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Blues File: Zora Young "The French Connection"

Series: Blues File
From: WXPN
Length: 00:03:38

Review of Zora Young's album "The French Connection" Read the full description.
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Zorayoung_small From the moment Chicago blues singer Zora Yound first arrived in France on a tour in 1981, it was clear that she would always be welcome there. She's toured in France more than twenty times since then, and her new album "The French Connection" was recorded there, both in a studio, and in live performance. Pianist-guitarist, and band leader Bobby Dirninger put together three different French bands who accompany Zora on various songs on the album. Zora Young covers a number of Chicago blues standards, offering her own interpretative skills to them, and she has novel approaches and selections, including "In The Ghetto," that may surprise blues listeners.

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From the moment Chicago blues singer Zora Yound first arrived in France on a tour in 1981, it was clear that she would always be welcome there. She's toured in France more than twenty times since then, and her new album "The French Connection" was recorded there, both in a studio, and in live performance. Pianist-guitarist, and band leader Bobby Dirninger put together three different French bands who accompany Zora on various songs on the album. Zora Young covers a number of Chicago blues standards, offering her own interpretative skills to them, and she has novel approaches and selections, including "In The Ghetto," that may surprise blues listeners.

Broadcast History

WXPN-FM Philadelphia 10-29-2009

Transcript

Start: 0:13 Duration: 0:31
Zora Young "Better Be Ready" [clip]
Delmark: The French Connection
© 2009 Delmark Records
DE-802

Start: 0:44 Duration: 0:31
Zora Young "Wang Dang Doodle" [clip]
Delmark: The French Connection
© 2009 Delmark Records
DE-802

Start: 1:15 Duration: 0:39
Zora Young "I'm Movin' On" [clip]
Delmark: The French Connection
© 2009 Delmark Records
DE-802

Start: 1:54 Duration: 0:52
Zora Young "In The Ghetto" [clip]
Delmark: The French Connection
© 2009 Delmark Records
DE-802

Start: 2:45 Duration: 0:19
Zora Young "Goin' Back To Memphis" [clip]
Delmark: The French Connection
© 2009 Delmark Records
DE-802

Start: 3:04 Duration: 0:14
Zora Young "Toxic" [clip]
Delmark: The French Connection
© 2009 Delmark Records
DE-802

Start: 3:19 Duration: 0:19
Zora Young "See See Rider" [clip]
Delmark: The French Connect...
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Timing and Cues

3:38 self-contained. Starts with opening theme and host intro, ends with song fade following host outro.

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Better Be Ready [clip with voice-over] Zora Young The French Connection. Delmark 2009 00:31
Wang Dang Doodle [clip with voice-over] Zora Young The French Connection. Delmark 2009 00:31
I'm Movin' On [clip with voice-over] Zora Young The French Connection. Delmark 2009 00:39
In The Ghetto [clip with voice-over] Zora Young The French Connection. Delmark 2009 00:52
Goin' Back To Memphis [clip with voice-over] Zora Young The French Connection. Delmark 2009 00:19
Toxic [clip with voice-over] Zora Young The French Connection. Delmark 2009 00:14
See See Rider [clip with voice-over] Zora Young The French Connection. Delmark 2009 00:19

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