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THE BLEND ON EXPATRADIO - PLAYLISTS

I'm not certain how it happened.

After 20 years as a weekly presenter of blues and world music on WDIY, the NPR affiliate radio station in the Lehigh Valley of eastern Pennsylvania, I thought that my radio days were over. I'd moved to France. How could I possibly hook up with a radio station in a country whose language I couldn't speak fluently? I have adequate French for most purposes, but not for presenting music and telling stories on the radio. Nope. Not gonna happen.

Except of course, it did happen. I read a post on Facebook about a startup internet station for English-speaking expats in France. I met Wayne Allen, a musician who had landed a show and who wanted some pointers. And before you knew it, I was scheduled for two, two-hour shows each week.

I'll archive my playlists in Word on this page. There will always be one show that you can stream on my show page on the radio station's website HERE. And I've opened a Mixcloud account where you can listen to several of my archived shows HERE. As you can see, as you can hear, I present an eclectic mix. Tagline as follows:

"Greetings, people. You are listening to The Blend on ex-patradio.fr. My name is Ira and I'll be bringing you blues and jazz, rock and regional music from an American perspective. I'm the in-house American. Let's get to it."

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IRA’S BLEND #33: MINSTRELS AND INTERPRETERS
Broadcast 31-7-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE

Tony Bennett/Norah Jones – Speak Low
Tony Bennett/Michael Buble – Don’t Get Around Much Any More
Tony Bennett/Faith Hill – The Way You Look Tonight
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Dave Brubeck – Blue Rondo a la Turk
Dave Brubeck – The Duke
Dave Brubeck – Take Five
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k.d. lang – Get Some
k.d. lang – Maybe
k.d. lang – I Want It All
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Gordon Lightfoot – Minstrel of the Dawn
Gordon Lightfoot – Approaching Lavender
Gordon Lightfoot – If You Could Read My Mind
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Steeleye Span – All Around My Hat
Steeleye Span – Thomas the Rhymer
Steeleye Span – Cam Ye O’er Frae France
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Roberta Flack – I’m the Girl
Roberta Flack – Jesse
Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly with His Song
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Michael McDonald – How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You
Michael McDonald – I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Michael McDonald – Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours
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Robert Palmer – Respect Yourself
Robert Palmer – Mercy, Mercy Me-I Want You
Robert Palmer – Addicted to Love
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Billie Holiday and Lester Young – All of Me
Charlie Parker and Dizzie Gillespie – My Melancholy Baby
Ella Fitzgerald – My Last Affair


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The Blend #32: TURN IT UP…LOUD R&R
Broadcast 27-7-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE

The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Workin’ for MCA
Led Zeppelin – Out on the Tiles
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Peter Haycock& Steve Hunter – The Idler
U2 – Bullet the Blue Sky
The Who – Baba O’Riley
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Jimi Hendrix – Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
The Black Crowes – My Morning Song
The James Gang – The Bomber
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Sonny Landreth – Levee Town
Johnny Winter – Good Time Woman
Alvin Lee – No Limit
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James Brown – Mother Popcorn, Pt. 1
Blues Traveler – What’s for Breakfast
Jefferson Airplane – Hey Frederick 
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Joe Walsh – Meadows
The Rolling Stones – Monkey Man
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
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Little Feat – Spanish Moon
Robin Trower – Too Rolling Stone
Robin Trower – Bridge of Sighs


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Sly & Robbie
The Blend #31: REGGAE…THAT’S ALL…JUST REGGAE
Broadcast 24-7-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE

Bob Marley – Natural Mystic
Ambelique – Walking On the Moon
Barrington Levy – Warm and Sunny Day
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Gregory Issacs – Warning
Sly & Robbie – Stick By Me
Freddy McGregor – Sugar Baby
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John Holt – Be My Girl
Dennis Brown – Hold On to What You Got
Sugar Minott – Devil Pickney
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Black Uhuru – Leaving to Zion
Don Carlos – Better Must Come
Stepper – Frenchman in Kingston
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Passenger 7 with Lena – I’ll Be Missing You
Tarrus Riley & Jimmy Riley – Stronger
Owen Grey – Island in the Stream
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The Heptones – Take Me Darling
Motherless Child – I Shot the Sheriff (Dub)
Sly & Robbie – Danger Zone
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Dennis Brown – Sitting and Watching
Don Carlos – Rivers of Babylon
Freddy McGregor – Roots Man Skanking
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Bob Marley African Herbsman
U Roy – Night Nurse
Sly & Robbie – World A Music
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Jackie Edwards – Let Me Girl Go
The Wailers – No Woman No Cry (Dub)
Ken Booth – Silver Words
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Gegory Isaacs – Slave Driver
Lee Scratch Perry – Throw Some Water In

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The Blend #30: MY KID BROTHER’S ROCK AND ROLL
Broadcast 20-7-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE

Simply Red – Sad Old Red
Simply Red – Holding Back the Years
Simply Red – Red Box
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The Beatles – You Can’t Do That
The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night
The Beatles – Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey
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The Byrds – Eight Miles High
The Byrds – So You Want To Be a Rock and Roll Star
The Byrds – My Back Pages
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George Harrison – If I Needed Someone
George Harrison – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
George Harrison – My Sweet Lord
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Tom Petty – Free Falling
Tom Petty – I Won’t Back Down
Tom Petty – Runnin’ On a Dream
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Ringo Starr – Right Side of the Road
Ringo Starr – Bamboula
Ringo Starr – Island in the Sun
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David Bowie – Ziggie Stardust
David Bowie – Rebel, Rebel
David Bowie – Golden Years
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Paul Simon – The Obvious Child
Paul Simon – She Moves On
Paul Simon – The Rhythm of the Saints
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Jethro Tull – Cross-Eyed Mary
Jethro Tull – Locomotive Breath
Jethro Tull – Thick as a Brick
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AC-DC – Back in Black
AC-DC – You Shook Me All Night Long

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 The Blend #29: BLUES...NO THEME...JUST BLUES
Broadcast 17-7-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE

Chuck Willis - C.C. Rider
Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man
Memphis Slim - Just Let Me Be
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Howlin' Wolf - Evil (Is Going On)
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
T-Bone Walker - When the Sun Goes Down
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Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights, Big City
Elmore James and His Broom Dusters - Standing at the Crossroads
Big Joe Turner - The Chill Is On
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Big Joe Williams - Crawlin' King Snake
Muddy Waters - I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
Big Joe Turner - Midnight Special Train 
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Muddy Waters - Rollin' and Tumblin'
Big Maceo - Big Road Blues
Tampa Red - You Got to Reap What You Sow
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Percy Mayfield - Are You Out There
Jimmy Witherspoon - Baby, Baby
Dave Bartholomew - High Society Blues
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Little Esther - The Deacon Moves In
Brownie McGhee - Bad Blood
Otis Rush - Bad Luck
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Bumble Bee Slim - I Done Lost My Baby
Bessie Smith - Kitchen Man
Mississippi John Hurt - Candy Man Blues
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Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - I'm Gonna Wind Your Clock
Big Bill Broonzy - Get Back
Jimmy Rogers - Sloppy Drunk
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Jimmy Rushing - Lotsa Poppa
Sonny Boy Williamson - The Key to Your Door
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Alligator Wine 
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Ivory Joe Hunter - Send Me Pretty Momma
Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' Piano Boogie
Roosevelt Sykes - Third Degree Blues
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Bo Diddley - Little Girl
Sonny Terry - Walk On
Ivory Joe Hunter - Send Me Pretty Momma
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Bessie Smith - Gimme a Pigfoot
B.B. King - You Done Lost Your Good Thing

