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- Blues Quest featuring Dom Flemons
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The web group spawned the Black Banjo Gathering in Asheville, N.C. where the Chocolate Drops were born.
Through jam session with North Carolina old-time fiddler, Joe Thompson, the Chocolate Drops are taking traditional music into the 21st Century.
Share Dom Flemons’s story with your listeners in this hour-long documentary. Blues Quest is one hour on one artist, their story in their words and all the music—including their influences.
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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Piece Description
The web group spawned the Black Banjo Gathering in Asheville, N.C. where the Chocolate Drops were born.
Through jam session with North Carolina old-time fiddler, Joe Thompson, the Chocolate Drops are taking traditional music into the 21st Century.
Share Dom Flemons’s story with your listeners in this hour-long documentary. Blues Quest is one hour on one artist, their story in their words and all the music—including their influences.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starry Crown | Carolina Chocolate Drops | Dona Got a Ramblin’ Mind. | Music Maker | 2006 | 03:04 |
| Cindy Gal | Carolina Chocolate Drops | Genuine Negro Jig. | Nonesuch | 2010 | 02:45 |
| Lonely Teardrops | Jackie Wilson | The Best of Jackie Wilson Vol. 1 1957-1965 . | Collectables | 2003 | 02:38 |
| Poe the Dog Drum Cadence | University of Louisville Marching Band | College Fight Songs: Louisville Cardinals. | University of Louisville | 2007 | 00:58 |
| Mr. Tambourine Man | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits. | CBS | 1967 | 01:58 |
| I Saw Her Standing There | Beatles | Introducing The Beatles. | Vee-Jay | 1964 | 01:30 |
| Silver City Bound | Leadbelly | Leadbelly: Last Sessions!. | Universe | 2005 | 03:48 |
| Stackolee | Dom Flemons | Dom Flemons: Dance Tunes, Ballads and Blues . | Music Maker | 2007 | 04:12 |
| Colored Aristocracy | Sankofa Strings | Colored Aristocracy. | Music Maker | 2006 | 01:26 |
| Banjo Pickin’ Girl | Sankofa Strings | Colored Aristocracy. | Music Maker | 2006 | 02:33 |
| Old Joe Clark | Carolina Chocolate Drops and Joe Thompson | Carolina Chocolate Drops & Joe Thompson. | Music Maker | 2008 | 02:20 |
| John Henry | Carolina Chocolate Drops and Joe Thompson | Carolina Chocolate Drops & Joe Thompson . | Music Maker | 2008 | 01:24 |
| Georgia Buck | Carolina Chocolate Drops and Joe Thompson | Carolina Chocolate Drops & Joe Thompson . | Music Maker | 2008 | 02:53 |
| Cluck Ol’ Hen | Sankofa Strings | Colored Aristocracy. | Music Maker | 2006 | 04:25 |
| Dona Got a Ramblin’ Mind | Carolina Chocolate Drops | Dona Got a Ramblin’ Mind. | Music Maker | 2006 | 02:43 |
| Sittin’ on Top of the World | Carolina Chocolate Drops | Heritage. | Dixiefrog | 2007 | 03:24 |
| Dom Blues | Dom Flemons | Dom Flemons: Dance Tunes, Ballads and Blues . | Music Maker | 2007 | 03:35 |
| Wayward Gal | Carolina Chocolate Drops | Heritage. | Dixiefrog | 2007 | 03:30 |
| Banjo Dreams/Jalidong | Carolina Chocolate Drops | Heritage. | Dixiefrog | 2007 | 05:00 |
| Going Down the Road Feeling Bad | Carolina Chocolate Drops and Joe Thompson | Carolina Chocolate Drops & Joe Thompson. | Music Maker | 2008 | 03:18 |
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