Swear to Tell the Truth for Tuesday, September 15th, (1:00-2:30 pm).
Our September 15th program showcased some late-modern blues from Junior Parker, newly available Otis Rush recorded live, solo Magic Sam. We took a couple of tracks from a recent reissue of the important R&B singer Varetta Dillard, one each of her Savoy and RCA recordings. Also, a track from last year’s double CD set Native North America, Vol. 1. Track from CFMU’s Everybody Dance Now #10 by The Vaudevillian led us into the Allen Brothers and we featured a variety of tracks from the collection Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard, gospel tracks from Goodbye Babylon and obscure and “raw” gospel 45s off the collection This May Be My Last Time Singing.to round out the show.
On the Show:
Little Junior Parker – Otis Rush – Varetta Dillard – Fruteland Jackson – Icky Renrut – Allen Brothers – Gid Tanner – Brother Claude Ely – Prophet G. Lusk = Community Choir of Saulsberg, TN
Featured album: Otis Rush, Double Trouble (Rockbeat. 2015)
Listen to the program at FM 93.3 in Hamilton or on CFMU online at cfmu.msumcmaster.ca. The program will be available to stream or as a podcast until October 11th.
Contact Us To reach us with comments or queries, write us at sweartotellthetruth@gmail.com. You can also follow the program at sweartotellthetruth@nosignifying on Twitter.
Next week (September 22nd)
Full-length special:Ralph Peer and his role in turning roots music into popular music on commercial records. The man who produced the first African-American blues record, the first commercial hillbilly record and the first guitar blues among other achievements in the music industry.
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