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The Blend #28: WHEN I WAS A TEEN…
Broadcast 10-7-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE

Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman
The Ronettes – Be My Baby
The Isley Brothers – It’s Your Thing
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Tony Bennett – I Left My Heart In San Francisco
Percy Faith – Theme from “A Summer Place”
Bobby Vinton – Blue Velvet
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Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man
The Statler Brothers – Flowers On the Wall
Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire
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Leonard Cohen – Suzanne
Melanie – Beautiful People
Harry Nilsson – Everybody’s Talkin’
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Jefferson Airplane – Somebody to Love
Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield – Albert’s Shuffle
Janis Joplin – Kozmic Blues
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Billy Joe Royal – Hush
Erma Franklin – Piece of My Heart
Taj Mahal – Leaving Trunk
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Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap – Young Girl
The Lovin’ Spoonful – Summer in the City
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The McCoys – Hang On Sloopy
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs – Stay
The Crystals – Then He Kissed Me
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Peggy March – I Will Follow Him
Darlene Love – (Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry
Sly & The Family Stone – Dance to the Music
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The Tokens – The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)
Aretha Franklin – The Shoop Shoop Song
Skeeter Davis – The End of the World
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Fleetwood Mac – Albatross
Santana – Evil Ways
The Fifth Dimension – Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In

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The Blend #27: IRA’S EASY LISTENING, THEN AND NOW
Broadcast 6-7-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE

Glenn Miller Orchestra – In The Mood
Ella Fitzgerald – Basin Street Blues
Peggy Lee – Stormy Weather
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Billie Holiday – Lover Man
Lonette McKee & Dexter Gordon – How Long Has This Been Going On?
Aretha Franklin – My Song
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Sandy Denny John the Gun
Bonnie Raitt – I Feel the Same
Grateful Dead - Ripple
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B.B. King – Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt – I’m In the Mood
Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo – Mercury Blues
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Ellen McIlwaine – I Want Watcha Got
James Brown – Cold Sweat, Pt. 1
Derek & The Dominos – Little Wing
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Derek & The Dominos – Have You Ever Loved a Woman
Dave Matthews Band – Ants Marching
Tom Waits – Downtown Train
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Ricki Lee Jones – Young Blood
Joni Mitchell – Sweet Bird
Simon & Garfunkel – Scarborough Fair/Canticle
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Neil Young – Don’t Let It Bring You Down
Chris Smither – Drive You Home Again
Bruce Hornsby & The Range – Jack Straw
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Bobby “Blue” Bland – Stormy Weather
James Taylor – Something In the Way She Moves
Laura Nyro & Labelle – I Met Him On a Sunday/The Bells

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The Blend #26: ROUNDER RECORDS
Broadcast 3-7-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE

Robert Nighthawk – Mr. Bell’s Shuffle
J.B. Hutto – Jealous Hearted Woman
Jimmie Rogers & Ronnie Earl – Left Me with a Broken Heart
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Frank Hovington – Mean Old Frisco
Booker T. Laurie – Blues with a Feeling
Johnny Shines & Robert Lockwood, Jr. – Lonesome Whistle
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Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson – Ain’t Treating Me Right
Tracy Nelson – I Feel So Good
The Holmes Brothers – Up Above My Head
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Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – Sometimes I Slip
Magic Dick – Full Court Press
Rory Block – Since You Been Gone
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Professor Longhair – Boogie
Champion Jack Dupree – Give Me Flowers While I’m Livin’
Charles Brown – Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
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Duke Robillard & Roomful of Blues – Texas Flood
Ronnie Eart – Green Light
Larry Davis – Help the Poor
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Ron Levy – Gimme a Break
The Persuasions – My Jug and I
Marcia Ball – Red Beans
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Bnois King & The Smokin’ Joe Kubek Band- You’re My Brand
Ann Peebles & Little Jimmy King – Full-Time Lover
Smokey Wilson – I Wanna Do It to You Baby
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Michelle Willson & Sugar Ray Norcia – You Got What It Takes
Irma Thomas & Jimmy McCracklin - Tomorrow
The Preston Shannon Band – Beale St. Boogaloo
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Johnny Nocturne Band with Kim Nalley – What a Way to Go
Lowell Fulson – Love Is the Bottom Line
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Robert Johnson – Sweet Home Chicago

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The Blend #25: KEEP ON SWINGIN'
Broadcast 29-6-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE

Count Basie – April in Paris
Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan – You Rascal You
Benny Goodman – Stompin’ at the Savoy
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Nat King Cole & George Shearing – Azure Te
Eartha Kitt – Autumn Leaves
Nina Simone – I Love You Porgy
Nina Simone – I Love You Porgy
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Dinah Washington – Caravan
Eartha Kitt – C’est Si Bon
Frank Sinatra – Yesterdays
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Ella Fitzgerald – Easy to Love
Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson – Just One of Those Things
Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten – My Romance
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Nina Simone – Fine and Mellow
Louis Armstrong – Go Down Moses
Erroll Garner – Them There Eyes
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Duke Ellington – Stompin’ at the Savoy
Count Basie – Flight of the Foo Birds
Artie Shaw – Summertime
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Quincy Jones – Soleil de Minuit
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan – Petootie Pie
Billie Holiday & Lester Young – All of Me
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Miles Davis & Sarah Vaughan (?) – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Django Reinhardt & Duke Ellington – Honeysuckle Rose
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson – Fast Dances
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Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie – My Melancholy Baby
Blossom Dearie & King Pleasure – I’m in the Mood for Love
Ella Fitzgerald & Sy Oliver – Don’cha Go ‘Way Mad
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Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti – Stringin’ the Blues
Charlie Parker & Miles Davis – Chasing the Bird
Charlie Carter & Chet Baker – Irresistible You
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Billie Holiday – You’ve Changed


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The Blend #24: The Soul of STAX Records
Broadcast 26-6-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE

