To Our Pappy

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - Saying Goodbye (Both To a Legend and the Recession Blues)

I hadn't originally intended the exact set that was played last night, for obvious reasons. The only "theme" I had at all was playing a few songs about money and/or the economy, and that wasn't even enough to fill the whole first set; therefore, we were just playing the blues after that. Not long before we went on the air, however, Scarlett O'Sara gave wind of the passing of Pappy Mahan's pappy, and I figured that as loyal as he's been to the Crossroads, we should be loyal right back. Almost the entire third set is dedicated to Grandpappy Mahan, lover of the hillbilly blues. Here's the set:

Intro
Bob "Catfish" Hodge - 300-Pound Fat Mama / Get Down
The White Stripes - Little Room / White Blood Cells
B.B. King - Recession Blues / King of the Blues
Buddy Guy - Money / A Man and the Blues
Furry Lewis and Frank Stokes - I Will Turn Your Money Green / Beale Street Blues
Jimmy Cotton - There Must Be a Panic On / Meat and Gravy From Bea and Baby
Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, and Allison Krauss - Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby / O Brother, Where Art Thou? OST
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign / Born Under a Bad Sign [Cliff's Pick]

First Break

Ike and Tina Turner - I Smell Trouble (Live) / Sing the Blues
Leadbelly - Alberta / Alabama Bound
Otha Turner - Station Blues / From Senegal To Senatobia
Fenton Robinson - Directly From My Heart To You / Somebody Loan Me a Dime
AC/DC - Go Down / Let There Be Rock

Second Break

[The following six tracks are from the compilation Hillbilly Blues and are dedicated to the late, great Grandpappy Mahan ... rest in peace, brother.]
Norman Phelps' Virginia Rounders - Atlanta Blues
Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster - Times Ain't Like They Used To Be
Jess Hillard - Doggone Them Blues
Nations Brothers - Bankhead Blues
Shelton Brothers with Curly Fox - I'm Sitting On Top of the World
Hartman's Heart Breakers - Give It To Me, Daddy
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Elvis Presley - Reconsider Baby / Reconsider Baby
Singin' Sam - My Story / Meat and Gravy From Bea and Baby
Bo Diddley - I Am Looking For a Woman / Bo Diddley's a Roadrunner

Third Break

Elmo Williams and Hezekiah Early - Hoopin' and Hollerin' / Takes One To Know One
Blues Queen Sylvia - Can't Get Along / Midnight Baby
Cream - Spoonful (Live at the Fillmore) / Wheels of Fire

Thanks for all the calls this week! By the way, the beverage I couldn't mention on-air was a Dr. Pepper (of the 52 0z. fountain variety from QuikTrip) ... fun fact. If you take one thing away from this week's show, let it be us reminding you to enjoy life while you've got it - you never know when your show will end. Rest in peace, Grandpappy

Until next week, stay positive.

Shoeless