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Piece Description
A final visit to Tower Records netted some interesting finds at 70% off for Blues File host and producer Jonny Meister. Yet it was certainly a bittersweet experience. It is now impossible to find many blues or jazz CDs in a store near home. Tower's closing also reflects overall drops in music sales, which is certainly not good news for those whose sales figures are already at the bottom of the pop music list, such as blues artists. This Blues File looks at the role of retail record stores in the past and shares some of those final purchases from Tower Records.
Broadcast History
WXPN-FM Philadelphia 1-4-2007
Transcript
format:
Artist Name "Song Title"
Label Name: Album Title
Elmore James "Dust My Broom"
Rhino: The Sky Is Crying: The History Of Elmore James
Skip James "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues"
Yazoo: Hard Time Killin' Floor
Richard Berry w/ Shuggie Otis "Louie Louie"
Blue Spectrum: In Session -- Great Rhythm & Blues
Peter Chapman "Beer Drinking Woman"
Our World Entertainment: This Life I'm Living
Leon Bibb "Old Man River"
Stony Plain: Praising Peace: A Tribute To Paul Robeson
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Timing and Cues
4:00 self contained. Opens with opening theme and host intro, ends with song fade.
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