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Blues & Beyond #26: James Brown, Bluesman

Series: Blues & Beyond
From: WXPN
Length: 00:59:00

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The Godfather Of Soul, the late James Brown, will always be remembered for the funk music he developed more than for his blues. But Brown brought his unique spirit and talent to the blues genre and to jazz, even if the recordings were "deep" cuts on albums or unissued until many years after he made them. This hour of The Blues & Beyond featues some of those deep tracks, including his versions of songs from the repertoire of his greatest influence, Louis Jordan-- as well as his haunting "King Heroin" and other affecting performances not at the top of the James Brown catalog of hits.

Broadcast History

WXPN-FM Philadelphia 12-30-2006

Transcript

Artist Name "Song Title"
Label Name: Album Title

James Brown "Like It Is, Like It Was"
Polydor: Messing With The Blues

James Brown "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"
Polydor: Messing With The Blues

James Brown "Caldonia"
Polydor: Messing With The Blues

James Brown "Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door"
Polydor: Messing With The Blues

James Brown "Further On Up The Road"
Polydor: Messing With The Blues

James Brown "Everyday I Have The Blues"
Polydor: Messing With The Blues

James Brown "Good Rockin' Tonight"
Polydor: Messing With The Blues

zipper:
James Brown "The Soul Of J. B."
Polydor: I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me IM

James Brown "The Nearness Of You"
Polydor: James Brown Sings Raw Soul IM

James Brown "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
Polydor: Say It Loud-- I'm Black And I'm Proud

James Brown "How Do You Stop"
Scott...
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Timing and Cues

Timings & Cues

00:00 Billboard: Show opens, opening theme, "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister."

00:59 Billboard ends.. "... in this hour of The Blues & Beyond."

01:00 "option" song: "Starting out, this is..."

05:59 "option" song fades

06:00 show re-intro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister....."

27:43 end of part 1:

"... after the break, here on The Blues & Beyond."

59-second bed plays

28:42 bed fades

28:43 part 2: show re-intro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister."

58:16 voice out on part 2 "... thanks for listening to this hour of The Blues & Beyond."

58:29 theme fades end of part 2

58:30 Promo starts: bed begins: ..."Tower Records is out of business; the last retail chain..."

58:49 voice out "...on the next Blues & Beyond"

58:59 promo bed fades

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