WFMU: Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from May 12, 2009

Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from May 12, 2009

A pennant-winning battery of songland. Ongoing feature: Single File, a half-hour of randomly selected small records with big holes.

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Mon. Jan 27th, 9am - Noon: Surface Noise (Almost) Live from Lincoln Center with Special Guest Don Fleming (More info...)

May 12, 2009: 78: Joy in Repetition #1: The St. Louis Blues

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments
W. C. Handy	The St. Louis Blues "The St. Louis Blues" by "W. C. Handy"			1922	MP3
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Blues Volume 6	Columbia	1991	CD	Recorded 1929
Bessie Smith	St. Louis Blues "St. Louis Blues" by "Bessie Smith"	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out	Rev-Ola	2007	CD	Recorded 1925
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with Bing Crosby	St. Louis Blues	With Vocal Refrain: What a Difference a Day Makes!	Avid	2005	CD	Recorded 1932
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra	St. Louis Blues	Kicking the Gong Around	ASV Living Era	1990	CD	Recorded 1930
Gene Austin	St. Louis Blues "St. Louis Blues" by "Gene Austin"	This Is Gene Austin	RCA Victor	1972	LP	Recorded 1928
Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club de France	St. Louis Blues	Paris 1937	JSP	2003	CD	Recorded 1937
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians	St. Louis Blues	Echoes of the 30s	Epic	?	LP	Recorded 1934
The Mills Brothers	St. Louis Blues	The Chronological Mills Brothers, Volume 1	JSP	1988	CD	Recorded 1932
The Boswell Sisters	St. Louis Blues	That's How Rhythm Was Born	Sony	1995	CD	Recorded 1935
Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies	St. Louis Blues	The Complete Recordings 1932-1937	Texas Rose Records	1995	CD
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	St. Louis Blues (Part One)	The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 9	Rhino	1990	CD	Recorded 1946
Earl "Fatha" Hines	Boogie Woogie on the St. Louis Blues				MP3	Recorded 1940
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra	St. Louis Blues March	The Unforgettable Glenn Miller	RCA	1985	CD
Billie Holiday	St. Louis Blues "St. Louis Blues" by "Billie Holiday"	Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles	Columbia/Legacy	2007	CD	Recorded 1940
The Delta Rhythm Boys	St. Louis Blues	Oxford American 10th Anniversary Collection	Oxford American	2009	CD	Recorded 1947
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra	St. Louis Blues	The Complete RCA Victor Recordings	RCA	1995	CD	Recorded 1947

Listener comments!
	7:19pm NS Andy: I thought it was Eartha Kitt!!! Really enjoying this- I was humming this song today while I was working outside. Amazing that you are doing this! Thanks!
	7:24pm G: Totally fascinating show. It never struck me, till about three songs in tonight, that the Faulkner story "That Evening Sun" must be referencing this lyric...
	7:50pm George B: This is GREAT!!!! Can this whole showbe downloaded?
	7:50pm the Illuminated Void: digin you show here in philly. love those old beats
	7:52pm the Illuminated Void: show usually can be downloaded here http://archive.wfmu.org:5555/archive/ just look for dj's unitials
	7:53pm Bad Ronald: I concur, wonderful program. I also dig that the possibility of more installations of the same nature is indicated by "#1"!
	7:57pm sid: Very nice! Appreciate how you put this set together.
	8:00pm G: from wikipedia -- you played both versions, i think -- The version with Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong on cornet was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1993. The 1929 version by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (with Henry "Red" Allen) was inducted there in 2008.
	9:02pm Joe: Thanks for the great comments, everybody!
	10:10pm Mike Warns: Who knew "The St. Louis Blues" was a tango?

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Mon. Jan 27th, 9am - Noon: Surface Noise (Almost) Live from Lincoln Center with Special Guest Don Fleming (More info...)
On January 13th, Surface Noise was poised to do a special live remote broadcast from Lincoln Center's Library of the Performing Arts with special guest Don Fleming . Unfortunately, technical problems prevented the show from being broadcast. While still at the library, surrounded by the music they had selected from the library's collection, Joe and Don decided to do the show anyway. The show that they recorded will be broadcast in full on today's Surface Noise.

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments
W. C. Handy	The St. Louis Blues "The St. Louis Blues" by "W. C. Handy"			1922	MP3
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Blues Volume 6	Columbia	1991	CD	Recorded 1929
Bessie Smith	St. Louis Blues "St. Louis Blues" by "Bessie Smith"	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out	Rev-Ola	2007	CD	Recorded 1925
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with Bing Crosby	St. Louis Blues	With Vocal Refrain: What a Difference a Day Makes!	Avid	2005	CD	Recorded 1932
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra	St. Louis Blues	Kicking the Gong Around	ASV Living Era	1990	CD	Recorded 1930
Gene Austin	St. Louis Blues "St. Louis Blues" by "Gene Austin"	This Is Gene Austin	RCA Victor	1972	LP	Recorded 1928
Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club de France	St. Louis Blues	Paris 1937	JSP	2003	CD	Recorded 1937
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians	St. Louis Blues	Echoes of the 30s	Epic	?	LP	Recorded 1934
The Mills Brothers	St. Louis Blues	The Chronological Mills Brothers, Volume 1	JSP	1988	CD	Recorded 1932
The Boswell Sisters	St. Louis Blues	That's How Rhythm Was Born	Sony	1995	CD	Recorded 1935
Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies	St. Louis Blues	The Complete Recordings 1932-1937	Texas Rose Records	1995	CD
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	St. Louis Blues (Part One)	The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 9	Rhino	1990	CD	Recorded 1946
Earl "Fatha" Hines	Boogie Woogie on the St. Louis Blues				MP3	Recorded 1940
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra	St. Louis Blues March	The Unforgettable Glenn Miller	RCA	1985	CD
Billie Holiday	St. Louis Blues "St. Louis Blues" by "Billie Holiday"	Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles	Columbia/Legacy	2007	CD	Recorded 1940
The Delta Rhythm Boys	St. Louis Blues	Oxford American 10th Anniversary Collection	Oxford American	2009	CD	Recorded 1947
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra	St. Louis Blues	The Complete RCA Victor Recordings	RCA	1995	CD	Recorded 1947

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Listener comments!
	7:19pm NS Andy: I thought it was Eartha Kitt!!! Really enjoying this- I was humming this song today while I was working outside. Amazing that you are doing this! Thanks!
	7:24pm G: Totally fascinating show. It never struck me, till about three songs in tonight, that the Faulkner story "That Evening Sun" must be referencing this lyric...
	7:50pm George B: This is GREAT!!!! Can this whole showbe downloaded?
	7:50pm the Illuminated Void: digin you show here in philly. love those old beats
	7:52pm the Illuminated Void: show usually can be downloaded here http://archive.wfmu.org:5555/archive/ just look for dj's unitials
	7:53pm Bad Ronald: I concur, wonderful program. I also dig that the possibility of more installations of the same nature is indicated by "#1"!
	7:57pm sid: Very nice! Appreciate how you put this set together.
	8:00pm G: from wikipedia -- you played both versions, i think -- The version with Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong on cornet was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1993. The 1929 version by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (with Henry "Red" Allen) was inducted there in 2008.
	9:02pm Joe: Thanks for the great comments, everybody!
	10:10pm Mike Warns: Who knew "The St. Louis Blues" was a tango?

Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from May 12, 2009

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