Ay la bas! With Mardi Gras right around the corner, we're heading to the Crescent City for this week's theme. New Orleans is probably the most music-drenched city in the world, and we'll be celebrating its rich heritage with tracks from everyone from Sidney Bechet to Fats Domino to Irma Thomas to Mystikal and most points in between. Mr. Toussaint will be a recurring figure, to be sure. Bake yourself a king cake, push back the sofa, and roll up the rug- it's gonna be a dance party.
- The Stooges- TV Eye
- The Who- Slip Kid
- Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen- More Hipper
- Lyle Mays- Bill Evans (RIP Lyle Mays)
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo- Yimani (RIP Joseph Shabalala)
- Nirvana- Dive (HB Kurt Cobain)
- Buffy Sainte-Marie- It’s My Way (HB Buffy Sainte-Marie)
- Spirit- Dark Eyed Woman (HB Randy California)
- Buena Vista Social Club- Dos Gardenias (live) (HB Ibrahim Ferrer)
- The J. Geils Band- Raise Your Hand (live) (HB John Geils)
- Tapper Zukie- MPLA
- Merry Clayton- Southern Man
- Stanton Moore- Fallin’ Off the Floor
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- The Meters- Pungee
- Clarence “Bon Ton” Garlow & The Maxwell Davis Orchestra- Bon Ton Roulet
- Professor Longhair & His Blues Scholars- Tipitina
- Lee Dorsey- Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley
- Allen Toussaint- Last Train
- Terence Blanchard- Flow, Pt. 1
- Champion Jack Dupree- Yellow Pocahontas
- The Wild Tchoupitoulas- Big Chief Got A Golden Crown
- Sugar Boy And His Cane Cutters- Jock-a-mo
- Aaron Neville- Hercules
- Cyril Neville- Gossip
- Lloyd Price- Where You At?
- Dr. John- Mama Roux
- Ernie K-Doe- A Certain Girl
- Bobby Charles- Take It Easy Greasy
- Earl King- You Can Fly High
- Ellis Marsalis- Whistle Stop
- Curly Moore- Get Low Down
- Snooks Eaglin- High Society
- Roy Montrell- Mudd
- James Booker- Junco Partner
- Irma Thomas- Time Is On My Side
- Diamond Joe- Moanin’ And Screamin’ (Parts 1 & 2)
- Fats Domino- I’m In Love Again
- Jelly Roll Morton- Buddy Bolden’s Blues
- King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band- Sugar Foot Stomp (Dippermouth Blues)
- Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five- Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
- Sidney Bechet & His Blue Note Jazz Men- Basin Street Blues
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band- Petite Fleur
- Trombone Shorty- Quiet As Kept
- Free Agents Brass Band- We Made It Through That Water
- Mystikal- Bouncin’ Back (Bumpin’ Me Against the Wall)
- Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys- La Danse De Mardis Gras
- The Red Stick Ramblers- Blues Du Saoulard
Join Tod Weidner on Thursday, 8-11pm for The Jewel Case, a weekly celebration of all manner of musical goodness: deep cuts, forgotten treasures, and curiosities with a new theme each show spanning all genres, eras and locales.
