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Episode 2: "Goin' Up the Country" Locale: Mississippi Delta No one knows for sure when the blues became a music form of its own, but most authorities agree it was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. “Goin' Up the Country” documents the birth of recorded blues with the music of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, Charley Patton, Son House, and Blind Willie McTell. This episode’s concluding performance is from contemporary blueswoman Rory Block. Listen: Full Version » Windows Media Part 1 » Windows Media Part 2 » Windows Media Part 3 » Windows Media Read Transcript » Supplemental Audio: Bill Ferris Interview (1 of 2) Windows Media Bill Ferris Interview (2 of 2) Windows Media Bill Wyman Interview (1 of 2) Windows Media Bill Wyman Interview (2 of 2) Windows Media Rory Block Preachin' the Blues Windows Media Walking tour of Clarksdale, Mississippi Windows Media Supplemental Material: Names Discussed in this Episode Links courtesy of All Music Guide The Beatles, Rory Block, Canned Heat, Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jimi Hendrix, Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Jonny Lang, Taj Mahal, Charley Patton, Carl Perkins, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Reed, Sonny Rhodes , Jerry Ricks, Roy Rogers, The Rolling Stones, Henry Thomas, Ike Turner, T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Jack White, The White Stripes, Howlin' Wolf, Bill Wyman Read transcript of this episode (PDF): Episode 2 Transcript (Adobe Acrobat PDF) » Read transcript of this episode (HTML): | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Producer Notes Episode 2: Goin' Up the Country Who knew that Bill Wyman, the original bass player for the Rolling Stones, was a neighbor and close friend of the painter Marc Chagall? In putting together each episode, we came across all sorts of trivia that was interesting but completely off topic. Every episode also had interview clips, songs, and even entire story lines that were really hard to cut from the program, but in the end there's only so much you can fit into an hour. One of our favorite pieces that was ultimately cut was a walking tour of Clarksdale, Mississippi from two board members of the Delta Blues Museum, Bill Gresham and Johnny Lewis. It was really pretty moving to hear these two men, one black and one white, walk together through a once segregated bus station and talk about race relations, the blues scene, and growing up in Clarksdale. Near the end of the tour, Johnny Lewis recited part of a Langston Hughes poem from memory. It was a completely unexpected and powerful moment.
Matt Bauer
The Walking Tour of Clarksdale is available in the supplemental audio section of this episode
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Major funding for the radio series comes from Volkswagen. The Blues is a co-production of EMP Radio and Ben Manilla Productions, in association with WGBH Radio, Boston. Produced by Peter Crimmins and Matt Bauer. Executive Producers: Robert Santelli and Ben Manilla. Executive in charge for WGBH Radio: Robert Lyons. |
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 Ten Things to Help You Become a Better Blues Musician, by Don Mock |
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 Sweet Home Chicago: Big City Blues 1946-1966 Excello Records and the Swamp Blues 2003 W.C. Handy Blues Awards Weekend (Feature Article) The British Blues A Once-in-a-Lifetime Lineup Salutes the Blues Memphis: A Century of the Blues Clarksdale: Delta Blues Past and Present The Piedmont Blues: Alive and Well in D.C. Q&A with Peter Guralnick Don Robey and Duke-Peacock Records Celebrating the Year of the Blues |
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