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Home Grown Soul: Jimmy Hughes and Booker T. Jones Home Grown Soul: Jimmy Hughes and Booker T. Jones February 1st, 2023 (Hour 1)
Home Grown Soul: Jimmy Hughes and Booker T. Jones

This week we visit with two masters of Southern soul. Multi-instrumentalist Booker T. Jones, along with his group the MGs, helped to create the legendary Stax sound. We talk with Booker T. about growing up in Memphis and his work with Southern rock band, the Drive-By Truckers. Soul singer Jimmy Hughes got his start at another landmark of Southern music, FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Hughes shares stories about his classic hits “Steal Away” and “Why Not Tonight,” as well as his move from gospel to soul and back again.

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October 28th, 1998

That old black magic’s got you under its spell in our show honoring All Saints Tricks and treats from blues goblins, country werewolves, and those who’ve purportedly sold their souls (but not their Soul) for their art.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Halloween Spooks Lambert, Hendricks and Ross
    The Hottest New Group In Jazz, Columbia
  • Moondance Van Morrison
    The Best of Van Morrison, Polydor
  • T'aint No Sin (To Take Off Your Skin And Dance Around In Your Bones) Fred Hall & His Sugarbabies
    Fred Hall & His Sugarbabies, The Old Masters
  • T'aint No Sin William Burroughs & Tom Waits
    The Black Rider, Island
  • Instrumental: Swamp Fire Martin Denny
    Ultra-Lounge, Capitol
  • I Hear Voices Screamin' Jay Hawkins & the Chicken Hawks
    The Best of Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Rhino
  • I Put A Spell On You Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Chronicle, Fantasy
  • The Devil Had A Hold of Me Gillian Welch
    Hell Among The Yearlings, Almo
  • Hellhound on My Trail Robert Johnson
    King of the Delta Blues, Columbia
  • I Ain't Superstitious Howlin Wolf
    The Box Set, MCA/Chess
  • Superstition Stevie Wonder
    Talking Book, Motown
  • Instrumental: Dracula Medeski, Martin & Wood
    Shack-Man, Rykodisc
  • Jumpin Punkins Cecil Taylor
    Complete Candid, Mosaic
  • I Walk on Gilded Splinters Dr. John
    The Very Best of Dr. John, Rhino
  • Haunted House Blues Lonnie Johnson
    Blues & Ballads, Bluesville

HOUR two

  • Twilight Zone The Ventures
    In Space, Liberty
  • Marie LaVeau Papa Celestin
    Marie LaVeau, GHB
  • That Old Black Magic Louis Prima w/Keely Smith
    Capitol Collectors Series, Capitol
  • Trick or Treat Otis Redding
    Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding, Rhino
  • Werewolves of London Warren Zevon
    I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: An Anthology, Rhino
  • The Werewolf Michael Hurley
    Wolfways, Koch
  • Howlin at the Moon Hank Williams
    The Original Singles Collection Plus..., Polydor
  • Red Ridin Hood Sam the Sham
    Dumb Ditties, K-Tel
  • Instrumental: The Munsters Theme Los Straightjackets
    Halloween Hootenanny, Geffen
  • Halloween Charles Ives/Detroit Chamber Winds
    Remembrance: A Charles Ives Collection, Koch
  • La Toussaint Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
    La Toussaint, Rounder
  • Tam Lin Sandy Denny & Fairport Convention
    Who Knows Where The Time Goes, Hannibal
  • Instrumental: When the Saints Go Marching In Tuts Washington
    Mardi Gras Party, Rounder
  • I Scare Myself Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
    Return To Hicksville: The Best of Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks, Hip-O
  • Skeleton in the Closet Louis Armstrong
    Highlights From His Decca Years, Decca
  • Witchcraft Sarah Vaughan
    You're Mine You, Roulette
  • End Bed: The Blob The Five Blobs
    Halloween Hits, Rhino

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