Bob Dylan’s Miami Valley Connection…

Bob Dylan plays Dayton’s Fifth Third Field tonight with Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp & The Two Man Gentlemen Band.  Here is a nice article from The Dayton Daily News about Dylan, boxing & the Dayton connection. Well worth the Read.

 

The Roots Music Project # 168 (July 4, 2009)

The Roots Music Project # 168 (July 4, 2009)
Host: Jeremy Baldwin
Heard On WEMU 89.1 FM Ypsilanti, MI (Saturdays 12-2pm EST)
Special Prerecorded Edition
“Happy 4th Of July!”

1st Hour
She’a About A Mover-Little Willie G. w/ Ry Cooder (Keep Your Soul: A Tribute To Doug Sahm-2009)
Cotton Fields-Creedence Clearwater Revival (Willy & The Poor Boys-1969)
Well Well Well-Lucinda Williams w/ Charlie Louvin & Jim Lauderdale (Little Honey-2008)
Fourth Of July-Dave Alvin (King Of California-1994)
I’ve Been Everywhere-Johnny Cash (Unchained-1996)
Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby-Carl Perkins (Original Sun Greatest Hits-1986)
12 Bar Blues-NRBQ (Peek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ-1990)
Albuquerque-Chuck Mead (Journeyman’s Wager-2009)
6 Days On The Road-Taj Mahal (In Progress & On Motion-1998)
Ridin’ That Bluegrass Train-Sam Bush (Laps In Seven-2006)
I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow-The Soggy Bottom Boys (O Brother, Where Art Thou? OST-2000)
Old Dan Tucker-Bruce Springsteen (We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions-2006)
Wagon Wheel-Old Crow Medicine Show (OCMS-2004)
The Dolphin Dance-Sam Bush (Laps In Seven-2006)

2nd Hour
Samson & Delilah-Rev. Gary Davis (Harlem Street Singer-1960)
Turn Me Around-Mavis Staples (We’ll Never Turn Back-2007)
Rock Your Papa-Mark Karan (Walk Through The Fire-2009)
Here Comes The Blues Again-Eric Lindell (Gulf Coast Highway-2009)
My Sweet Love-John Mellencamp (Life, Death, Live & Freedom EP-2009)
Pony-The Waifs (From The Union Of Soul-2009)
High On A Mountain-Ollabelle (At Merlefest 4/26/08-2008)
Coming Into Los Angeles-Arlo Guthrie (Best Of-1977)
Cease Fire-Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion (Exploration-2005)
Madame Rosso-Feufollet (Cow Island Hop-2008)
Ninth Place-Buckwheat Zydeco (Lay Your Burden Down-2009)
All Night Long-Los Fabulocos (Los Fabulocos-2008)
Marie Marie-Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women (Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women-2009)
Won’t Be Me-Delbert McClinton (Room To Breath-2002)

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The Roots Music Project # 167 (June 27, 2009)

The Roots Music Project # 167 (June 27, 2009)
Host: Jeremy Baldwin
Heard On WEMU 89.1 FM Ypsilanti, MI (Saturdays 12-2pm EST)

1st Hour
Cemetery Savior-Son Volt (Straightaways-1997)
Cell Block # 9-Jackie Greene (Sweet Somewhere Bound-2005)
To Be Alone With You-Bob Dylan (Nashville Skyline-1969)
Bloody Mary Morning-Willie Nelson (Phases & Stages-1974)
Just A Promise-The Lovell Sisters (When Forever Rolls Around-2005)
My Suitcase Is Always Packed-The Red Stick Ramblers (My Suitcase Is Always Packed-2009)
Cow Island Hop-Feufollet (Cow Island Hop-2008)
Iko Iko-Dr. John (Gumbo-1972)
Fishin’ Blues-Taj Mahal (In Progress & In Motion-1998)
Up On Edge Hill-Chuck Mead (Journeyman’s Wager-2009)
Drunkard’s Blues-The Pine Valley Cosmonauts w/ Kelly Hogan (Salute The Majesty Of Bob Wills-1998)
Like A Songbird That Has Fallen-The Reeltime Travelers (Cold Mountain OST-2003)
California’s Burning-Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women (Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women-2009)

