Blues & Beyond #319: Blues from the late Johnnie Bassett

From: WXPN
Series: Blues & Beyond
Length: 59:01

Blues from Detroit bluesman Johnnie Bassett, who has died at age 76. Read the full description.

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Bassetthappen_small In this hour of The Blues & Beyond, music from the late "gentleman of the blues" Detroit bluesman Johnnie Bassett, who died on August 4th at age 76. Bassett backed many well-known artists on their Detroit shows, including Big Joe Turner, and was a member of the house band for the Detroit label Fortune Records, but it was really in the 1990s and after, when he started releasing his own albums, that the full extent of his talent became known. Drawing on jazz and soul, and offering a good dose of humor and fun, Bassett was a class act, a teller of timeless stories, and a well-loved player in and around Detroit as well as overseas. We'll hear several songs from Mr. Bassett, and a song from another bluesman who passed away recently Michael Burks, from his posthumous album "Show Of Strenth." We'll also spin a couple of songs from the new album Unfolding by young trombonist and singer Natalie Cressman - - that and more, in this hour of The Blues & Beyond.

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Piece Description

In this hour of The Blues & Beyond, music from the late "gentleman of the blues" Detroit bluesman Johnnie Bassett, who died on August 4th at age 76. Bassett backed many well-known artists on their Detroit shows, including Big Joe Turner, and was a member of the house band for the Detroit label Fortune Records, but it was really in the 1990s and after, when he started releasing his own albums, that the full extent of his talent became known. Drawing on jazz and soul, and offering a good dose of humor and fun, Bassett was a class act, a teller of timeless stories, and a well-loved player in and around Detroit as well as overseas. We'll hear several songs from Mr. Bassett, and a song from another bluesman who passed away recently Michael Burks, from his posthumous album "Show Of Strenth." We'll also spin a couple of songs from the new album Unfolding by young trombonist and singer Natalie Cressman - - that and more, in this hour of The Blues & Beyond.

promo included: promo319

Broadcast History

WXPN-FM Philadelphia 8-12-2012

Transcript

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Timing and 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....."

29:51 end of part 1:

"... in a moment, here on The Blues & Beyond."

59-second bed plays

30:50 bed fades

30:51 part 2: show re-intro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister."

58:27 voice out on part 2 "... thanks for listening to this hour of The Blues & Beyond."

58:59 theme fades end of part 2

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
No Exit	Bert Jansch and John Renbourn	Bert And John.	Wooded Hill Recordings	1996	00:59
Won't be Coming Home	Robert Cray	Nothin But Love.	Provogue	2012	04:49
I Love A Good Woman (But I Like The Bad Ones Too)	Johnnie Bassett	I Gave My Life To The Blues.	Black Magic	1996	03:27
Reconsider Baby	Johnnie Bassett	I Can Make That Happen.	Sly Dog	2012	07:43
What Does It Take To Please You?	Michael Burks	Show Of Strength.	Alligator	2012	04:10
Pick Up The Pieces	Johnnie Bassett	Bassett Hound.	Fedora	1997	05:53
Petunia	Bela Fleck & The Marcus Roberts Trio	Across The Imaginary Divide.	Rounder	2012	00:59
Good Bye Pork Pie Hat	Natalie Cressman and Secret Garden	Unfolding.	Natalie Cressman	2012	07:42
Flip	Natalie Cressman and Secret Garden	Unfolding.	Natalie Cressman	2012	06:25
I'm Going To Tell You This Story One More Time	Bela Fleck & The Marcus Roberts Trio	Across The Imaginary Divide.	Rounder	2012	05:38
Nice Guys Finish Last	Johnnie Bassett	The Gentleman Is Back.	Sly Dog	2009	05:40
Forty-Eight	John Renbourn	Sir John A Lot.	Shanachie	1992	00:57

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