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22/08/2010

If you like your blues but don't understand them, Cerys helps you out with a dictionary of vintage blues music.

Skip James biographer Stephen Calt is back with a new book that promises to unlock the language secrets of vintage blues music. From 'aggravatin' papa' to 'yas-yas-yas', 'Barrelhouse Words' unravels the nuance and meaning of more than one thousand expressions and place names from the blues records of the 20's, 30's and 40's.

2 hours

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Sun 22 Aug 2010 10:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Television

    Marquee Moon

    • Virgin.

  • Etta James

    shortnin bread rock

    • ACE RECORDS.

  • Tame Impala

    Lucidity

    • Modular.
    • 1.

  • Jimmy Rogers - Chicago Bound

  • The Gun Club

    She's Like Heroin to Me

    • UNCUT.

  • Aphex Twin

    Nannou

    • WARP RECORDS.

  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    I want a tall skinny papa

    • PROPER RECORDS.

  • I Am Kloot

    Proof

    • Sky At NIght.
    • Shepherd Moon.
    • 7.

  • Paul Weller

    No Tears To Cry

    • Wake Up The Nation.
    • Island.
    • 3.

  • Biffy Clyro

    God & Satan

    • (CD Single).
    • 14th Floor Records.
    • 1.

  • Bill Callahan - Eid Ma Clack Shaw (edit)

  • Sam Cooke

    A Change Is Gonna Come

  • White Rabbits

    The Salesman

    • MUTE.
    • 1.

  • Crystal Fighters

    Follow

    • White Label.
    • 1.

  • Isaac Hayes

    Joy Part 1

    • Stax Records.

  • Sonny Boy Williamson

    Help Me

    • Blues Encore.

  • B.J. Thomas

    Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

    • The Love Songs Of Burt Bacharach.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Cream

    I Feel Free Bbc Session

  • Γ“lΓ¶f Arnalds

    Surrender

    • ONE LITTLE INDIAN.
    • 8.

  • The Mgababa Queens

    Maphuthi

    • Strut Records.

  • Big Bill Broonzy

    Baby please don't go

    • United Audio Entertainment.

  • Timber Timbre

    Demon Host

    • FULL TIME HOBBY.
    • 1.

  • Son House

    Dry Spell Blues

    • PROPER RECORDS.

  • Crosby, Stills & Nash

    Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

    • Atlantic.

  • The Stooges

    Search And Destroy

    • Essential.

  • Serafina Steer

    Gsoh

    • STATIC CARAVAN.
    • 3.

  • Master Musicians of Jajouka

    el Medahey

    • UMG RECORDINGS INC.

  • Nick Drake

    Saturday Sun

    • Universal.

  • I Am Kloot

    Proof

    • Sky At NIght.
    • Shepherd Moon.
    • 7.

  • Paul Weller

    No Tears To Cry

    • Wake Up The Nation.
    • Island.
    • 3.

  • Biffy Clyro

    God & Satan

    • (CD Single).
    • 14th Floor Records.
    • 1.

  • Margo Guryan

    Sunday Morning

  • R. Singh Bikhul

    Been

    • Yazoo.

  • Nathaniel Rateliff

    A Lamb On The Stone

    • Rounder Records Corp.

  • The Byrds

    Ballad of Easy Rider

    • Alternative 60's (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Sun 22 Aug 2010 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music