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The Clothesline

Feb 14, 2023 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Music

With Wilbo

Whirlwinds of stylistic indecision coalescing into a linear kaleidoscope of musical superimposition.

Black History Month 2023

History, stories, music and humor from my collection

12:01 PM		Spanky and Our Gang Leopard Skin Phones Without Rhyme or Reason Mercury
12:05 PM		Duke Ellington & His Orchestra A Tone Parallel to Harlem(The Harlem Suite) Ellington Uptown Columbia
12:17 PM		Louis Armstrong Black and Blue Louis Armstrong Vol. ll Everest
12:22 PM		Billie Holiday Strange Fruit Strange Fruit Atlantic
12:25 PM		Joséphine Baker Don't Touch My Tomatoes The Fabulous Joséphine Baker RCA 2013
12:32 PM		Script Writer Norman McRae/ Historian Dr. Elsie Lewis Side 1 The Afro-American's Quest for Education: A Black odyssey Pepsi-Cola
12:47 PM		The O'Jays Ship Ahoy Ship Ahoy Philadelphia International Records 1973
1:00 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
1:10 PM		The Afro-American Ensemble Feat. L.C. Grier and Novella Edmonds Free The Black Man's Chains Free The Black Man's Chains GSF
1:11 PM		The Afro-American Ensemble Feat. L.C. Grier and Novella Edmonds L "Slave" I Wanna be Free Free The Black Man's Chains GSF
1:13 PM		The Afro-American Ensemble Feat. L.C. Grier and Novella Edmonds It's a Sad Black World Free The Black Man's Chains GSF
1:17 PM		The Afro-American Ensemble Feat. L.C. Grier and Novella Edmonds North to The Promised Land Free The Black Man's Chains GSF
1:23 PM		The Afro-American Ensemble Feat. L.C. Grier and Novella Edmonds Black is Black Free The Black Man's Chains GSF
1:24 PM		The Afro-American Ensemble Feat. L.C. Grier and Novella Edmonds Fair Skin Man Free The Black Man's Chains GSF
1:28 PM		The Afro-American Ensemble Feat. L.C. Grier and Novella Edmonds Gone is The Laughter of You Free The Black Man's Chains GSF
1:32 PM		The Afro-American Ensemble Feat. L.C. Grier and Novella Edmonds Somebody Bigger Than You and I Free The Black Man's Chains GSF
1:33 PM		The Afro-American Ensemble Feat. L.C. Grier and Novella Edmonds Love(L.O.V.E.) Free The Black Man's Chains GSF
1:37 PM		The Afro-American Ensemble Feat. L.C. Grier and Novella Edmonds Tomorrow The Sun Will Shine Free The Black Man's Chains GSF
1:40 PM		The Afro-American Ensemble Feat. L.C. Grier and Novella Edmonds Soul President Free The Black Man's Chains GSF
1:42 PM		The Afro-American Ensemble Feat. L.C. Grier and Novella Edmonds We Are Here(Finale) Free The Black Man's Chains GSF
1:50 PM		Brock Peters Side A Brock Peters reads excerpts from Life and Times of Frederick Douglass CMS
2:08 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
2:13 PM		Hugh Masakela Colonial Man Colonial Man Casablanca
2:15 PM		Parliament Chocolate City Chocolate City Casablanca 2003
2:21 PM		Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet Fear of a Black Planet Def Jam Recordings 1990
2:25 PM		Tommy Butler I Have a Dream The Selma Original Cast Album Cotillion
2:28 PM		The Art Ensemble of Chicago Prayer For Jimbo Kwesi The Third Decade ECM Records 1985
2:40 PM		Godfrey Cambridge The Rent-A-Negro Plan Ready Or Not Here's Godfrey Cambridge Epic/Legacy 1968
2:44 PM		Eartha Kitt (the diary of) Charlotte Forten Black Pioneers in American History Caedmon

Chat is archived.

Chewsday innit

Must Be Belgium

Such a great piece of music, I apologize for the condition of the rekkid

Just sounds well loved

sign of a well-loved record. Adds to the ambience

My other turntable could handle a nickel on the tone arm. This one's a tad grumpy

Swingin perfection

Greetings WILBO Despite the grumpy turntable Duke still loves your program madly

A decent ceramic stylus will also provide some healthy weight for those stubborn rekkids

Geeky as this will sound, I probably recked the rekkid analyzing this arrangement in college. Add that to the grumpy turntable...

I nominate WILBO to be curator for next years Super Bowl half time entertainment

I visited Louis Armstrong museum and house in Corona Queens. Much cooler than you could ever imagine

I've seen pictures. All that teal, speaks to my love of mid-century-ness

His wife idolized Jackie Kennedy home designing

Sounding good, Wilbo

Thanks and hey!

This record should be played in all Florida schools.

In ALL schools

Florida :(

Agree.

How history repeats itself… we’re entering a new dark age.

Unfortunately. Some people doing their hardest to ruin it for everyone who will be around after the next decade

Walking right near HQ of Philadelphia International Records right now Our very own Brill Building

I had hoped that backwards attitude would have died out with Strom Thurman, but unfortunately there is a fresh generation

Howdy Wilbo! Good spins.

all hands on deck

nice bass. very thumpy yet fluffy

Wish I could find the musicians' credits.

Howdy AH

Frankford Wayne means Philladelphia

¿ Gamble and Huff ?

discogs say 1972 which is be right for thumpy bass from Philly

Sí itś a keeper

https://www.discogs.com/release/1465047-The-Afro-American-Ensemble-Featuring-LC-Grier-And-Novella-Edmonds-Free-The-Black-Mans-Chains-A-Black

I think philly is right. I just noticed Richie Rome as the string arranger. He was the Richie Family

This is as 1972 Philadelphia as the Eagles losing 11 games that year.Richie was truly prolific

Soul President reminds of that skit on the short lived Richard Pryor TV show

Brock Peters also great singer. Sang back up vocals for Harry Belafonte

I think Florida voting to block the WPRB webstream

musty proverb

I'll soon be hitting the road, but I thank you, Wilbo! A most excellent show today as always. A very special show today indeed, thank you so much!

Thanks to you waest coastin' TAndy

the leaflet is in Trenton

Chocolate City!

Stellar show again, Wilbo! Thank you!

Thank you!

Thanks to WILBO for a great and unique program today and Happy Valentines Day to all WILBO listeners.

Thanks for being here!

Great show wilbo, thank you!

Thank you and everyone!