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PHILLY SOUL FOLKS & LOUISIANA SWAMP POP: JOHN OATES & JOHNNIE ALLAN
While they don’t all have blue-eyes, the white soul and swamp pop guys and gals from Philadelphia and South Louisiana have created distinctive regional sounds of national significance. In Philadelphia, we sample soul roots of the famed band Hall & Oates; and learn from John Oates that — despite years of pop music, big hair and synthesizers — at heart he is also a folkie into to country blues and flat-picked guitar a la Doc Watson and Mississippi John Hurt… which he plays live for us! The angelic-voiced Daryl Hall, on the other hand is more disciple of the Temptations who we’ll hear along with the Orlons, The O’Jays and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. In South Louisiana the simmering pot of music that draws on Cajun, R&B, soul and country ends up as a tasty dish called Swamp Pop. Johnnie Allan (Guillot) is a Cajun Swamp Pop chef extraordinaire with hits like “South to Louisiana” and a version of the “Promised Land” played on the French accordion. He’s surrounded by music from Earl King, Cookie & the Cupcakes, and Slim Harpo. Tasty indeed!
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Pallet John Oates
Mississippi Mile, Victor - Blue Railroad Train Doc and Merle Watson
Lonesome Road/ Look Away, Southern Music Distribution - I'm Satisfied Mississippi John Hurt
Today!, Vanguard - Kokomo Blues Bonnie Raitt
Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Anniversary, Sliced Bread - Dance Hall Girls John Oates
Mississippi Mile, Victor - Instrumental: See See Rider Jimmy Smith
Home Cookin', Blue Note - South Street The Orlons
Cameo Parkway, 1957-1961, ABKCO - This Train Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The Original Soul Sister, Proper - Love Train The O'Jays
Back Stabbers, Philadelphia International - Don't Ever Want to Lose Your Love Barbara Mason
Cooler Than Ice: The Arctic Records Story, Arctic - You Make My Dreams Daryl Hall & John Oates
Voices, RCA - Instrumental: Papa Was a Rolling Stone The Funk Brothers
The Best of the Funk Brothers, Motown - The Way You Do the Things You Do The Temptations
The Very Best of the Temptations, Motown - Good-Bye The Temptones
Cooler Than Ice: The Arctic Records Story, Arctic - SEGMENT: John Oates
Listen - Sitting On Top of the World John Oates
Live at Preservation Hall, original recording - Miss the Mississippi and You John Oates and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Live at Preservation Hall, original recording - End Bed: So Long Blues Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Best of the Early Years, Preservation Hall - Instrumental: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The Revelers
Play the Swamp Pop Classics, Vol.1 - EP, The Revelers
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Promised Land Johnnie Allan
The Essential Collection, JIN - Allons Rock and Roll Lawrence Walker
Allons Cajun Rock and Roll, Ace - Okie Dokie Stomp Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
The Original Peacock Recordings, Rounder - I Hear You Knockin' Lazy Lester
Sound of the Swamp: The Best of Excello Records Vol. 1, Rhino - Fais Do Do Rod Bernard
Swamp Rock 'N' Roll, Ace - Basic Lady Coteau
Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder - Cajun Twist Lil' Band O' Gold
Lil' Band O' Gold, Shanachie - Instrumental: Wang Wang Blues The Revelers
The Revelers, The Revelers - SEGMENT: Johnnie Allan
Listen - Those Lonely, Lonely Nights Earl King
Earl's Pearls: The Very Best of Earl King 1955-1960, Westside/Ace - Un Autre Soir d'Ennui Belton Richard
The Essential Belton Richard Cajun Music Collection, Swallow - I'm a Fool to Care Joe Barry
I'm a Fool to Care, Demon - Rainin' in My Heart Slim Harpo
The Sounds of the Swamp: Excello Records Vol. 1, Rhino - You'll Lose a Good Thing Barbara Lynn
The Jamie Singles Collection 1962-1965, Jamie - Got You On My Mind Cookie and the Cupcakes
Kings of Swamp Pop, Ace - Evangeline Feufollet
Feufollet, Feufollet - See You Later Alligator Bobby Charles
Walking to New Orleans: The Jewel and Paula Recordings 1964-65, Westside - End Bed: Burgher's Beat John Hart with Lil' Bob & the Lollipops
Lafayette Soul Show, Ace