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Songs as Poems; Poems as Songs Songs as Poems; Poems as Songs August 10th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Songs as Poems; Poems as Songs

We listen for poetry in music and music in poetry, songs as poems and poems as songs with Langston Hughes, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Ken Nordine. Plus, a visit to New York’s City Lore with poet-folklorist Steve Zeitlin, who rides the POEMobile to the People’s Poetry Gathering and then back to New Orleans to meet Louisiana’s poet laureate, Mona Lisa Saloy.

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CHUCK LEAVELL & JON CLEARY

September 23rd, 2015

Meet two piano professors from the South with two differing styles. First up, from Macon, GA, Chuck Leavell has played in a few of Rock’s most iconic bands, from the Allman Brothers to the Rolling Stones. And while piano might be his day job, he’s also a keeper of a Georgia forest and an honorary forest ranger! We talk to Chuck about his love of the keys and the trees. Then, it’s a lesson in New Orleans funk a la keyboard with Jon Cleary, who breaks down the elements and reveals the Latin tinge to New Orleans piano favorites.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: "Jessica" Allman Brothers Band
    Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn
  • "Alabama" Louvin Brothers
    Tragic Songs of Life, Capitol
  • "I'm Movin' On" Ray Charles
    Genius and Soul, Rhino
  • Instrumental: "Old Time Shuffle" Lloyd Glenn
    Honky Tonk Train, Night Train
  • "Up Tight, Good Man" Laura Lee
    The Muscle Shoals Sound , Rhino
  • "She's All I Got" Freddie North
    Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm and Blues 1945-1970, Vol. 2, Lost Highway
  • SEGMENT: Chuck Leavell

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  • Instrumental: "Brotherhood" Royal Southern Brotherhood
    Royal Southern Brotherhood, Ruf Records
  • "Lost Highway" Hank Williams
    The Original Singles Collection, Polygram
  • "Far Away Eyes" The Rolling Stones
    Some Girls , Virgin
  • "Where I'm From" Shelby Lynne
    I Am Shelby Lynne, The Island Def Jam Music
  • "That's How Strong My Love Is" Steve Young
    Rock Salt and Nails, A&M Records
  • "Everybody Needs Love" Drive-By Truckers
    Go-Go Boots, ATO Records
  • "Pony Boy" Allman Brothers Band
    Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn
  • End Bed: "Deep South Mose" Whispering Smith
    Swamp Blues, Ace

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: "Fortune Teller" John Cleary
    Occapella, FHQ
  • "Port St Blues" Jon Cleary
    Moonburn, Pointblank
  • "Ninth Ward Blues" Irvin Mayfield
    Irvin Mayfield, Basin Street
  • "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" Huey Piano Smith
    Kings of New Orleans Rock and Roll, Ace
  • "Misery" Professor Longhair
    Creole Kings Vol. 2, Specialty
  • "Fool's Game" Bonnie Raitt
    Silver Lining, Capitol
  • Instrumental: "Beale Street Popeye" James Booker
    Night Train Keyboard Kings, Night Train
  • SEGMENT: Jon Cleary

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  • "Gone" Irma Thomas
    Time is On My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, Vol. I , EMI
  • "St. James Infirmary" Allen Toussaint
    The Bright Mississippi, Nonesuch
  • Instrumental: "Cow Cow Blues" Allen Toussaint
    The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions, Bear Family
  • "Yes We Can Can" The Pointer Sisters
    The Pointer Sisters, Blue Thumb
  • "Uncloudy Day" Blind Boys of Alabama
    Down in New Orleans, Time Life
  • "Sea of Love" Cookie and the Cupcakes
    Kings of Swamp Pop, Ace
  • "Maiden Voyage" Herbie Hancock
    Maiden Voyage, Blue Note
  • End Bed: "Upright" Allen Toussaint
    The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions, Bear Family

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