Al compas del mundo – programa #102 - Popurrí de blues, R&B, y mas

Jack Vaughan steps in "invitado" tonight. He says: The party would revolve as vinyl, where the English bands or the Motown orchestras could set the quantum strings to spinning. If it were my records at my pad, maybe with a MeisterBrau big jug, I would put forward the case for the dance of ecstasy. There would be LPs and 45s strewn. It might include some slow blues. It might end with Sister Ray, which could wake up the danced-out couch sleepers, and remind them they should go home. This is the kind of event which I look to memorialize here.

In these times, it’s the 45s that seem so especially to hold the magic light – and it’s still easy, on a Friday or Saturday night, to let records play us into a shuffling cloud of socks on the shiny floor. The Watusi, the Swim, the Hully Gully.

Among the 45s in this collection are the jazz 45s of Eddie Harris and the Crusaders, of the kind to find at a used juke box warehouse sale. There’s Jr Walker, Sonny Boy Williamson, Candi Staton and Otis Redding, that have made a journey from Racine’s Soulville to play tonight. There’s Hot Tuna – found at Zayre’s. Hugh Masakela from Woolworths. All made the trip with their heart in their hands.

I bought Grazing in the Grass like many others, it was Top of the Pops #1. One day recently I flipped a few 45s over, and found Grazing in the Grass’s B side – one I might not have played for 55 years – Bajabula Bonke. Healing! Wow! A little gem long in the drawer, that sparkled when the needle dropped! Music hath power! [Similarly rediscovered was Jr. Waker & the All Stars - Nothing But Soul - flip side of How Sweet It Is [to be loved by you.]]

Jim and I and the rest of our Bold Stumps crew take our friendship as elixir. Music has been a big part of our friendship. Many miles between us but good these radio signals carry these eternal sounds and find us again with records in the living room everywhere. – Jack Vaughan

Run List for DJ invitado: Jack Vaughan presenta un popurrí de blues, R&B, y mas first broadcast 11-16-2023

01 Eddie Harris & Les McCann - Listen Here

02 Freddie King - Going Down

Memphis Minnie (By Jack Vaughan)

03 Memphis Minnie - Me and My Chauffeur Blues

04 Jr. Waker & the All Stars - Nothing But Soul

05 Buddy Guy - First Time I Met the Blues

06 Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

07 Bob Dylan - To Be Alone with You

08 Otis Redding - I Love You More Than Words Can Say

09 High Masekela - Bajabula Bonke (Healing Song –

Sud Africa)

10 O.V. Wright - Into Something (Can't Shake Loose)

11 Mississippi John Hurt - Coffee Blues

12 Candi Staton - I'm Just a Prisoner

13 Elvis Presley - Stranger In My Own Home Town

14 Sonny Boy Williamson II - Nine Below Zero

15 Hot Tuna - Know You Rider

16 The Crusaders - Put It Where You Want It

The O.V. Wright Stuff!

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