2nd Hour
Beyond Here Lies Nothing-Bob Dylan (Together Through Life-2009)
I Feel So Good-Scott H. Biram (Something’s Wrong/Lost Forever-2009)
Cloth Of Gold-The Tarbox Ramblers (A Fix Back East-2004)
Soulshine-Warren Haynes (The Deep End Vol. 1: Bonus Disc-2001)
Good-The Ragbirds (Wanderlove-2008)
Dire Wolf-The Grateful Dead (Workingman’s Dead-1970)
Take Me Home Country Roads-Toots & The Maytals (In The Dark-1973)
Storms-Railroad Earth (The Good Life-2004)
Four Little Men-Steppin’ In It (Last Winter In Copper Country-2002)
I’m Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail-Keller & The Keels (Grass-2006)
Darling Brown Eyes-Ralph Stanley (Hills Of Home-1969)
Walls Of Time-Peter Rowan & Tony Rice (Quartet-2006)
Jennie On The Railroad-The Crooked Jades (The Crooked Jades EP-2004)

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Bloody Mary Morning…

Howdy folks,

Get set for another star-studded edition of The Roots Music Project this Saturday (6/27) from 12-2pm (Eastern) on 89.1 WEMU and www.wemu.org

This week I’ll preview several shows happening on this Saturday evening including 2 shows by the great Dr. John at The Magic Bag at 7 & 10pm…

Also on Saturday, the young, Bluegrass band called The Lovell Sisters will be playing for free in Detroit on Canfield Street Between Cass & 2nd as part of The Midsummer Nights In Midtown series at 8pm.  More info here:  http://www.midsummernightsinmidtown.com

Finally, I will do an extended preview of The 2nd Annual Rothbury Festival happening up North of Muskegon in Rothbury, MI from July 2-5th.  I will be playing cuts by Roots artists on the bill including Bob Dylan, Ralph Stanley, Peter Rowan, Willie Nelson, Steppin’ In It, Railroad Earth & more.  Info on Rothbury can be found here: www.rothburyfestival.com/

All of this plus some old favorites and new releases…Tune in and tell your friends…

Cheers,

Jer

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The Roots Music Project # 166 (June 20, 2009)

The Roots Music Project # 166 (June 20, 2009)
Host: Jeremy Baldwin
Heard On WEMU 89.1 FM Ypsilanti, MI (Saturdays 12-2pm EST)

1st Hour
Sleep-Hot Club Of Cowtown (Ghost Train-2002)
Caroline-Old Crow Medicine Show (Tennessee Pusher-2008)
In Despair-Spring Creek (Way Up On A Mountain-2009)
Time To Grow-The Lovell Sisters (Time To Grow-2009)
The Randall Knife-Guy Clark (Dublin Blues-1995)
Feel Like A Million-Orpheum Bell (Pretty As You-2007)
Lonesome Train-The Dex Romweber Duo w/ Exene Cervenka (Ruins Of Berlin-2009)
Barstow-Jay Farrar w/ Gillian Welch & David Rawlings (Sebastopol-2001)
The Last Laugh-Todd Snider (The Excitement Plan-2009)
Loretta-Steve Earle (Townes-2009)
Hobo’s Lullaby-Emmylou Harris (Folkways: A Vision Shared-A Tribute To Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly-1988)
T For Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)-Jimmie Rodgers (Essential-1997)
Blow Wind Blow-Dr. John (Gumbo-1972)