Green Onions – Booker T & The MGs
Soul Limbo – Booker T & The MGs
Time Is Tight – Booker T & The MGs
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Theme from Shaft – Isaac Hayes
Do Your Thing – Isaac Hayes
Never Can Say Goodbye – Isaac Hayes
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Soul Man – Sam & Dave
Hold On I’m Coming – Sam & Dave
When Something Is Wrong with My Baby – Sam & Dave
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(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long – Otis Redding
Try a Little Tenderness – Otis Redding
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Walking the Dog – Rufus Thomas
The Breakdown – Rufus Thomas
(Do The) Push and Pull – Rufus Thomas
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Pick Up the Pieces – Carla Thomas
B-A-B-Y – Carla Thomas
Tramp – Carla Thomas/Otis Redding
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I’ll Take You There – The Staple Singers
If You’re Ready – The Staple Singers
Respect Yourself – The Staple Singers
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Who’s Making Love – Johnnie Taylor
Cheaper to Keep Her – Johnnie Taylor
Jody’s Got Your Girl and Gone – Johnnie Taylor
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Bring It On Home to Me – Eddie Floyd
Knock On Wood – Eddie Floyd
I’ve Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) – Eddie Floyd
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Soul Finger – The Bar-Kays
Son of Shaft – The Bar-Kays
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Last Night – The Mar-Keys
Philly Dog – The Mar-Keys
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Born Under a Bad Sign – Albert King
You Can’t Run Away from Your Heart – Judy Clay
Your Good Thing (Is About to End) – Mable John
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Candy – The Astors
I Got to Be Myself – The Rance Allen Group
After Laughter (Comes Tears) – Wendy Rene


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The Blend #23: LATIN IS AMERICAN TOO
Broadcast 22-6-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE

A Mi Dulce Amada – Ecos de Borinquen
Y Amo la Libertad – Ecos de Borinquen
Jibaro Hasta el Hueso – Ecos de Borinquen
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Chan Chan – Buena Vista Social Club
Dos Gardenias – Buena Vista Social Club
Candela – Buena Vista Social Club
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Amor Verdadero – Afro-Cuban All Stars
Pio Mentiroso – Afro-Cuban All Stars
Maria Caracoles – Afro-Cuban All Stars
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Tumba Palo Cocuye – Juan de Marcos
Reconciliation – Juan de Marcos
Al Vaiven de Mi Carreta – Juan de Marcos
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Agua Dulce, Agua Sala – SonSublime
Tumbao – Ruben Gonzales
Causas y Azares – Silvio Rodriguez
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Desafinado – Joao Gilberto/Stan Getz
Corcovado – Joao Gilberto/Stan Getz
The Girl from Ipanema – Joao Gilberto/Stan Getz
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Brazil – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Conori – Regional Vermelo y Branco
Pais Azul – Guadalupe Urbina
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Jammin’ – Bob Marley


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The Blend #22: Excello Swamp Pop & Blues
Broadcast 19-6-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE

The Things I Used to Do – Jimmy Dawkins
Think Twice Before You Speak – Jimmy Dawkins
Boogie Chillun – Slim Harpo
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Give Me Your Love – Marion James
I’ve Waited So Long – Mildred Woodard
Sittin’ and Drinking – Rose Davis
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Keep On Trying – Tabby Thomas
Fine Drivin’ Machine – Tiny Watkins
Five Minutes More – Charles Friday
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Bloody Murder – Otis Spann
Baby! I’m Stickin’ to You – Charles Friday
High Cost of Living – Jimmy Dawkins
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Don’t Let Nobody Know – Willie Baker
Mr. Buzzerd – Tabby Thomas
Make My Way in This World – Jimmy Dawkins
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Thank You – Bobby Powell
The Right One – Charles Friday
I Believe – Charles Friday
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I’m So Sorry – Slim Harpo
I Say I – Tabby Thomas
Chicago on My Mind – Jimmy Dawkins
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Jimmy’s Blues – James Stewart
All for Business – Jimmy Dawkins
Blues for Hippies – Otis Spann
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Darling Please Forgive Me – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
My Daddy Rocks Me – Trixie Smith
Send Me Pretty Mama – Ivory Joe Hunter
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When I Get Drunk – Eddie ‘Cleanhead’ Vinson
Uncle Bud – Billie Bland
Landlord Blues – Ivory Joe Hunter
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Let Me Love You Baby – Buddy Guy
Good Jumpin’ – Jimmy Witherspoon
Bobby Sox Blues – T-Bone Walker
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Keep On Churnin’ (Till the Butter Comes) – Wynonie Harris
Rock This House – Jimmy Rogers
I’m In the Mood for You – Annie Laurie
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I Love My Baby – H-Bomb Ferguson
Smokestack Lightning – Howlin’ Wolf


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The Blend #21
Broadcast 15-6-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE.

Tu, Solo Tu – Linda Ronstadt
El Toro Relajo – Linda Ronstadt
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Mexico Lindo y Querido – Jorge Negrete
Yo Soy Mexicano – Jorge Negrete
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Volver – Trio Los Panchos
Mis Noches Sin Ti – Trio Los Panchos
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Renunciacion – Javier Solis
El Loco – Javier Solis
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Maria Bonita – Agustin Lara
Veracruz – Agustin Lara
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Camino de Guanajuato – Jose Alfredo Jimenez
Ella – Jose Alfredo Jimenez
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Paloma Querida – Placido Domingo
Ay, Jalisco – Placido Domingo
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La Malaguena – Ramon Vargas
Cucurrucucu Paloma – Ramon Vargas
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Besame Mucho/Solamente Una Vez – Paloma San Basilio/Placido Domingo
Granada – Placido Domingo
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Quetzal – Viva Quetzal
En el Reino de los Condores – Viva Quetzal
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Baile del Quetzall – Los Incas
Cancione de Cuna – Los Incas
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Angelito – Cesar Rosas
Adios Mi Vida – Cesar Rosas
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Llena de Tanto – Irene Ferrera
Tu Mi Delirio – Irene Ferrera
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Valentin – Susana Baca
Poema – Susana Baca
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Ya Tu Veras – Raul Malo
No Me Preguntes Tanto – Raul Malo

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The Blend #20
Broadcast 12-6-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE.

