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The Sonic Bloom

May 23, 2022 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

With Esoterica

filling in!

I am subbing for Blues Off The Record today. Planning on playing some blues, ragtime, spirituals, bluegrass, early rock and roll!

10:00 AM		Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 1971
10:06 AM		Lovie Austin & Her Blues Serenaders Sweet Georgia Brown Lovie Austin & Her Blues Serenaders Chicago: The Living Legends (Live) Fantasy Records 1984 Recorded in Chicago, September 1, 1961.
10:13 AM		Hobart Smith Railroad Bill Hobart Smith The Alan Lomax Collection: Portraits - Blue Ridge Legacy Rounder https://balladofamerica.org/railroad-bill/#:~:text=%22Railroad%20Bill%22%20is%20a%20blues,freight%20trains%20in%20the%201890s. "Railroad Bill" is a blues ballad that dates to the 19th century and has been performed and recorded by many folk artists throughout the 20th century. People have conjectured that the subject of the song is an African American outlaw named Morris Slater who robbed freight trains in the 1890s. Slater's nickname was Railroad Bill.
10:16 AM		Alberta Hunter You Can't Do What My Last Man Did Alberta Hunter Alberta Hunter Vol. 2 (1923-1924) Document Records 1996
10:19 AM		A Jam Session At Victor Blues The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing 2005
10:20 AM		Eddie "Son" House Country Farm Blues The Alan Lomax Collection - Deep River of Song: Mississippi: The Blues Lineage
10:27 AM		David "Honeyboy" Edwards Wind Howlin' Blues Delta Bluesman
10:27 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:29 AM		Johnny Dunn Original Bugle Blues Johnny Dunn Johnny Dunn Vol. 2 (1922-1928) Document Records 1995
10:29 AM		Louisiana Sugar Babes Thou Swell Louisiana Sugar Babes Thou Swell (Remastered) - Single Bacci Bros Records
10:30 AM		Alfred Deller and the Deller Consort The Lover's Ghost Alfred Deller and the Deller Consort Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs of Britain Omega Vanguard 2015 Found in Ireland and England, The Lovers Ghost has a rich history as a night-visiting ballad. https://mainlynorfolk.info/lloyd/songs/theloversghost.html
10:36 AM		Son House John the Revelator Son House The Original Delta Blues (Mojo Workin': Blues For the Next Generation) Columbia/Legacy 1965
10:39 AM		Robert Petway Catfish Blues Robert Petway Catfish Blues Edizione Jazz 2016 Robert Petway was an American blues singer and guitarist. He recorded only 16 songs, but it has been said that he was an influence on many notable blues and rock musicians, including John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, and Jimi Hendrix. There is only one known picture of Petway, a publicity photo from 1941.
10:41 AM		Robert Johnson Sweet Home Chicago Robert Johnson King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 2 Columbia/Legacy 1936 Robert Leroy Johnson was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. He is now recognized as a master of the blues, particularly the Delta blues style.
10:44 AM		Big Bill Broonzy Mississippi River Blues Big Bill Broonzy Chicago Calling Life Series 1958
10:46 AM		Mississippi Fred McDowell You Gotta Move Mississippi Fred McDowell You Gotta Move Arhoolie Records 1989 "You Gotta Move" is a traditional African-American spiritual song. Since the 1940s, the song has been recorded by a variety of gospel musicians, usually as "You Got to Move" or "You've Got to Move". It was later popularized with blues and blues rock secular adaptations by Mississippi Fred McDowell and the Rolling Stones.
10:47 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:47 AM		Almeda Riddle Jesse James The Alan Lomax Collection: Southern Journey, Vol. 5 - Bad Man Ballads Rounder 1997
11:00 AM		Eddie Condon & Fats Waller (You're Some) Pretty Doll The Commodore Story Verve Reissues 1997
11:01 AM		Pete Seeger If I Had a Hammer Pete Seeger Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2019
11:03 AM		Lead Belly Where Did You Sleep Last Night? Lead Belly Good Night Irene Tradition Records 1965
11:05 AM		Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra Selected Favorites, Vol. 1
11:07 AM		Marian Anderson Deep River Marian Anderson Ave Maria 43 North Broadway LLC 1965 On April 9th, seventy-five thousand people, including dignitaries and average citizens, attended the outdoor concert. It was as diverse a crowd as anyone had seen—black, white, old, and young—dressed in their Sunday finest. Hundreds of thousands more heard the concert over the radio. After being introduced by Secretary Ickes who declared that “Genius knows no color line,” Ms. Anderson opened her concert with America. The operatic first half of the program concluded with Ave Maria. After a short intermission, she then sang a selection of spirituals familiar to the African American members of her audience. And with tears in her eyes, Marian Anderson closed the concert with an encore, Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen.
11:12 AM		Billy Bragg & Joe Henry Gentle on My Mind Shine a Light: Field Recordings Shine a Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad Cooking Vinyl 2016
11:13 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
11:18 AM		Dave Van Ronk Hesitation Blues Dave Van Ronk The Folkways Years 1959-1961 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 1991
11:23 AM		Woody Guthrie Roll On Columbia Woody Guthrie Columbia River Collection New Rounder 1987 The song glamorized the harnessing of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest. The 11 hydroelectric dams built on the American stretch of the Columbia helped farms and industry, but their construction also permanently altered the character of the river.
11:26 AM		Chet Baker But Not for Me Chet Baker Chet Baker Sings Blue Note Records 2016 Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist.
11:28 AM		Woody Guthrie Dust Bowl Blues Woody Guthrie Dust Bowl Ballads Buddha Records 2000
11:33 AM		Bo Diddley The Clock Strikes Twelve Bo Diddley I'm a Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958 Geffen 2007
11:34 AM		Little Richard Keep a Knockin' Little Richard Good Golly! Specialty 1969 Going out to David on the chat!
11:36 AM		Arthur Alexander A Shot Of Rhythm and Blues You Better Move On Rare Bird Records 10020 2015
11:37 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
11:45 AM		Ritchie Havens Follow the Drinking Gourd Songs of the Civil War
11:47 AM		Ella Jenkins Wade In the Water Ella Jenkins African-American Folk Rhythms Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 1998
11:47 AM		Townes Van Zandt I'll Be Here In the Morning Townes Van Zandt For the Sake of the Song Charly Tomato 1968
11:57 AM		Arthur Alexander Rainbow Road Arthur Alexander You Better Move On Rare Bird Records 10020 2015

