Playlist for Tuesday, September 13, 2022 (Noon-2pm)
Banjos in the '60s (Part 1) "Oh Susanna" belongs to our racist past (see the original Stephen Foster lyrics). And the banjo was created by slaves. But in this series, we'll honor that creation in songs from the '60s, letting the instrument speak for itself.
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Performer [Composer]
Song
Album [Format]
Misc
Misc –
REQ:Request
BED:Bed
NEW:New Release
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Background music, in order: (1) Phil Yost - "Look For Me In Eastrod, Mary O" ("Fog-Hat Ramble," Takoma 1968) (2) The Charles River Valley Boys - "She's a Woman" ("Beatle Country," Elektra 1966) (3) Glen Campbell - "Lonesome Twelve" ("The Astounding 12-String Guitar Of Glen Campbell," Capitol 1964) (4) Taj Mahal - "Colored Aristocracy" ("Giant Step / De Ole Folks At Home," Columbia 1969) (5) Raymond Fairchild - "Whoa Mule Whoa" ("America's Most Authentic Folk Banjo," Sims 1961) (6) The Incredible String Band - "Niggertown" (The Incredible String Band," Elektra 1966) (7) The Dillards - "Bending the Strings" ("Wheatstraw Suite," Elektra 1968) (8) Sandy Denny and The Strawbs - "Strawberries" ("All Our Own Work," Hallmark (UK) / Hannibal (US) 1973, but recorded in 1967) (9) The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band "Dismal Swamp" ("The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band," Liberty 1967) (10) Clive Palmer - "Winter's Tale" ("Clive Palmer's Banjoland," Sunbeam 2005, but recorded in 1967)
