Love, peace, and happiness.

This week's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" is a Janus-faced radio show, looking back to some classic blues tracks and forward towards our musical future, having been inspired by Sasah Frere-Jones thoughtful New Yorker essay and podcast about race and music. This piece more than atones for his small part of the Stephen Merritt EMP Conference kerfluffle a few years back. I am an optimist and yes live in Southern exurbia; he is a more pessimistic Urbanite. Funnily enough I disagree with almost nothing he says about the acts he discusses, especially the gorgeously definitive diss of the Decembrists and their pompous frontman Colin Meloy. But I still think there's a lot of crossmixing of "colors" in modern indie rock. Here's the Playlist:

The Blues

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The Chambers Brothers, "Love, Peace, and Understanding," Greatest Hits
Albert King, "Born Under a Bad Sign," King of the Blues Guitar
Muddy Waters, "Mannish Boy," His Best 1947 to 1955

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Jelly Roll Morton, Buddy Bolden's Blues (I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden," The Rose & The Briar: Death, Love And Liberty In The American Balla-Edited By Sean Wilentz And Greil Marcus
The Staples Singers, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," Oxford American - Southern Sampler 1998
Mahalia Jackson, "Take My Hand, Precious Lord," The Essential Mahalia Jackson
Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers, "Jesus Gave Me Water," Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964

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Commodores, "This is Your Life," Commodores' Greatest Hits
Harper Brothers, "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues," You Can Hide Inside The Music
Big Joe Williams, "Don't Leave Me Here,"

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Big Joe Shelton, "Black Prairie Blues," Black Prairie Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins, "Shine On, Moon," Mojo Hand

SF-J Musical Essay

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Lookin' Back
TNA Intro
The Rolling Stones, "Can I Get A Witness," England's Newest Hit Makers
The Beatles, "Hey Bulldog," Yellow Submarine
Led Zeppelin, "Communication Breakdown (2)," BBC Sessions Live
Grand Funk Railroad, "We're An American Band," Harley-Davidson Cycles: Road Songs, Vol. 2 (Disc 1)

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Burnside Exploration, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," The Record
NWA, "Express Yourself," Straight Outta Compton
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Tripod Jimmie, "Autumn Leaves," Datapanik in the Year Zero:Pere Ubu Rarities (Terminal Drive) Box Set (Disc 5)
Young Marble Giants, "Searching For Mr. Right," Colossal Youth
Young Marble Giants, "Wurlitzer Jukebox," Colossal Youth
Minutemen, "It's Expected I'm Gone," Double Nickles On The Dime
fIREHOSE, "For The Singer of R.E.M.,"
Echo & The Bunnymen, "Do It Clean" (Recorded Live at The Royal Albert Hall London July 18th 1983 The Killing Mooon 12" B-side cut)

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The Pet Shop Boys, "Can You Forgive Her?," Very (Orange Lego disc)
Minor Threat, "Cashing In," Complete Discography
Fugazi, "Bad Mouth," 13 Songs
Pavement, "Debris Slide", "Westing (by musket and sextant)"

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The Present: More or Less

The Magnetic Fields, "I Thought You Were My Boyfriend," i
LCD Soundsystem, Tribulations," lcd soundsystem (Disc 1)
Scritti,"Perfect Way," Cupid & Psyche 85

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Wire, "Twelve Times U" (2000 Live remix on 7" vinyl)
Von Südenfed, "The Rhinohead," Tromatic Reflexxions
Mekon's, "Only Darkness Has The Power," Mekon's Rock'N'Roll
My Bloody Valentine, "Honey Power," Glider e.p.

Bringin' It On Home

The P Funk All Stars, "Flashlight," P Funk All Stars Live at The Beverly Theatre in Hollywood

Fin.

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