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KEEPIN'
IT CREOLE
To The Best of Our Knowledge
from Wisconsin Public Radio
New Orleans is famous for a lot of things...many of
them musical. It's the birthplace of jazz, the cradle of rhythm
and blues. The home of the brass bands. So it's no wonder that New
Orleans is known as "the City that Care Forgot." In this
hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll explore New Orleans'
diverse musical.
SEGMENT 1:
Humorist Roy Blount Junior is the author
of 19 books, including "Feet on the Stret: Rambles around
New Orleans." Blount tells Steve Paulson about some of his
favorite rambles in the city, with observations on oysters, New
Orleans characters and the city's history. Also, Chuck Taggart
has compiled and produced a CD boxed set called "Doctors,
Professors, Kings and Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans."
Taggart talks with Steve Paulson about New Orleans' rich musical
history, and we hear many examples.
SEGMENT 2:
Sallie Ann Glassman is a voodoo priestess
and co-owner of the Island of Salvation Botanica, a store and
gallery that specializes in voodoo religious supplies. She's also
the author of "Vodou Visions: An Encounter with Divine Mystery."
Glassman tells Anne Strainchamps why vodou (or voodoo) is such
a misunderstood religion and what spirit possession fells like.
SEGMENT 3:
Mike Tidwell is a freelance journalist who
thinks he's found the biggest environmental catastrophe in America.
He tells the story in his book "Bayou Farewell: The Rich
Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast." Tidwell
tells Jim Fleming about the time he spent with shrimpers in the
bayou country and what they taught him about the devastating price
we're paying for the way we control floods on the Mississippi
River. He says we're going to lose New Orleans to a hurricane
unless we do something.
Cassette copies are available
at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 05-04-03-B.
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Books:
- Roy Blount, Jr., Feet
on the Street: Rambles Around New Orleans (Crown Journeys)
- Sallie Ann Glassman, Vodou Visions: An
Encounter with Divine Mystery (Random House)
- Mike Tidwell, Bayou Farewell: The Rich
Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast (Vintage)
Links:
Music:
- -- "Welcome to New Orleans"/Galactic
Featuring Theryl deClouet
from the box set, "Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens:
The Big
Ol' Box of New Orleans"/Various Artists (Shout! Factory)
- -- "Drop Me Off In New Orleans"/Kermit
Ruffins
from the box set, "Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens:
The Big
Ol' Box of New Orleans"/Various Artists (Shout! Factory)
- -- "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New
Orleans?"/Louis
Armstrong & His Dixieland Seven
from the box set, "Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens:
The Big
Ol' Box of New Orleans"/Various Artists (Shout! Factory)
http://www.shoutfactory.com/
- -- Music featured in Chuck Taggart/New Orleans
music mix:
- -- "Tipitina"/Professor Longhair
from the box set, "Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens:
The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans"/Various Artists (Shout!
Factory)
- -- "Hey Pocky A-Way"/The Meters
from the box set, "Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens:
The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans"/Various Artists (Shout!
Factory)
- -- "Mother-In-Law"/Ernie K-Doe
from the box set, "Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens:
The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans"/Various Artists (Shout!
Factory)
- -- "Southern Nights"/Allen Toussaint
from the box set, "Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens:
The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans"/Various Artists (Shout!
Factory)
- -- "Jambalaya"/Clifton Chenier
from the box set, "Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens:
The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans"/Various Artists (Shout!
Factory)
- -- "The Saints"/Coolbone
from the box set, "Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens:
The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans"/Various Artists (Shout!
Factory)
http://tinyurl.com/5g66m
http://www.shoutfactory.com/
Distribution dates:
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Questions and comments can
be addressed to: flemingj@wpr.org
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