Sixth episode! After a week off for Christmas, Cradle To Grave returns for the new year with happy birthdays & sad death days galore. Boy, there's a lot of work that goes into this show! I hope someone somewhere is appreciative.
Birthdays celebrated include blues singers Rube Lacy & Edith Johnson, the wry country stylings of Roger Miller paired with the deep funky voice of Charles Miller (no relation), & two bassists from indie rock bands. Meanwhile, folks who met their doom on January 2 include movie star Dick Powell, rockers Randy California & Steve Connolly, & jazz pianists Eddie Heywood & André Persiany. All played (well, mostly) in the order the artists were born (first hour) or died (second hour). I tried something. I don't know how it went.
The show can be listened to now at Self Help Radio: the website. If you're just joining us, pay attention to username/password information, which is available on the site's front page. (It's SHR/selfhelp in case you can't find it.) The songs I played, in each hour, are listed below.
Please enjoy!
(part one: birthdays)
"Mississippi Jail House Groan" Rube Lacy _The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records 1928-1932, Vol. 2_
"Good Chib Blues" Edith Johnson _I Can't Be Satisfied, Vol. 2_
"Milt Meets Side" Modern Jazz Quartet _Modern Jazz Quartet_
"Everything Must Change" Arthur Prysock _Best Of Arthur Prysock: The Milestone Years_
"Dang Me" Roger Miller _The Very Best Of Roger Miller_
"Low Rider" War _Why Can't We Be Friends?_
"Come On Rock, Little Girl" Smokey Smothers _Chicago Blues From Federal Records, Vol. 1_
"Somewhere In Sydney" Skyhooks _Straight In A Gay Gay World_
"Gettin' Used To Leavin'" Christine Lavin _Beau Woes & Other Problems Of Modern Life_
"Funk'n' Roll (Dancin' In The 'Funkshine')" Quazar _Funk With A Big Foot_
"Wild-Eyed Dream" Ricky Van Shelton _Wild-Eyed Dream_
"Kennedy" The Wedding Present _Bizarro_
"Mutilated Lips" Ween _The Mollusk_
"Shortyville" Trombone Shorty _Say That to Say This_
(part two: death anniversaries)
"I Only Have Eyes For You" Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, & Chorus _Lullaby Of Broadway: The Best Of Busby Berkeley At Warner Bros._
"No Longer A Sweetheart Of Mine" Don Reno & Red Smiley _Good Old Country Ballads_
"You Got To Fix It" Speckled Red _Complete Recorded Works 1929-1938_
"Rye Wiskey" Tex Ritter _The History Of Country & Western Music Vol 4 (1931-1934)_
"Avalon" Eroll Garner _At The Piano_
"Bo Bo Ska Diddle Daddle" Wayne Walker _Whistle Bait: 25 Rockabilly Rave-Ups_
"Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues" Papa Charlie Jackson _The Remaining Titles (1924-1934)_
"Dizzy Miss Lizzy" Larry Williams _Here's Larry Williams_
"When I Write My Song (vocals, Bob Eberly)" Eddie Heywood _Eddie Heywood (1946-1947)_
"Before Too Long" Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls _Under The Sun_
"Day Tripper" Randy California _Kapt.Kopter & The (Fabulous) Twirly Birds_
"Runnin' Down To Memphis" Eggs Over Easy _Good 'n' Cheap Rock_
"Boogie Parisien" Mezz Mezzrow _Mezz Mezzrow (1947-1951)_
"We Do The Work" Jon Fromer _We Do The Work_
"She Cried" Jay & The Americans _The Complete United Artists Singles_
"Drum Suite" Moondog _Moondog_
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