Allons a Lafayette – Harry Choates with Jimmy Foster and His Swingsters
Cajun Reel – Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy, and D.L. Menard
Popcorn Blues – Nathan Abshire and the Pinegrove Boys
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Chere Toute-Toute – Jimmy C. Newman
Cajun Love – Link Davis
Jole Blon – Harry Choates with Jimmy Foster and His Swingsters
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Dreamer’s Waltz – Nathan Abshire and the Pinegrove Boys
Port Arthur Blues – Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy, and D.L. Menard
The Gravel Road – Ivy Dugas with Jackie Calliers and the Cajun Cousins
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Big Mamou – Link Davis
Les Grand Bois – Mamou Prairie Band
La Valse des Chere Bebe – Jo-El Sonnier
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Evangeline Waltz – Mamou Prairie Band
T’en As Eu – David Doucet
Le Danse de Mardi Gras – Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
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Malini – Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
La Toussaint – Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
La Valse D’Amitie – Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
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ALL TUNES ABOVE CAJUN. ALL TUNES BELOW ZYDECO
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Bon Ton Roulet – Clifton Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band
Snap Bean – L’il Brian and the Zydeco Travelers
Jack Rabbit – Zydeco Joe
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Give Him Cornbread – Beau Joque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers
My Toot Toot – Rockin’ Sidney
Black Gal – Clifton Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band
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Crying in the Streets – John Delafose
Think It Over One More Time – Buckwheat Zydeco
I’m Going to the Country to Get Me a Mojo Hand – Boozoo Chavis & the Majic Sounds
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Je Suis en Recolteur (I Am a Farmer) – Clifton Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band
Old Time Two Step – John Delafose and the Eunice Playboys


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The Blend #19: Peggy Lee, Ella, Norah, and More
Broadcast 8-6-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to the show on Mixcloud HERE.

Stormy Weather – Peggy Lee w/David Barbour Orchestra – Fever
Ain’t Nobody’s Business But My Own – Ella Fitzgerald – Ella 
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones – Come Away With Me
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‘Deed I Do – Peggy Lee w/David Barbour Orchestra – Fever
How High the Moon – Ella Fitzgerald – Ella 
Nightengale – Norah Jones – Come Away With Me
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Where or When – Peggy Lee w/David Barbour Orchestra – Fever
Dream a Little Dream of Me – Ella Fitzgerald – Ella 
Cold, Cold Heart – Norah Jones – Come Away With Me
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Jelly Roll Blues – Louis Armstrong – The Collection
Bernie’s Tune – Chet Baker/Gerry Mulligan – My Funny Valentine
Dimples – John Lee Hooker – Jazz & Blues Collection: John Lee Hooker
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Someday You’ll Be Sorry – Louis Armstrong – The Collection
Lullaby of the Leaves – Chet Baker/Gerry Mulligan – My Funny Valentine
Crawlin’ Kingsnake – John Lee Hooker – Jazz & Blues Collection: John Lee Hooker
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When You’re Smiling – Louis Armstrong – The Collection
Dippermouth Blues – Louis Armstrong – The Collection
Walkin’ Shoes – Chet Baker/Gerry Mulligan – My Funny Valentine
It Serves Me Right to Suffer – John Lee Hooker – Jazz & Blues Collection: J.L. Hooker
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And the Angels Sing Benny Goodman & His Orchestra – The Great 30s
Over the Rainbow Glenn Miller & His Orchestra – The Great 30s
(I’ve Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo Marion Hutton – Best of Swing
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Rhythm Is Our Business – Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra – Best of Swing
Drummin’ Man – Gene Krupa – Golden Greats
I Heard That Song Before – Harry James & His Orchestra – Best of Swing
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I Can’t Get Started – Bunny Berrigan – Golden Greats
Cherokee – Charlie Barnet – Golden Greats
Beaver Junction – Count Basie – Les Plus Grandes Moments du Jazz
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Embraceable You – Little Jimmy Scott – All the Way
Someone To Watch Over Me – Little Jimmy Scott – All the Way
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C Jam Blues – Ray Bryant Trio – Ray Bryant Tribute
Moanin’ – Ray Bryant Trio – Ray Bryant Tribute


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The Blend #18: Songs That Tell Stories
Broadcast 5-6-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to the archived show HERE.

Record Lady – Lyle Lovett – I Love Everybody
Penguins – Lyle Lovett – I Love Everybody
Just the Morning – Lyle Lovett – I Love Everybody
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Lost Jimmy Whelan – Anne Hills/Cindy Mangsen – Never Grow Old
Tam Lin – Fairport Convention – Liege and Lief
I Was Young When I Left Home – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series, Vol.7
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Louise – Bonnie Raitt – Collection
Spirit in the Night – Bruce Springsteen – Greetings from Asbury Park
Me and Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin – Greatest Hits
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I Don’t Live Here Any More – Gary P. Nunn – Totally Guacamole
Divorce Me C.O.D. – Don Walser – Texas Top Hand
The Frozen Man – James Taylor – New Moon Shine
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Smackwater Jack – Carole King – Tapestry
Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced?
Balled of Curtis Loew – Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gold
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John Henry – Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee – East Coast Blues
John Henry – Big Bill Broonzy – 101-The Essential Blues Album
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The Last Time I Saw Richard – Joni Mitchell – Blue
America – Simon & Garfunkel – The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
Minstrel from Gault – Richie Havens - Collection
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Tonight’s the Night, Pt. 1 – Neil Young – Decade
Saving the Best for Last – Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn
Mission Temple Fireworks Stand – Paul Thorn – Mission Temple Fireworks Stand
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I Came Home This Morning – Rufus Thomas – Blues Thang!
Aja – Steely Dan – Citizen Steely Dan


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The Blend #17: Nina, Nat & BeBop
Broadcast 1-6-2016
Host/Engineer: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Mood Indigo – Nina Simone
I Love You, Porgy – Nina Simone
Love Me, or Leave Me – Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares for Me
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Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Nat King Cole
Embraceable You – Nat King Cole
Route 66 – Nat King Cole – Nat King Cole
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Gerry Meets Hampton – L. Hampton/G. Mulligan– Lionel Hampton Presents Mulligan
Walking Shoes – L. Hampton/G. Mulligan– Lionel Hampton Presents Mulligan
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Well You Needn’t – Thelonious Monk – Jazz Masters: Thelonious Monk
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Blue Train – John Coltraine – Jazz Masters: John Coltraine
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Deep in a Dream) – Chet Baker – Jazz Masters: Chet Baker
Milestones (with Herbie Mann) – Chet Baker – Jazz Masters: Chet Baker
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Bye Bye Blackbird – Miles Davis – Jazz Masters: Miles Davis
Bird of Paradise (with Charlie Parker) – Miles Davis – Jazz Masters: Miles Davis
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I Can’t Get Started – Dizzy Gillespie – Jazz Masters: Dizzy Gillespie
Groovin’ High – Dizzy Gillespie – Jazz Masters: Dizzy Gillespie
Ool-Ya-Koo – Dizzy Gillespie – Jazz Masters: Dizzy Gillespie
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Autumn Leaves – Stan Getz – Jazz Masters: Stan Getz
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Gipsy – Wynton Marsalis – Jazz Masters: Wynton Marsalis
Jody (with Ellis Marsalis) – Wynton Marsalis – Jazz Masters: Wynton Marsalis
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Bye Bye Blackbird – Rickie Lee Jones – Pop Pop


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The Blend #16: Great 30s Swing
Broadcast 29/5/2016
Hosted by Ira for ex-patradio.fr

