Dead; Label: Consider It Correspondence
Album: Born on the Day of the Dead; Label: Consider It Correspondence
Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank (2013) - Lover Under Cover
Album: Number 1 Contender; Label: Consider It Correspondence
Album: Number 1 Contender; Label: Consider It Correspondence
Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler (1990) - Just One Time
Album: Neck & Neck; Label: Columbia
Album: Neck & Neck; Label: Columbia
WE HOPE YOU'RE READY FOR FLO & EDDIE (Weekly Freewheelin' Feature) -
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Flo & Eddie (1972) - Flo & Eddie Theme
Album: Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan: The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie; Label: Reprise
Album: Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan: The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie; Label: Reprise
T. Rex (with Flo & Eddie on vocals) (1971) - Monolith
Album: Electric Warrior; Label: Reprise
Album: Electric Warrior; Label: Reprise
The Turtles (1965) - Almost There
Album: It Ain't Me Babe; Label: White Whale
Album: It Ain't Me Babe; Label: White Whale
Reckless Ones (2013) - Mean Pickin' Mama (given to the band by Brian Setzer of Stray Cats fame)
Album: Reckless Ones; Label: reckless ones dot com
Album: Reckless Ones; Label: reckless ones dot com
Dave Alvin, Phil Alvin, Sheryl Crow (2013) - So Goddam Good
Album: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; Label: Hear Music
Album: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; Label: Hear Music
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Air Date:
May 1, 2013
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