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Blues & Beyond #122: M For Mississppi: A Road Trip Through The Birthplace Of The Blues - Ursula Rucker, Musical Poet

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

Music and clips from film "M For Mississippi: A Road Trip Through The Birthplace Of The Blues" and a visit with musical poet Ursula Rucker Read the full description.
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Piece Description

"M For Mississppi: A Road Trip Through The Birthplace Of The Blues" is a film made from a seven-day trip through Mississippi. Jeff Konkel and Roger Stolle visit a number of modern Mississippi blues musicians, who talk about their lives and music, and perform at home and in small clubs. This program offers music and talk from Terry "Harmonica" Bean, Wesley "Junebug" Jefferson, and The Mississippi Marvel, whose name is concealed to keep his fellow church members from knowing he plays the blues. In the second half of the show, Ursula Rucker visits to talk about her new album "Ruckus Soundsysdom." Rucker is a musical poet who has worked with The Roots. Her poetry is evocative, sensual, and sometimes strident, and she weaves it with jazz, dance, and hip hop music.

Broadcast History

WXPN-FM 11-2-2008

Transcript

Syl & Jimmy Johnson "Uncomplicated Life"
Evidence: Two Johnsons Are Better Than One
(c) 2002 Evidence Music, Inc.
ECD 26122-2

Z. Z. Hill "I'm A Bluesman"
Malaco: In Memorium 1935-1984
(c) 1984 Malao Records
MCD7426

Terry "Harmonica" Bean "I'm A Bluesman"
(no label name): M For Mississippi soundtrack album
(c) 2008 M For Mississippi
M4M002

Wesley Jefferson Band "The Wolves Are Howling"
(no label name): M For Mississippi soundtrack album
(c) 2008 M For Mississippi
M4M002

The Mississippi Marvel "Kankakee" (short segment)
(no label name): M For Mississippi
(c) 2008 M For Mississippi
M4M001

The Mississippi Marvel "Black Mattie's Face"
(no label name): M For Mississippi soundtrack album
(c) 2008 M For Mississippi
M4M002

Ursula Rucker "Catholic"
(no label name): Ruckus Soundsysdom
(c) 2008 Ursula Rucker
(no catalog number)

Ur...
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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....."

30:29 end of part 1:

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

59-second bed plays

31:28 bed fades

31:29 part 2: show re-intro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister."

57:51 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..."

58:46 voice out "...on the next Blues & Beyond"

58:59 promo bed fades

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