Top Hat, White Tie and Tails – Fred Astaire – The Great 30s
Cheek to Cheek – Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians – The Great 30s
Anything Goes – The Dorsey Brothers’ Orchestra – The Great 30s
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Tangerine – Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (v. Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell – Best of Swing
Minnie the Moocher – Cab Calloway & His Orchestra – Best of Swing
Take the A Train – Duke Ellington & His Orchestra – Best of Swing
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Pennies from Heaven – Bing Crosby – The Great 30s
Autumn in New York – Billie Holiday – Ken Burns Jazz
Flying Home – Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra – Best of Swing
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Bei Mir Bis du Schon – The Andrews Sisters – The Great 30s
On the Good Ship Lollipop – Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees – The Great 30s
Lulu’s Back in Town – Dick Powell – The Great 30s
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On the Sunny Side of the Street – Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
             (v. The Sentamentalists) – Best of Swing
On the Sunny Side of the Street – Louis Armstrong – Jazz Masters
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When the Saints Go Marching In – Louis Armstrong – Jazz Masters
St. James Infirmary – Louis Armstrong – Jazz Masters
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Body and Soul – Benny Goodman – Les Plus Grands Moments du Jazz
St. Louis Blues – Bing Crosby & Duke Ellington – Me & You, You & Me: Great Jazz Duets
Don’t Get Around Much Any More – Duke Ellington & His Orchestra – Best of Swing
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After You’ve Gone – Bessie Smith – Best of the Blues: Bessie Smith
Begin the Beguine – Artie Shaw & His Orchestra – Best of Swing
Sweet Georgia Brown – Erroll Garner – Masters of Jazz
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I’m Just a Jitterbug – Ella Fitzgerald – Jazz & Blues: 1
Sentimental Journey – Les Brown & His Orchestra (v. Doris Day) – Best of Swing
Blue Horizon – Sydney Bechet - & the Blue Note All Star Jazz Men –
              Blues Born in New Orleans
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Bugle Boy March – Dr. Michael White – A Song for George Lewis
Egyptian Fantasy – Allen Toussaint – The Bright Mississippi
Dr. Jazz – Ellis Marsalis – The Pearls: New Orleans Piano
Stardust – Ben Webster – See You at the Fair
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Hucklebuck – Betty Carter & Lionel Hampton – Me & You, You & Me: Great Jazz Duets
Inka Dinka Do – Jimmy Durante – The Great 30s


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The Blend #15: New Orleans Jazz and Blues
Broadcast 25-5-2016
Host: Ira
For: ex-patradio.fr

Perdido Street Blues – Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra – Blues Born in New Orleans
Do You Know What It Means – Louis Armstrong – Legends of New Orleans
The Devil Got Me Blues – Kevin Clark and the Jazz Revelation – Blues Born in New Orleans
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Mercy On Me _ Champion Jack Dupree – Blues Born in New Orleans
Wild Man Blues – Johnny Dodds’ Black Bottom Stompers – Blues Born in New Orleans
Of All the Wrongs You Done Me – Pete Fountain – Blues Born in New Orleans
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Really the Blues – Tom Ladnier and His Orchestra – Blues Born in New Orleans
Buddy Bolden Blues – Baby Dodds Trio – Blues Born in New Orleans
Up In Sydney’s Flat – Bunk Johnson/Sydney Bechet Orchestra – Blues Born in New Orleans
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That’s Enough of that Stuff – Marcia Ball – Tipitina and Friends
Every Day Is Not the Same – Carol Fran and Clarence Holliman – Tipitina and Friends
I Hear You Knockin’ – Smiley Lewis p- Tipitina and Friends
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Iko Iko – Dr. John – Tipitina and Friends
Red Beans – Professor Longhair – Tipitina and Friends
They All Asked for You – The Meters – Tipitina and Friends
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One Night – Smiley Lewis – Tipitina and Friends
I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More) Barbara George – Tipitina and Friends
Ooh Poo Pah Doo, Pt. 1 – Jessie Hill – Tipitina and Friends
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Coconut Milk – Bo Dollis and Wild Magnolias – Tipitina and friends
Come On, Pt. 1 – Earl King – Tipitina and Friends
Lawdy Miss Clawdy – James Booker – Tipitina and Friends
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Sing It – Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, and Tracy Nelson – Legends of New Orleans
St. Louis Blues – Preservation Hall Jazz Band – Legends of New Orleans
On a Night Like This – Buckwheat Zydeco – Legends of New Orleans
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Me and the Devil Blues – Eric Gale – Hellhound On My Trail
Trouble in Mind – Jimmy Witherspoon – Ain’t Nobody’s Business
Just a Closer Walk with Thee – Allen Toussaint – The Bright Mississippi
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Amazing Grace – The Neville Brothers – Legends of New Orleans
I Was Healed by the Wound in His Side – Sister Gertrude Morgan – Let’s Make a Record
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Basin Street Blues – Sydney Bechet – The Best of Sydney Bechet
Burgundy Street Blues – Dr. Michael White – A Song for George Lewis


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The Blend #13: Shower Singing and Favorite Riffs
Broadcast 15-5-2016
Host: Ira
Engineer: Wayne Allen
For: ex-patradio.fr

Midnight Rider – The Allman Brothers – Beginnings
Don’t Do It – The Band – The Best of the Band
Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn
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Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7
Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7
Just Like a Woman – Bob Dylan et al – The Concert for Bangladesh
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Here Comes the Sun – George Harrison – The Concert for Bangladesh
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4 + 20 – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà vu
Angel from Montgomery – Bonnie Raitt and John Prine – Collection
Friend of the Devil – Lyle Lovett - Deadicated
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Rock & Roll Doctor – Little Feat – Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
Cinnamon Girl – Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Decade
Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Neil Young – After the Gold Rush
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Will You Love Me Tomorrow? – Carole King – Tapestry
River – James Taylor – Internet Bootleg
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You Can Close Your Eyes – James Taylor – The Essential James Taylor
The Frozen Man – James Taylor – New Moon Shine
Sweet Baby James – James Taylor – The Essential James Taylor
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Don’t Take Me Alive – Steely Dan – Citizen Steely Dan
Pretzel Logic – Steely Dan – Citizen Steely Dan
Gaucho – Steely Dan – Citizen Steely Dan
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For Emily, Whenever I Find Her – Simon & Garfunkel – The Essential…
The 59th Street Bridge Song – Simon & Garfunkel – The Essential…
The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel – The Essential…
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Waiting for the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago – ZZ Top – Tres Hombres
Rocky Mountain Way – Joe Walsh – Look What I Did!: The Joe Walsh Collection
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We’re Going Wrong – Cream – Royal Albert Hall (May 2005)
 
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The Blend #12: Handmade USA: 1700 to The Dead
Broadcast: 11-5-2016
Host: Ira
Engineer: Wayne Allen
For: ex-patradio.fr

