Blues & Beyond #326: bluesman Linsey Alexander has "Been There, Done That"

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

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Playing: Blues & Beyond #326: bluesman Linsey Alexander ...
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Alexander_small In this hour of The Blues & Beyond, bluesman Linsey Alexander has a funky and witty new blues album out called "Been There Done That." Alexander draws on some old blues themes but places them musically and lyrically firmly in the 21st century. We'll check out a few songs from the album. Also, the "Crazy Blues," the very first blues hit back in 1920 from Mamie Smith and a red hot new version from Catherine Russell. We'll hear Cassandra Wilson, both from her new album "Another Country" and as a guest with Tery Lyne Carrington's Mosaic Project, an all-female ensemble, plus banjoist Bela Fleck with the Marcus Roberts Trio, the late Cuban guitarist Manuel Galbán of the Buena Vista Social Club, and singer Rhiannon, stretching our everyday notion of singing.

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Piece Description

In this hour of The Blues & Beyond, bluesman Linsey Alexander has a funky and witty new blues album out called "Been There Done That." Alexander draws on some old blues themes but places them musically and lyrically firmly in the 21st century. We'll check out a few songs from the album. Also, the "Crazy Blues," the very first blues hit back in 1920 from Mamie Smith and a red hot new version from Catherine Russell. We'll hear Cassandra Wilson, both from her new album "Another Country" and as a guest with Tery Lyne Carrington's Mosaic Project, an all-female ensemble, plus banjoist Bela Fleck with the Marcus Roberts Trio, the late Cuban guitarist Manuel Galbán of the Buena Vista Social Club, and singer Rhiannon, stretching our everyday notion of singing.

promo included: promo326

Broadcast History

WXPN-FM Philadelphia 9-30-2012

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....."

31:24 end of part 1:

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

59-second bed plays

32:23 bed fades

32:24 part 2: show re-intro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister."

58:22 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
Yes	Johnny Rawls	Soul Survivor.	Catfoodvv	2012	04:48
Bad Man	Linsey Alexander	Been There Done That.	Delmark	2012	03:37
Saving Robert Johnson	Linsey Alexander	Been There Done That.	Delmark	2012	03:39
Hellhound On My Trail	Robert Johnson	Legendary Blues, Volume Two.	SARL Pristine Audio	2007	02:34
My Mama Gave Me The Blues	Linsey Alexander	Been There Done That.	Delmark	2012	06:33
Crazy Blues	Catherine Russell	Boardwalk Empire, Volume 1: Music From The HBO Original Series.	Elektra	2011	03:11
Crazy Blues	Mamie Smith	The Best Of Mamie Smith.	Columbia/Legacy	2004	03:18
Batuca	Manuel Galbán	Blue Cha Cha.	ConcordPicante	2012	00:59
Simply Beautiful	Terri Lyne Carrington	The Mosaic Project.	ConcordJazz	2011	04:26
Another Country	Cassandra Wilson	Another Country.	Eone	2012	04:09
Topaika	Bela Fleck & The Marcus Roberts Trio	Across The Imaginary Divide.	Rounder	2012	04:27
Alma De Roca	Manuel Galbán	Blue Cha Cha.	ConcordPicante	2012	02:49
Multitudes	Rhiannon	Spontaneous.	Rhiannon Music	2012	08:19
Forty-Eight	John Renbourn	Sir John A Lot.	Shanachie	1992	00:57

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