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Blues & Beyond #116: John Lee Hooker, Jr. "All Odds Against Me" - Barbara Dennerlein returns to church, to play the blues.

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

John Lee Hooker, Jr., has released his third album. This son of one of the greatest blues artists of all times has had more than his share of troubles, but his life seems to give him an edge in his music. His songs are brutally honest and provocative, and he is not in any way copying his father. Barbara Dennerlein, the great Hammond B3 organist, has made a second album of jazz and blues recorded on a full pipe organ in a church. Read the full description.
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Much of this hour of The B&B will be devoted to John Lee Hooker, Jr. He bears one of the most well-known names in blues music, and, for whatever reasons, has faced more than his share of troubles in this life. After performing and recording in June 1972 with his father at a concert at Soledad Prison, Hooker Jr largely vanished from view, spending some time behind bars himself, and resurfacing with a debut album "Blues With A Vengeance" almost 32 years later. Hooker's music is edgy, unsettling, and captivating, and he is not at all imitative of his father. We'll feature his new album "All Odds Against Me" and hear a bit of an interview I did with him in 2004, and we have the tracks from the Soledad Prison concert where he sang lead -- which haven't been reissued on CD. Also on this show, Barbara Dennerlein returns to church-- to play blues on the church organ! This Queen of The Hammond B3 has issued a second album of jazz and blues played on a full pipe organ. We'll also hear a cut from Miles Davis with The Tadd Dameron Quintet from a 1949 French radio broadcast, magnificently restored by Andrew Rose of Pristine Audio.

Broadcast History

WXPN-FM Philadelphia 9-21-2008

Transcript

B. B. King "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"
Geffen: One Kind Favor
? 2008 Geffen Records
B0011791-02

John Lee Hooker, Jr. "The People Want A Change"
Stepping Stone: All Odds Against Me
? 2008 Copycats Records
CCE 9010

John Lee Hooker, Jr. "Superlover"/"I'm Your Crosscut Saw"
ABCL Live At Soledad Prison
? 1972 ABC Records, Inc.
ABCX-761-A

John Lee Hooker, Jr. "Extra-Marital Affair"
Stepping Stone: All Odds Against Me
? 2008 Copycats Records
CCE 9010

John Lee Hooker & John Lee Hooker, Jr. "Boogie Everywhere I Go"
MCA: Live At Cafe Au Go-Go (and Soledad Prison)

John Lee Hooker, Jr. "Old School"
Stepping Stone: All Odds Against Me
? 2008 Copycats Records
CCE 9010

Barbara Dennerlein "Funkish"
Bebab: Spiritual Movement No. 2
? 2008 Bebab Records
250974

Miles Davis & Tadd Dameron Quintet "Riff Tide"
Pristine Audio: Miles...
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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....."

26:40 end of part 1:

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

59-second bed plays

27:39 bed fades

27:40 part 2: show re-intro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister."

58:05 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: ..."On the next Blues & Beyond..."

58:53 voice out "...on the next Blues & Beyond"

58:59 promo bed fades

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