This week we conclude our three-part celebration of Black History Month. Focusing on the blues and soul, we’ll feature Aretha Franklin, Mance Lipscomb, BB King, Richie Havens, Kim & Reggie Harris, Selwin Birchwood and many more. It’s a celebration of Black culture … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #21-07: Black History Month, Pt.3

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Booker T & the MG's / “Mo' Onions” / The Best of Booker T and the MG's / Atlantic

Aretha Franklin / “Chain of Fools (unedited version)” / Lady Soul / Atlantic

The Neville Brothers / “Woman's Gotta Have It” / Neville-ization / Black Top

Selwyn Birchwood / “Mama Knows Best” / Living in a Burning House / Alligator

Mance Lipscomb / “Going Down Slow” / Texas Songster / Arhoolie

Pinetop Perkins / “Down in Mississippi” / Pinetop Perkins & Friends / Telarc

BB King / “See That My Grave is Kept Clean” / One Kind Favor / Geffen

BB King Blues Band / “Taking Care of Business” / The Soul of the King / Ruf

Booker T & the MG's / “Soul Dressing” / The Best of Booker T and the MG's / Atlantic

Dual Drive / “Rock Steady” / The Memphis Project / Icehouse

Richie Havens / “With a Little Help from My Friends” / Richard P. Haves, 1983 / Raven

Kim & Reggie Harris / “Wade in the Water” / In the Heat of the Summer / Folk Era

Stevie Wonder / “Superstition” / Talking Book / Tamla

Elizabeth Cotten / “Vastapol” / Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folksongs and Tunes / Smithsonian Folkways

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways