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Roots and Rhythms
Sunday August 8th, 2021 with Retro Renny
BARNES STORMING: Blues & country jazz recordings featuring swing guitarist George Barnes. Great blues & western swing by Big Bill Broonzy, Blind John Davis, The Yas Yas Girl, The Sweet Violet Boys, Jazz Gillum, Louise Massey & The Westerners & more.

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Sweetheart Land
Big Bill Broonzy - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1938 Vocalion/2015 El Toro Records
Sad Pencil Blues
Big Bill Broonzy - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1938 Vocalion/2015 El Toro Records
Love Shows Weakness
The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1938 Vocalion/2015 El Toro Records
Booze Drinking Benny
Blind John Davis - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1938 Vocalion/2015 El Toro Records
Down Home Shake
Hattie Bolten - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1938/2015 El Toro Records
It's A Low Down Dirty Shame
Curtis Jones - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1938 Vocalion/2015 El Toro Records
You've Got to See Mamma Ev'ry Night
The Sweet Violet Boys - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1940 Vocalion/2015 El Toro Records
You're A Dog
The Sweet Violet Boys - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1939 Vocalion/2015 El Toro Records
I Like My Fruit
The Sweet Violet Boys - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1939 Vocalion/2015 El Toro Records
Lulu From Honolulu
The Sweet Violet Boys - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1940 Vocalion/2015 El Toro Records
What You Gonna Do When the Rent Comes 'Round
Louise Massey & The Westerners - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1940 OKeh/2015 El Toro Records
Reefer Head Woman
Jazz Gillum - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1938 Bluebird/2015 El Toro Records
Gillum's Windy City Blues
Jazz Gillum - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1938 Bluebird/2015 El Toro Records
Boar Hog Blues
Jazz Gillum - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1938 Bluebird/2015 El Toro Records
Sweet, Sweet Woman
Jazz Gillum - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1938 Bluebird/2015 El Toro Records
Just Like Jesse James
Jazz Gillum - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1938 Bluebird/2015 El Toro Records
Down At The Old Village Store
Washboard Sam & His Washboard Band - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1938 Bluebird/2015 El Toro Records
You Can't Take It With You
Lorraine Walton - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1938 Bluebird/2015 El Toro Records
Magic Carpet (Inst)
Blind John Davis - Quiet! Gibson At Work Vol. 1 1938-1948 - 1948 MGM Records/2015 El Toro Records
Interactive CKCU
hillbilly
Oh Ya!! Great! merci!

8:02 PM, August 8th, 2021
Renny G (host)
Hey there. Any listeners tonight?

8:04 PM, August 8th, 2021
Renny G (host)
Hey Hillbilly. Thanks for tuning in. You are like the old faithful of CKCU listeners.

8:05 PM, August 8th, 2021
Renny G (host)
And we love ya for it!

8:13 PM, August 8th, 2021
Renny G (host)
Big THANKS to Al Perry who does the show "Al Perry's Clambake" on Tucson community station KXCI 91.3 FM, Tuesday nights from 10PM to 12. Al's the guy who gave me this amazing collection of George Barnes' work.

8:32 PM, August 8th, 2021
Renny G (host)
Yas that's right, hillbilly. More harmonica music.

8:37 PM, August 8th, 2021
hb
'DamnPand' makes me practice more!!;-) Listening to John Lee Hooker now...like, I luv him! saw him 1st in '70s, Trawna!;-) Luv Sunday nites!!

10:00 PM, August 8th, 2021
Nancy
Listening on demand. Marking music extraordinaire!

10:57 AM, August 11th, 2021