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Blues & Beyond #21: The Origins Of Some Hit Songs

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Part of Series Blues & Beyond
Length 59:00
Licensor WXPN
Producer(s) Jonny Meister
Formats Commentary, Soft Feature, Weekly Program
Topics African American, Entertainment, Music
Produced Unspecified
Added to PRX November 21, 2006
 

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The sometimes surprising origins of some hit songs from rock and blues artists

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http://www.xpn.org/blues

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Authoritative, Informational, Sound Rich

Language:

English

Description:

This program looks at the origins of some well-known popular songs. Canned Heat's "Going Up The Country" came from a Henry Thomas record from the 1920s, though Canned Heat gave no information about their source. Cream did give credit to Blind Joe Reynolds for "Outside Woman Blues" but the original 1929 record is almost unknown. We'll hear it on this show. British folkies have come up with distinctive arrangements of traditional songs that later became pop hits, without any mention of the musicians who gave these songs their popular form. This program offers selections from Bert Jansch and Martin Carthy that were hits by Paul Simon and Led Zeppelin. Elvis Presley learned the song he recorded on his first single, "That's All Right" from a 1946 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup record; we'll trace that song back as far as 1926, from the great Blind Lemon Jefferson. Also included, the original "Iko Iko"-- "Jock-a-Mo" from Sugarboy Crawford-- and more.

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