Madison’s Whim Medley – Hesperus – Early American Roots
La Poulle – Hesperus – Early American Roots
A Sett of Jiggs – Hesperus – Early American Roots
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Captain Kidd/Nashville – Hesperus – Early American Roots
Rockbridge/The Garden Hymn – Hesperus – Early American Roots
Comin’ Back to Me – The Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
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Casey Jones – Jerry Garcia and David Grisman – Acoustic Disc, Volume III
Stealin’ – Jerry Garcia and David Grisman – Acoustic Disc, Volume III
Dawgnation – The David Grisman Quintet with Jerry Garcia – Acoustic Disc, Volume III
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Truckin’ – Grateful Dead – American Beauty
Friend of the Devil – Grateful Dead – American Beauty
Ripple – Grateful Dead – American Beauty
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Touch of Grey – Grateful Dead – In the Dark
West L.A. Fadeaway – Grateful Dead – In the Dark
Throwing Stones – Grateful Dead – In the Dark
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Embryonic Journey – The Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
Today – The Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
How Do You Feel? – The Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
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The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil – Jefferson Airplane – After Bathing at Baxter’s
Watch Her Ride – Jefferson Airplane – After Bathing at Baxter’s
Martha – Jefferson Airplane – After Bathing at Baxter’s
Wild Tyme – Jefferson Airplane – After Bathing at Baxter’s
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Blue Moon of Kentucky – Hot Tuna – Live at Sweetwater 2
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7
Lo and Behold – James Taylor – Sweet Baby James
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Love Is a Rose – Neil Young – Decade
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – The Band – The Best of The Band
Old Man – Neil Young – Decade

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The Blend #11: Women's Voices
Broadcast: 4 May, 2016
Host: Ira
Engineer: Wayne Allen

Careless Love – Bessie Smith – Best of the Blues: Bessie Smith
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho – Mahalia Jackson – Les Plus Grand Moments Du Jazz
If You Ever Should Leave – Ella Fitzgerald – Jazz & Blues: Ella Fitzgerald
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Separation Line – Laura Lee – Sweet Soul Music
The Greatest Love – Judy Clay – Sweet Soul Music
Sugar Coated Blues – Barbara Lynn – Beaumont Rag
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My Song – Aretha Franklin – Sweet Soul Music
Drown in My Own Tears – Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved a Man…
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Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday – Ken Burns Jazz
Baby, What You Want Me to Do – Etta James – The Late Show
Backwater Blues – Irma Thomas – Our New Orleans Benefit
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A Case of You – Joni Mitchell – Blue
Down to You – Joni Mitchell – Court and Spark
Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow – Joni Mitchell – The Hissing of Summer Lawns
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My First Night Alone Without You – Bonnie Raitt - Collection
Runaway – Bonnie Raitt - Collection
I Will Not Be Denied – Bonnie Raitt – Nick of Time
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So Far Away – Carole King – Tapestry
Spanish Harlem – Laura Nyro and Labelle – Gonna Take a Miracle
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave – Linda Ronstadt – Greatest Hits: Vol. 1
Desperado – Linda Ronstadt – Greatest Hits: Vol. 1
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Young Blood – Rickie Lee Jones – Rickie Lee Jones
Lucky Daze – Adriana Evans – Music Inspired by the Motion Picture Hoodlum
Certainly – Erykah Badu – Music Inspired by the Motion Picture Hoodlum
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The Sea
Fotheringay
Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
          Sandy Denny – No More Sad Refrains

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The Blend #10
Broadcast 24/4/2016
Host: Ira
Engineer: Wayne Allen
For: ex-patradio.fr

In The Mood – The Glenn Miller Orchestra – Les Plus Grand Moments Du Jazz
It Ain’t Necessarily So – Aretha Franklin – Les Plus Grand Moments Du Jazz
Blue Moon – Lionel Hampton – Les Plus Grand Moments Du Jazz
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Take Five – Dave Brubeck – Les Plus Grand Moments Du Jazz
Ligia – Getz/Gilberto – Les Plus Grand Moments Du Jazz
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If Ever You Should Leave – Ella Fitzgerald – Jazz & Blues Series
I Want to Be Happy – Ella Fitzgerald – Jazz & Blues Series
Hallelujah! – Ella Fitzgerald – Jazz & Blues Series
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God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday – Ken Burns Jazz
How Long – Jimmie Witherspoon – Ain’t Nobody’s Business
A Change is Gonna Come – Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
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Wade in the River of Jordan – Delaney & Bonnie – D&B Together
Sanctified Blues – Satan & Adam – Living on the River
Gather by the River – Davell Crawford – Our New Orleans Benefit
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Down by the Riverside – Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – East Coast Blues
Yes We Can Can – Allen Toussaint – Our New Orleans Benefit
Where We’ll Never Grow Old – Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen – Never Grow Old
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The Housewife’s Lament – Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen – Never Grow Old
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No Love Today – Chris Smither – Drive You Home
I Went to the Mardi Gras – Snooks Eaglin – Soul’s Edge
Levee Town – Sonny Landreth – Levee Town
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Weasel and the White Boys Cool – Rickie Lee Jones – Rickie Lee Jones
Hey Pocky A-Way – The Meters – Go Marching In
Iko Iko – The Dixie Cups – Go Marching In
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Zydeco Gris-Gris – Beausoleil – Bayou Dance Party
Zydeco Sont Pas Sales – David Doucet – Bayou Dance Party
Think It Over One More Time – Buckwheat Zydeco – Bayou Dance Party
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Get a Better One – Chris Smither – Drive You Home

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The Blend #9
Broadcast Week of 11/4/2016
Host: Ira
Engineer: Wayne Allen
For: ex-patradio.fr

Do Your Duty
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out – Best of the Blues: Bessie Smith
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Unemployment Stomp
Rider Rider Blues – Big Bill Broonzy: Whiskey and Good Time Blues
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Boot That Thing
Henry Ford Blues – Roosevelt Sykes – “44” Blues
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C. C. Rider
Worried Life Blues – Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – East Coast Blues
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Kingfish Blues
Love with a Feeling – Tampa Red – The Guitar Wizard
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My Babe
Juke
Boom Boom, Out Goes the Light – Little Walter – Best of the Blues: Little Walter
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The Sky is Crying
One Way Out – Elmore James – Best of the Blues: Elmore James
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If Walls Could Talk
Things I Used to Do – Little Milton – Stand By Me
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All Night Long
That Evening Train – T-Bone Walker – Best of the Blues: T-Bone Walker
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See Lime Woman
It’s Cold Out Here – Nina Simone – Best of the Blues: Nina Simone
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Big Fine Girl
See See Rider – Jimmy Witherspoon – Ain’t Nobody’s Business
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Son of a Preacher Man
Honky Tonk Woman – Ike and Tina Turner – Live in Paris 1971
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I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
Someday
C. C. Rider – Ray Charles – Best of the Blues: Ray Charles
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You Don’t Love Me
Freedom – Luther Allison – Best of the Blues: Luther Allison

