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Midnight Waves
Friday February 17th, 2017 with Shirley Gagnon
Rumble: Indigenous peoples who rocked the world

The power chords from Link Wray's 1958 banned-by-radio instrumental Rumble, which was an inspiration for rock guitarists. Wray was a Shawnee Native American but few people were aware of his background. Like him, many of the musicians profiled in Rumble either kept their heritage secret or downplayed it, fearing racist backlash.
The Rumble Man
Link Wray - Rumble Man
I Cried For You
Mildred Bailey - The Best of Mildred Bailey
Down the Dirt Road Blues
Charley Patton - Charley Patton: Volume I
Aces Wild
Link Wray - Rumble Man
Draggin'
Link Wray - Rumble Man
Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix Experience
Fire
Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix Experience
She's A Pain
Jesse Ed Davis - Keep Me Comin'
Natural Anthem
Jesse Ed Davis - Keep Me Comin'
6:00 Bugalu
Jesse Ed Davis - Keep Me Comin'
The Witch Queen of New Orleans
Redbone - The Essential Redbone
Come and Get Your Love
Redbone - Come and Get Your Love
Alcatraz
Redbone - Potlatch
The Ballad of Ira Hayes
Johnny Cash - Bitter Tears: Johnny Cash
Drums
Johnny Cash - Bitter Tears: Johnny Cash
A Soulful Shade of Blue
Buffy Sainte-Marie - The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie
Universal Soldier
Buffy Sainte-Marie - The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie
Soldier Blue
Buffy Sainte-Marie - She Used to Wanna Be A Ballernia
The Weight
The Band - Music From The Pink
Up On Cripple Creek
The Band - Live at Carter Barron Amphitheatre
Somewhere Down the Crazy River
Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson Canadian
Broken Arrow
Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson Canadian
Crazy Horse
John Trudell - Bone Days
Graffiti Man
John Trudell - AKA Graffiti Man
Tell Your Story Walkin'
Stevie Salis - The Sun and The Earth
The Harder They Come
Stevie Salis - The Sun and The Earth
The Devil Come Down Sunday
Derek Miller - The Dirty Looks Canadian
10,000 RPM
Derek Miller - The Dirty Looks Canadian
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