2nd Hour
Honey Babe-The Tarbox Ramblers (A Fix Back East-2004)
Ain’t It A Shame-Scott H. Biram (Something’s Wrong/Lost Forever-2009)
This Land Is Your Land-Sharon Jones & The Dap-KIngs (Naturally-2005)
Find Me A Home-The Detroit Cobras (Life, Love & Leaving-2001)
99 & A Half-John Scofield (Piety Street-2009)
Low Down-Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood (Live From Madison Square Garden-2009)
Down To Memphis-JJ Cale (Roll On-2009)
Silent Partner-Big Sandy & Los Straitjackets w/ Bill Kirchen (Man Of Somebody’s Dreams: A Tribute To Chris Gaffney-2009)
Half The Man-Jason Ringenberg (Empire Builders-2004)
Life Of A Fool-Paul Burch (Fool For Love-2003)
Only Daddy That Will Walk The Line-Waylon Jennings (Nashville Rebel-2006)
Salty Boogie-Little Jimmy Dickens (Country Goes Rock & Roll Vol. 1-2004)
Salty Dog Blues-Buck Owens & His Buckaroos (Ruby & Other Bluegrass Specials-1971)
Out On The Natchez Trail-Chuck Mead (Journeyman’s Wager-2009)
Pretty Little Lights Of Town-Red Meat (We Never Close-2007)
Hathaway Two-Step-The Jambalaya Cajun Band (Instrumental Collection-1992)

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Cloth Of Gold…

Howdy folks!

This is your weekly, friendly reminder to tune in to The Roots Music Project tomorrow (6/20) from 12-2 Eastern Time on 89.1 WEMU and online at: www.wemu.org

If you thought that last week’s show was good, this week will only up the ante…Look for new music by Scott H. Biram (The Dirty Old One Man Band), Todd Snider, Spring Creek and more.

I’ll also preview shows by:

The Detroit Cobras w/ The Dex Romweber Trio Saturday 6/20 at The Magic Stick (That’s tomorrow night!)
Orpheum Bell w/ Black Jake & The Carnies Saturday 6/20 at The Trinity House Theatre (That’s also tomorrow night!)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Thursday 6/25 at The Power Center &
The Lovell Sisters Saturday 6/27 at Midsummer Nights In Midtown (Canfield between 2nd & Cass in Detroit-FREE)

All of this plus lots of old favorites and lost classics…and a few Father’s Day songs as well…

Hopefully, I’ll see you tonight at Chuck Mead at the Ark or tomorrow for The Cobras/Dex Romweber show at The Stick…

Cheers,

Jer

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Tom Russell and Calexico Team Up for New Album…

Here’s some info about a new Tom Russell album with Calexico as his back up band.  It’s called Blood & Candle Smoke and will be out on Shout Factory! Records on Sept. 15th. More info from Paste Magazine.

 

The Roots Music Project # 165 (June 13, 2009)

The Roots Music Project # 165 (June 13, 2009)
Host: Jeremy Baldwin
Heard On WEMU 89.1 FM Ypsilanti, MI (Saturdays 12-2pm EST)

1st Hour
Evangeline-Los Lobos (El Cancionero: Mas y Mas-2000)
Je T’aime Pas Mieux-The Red Stick Ramblers (My Suitcase Is Always Packed-2009)
Jambalaya-Hank Williams (24 Greatest Hits-1976)
Rosalie-Alejandro Escovedo (A Man Under The Influence-2001)
I’m Alright (For The Shape I’m In)-BR549 (Tangled In The Pines-2004)
Don’t Tempt Me-Todd Snider w/ Loretta Lynn (The Excitement Plan-2009)
Drivin’ Nails In My Coffin-Hank Thompson (Vintage-1996)
Are The Good Times Really Over For Good-John Doe & The Sadies (Country Club-2009)
Miss Louise-The California Honeydrops (Soul Tub!-2008)
Known For Possesion-Hoots & Hellmouth (The Holy Open Secret-2009)
Mutineer-Rob Lutes (Truth & Fiction-2009)
No Diamond Ring-Black Jake & The Carnies (Where The Heather Don’t Grow-2008)
I’m Alive-Drew Emmitt w/ Darrell Scott (Long Road-2008)
Crazy Ivan-Alison Brown (The Company You Keep-2009)

