rough sundays | the first 5 shows ::
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
:: so, I have a new show called Rough Sundays. It’s basically great and if you’re not listening, it’s okay, because there’s a good chance your friend is and they’ll fill you in soon enough. Old gospel + blues + Motown + funk + soul + a lot of Otis Redding = a great show (as mentioned).
I have gone ahead and posted the pilot + the first four episodes below, I hope you like it. I’ll be cross posting Rough Sundays on 56minus1 here. // a
roberta martin singers – ‘the old ship of zion’
nick drake – ’saturday sun’
eartha kitt – ‘i’m a funny dame’
john coltrane – ‘naima’
patsy cline – ‘crazy’
tom waits – ‘in shades’
thomas a. dorsey – ‘if you see my Savior’
keb mo’ – ‘city boy’
the staple singers – ‘will the circle be unbroken’
otis redding – ‘old man trouble’
lou reed – ‘caroline says [alt]‘
mavis staples/lucky peterson – ‘wade in the water’
django reinhardt – ‘for sentimental reasons’
fats waller – ‘vipers drag’
david bryne/brian eno – ‘one fine day’
bessie smith – ‘me & my gin’
ray charles – ‘makin’ whopee [live]‘
omara portuondo – ‘veija luna’
benny goodman boys – ‘blue [and broken-hearted]‘
otis redding – ‘a fool for you’
Rough Sundays – show #2: [recorded from SXSW in Austin, Texas]
bob schneider – ’round & round’
blind willy johnson – ‘church I’m fully saved today’
okkervil river – ’savannah smiles’
janis joplin – ‘get it while you can’
stevie ray vaughn – ‘life without you’
devendra barnhart – ‘at the hop’
toni price – ‘west texas lullaby’
daniel johnston – ‘hey joe’
willie nelson – ‘hello walls’
the polyphonic spree – ‘light & day / reach for the sun’
nina simone – ‘the family’
chet baker – ‘alone together’
pinback – ‘loro’
the louvin brothers – ’satan is real’
the beta band – ‘dry the rain’
carmen mcrae & sammy davis jr. – ‘happy to meet your acquaintance’
funkadelic – ‘adolescent funk’
georgia peach & her gospel singers – ‘the Lord send me’
fred astaire – ‘I concentrate on you’
otis redding – ‘you’ve made a man out of me’
mahalia jackson – ‘I bow on my knees’
john lee hooker – ‘blues before sunrise’
cat power – ‘lived in bars’
frank sinatra – ‘one of those things’
led zeppelin – ‘tangerine’
brother joe may – ’search me Lord’
ella fitzgerald – ‘good morning, heartache’
edmund hall celeste quartet featuring charlie christian – ‘profoundly blue’
gilberto gil – ‘three little birds’
otis redding – ‘down in the valley’
…so, that’s the first month or so. Stay tuned, as I will be cross-posting Rough Sundays on 56minus1 here.
[Aric S. Queen is a guest contributor to 56minus1]