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The Blend #8
Broadcast: Week of April 11, 2016
Host: Ira
Engineer: Wayne Allen
For: ex-patradio.fr

Stupid Texas Song – Austin Lounge Lizards – Employee of the Month
Texas Top Hand – Don Walser – Texas Top Hand
My Kind of Day in Padre – Gary P. Nunn et al – Totally Guacamole
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The Dogs They Really Miss You – Austin Lounge Lizards – Employee of the Month
Big Blue Diamonds – Don Walser – Texas Top Hand
Can’t Get the Hell Out of Texas – Gary P. Nunn et al – Totally Guacamole
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I Need Me (A Whole Lot More Than I Need You) – Miss Leslie – Wrong Is What I Do Best
There’s Two of Us Not Talking Here – Miss Leslie – Wrong Is What I Do Best
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Love and Texaco – Gretchen Peters – Gretchen Peters
Offshore Blues – Roy Carrier – Zydeco Soul
Roughneck – Johnny Cash – Blood, Sweat and Tears
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Jungle Swing – Teddy Morgan
What It Takes – Angela Strehli
I’m Leaving You – Kim Wilson
                              Antones’s 20th Anniversary
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Mean Town Blues – Johnny Winter – Blues Masters, Vol 15 – Slide Guitar Classics
Two Trains Running – Ervin Charles and Long John Hunter – Lone Star Shootout
You’ll Love a Good Thing – Barbara Lynn - #1 R&B Hits: 1960 - 1964
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Why Oh Why – Joe Houston
I Want to Shout About It – W.C. Clark
It’s Been a Mistake – Tutu Jones
Texas Blues Party
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Claim Jumper – Johnny Copeland
Texas Cadillac – Bnois King and Smoking Joe Kubek
Blues For Carol – Clarence Holliman
                              Texas Blues Guitar
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T-Bone Shuffle – T-Bone Walker – The Very Best of T-Bone Walker
Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield – Blues Masters, Vol 3: Texas Blues
Frosty – Albert Collins – Truckin’ with Albert Collins
Catch Up with the Blues – Johnny Copeland – Catch Up with the Blues

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The Blend #7
Broadcast 9/4/2016
Host: Ira
Engineer: Wayne Allen
For: ex-patradio.fr

Have You Seen the Stars Tonight – Jefferson Starship – Blows Against the Empire
Hello It’s Me – Todd Rundgren – Todd Rundgren
Mandolin Rain – Bruce Hornsby & the Range – The Way It Is
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Wooden Ships – Crosby, Stills & Nash – Crosby, Stills & Nash
Wooden Ships – Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers
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In Memory of Elizabeth Reed – The Allman Brothers – Beginnings
One Way Out – The Allman Brothers – At Fillmore East
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Spanish Moon – Little Feat – Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
Call Me the Breeze – Lynyrd Skynyrd – The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd
Remedy – The Black Crowes – The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
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Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – Jimi Hendrix – Electric Ladyland
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La Grange – ZZ Top – Six Pack
Walk Away – James Gang – Greatest Hits
The Healer – John Lee Hooker with Carlos Santana – The Healer
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He’s So Fine – The Chiffons – Fabulous Chiffons
My Sweet Lord – The Chiffons – Fabulous Chiffons
I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Michael McDonald - Motown
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Step Right Up – Tom Waits – Small Change
Lawyers, Guns and Money – Warren Zevon – A Quiet Normal Life
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All in the Groove – Blues Traveler – Travelers & Thieves
Only You Know and I Know – Delaney & Bonnie – D&B Together
Dirty Pool – Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – Texas Flood
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Like A Rolling Stone (Live) – Bob Dylan – No Direction Home

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The Blend #6
Broadcast 7/4/2016
Host: Ira
Engineer: Wayne Allen
For: ex-patradio.fr

Burgundy Street Blues – Dr. Michael White – A Song for George Lewis
The Frim Fram Sauce – Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong – Me & You, You & Me:            Great Jazz Duets
Key to the Highway – Dr. John – The Pearls-New Orleans Piano
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Burgundy Street Blues – George Lewis and his Ragtime Band – Blues Born in New Orleans
The Frim Fram Sauce – Diana Krall – All for You
Key to the Highway – Derek & the Dominos – The Layla Sessions
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Everyday I Have the Blues – BB King – King of the Blues
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out – BB King – Let the Good Time Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
I’m Just a Lucky So and So – Alberta Adams – Born with the Blues
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Havin’ Fun in New Orleans – Eddie Bo – The Pearls-New Orleans Piano
Sitting on Top of the World – Eddie Shaw and Wolf Gang – Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 1
Lonely in New York – Sophie Milman – Putumayo Presents: Women of Jazz
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Drift Away – The Neville Brothers – Treacherous Too: A History of the Nevilles
Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn
Simple – Stickman Jones – Jukebox Cantina Combo Platter
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye – Greatest Hits
Tracks of My Tears – Linda Ronstadt – Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Rain – Cavu – Jukebox Cantina Combo Platter
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My Girl – The Neville Brothers – Live at Tipitina’s
Mickey’s Monkey – Martha Reeves & the Vandellas – Heat Wave-Dance Party
Nowhere To Run – Martha Reeves & the Vandellas – Heat Wave-Dance Party
I Met Him on a Sunday – Laura Nyro with Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells – Gonna Take a Miracle
The Bells – Laura Nyro with Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells – Gonna Take a Miracle
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Pretzel Logic
Kid Charlemagne
The Royal Scam
          Steely Dan – Citizen Steely Dan

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The Blend #5
Broadcast 3/4/2016
Host: Ira
Engineer: Wayne Allen
For: ex-patradio.fr

Roots Woman – Corey Harris – Between Midnight and Day
Six O'Clock Blues – Lucky Peterson – Triple Play
Cherry Red Wine – Luther Allison – Blue Streak
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We're Outta Here – Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown – No Looking Back
I Could Deal With It – Little Charlie and the Nightcats – Straight Up
She Puts Me In The Mood – Elvin Bishop – Big Fun
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Low Down Dirty Shame – Carey Bell – Deep Down
Evil – Koko Taylor – Queen of the Blues
Blues Lover – Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin – My Blues and My Guitar
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Baby, Baby, Baby – Roy Buchanon with Delbert McClinton – Dancing on the Edge
Somebody Loan Me a Dime – Fenton Robinson – Somebody Loan Me a Dime
Look On Yonder's Wall – Hound Dog Taylor – Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers
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Hard Lovin' Mama – Katie Webster – No Foolin'
I Ain't Got You – Sugar Blue – Blue Blazes
A Quitter Never Wins – Tinsley Ellis – Storm Warning
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Stingaree – Charlie Musselwhite – In My Time
Diggin' My Potatoes – James Cotton – High Compression
Been Gone Too Long – Billy Boy Arnold – Eldorado Cadillac
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Don't Pick Me For Your Fool – Son Seals – Bad Axe
Something To Remember You By – Albert Collins with Johnny Copeland – Showdown
If You Have To Know – Lonnie Mack with SRV – Strike Like Lightening
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Action Man – Cephas & Wiggins – Cool Down
Bayou Blood – Kenny Neal – Bayou Blood
Man Smart (Woman Smarter) – C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band – Too Much    Fun
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T'aint Nobody's Business – Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women – Old, New, Borrowed and         Blue
 
