The Dick Spottswood Show
December 27, 2009
Rebroadcast On: 12/27/2009, 12/30/2009, 01/01/2010
In Obsolete Music Hour One, Earl, Wade, Sonny and Bob play contrasting versions of "Old Reuben" on the five-string banjo. Then several bluegrass stars perform country songs, and vice versa, and we'll hear three original 1931 classics from Delta blues icon Skip James. Hour Two features party music, from Bessie Smith, Bob Wills, Bill Monroe, Merle Haggard, Jim & Jesse, Howlin' Wolf and other celebrities, to get you in the mood to celebrate the coming of 2010. When they're done, you'll need a designated driver.Description
Obsolete Music wishes you a Happy New Year —it’ll grow even older in 2010.
- LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS - Reuben - Bear Family BCD 15472
- WADE MAINER - Old Ruben - Rounder CD 1145
- OSBORNE BROTHERS - Ruby, Are You Mad? - Bear Family BCD 15598
- LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS - I’ll Take the Blame (2 versions) - Bear Family BCD 15472
- CARL BUTLER - I’ll Go Stepping Too - Bear Family BCD 16699
- CARL BUTLER - I Wouldn’t Change You If I Could - Bear Family BCD 16699
- DON RENO & RED SMILEY - Sweethearts in Heaven - Bear Family BCD 16728
- BILL MONROE - Poison Love – Bear Family BCD 15423
- JIM & JESSE - Buckaroo - Bear Family BCD 15716
- SKIP JAMES - I’m So Glad - Yazoo 2075
- SKIP JAMES - Special Rider Blues – Yazoo 2075
- SKIP JAMES - If You Haven’t Any Hay, Get On Down the Road - Yazoo 2075
- MANCE LIPSCOMB - Charlie James - Arhoolie CD 398
- STANLEY BROTHERS - Standing In the Need of Prayer - Rebel CD-2003
- MADDOX BROTHERS & ROSE - Honky Tonkin’ - Arhoolie CD 391
- IRY LE JEUNE - I Went To the Dance - Ace CDHD 428
- JIM & JESSE - Sam’s Place - Bear Family BCD 15716
- BOB WILLS - There’s Gonna Be a Party For the Old Folks - Bear Family BCD 15933
- ROMEO NELSON - Head Rag Hop - Yazoo 2035
- BILL MONROE - Y’all Come - Bear Family BCD 15423
- BESSIE SMITH - There’ll Be a Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight - Frog DGF 44
- MILTON BROWN - Little Betty Brown - OJL TXRCD 3
- JOHNNY HORTON - Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor - Columbia Legacy C2K 64761
- MERLE HAGGARD - Stay a Little Longer – Koch 3-7900-2
- HOWLIN’ WOLF - Wang Dang Doodle - MCA CHD-5908
- BESSIE SMITH - Gimme a Pigfoot - Frog DGF 47
- DON RENO & RED SMILEY - Howdy, Neighbor, Howdy - Bear Family BCD 16728
- JIM EANES - Wiggle Worm Wiggle - Bear Family BCD 15934
- LIGHTNING HOPKINS - Happy New Year Blues - Dust to Digital 02
- BLUE SKY BOYS - Whispering Hope – Bear Family BCD 15951
- STONEMAN FAMILY - Life’s Railway To Heaven - King 28CD-4119