2nd Hour
Long Long Way Back Home-Bull Halsey (Hot Dry Work-2009)
I’ve Got A Feeling-The Detroit Cobras (Original Recordings-2008)
Down The Road Apiece-The Gene Taylor Blues Band w/ Dave Alvin (Live!!! 605 Boogie!!!-2009)
Tired & Lonesome-Davis Coen (Magnolia Land-2009)
Black Eyed Suzy-Justin Townes Earle (Midnight At The Movies-2009)
Paradise-John Prine (John Prine-1972)
Dark Hollow-The Del McCoury Band (Celebrating 50 Years Of Del McCoury-2009)
I’ll Be Gone-Dwight Yoakam (dwightyoakamacoustic.net-2000)
Rhapsody-Alejandro Escovedo (A Man Under The Influence-2001)
The Devil’s Inside My Head-Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson (Rattlin’ Bones-2008)
People, Places & Things-The Dexter Romweber Duo (Ruins Of Berlin-2009)
So Happy-Scotty Karate (Get In The Teepee-2005)
Dead Flowers-The Rolling Stones (Sticky Fingers-1971)
There You Go-Chuck Mead (Dressed In Black: A Tribute To Johnny Cash-2002)
Doin’ My Time-Johnny Cash (With His Hot & Blue Guitar-1957)
Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track)-Johnny Burnette & The Rock ‘N Roll Trio (The Complete Coral Rock ‘N Roll Recordings-2006)
Boss Of The Blues-Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women (Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women-2009)

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Down The Road Apiece…

Howdy friends and Happy Friday!

You can wake up late tomorrow and still join me from 12-2pm for The Roots Music Project on 89.1 WEMU and online at: www.wemu.org

There are tons of great live shows coming up in the next week or so that I’ll preview including:

6/13: Bull Halsey & Scotty Karate at The Corner Brewery In Ypsilanti
6/14: Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson w/ Justin Townes Earle at The Ark
6/15: Alejandro Escovedo at The Ark
6/16: Black Jake & The Carnies & Jo Serrepere & The Willie Dunns at Top Of The Park (I’ll be emceeing and it’s FREE)
6/19: Chuck Mead (of BR549) at The Ark &
6/19: Los Lobos at The Power Center

I also have some cool new releases to hip you to including Rob Lutes, Todd Snider (w/ Loretta Lynn), Hoots & Hellmouth,The California Honeydrops & Davis Coen.

This show could be remembered for a long time so you better inform your friends to tune in too!

Cheers,
Jeremy

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Willie Nelson will release his first solo album ‘American Classic’ for Blue Note in the US this August.

Legendary Willie Nelson will release his first solo album ‘American Classic’ for Blue Note in the US this August.

In 1978 Willie Nelson recorded a landmark collection of American Songbook classics, ‘Stardust,’ that proved to be a breakout success for him, with ‘American Classic’ he’s returning to form. This latest collection features jazz club standards sung by Willie and duets with Diana Krall and labelmate Norah Jones.

Last year Nelson collaborated with Wynton Marsalis on the widely acclaimed New Orleans-flavored album ‘Two Men With the Blues.’ This summer Nelson will be hitting the road in advance of the release date with a string of dates at minor league ballparks with Bob Dylan and John Mellencamp.

From EMI

The track listing for American Classic is as follows:

1. The Nearness Of You
2. Fly Me To The Moon
3. Come Rain Or Shine
4. If I Had You featuring Diana Krall
5. Ain’t Misbehavin’
6. I Miss You So
7. Because Of You
8. Baby It’s Cold Outside featuring Norah Jones
9. Angel Eyes
10. On The Street Where You Live
11. Since I Fell For You
12. Always On My Mind