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Radio 2's Blues Playlist

Diving deep into the blues, from new to old, from the Mississippi delta to the Malian desert. Guest curated by Dom Flemons, founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Dom Flemons

    Charmin' Betsy

    • Black Cowboys.
    • Smithsonian Folkways.
  • Elmore James

    Shake Your Moneymaker

    • King Of The Slide Guitar.
    • Capricorn.
    • 12.
  • Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher

    Buttermilk

    • Downhome Blues, Vol. 2.
    • Classic Records.
    • 12.
  • Henry Thomas

    The Fox And The Hounds

    • Ragtime Texas.
    • Document.
  • Mamie Smith

    Crazy Blues

    • Simply Blues.
    • Simply.
  • Sara Martin

    T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do

    • The Rough Guide To Blues Women.
    • Rough Guides.
    • 13.
  • Joe Linthecome

    Humming Blues

    • Hokum: Blues & Rags (1929- 1930).
    • Document.
  • Papa Charlie Jackson

    Sheik of Desplaines Street

    • Papa Charlie Jackson Vol. 2.
    • Document.
  • James P. Johnson & Katherine Handy Lewis

    Yellow Dog Blues

    • Classic Piano Blues From Smithsonian Folkways.
    • Smithsonian Folkways.
  • Sara Martin & Her Jug Band

    Blue Devil Blues

    • Clifford Hayes And The Louisville Jug Bands Vol.1 (1924-1926).
    • Document.
  • Albert Collins

    Freeze

    • They Made Guitar History Vol. 3.
    • Bus Classics.
    • 10.
  • Washington Phillips

    Mothers Last Word To Her Son

    • Storefront & Street Corner Gospel (1927-1929).
    • Document.
  • Son House

    Pearline

    • The Essential Son House.
    • Legacy.
    • 2.
  • Koerner, Ray & Glover

    Linin' Track

    • Blues, Rags and Hollers.
    • Red House Records.
    • 1.
  • Irene Scruggs

    The Voice Of The Blues

    • Irene Scruggs: The Remaining Titles (1926-1930).
    • Document.

Broadcast

  • Mon 9 Apr 2018 02:03