WCRS Podcast - yourmusic
Your Music 210303 Gene Taylor
1:59:59 minutes (54.92 MB)
Boogie woogie pianist Gene Taylor, who performed with Canned Heat and the Fabulous Thunderbirds froze to death in his bed during the recent Texas Private Utilities Fiasco, brought about, in part, by an unprecedented cold snap, brought about, in part by Texas utilities.
We hear from Canned Heat, and various other collaborations featuring Gene Taylor during various parts of his career.
Your Music 210105 Tony Rice
1:59:55 minutes (84.37 MB)
Legendary bluegrass and Jazz guitarist Tony Rice passed away unexpectedly at the end of the year. He had been suffering from a chronic inflammation condition that prevented him from playing for the last couple of years, but no one would have predicted his untimely demise. He was truly one of the great guitarists in his ( or any) genre - a veritable Julian Bream of bluegrass. In this program we hear twlo full-length live-recorded concerts from tow points in Rice's career.
YM 121520 Ginger Baker, Charlie Hayden and Bill Frisel, plus an hour of Jorge Santana
1:59:50 minutes (81.53 MB)
1st hour, a trio concert featuring reknowned drummer Ginger Baker, Bassist Charlie Hayden, and Jazz guitarist Bill Frisel.
2nd hour Jorge Santana
Baker and Santana passed away in 2020, and we showcase their talents in this edition.
YM 120820 An Evening With The Duke
1:59:56 minutes (81.83 MB)
Accidentally uploaded to the wrong archive originally
Two full hours of live-recorded performances by Jazz great Duke Ellington, from two periods of his long and varied career.
YM 122820 Musicians united to turn Georgia Blue
2:00:00 minutes (80.8 MB)
audio from 2 virtual concerts, one featuring national musicians including Rehiannoin Giddens, Bonnie Raitt, Maria Maldhaur, Rising Appalachia, and others, and another featuring Georgia musicians, both to raise money for the Democratic senate candidates in Georgia's two special run-off elections.
CV 112620 Kossuth Street Garden in Peril, and debunking Thanksgiving myths
59:59 minutes (43.8 MB)
An interview with Kossuth Street Garden co-founder Michael Doody as the garden faces an immanent threat from a developer, reminiscent of the plight of the nation's once largest urban farm in Los Angeles, and a speech from the Indigenous protest in Plymouth, Massachussetts, marking Thanksgiving as a day or mourning , plus an essay from Christian Davis ( my dad) on saving the turkeys.
YM 112420 Thanksgiving edition
2:00:00 minutes (81.42 MB)
A critical and partially affirming perspective on Thanksgiving featuring music from Native American artists from across the continent - mostly female artists speaking to Native American traditions, and enduring pains as well as deep reflections on beauty and community.
Featuring Pura Fe, Martha Redbone, Sharon Burch, Radmilla Cody, Raye Zaragosa, Jana Mashonee, Ulali, Walela, and more, plus an essay from my dad, Christian Davis on Freeing the Turkeys
YM 101320 Viva Puerto Rico!
2:00:00 minutes (164.79 MB)
Music from Puerto Rico - but not just Salsa and the Fania Allstars; folk, classical, Jazz, indigenous, both historical and contemporary
YM 092920 Klezmer Klatch
56:23 minutes (77.43 MB)
Some upbeat Klezmer music offered bot as an uplift, and as a way of poking fun at the current political circus
YM Toots and the Maytals 091520 Toots and the Maytals pt 1
1:59:57 minutes (164.73 MB)
A 2-part tribute to Reggae pioneer Toots Hibbert
