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Show 73: The Delta Blues Tradition (Amplified)
This show follows what happened when Delta feeling hit electricity and the juke-joint pulse moved into city rooms, studios, and amplifiers. It documents how the old country language stayed alive even as the guitars got louder, the bands got tighter, and the blues reached new audiences.
Host Narration
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37Tracks
23Artists
5Theme Tags
5Genre Tags
This show follows what happened when Delta feeling hit electricity and the juke-joint pulse moved into city rooms, studios, and amplifiers. It documents how the old country language stayed alive even as the guitars got louder, the bands got tighter, and the blues reached new audiences.
Tracklist
| Order | Track | Artist | Segment | Bridge | Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shake 'Em on Down (Live) | Mississippi Fred McDowell | 1 | - | |
| 2 | You Got to Move (Live) | Mississippi Fred McDowell | 1 | - | |
| 3 | Call Me Easy Papa | John Brim;Pinetop Perkins | 1 | - | |
| 4 | Driving Wheel | John Brim;Pinetop Perkins | 1 | - | |
| 5 | Give Me a 32-20 | Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup | 1 | - | |
| 6 | Dirt Road Blues | Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup | 1 | - | |
| 7 | My Baby Left Me | Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup | 1 | - | |
| 8 | C C Rider | Lonnie Johnson | 1 | - | |
| 9 | Someday Baby | Big Joe Williams | 1 | Yes | - |
| 10 | Baby, Please Don't Go | Big Joe Williams | 2 | Yes | - |
| 11 | Annie Mae | Big Joe Williams | 2 | - | |
| 12 | Romance Without Finance | Big Bill Broonzy;Washboard Sam | 2 | - | |
| 13 | Baby Please Don't Go | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2 | - | |
| 14 | High And Lonesome | Jimmy Reed | 2 | - | |
| 15 | Whose Muddy Shoes | Elmore James | 2 | - | |
| 16 | Louisiana Blues | Muddy Waters | 2 | - | |
| 17 | I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man | Willie Dixon | 2 | Yes | - |
| 18 | The Little Red Rooster | Willie Dixon | 3 | Yes | - |
| 19 | Mellow Down Easy | Little Walter | 3 | - | |
| 20 | Key To The Highway | Little Walter | 3 | - | |
| 21 | Blues Before Sunrise | John Lee Hooker | 3 | - | |
| 22 | Worried Life Blues | John Lee Hooker | 3 | - | |
| 23 | Howlin' Wolf Talks #3 | Howlin' Wolf | 3 | - | |
| 24 | Howlin' Wolf Talks #1 | Howlin' Wolf | 3 | - | |
| 25 | I Asked For Water | Howlin' Wolf | 3 | - | |
| 26 | Your Funeral And My Trial | Sonny Boy Williamson II | 3 | - | |
| 27 | Keep It to Yourself | Sonny Boy Williamson II | 3 | - | |
| 28 | Respect Me Baby | Magic Sam | 3 | Yes | - |
| 29 | Please Love Me | B.B. King | 4 | Yes | - |
| 30 | Bad Luck Blues | Albert King | 4 | - | |
| 31 | Double Trouble | Otis Rush | 4 | - | |
| 32 | The Sky Is Crying | Albert King | 4 | - | |
| 33 | Born In Memphis Tennesse | Memphis Slim | 4 | - | |
| 34 | Mother Earth | Memphis Slim | 4 | - | |
| First Time I Met The Blues | Buddy Guy | - | |||
| Got My Mojo Working | Louis Jordan | - | |||
| Speak My Mind | J. B. Hutto;Sunnyland Slim | - |