Chat is archived.

hey

HeyOoo!

howdy!!

Hi, DJ Esoterica!

Hi, Mr. m! Thanks for joining me bright and early on the west coast:)

Good morning! Looking at shiny sunny waters of the Atlantic Ocean while streaming wprb

Speaking of coast

Nice! Have a great day, Brian D!

Cheers to DJ Sonny Boy Williamson III❗️

Busy day!

Oh just the toes. Way too cold!

Good morning, Esoterica

hi joe!

good morninig

excuse typos lol

But it feels great that icy water shocks the feet in a good way. Chilled blood rises up the legs

love SBWIII! The best

Tornado in Michigan! Prayers and Meditations!

wow, mr. m, yes prayers, i didn't hear that.

@ Esoterica (host) Hi! Glad you're doing the Sonny Boy cover. (That sounds like the name of a 1930s dance craze, doesn't it? )

hi richard, yes indeedy, it does sound like that:)

wow, bri! what parts of the beach are you currently residing?

jersey?

@ Esoterica (host) Your suggestion of maybe playing some bluegrass this morning wafts it way in to very receptive ears in my case ...

There's a great version of Sweet Georgia Brown by Norman Blake, Tut Taylor, Jethro Burns, Dave Holland and others. Long long album title is all their surnames in a row. Richard knows!

you got it! i was thinking alice gerrard

ooooh thx bri, i need to check that one out

Ocean Grove here! Free parking! Walk to Asbury for the restaurants. Almost check out time. About to go there again

(Spins basketball, whistles...)

nice, bri!

