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- Blues Quest featuring Sam Carr
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- Mike Sanders
Truly an American musical treasure, Sam Carr was once quoted as saying, "I lived a rich man's life in a poor man's shoes." That was Sam's way of saying he almost became famous. Carr ended up traveling the world playing his special form of Delta music, but always lived in one of the poorest parts of the world--the Mississippi Delta.
Let Sam share his story and music with your listeners in this hour-long documentary in which he talks about hard times picking cotton, to his first recording at Sam Phillips's Sun Studio in Memphis and his contributions to American music.
The total length of the show's three parts is 57:00. It is designed to have two 1:00 internal breaks and one 1:00 end break. However, you can let the three tracks roll, leaving a 3:00 end break.
The promo includes a sound cut from the artist and has at least :05 music at end for local tag. E-mail for custom tag.
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(00:57:00)
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(00:57:00)
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(00:45:30)
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(00:57:00)
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(00:57:00)
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Blues Quest featuring Boo Boo Davis
(00:57:00)
From: Mike Sanders
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Blues Quest featuring Sonny Landreth
(00:57:00)
From: Mike Sanders
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Blues Quest featuring Billy Boy Arnold
(00:57:00)
From: Mike Sanders
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Piece Description
Truly an American musical treasure, Sam Carr was once quoted as saying, "I lived a rich man's life in a poor man's shoes." That was Sam's way of saying he almost became famous. Carr ended up traveling the world playing his special form of Delta music, but always lived in one of the poorest parts of the world--the Mississippi Delta.
Let Sam share his story and music with your listeners in this hour-long documentary in which he talks about hard times picking cotton, to his first recording at Sam Phillips's Sun Studio in Memphis and his contributions to American music.
The total length of the show's three parts is 57:00. It is designed to have two 1:00 internal breaks and one 1:00 end break. However, you can let the three tracks roll, leaving a 3:00 end break.
The promo includes a sound cut from the artist and has at least :05 music at end for local tag. E-mail for custom tag.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeydrippin’ Boogie | The Jelly Roll Kings | Rockin’ the Juke Joint Down. | Earwig | 1979 | 04:45 |
| Baby Please | Frank Frost and Sam Carr | The Jelly Roll Kings. | HMG | 1998 | 04:35 |
| Big World Blues | Robert Nighthawk | Robert Nighthawk - Live on Maxwell Street 1964. | Bullseye Blues and Jazz | 1964 | 03:02 |
| The Real McCoy | Robert Nighthawk | Robert Nighthawk - Live on Maxwell Street 1964. | Bullseye Blues and Jazz | 1964 | 03:18 |
| Mighty Long Time | Sonny Boy Williamson II | The Greatest in Country Blues Vol. 1. | Story of the Blues | 1992 | 02:51 |
| Mess Around | . Frank Frost and Sam Carr | The Jelly Roll Kings. | HMG | 1998 | 04:01 |
| Will It Be You | Frank Frost and Sam Carr | The Jelly Roll Kings. | HMG | 1998 | 04:24 |
| Road of Love | Jelly Roll Kings | Rockin’ the Juke Joint Down. | Earwig | 1979 | 04:28 |
| Burnt Biscuits | Jelly Roll Kings | Rockin’ the Juke Joint Down. | Earwig | 1979 | 04:31 |
| Jelly Roll King | Jelly Roll Kings | Rockin’ the Juke Joint Down. | Earwig | 1979 | 02:17 |
| That’s Alright Mama | Jelly Roll Kings | Off Yonder Wall. | Fat Possum | 1997 | 04:30 |
| So Lonesome | Jelly Roll Kings | Off Yonder Wall. | Fat Possum | 1997 | 05:40 |
| Cleo’s Back | Jelly Roll Kings | Rockin’ the Juke Joint Down. | Earwig | 1979 | 04:33 |
| I’m a Big Boy Now | Jelly Roll Kings | Off Yonder Wall. | Fat Possum | 1997 | 04:15 |