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The Blend #4
Broadcast 1/4/2016
Host: Ira
Engineer: Wayne Allen
For: ex-patradio.fr

Savannah Sojourn – Nakai, Eaton & Clipman – Feather, Stone & Light
Today – Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
Hesitation Blues – Hot Tuna – Live at Sweetwater 2
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The Weight – The Band – Music from Big Pink
Old Man – Neil Young – Decade
The Needle and the Damage Done – Neil Young – Decade
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(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman – Carole King – Tapestry
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me – Laura Nyro with Labelle – Gonna Take a Miracle
Comin’ Home – Delaney & Bonnie – D&B Together
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Rock & Roll Doctor – Little Feat – Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City – Bruce Springsteen – Greetings from Asbury Park
The Wild Frontier – Bruce Hornsby & the Range – The Way It Is
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Free Bird – Joni Mitchell – The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Here Comes the Sun – Richie Havens – Collection
San Francisco Bay Blues – Richie Havens – Collection
San Francisco Bay Blues – Hot Tune – Live at Sweetwater 2
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Carry On – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Deja-Vu
Jack Straw – Bruce Hornsby – Deadicated
Truckin’ – Dwight Yoakam – Deadicated
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Midnight Hour – Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown – The Original Peacock Recordings
One Good Man – Janis Joplin – I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
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Hot Tamale Man –  Jimmy ‘T-99’ Nelson – Blues as Big as Texas
When the Welfare Turns Its Back – Albert Collins – Ice Pickin’
Icehouse Special – Mark May and the Agitators – Telephone Road, Houston, TX
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Bridge of Sighs – Robing Trower – Bridge of Sighs

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The Blend #3
Broadcast 29/3/2016
Host: Ira
Engineer: Wayne Allen
For: ex-patradio.fr
 
Embryonic Journey - Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
Carolina On My Mind - James Taylor - The Essential James Taylor
Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - The Sky Is Crying
Turn My Life Down - Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers
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The Last Time I Saw Richard - Joni Mitchell - Blue
Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon - Graceland
I Feel the Same - Bonnie Raitt - The Bonnie Raitt Collection
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Life in the Fast Lane - Eagles - Hotel California
Woman - James Gang - Greatest Hits'
Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh - Look What I Did!
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Chuck E.'s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones
Don't Do It - The Band - Best of The Band
Goin' Down Slow - Bobby 'Blue' Bland - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection
Trav'lin' Light - Billie Holiday - Billie's Blues
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In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - The Allman Brothers - Live at the Fillmore East
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Desperado - Linda Ronstadt - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Friend of the Devil - Lyle Lovett - Deadicated
Since I Fell for You - Etta Jones - Putumayo Presents: Women of Jazz
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Aja - Steely Dan - Aja

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The Blend #2
Recorded 23/3/2016
Host: Ira
Engineer: Wayne Allen
For: ex-patradio.fr

Beware, Brother, Beware
Somebody Done Changed the Lock On MY Door
BB King – Let the Good Times Roll / The Music of Louis Jordan
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I Came Home This Morning
Last Clean Shirt
Rufus Thomas – Blues Thang
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Don’t Call Us
Take a Giant Step
Taj Mahal – Like Never Before
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Pair and a Spare
Messin’ Around With the Blues
Alberta Adams - Born with the Blues
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The Right Tool for the Job
Louisiana 1927
Marcia Ball – Let Me Play with Your Poodle
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I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
Dr. Feelgood (Love is a Serious Business)
Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved a Man the Way That I Love You
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Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
Move Over
Janice Joplin – Greatest Hits
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I Will Not Be Denied
I Ain’t Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again
Bonnie Raitt – Nick of Time
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Give Up the Funk –  Parliament
Dazz – Brick
The History of Funk, Vol. 4
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Just Got Back from Baby’s
Just Got Paid
ZZ Top – The ZZ Top Six Pack
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Swamp Music
Ballad of Curtis Lowe
The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd
 
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The Blend #1
Recorded 17/3/2016
Host: Ira
Engineer: Wayne Allen
For: ex-patradio.fr

Deep Blues – Dr. John – Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack
Tin Roof Blues – Pete Fountain – The Best of Dixieland Series
Baby Scratch My Back – Slim Harpo – The Best of Excello Records
Back Water Blues – Irma Thomas – Our New Orleans Benefit Album
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Mojo Boogie – Sonny Landreth – South of I-10
Brownskin Woman – Beau Jacque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers – Classics
Le Danse de Mardi Gras – Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys – Allons a Lafayette/Louisiana Cajun
T’en As Eu – David Doucet - Allons a Lafayette/Louisiana Cajun
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L’Ouragon – Beausoleil - Our New Orleans Benefit Album
Canal Street Blues – Dr. Michael White - Our New Orleans Benefit Album
Louisiana 1927 – Randy Newman and the Louisiana Philharmonic with members of the NY Philharmonic - Our New Orleans Benefit Album
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St. James Infirmary – Allen Toussaint – The Bright Mississippi
Snap Bean – L’il Brian and the Zydeco Travelers – Bayou Dance Party
Outside People - Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas – Bayou Dance Party
Crawfish Fiesta – Prof Longhair – Crawfish Fiesta
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One More Chance – Carol Fran – The Best of Excello Records
I’m Leaving It All Up to You – Dale & Grace – Swamp Gold, Vol I
Sea of Love – Phil Phillips – Soul Man, Vol I
Shed So Many Tears – Isaac Payton Sweat – Cotton-Eyed Joe
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Texas Flood – Larry Davis – The Best of Duke Peacock Blues
Catch Up with the Blues – Johnny Copeland – Catch Up with the Blues
The Call It Stormy Monday – T-Bone Walker – The Very Best of T-Bone Walker
Pride and Joy – Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – Blues Masters, Vol 9: Postmodern Blues
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Love Me With A Feeling – Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets – Texas Blues Guitar
Texas Guitar Slinger – Joe ‘Guitar’ Hughes - Texas Blues Guitar
I’m Worried – Mike Morgan and the Crawl - Texas Blues Guitar
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Pretty Little Lady from Beaumont – George Jones – Texas Super Hits
Offshore Blues – Tommy Warren – Swamp Gold Classics, Vol I
Boomtown – Toby Keith – Boomtown

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