👆🏀

Slide whistles

Fixing this post... Swype type woes.... 2 hot sunny days on the town side of the sand. Then the beach is 20 degrees cooler. A constant breeze like someone opened up the fridge across the beach

Good morning, @Eso! Nice to hear you on a Monday morning 📻

Oh, across !

Good morning, Christine!

One day I'll just post entirely in Swype type errors (if family friendly ha)

TAndy says hello & sends his compliments; he's flying to California.

safe travels, TAndy!

I’ll join in on the fun Brian D and make mustards on purpose and not correct the mustards.

you know i love california!. hope to get our there xmastime

out

WestSiiidddeee!!

Looking out for porpoises and whales. May have seen some porpoises not sure. Black shadow on top of little wave caps deceiving. But the shapes had those distinctive curved hop pattern of the porpoises/ dolphins whatever they are

Once again ha

That reads like Loch Ness Monsters

I might need sleep

Big ol Ballad of America link has blown up the playlist left right margins.... I never learnded how to do those bit dot ly link shrinks... But that might help

Maybe put it in the chat not playlist?

Yeah the dolphin movement is not a far cry from the Nessie picture

I’m scare

Leave it to Libya to figure out how to shorten links ha

Enjoying ALL the TUNES! Cheers, DJ Esoterica!

@Brian, do you have binoculars? 🐬🌊

Railroad Bill is a classic. Cool to hear the tales.

We need to get some good binocs Christine! We've been through a couple old clunky heavy pairs that we "inherited". The tech and weight are no doubt better now

But in a pinch putting on a good pair of polarized sunglasses lets you see details better I've found

This bird has wifi! Not good enough to stream anything unfortunately. Takeoff was smooth 😎 https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/224059381464039425/978302708735967303/IMG_20220523_101642.jpg

aw thx, mr. m!

alright, TAndy!

I hear you @Brian; I have older Audobun binoculars thst I inherited.

thx for checking in! say hi to my homestate

@TAndy! You are chatting at 30K feet?

@ Esoterica (host) Yes to Alice Gerrard! As Hazel (Dickens) & Alice, or with the Strange Creek Singers, or w, ith Putnam County String Band, or solo, or whatever! :-))

TAndy, say hi to the UFOs for me!

Yep! Free wifi for the next 50 minutes, absolutely gutted that I'm missing the show though 😭

Open the window and wave to us!

Noooo

L0LZ

I can't see any UFOs sir, we just entered the milk

TAndy! Shut your face and go sleepy already!

Let us know if you keep any goblins on the wing or UFOs skittering around

*peep any goblins*

the goblin is on the plane and chatting with us! 🤣

lol christine, reminds me of the twilight zone with shatner, right?

I smell kawfee

Dude! You ain’t gonna be ready for the WestSiiidddeee.

Is TAndy headed to the ISS?

Mayhaps

this GEM 💎💙

SON HOUSE ‘John the Revelator’ ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

oh yeah, mr. m! classic

Luv it!

@Eso, yes! LOL William Shatner was like 😱 then he was like 😵

@ Esoterica (host) We could have used "John the Revelator" by Son House during the weekend's high heat -- for the chills it gives! Myohmyoh ...

oh yeah richard, agreed

Hob noblin. Wit de goblin...

Hi, DJ JonSolomon! Do you know if there are any other fill-in shows happening today or even tomorrow?

Fred McDowell is so wonderful

Mississippi Fred McDowell 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

I see fields of white... https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/224059381464039425/978306524411740220/IMG_20220523_103856.jpg

And a rocket! 🚀

weeknd shenanigans

NOR-fook... Yah it sounds just on the verge of FCC non friendly but... those Virginians ha. Easier than Fauquier County though! Ha

I’m jetting off to Jersey to avoid TAndy

Christine!

JonSolomon!

…are here too!

