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LOVERS, BROTHERS AND OTHERS: MAKING SWEET MUSIC TOGETHER
Music made by couples, families and siblings often has a special quality. The same is true of people who have a musical attraction to one another: Lennon and McCartney, or Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Country traditionalist and mandolin player Marty Stuart was 12 years old when he met country chanteuse Connie Smith at a road show in his native Mississippi. Decades later Marty and Connie were married. They talk about their spring-fall relationship and making music together as “old souls.” We’ll talk to Joan Baez about writing for Bob Dylan and her singing his songs. Plus the Black Keys tell us how they teamed up, as did real brothers Trombone Shorty and James Andrews. We’ll also hear from the Cajun married duo of Marc and Ann Savoy.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Corinne, Corrina Chat Atkins
Gallop Guitar: The Early Years, Bear Family - You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection, Rhino - I Thank You Sam & Dave
Sweat 'n' Soul: Anthology 1965-1971, Rhino - The Man I Love Billie Holiday and Lester Young
A Musical Romance, Columbia - Sweet Lorraine Nat King Cole
The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: The Vocal Classics, Vol.1 1942-1946, Capitol - Hey Boy! Hey Girl! Louis Prima and Keely Smith
Wild, Cool and Swingin' , Capitol - Instrumental: Hummingbyrd Marty Stuart
Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions, Sugar Hill - SEGMENT: Marty Stuart and Connie Smith
Listen - Evening Gown Mick Jagger
Wandering Spirit, Atlantic - Fraulein Townes Van Zandt
The Late Great Townes Van Zandt, United Artists - Ain't It Hard Mance Lipscomb
Texas Blues Guitar, Arhoolie - Instrumental: Fireman Ring the Bell R.L. Burnside
Too Bad Jim, Fat Possum - CLIP: The Black Keys
- Busted Black Keys
The Big Come Up, Alive - Losing You Mavis Staples
You Are Not Alone, Anti- - If I Were a Carpenter Lee Dorsey
Soul Mine: The Greatest Hits and More 1960-1978, Charley - You Were On My Mind Ian and Sylvia
The Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings, Vanguard - Jackson Jerry Lee Lewis and Linda Gail Lewis
The Locust Years, Bear Family - Ballad of John and Yoko John Lennon
Imagine: John Lennon: Music from the Original Motion Picture, Capitol - End Bed: Return to Me Buddy Miller feat. Lee Ann Womack
The Majestic Silver Strings, New West - Long Time Gone Billie Joe Armstrong & Norah Jones
Foreverly, Warner Bros.
HOUR two
- Open Bed: My Sweet Potato Booker T & the MGs
The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968, Atlantic - It Takes Two Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
The Very Best of Marvin Gaye, UTV - I'll Never Be Free Paul Gayten and Annie Laurie
Paul Gayten and Annie Laurie, Speicalty - Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Louis Armstrong and Ella FItzgerald
Ella and Louis Sing Gershwin, Verve - CLIP: James and Troy Andrews
- Lil' Liza Jane James & Troy Andrews feat. Dr. John and Cyril Neville
12 & Shorty, Keep Swingin' - Door Poppin' Carol Fran and Clarence Holliman
Louisiana Gumbo, Putomayo - Sophisticated Sissy Rufus Thomas
The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968, Atlantic - Instrumental: Frankie and Johnny Tuts Washington
New Orleans Piano Professor, Rounder - Frankie and Johnny Sam Cooke
The Man Who Invented Soul, RCA - Lover's Prayer The Wallace Brothers
Sun Records: Southern Soul, Sun - CLIP: Marc and Ann Savoy
- Reno Waltz The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
Home Music With Spirits, Arhoolie - In Spite of Ourselves John Prine and Iris Dement
In Spite of Ourselves, Oh Boy - Instrumental: Last Date Floyd Cramer
Country Legends, RCA - SEGMENT: Joan Baez
Listen - All I Have to Do is Dream Everly Brothers
Classic Everly Brothers, Bear Family - The Two of Us The Beatles
Let It Be... Naked, Apple/ Capitol - End Bed: Tea for Two Tito Puente
NightBeat/ Mucho Puente Plus, Bear Family