MrM you run the risk of our planes crossing paths, therefore engageing in my >:)

I’m already at your house

Estate, excuse me

hi jon!

i will give shout outs next break:)

🔨

we need pete!

Pete! Mind the hammering pre 10am on Mondays. That carousing recovery mentioned earlier...

Very good, DJ Esoterica!

this all time favourite! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Huddie Ledbetter!

LEAD BELLY ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

oh yeah... covered by mark lanegan, my he rest in peace.

my middle name is irene, names after goodnight irene, my folks were well, folkies

That’s outstanding!

Little Esoterica Irene 💗

yup:)

NIRVANA ❤️ covered it too! Remember? Don’t care?

I was glad when I saw The Dead you rascal, you.

Buffy the Buffet Buffering

@ Esoterica (host) Your middle name is Irene, named after "Goodnight Irene"? That's beyond cool.

Is it just me?

or maybe nirvana, i think you are right, mr. m:)

oh no, buffering?

my phone is streaming

seems ok

It might have been me as no other reports. Sorry, DJ Esoterica!

(Ah, I found the chat. All I had to do was scroll to the right.) Twenty years after Shatner starred in the TV adaptation of Richard Matheson’s “Nightmare At 20,000 Feet”, John Lithgow starred in its remake for “Twilight Zone: The Movie”. Years after that, the two actors worked together in “3rd Rock from the Sun”.

Great selections!

oh thanks, mr. m

glad you found the chat, david!

I heart John Lithgow and 3rd Rock from the Sun❣️❣️

When you first mentioned Marion Anderson, I thought you were talking about John Wayne. But no, his name is Marion Morrison.

Appreciate the music and artist on-air information and playlist notes and links, DJ Esoterica! Thanks!

Dave Van Ronk sings this much better than Jorma Kaukonen.

agreed, david!

ohthx, mr. m

The Klickitat, too!

Speaking of Shatner, 1979’s “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” is playing 7:00 tonight in a few NJ theaters, such as North Brunswick’s Regal Commerce Center not far from Princeton. Can you believe it?

People luv Star Trek and theShat!

Maybe sold out at each theatre!?! 🎭

Check Twitter later and give reports during DJ Esoterica’s next broadcast tonight 8pm est. !!

@David Shortell

cool, david!

BO DIDDLEY ❤️‍🔥

did david suggest this last thursday? Little Richard?

Yes. Thanks!

If Star Trek isn’t way-out and fantasy-based enough for you, Cinemark Hazlet is the only NJ theater screening “2000 Mules”, tonight at 7:35. It’s the latest fascist propaganda by nutcase election crook (pardoned by Trump) Dinesh D'Souza, about how he thinks the 2020 election was “stolen”.

Nice! Great stuff! LITTLE RICHARD 💟

I’d like to watch that one!

You had me at fascist nutcase

What’s the plot?

The plot to dethrone the rightful emperor Trump, of course!

L0LZ No, i mean whats the theory?

I’ll just look it up. Thanks for sharing the propaganda! Maybe we delete this conversation.

Good morning & thank you, DJE! Anudda sprawling & imaginative show!

Bo Diddley was played and last week’s guest Ben Vaughn was just mentioned. That reminds me of this past Saturday’s special radio show of recorded City Gardens concerts. One such was from 1985 when Bo Diddley was backed up by the Ben Vaughn Combo!

https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/115910

hi, IP! Thanks for stopping in.

oh cool, david. I will check out that playlist. you mean mentioned on another show?

I will be subbing tonight as well from 8-11 p.m.

FYI

No, I mean you mentioned it!

Well done, DJ Esoterica!

DJ Esoterica, many thanks for sharing all these great tunes! Looking forward to hearing you later today! And Thursday! Big cheers and kind regards!

Thanks, Mr. M! see you later

TOWNES VAN ZANDT 💟

oh haha david. thanks:)

I liked that version of “You Rascal You” by Jack Teagarden. Louis Armstrong played the song in a 1932 Betty Boop cartoon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUcUhLg_0-0

oh cool, love betty boop

BOOP 💖

bye, all