Wildwood Flower

Jack (at last) learns about Tejano music superstar Lydia Mendoza. 

Songs:

The Carter Family - You are my Flower

Kitty Wells - Amigo’s Guitar

Faron Young - The Yellow Bandana

Patsy Cline - South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)

Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire

Marty Robbins - El Paso

George Jones - I’m Gonna Change Everything

Willie Nelson - I Never Cared for You

Maria Conesa - Ni una Palabra Más

Lydia Mendoza - Mal Hombre

Cuarteto Carta Blanca - Monterrey

Lydia Mendoza - Al Pié de tu Reja

Lydia Mendoza - Pero Hay Que Triste

Lydia Mendoza - Deliciosa

Lydia Mendoza - La Pollita

References:

American Epic (2017). PBS DVD series.

Broyles-González, Y. (2001). Lydia Mendoza's Life in Music/La historia de Lydia Mendoza: Norteno Tejano Legacies. Oxford University Press.

The Encyclopedia of Country Music : The Ultimate Guide to the Music, Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central, 

Teresa Palomo Acosta, “Mendoza, Lydia,” Handbook of Texas Online https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/mendoza-lydia.

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Jack learns about the very first person, let alone woman, to record commercial Cajun music: Cleoma Breaux Falcon. Gorgeous music throughout this one.

Songs:

Joseph Falcon - Lafayette (Allons a Luafette)

Hank Williams - Jambalaya on the Bayou

Joseph F. Falcon & Cleoma Beaux - Le Vieux Soulard Et Sa Femme

Joseph F. Falcon & Cleoma Beaux - Marie Buller

Amadie Breaux, Ophey Breaux & Cleoma Breaux - Ma Blonde est Partie

Joe Falcon & Cleoma Breaux Falcon - La Valse Crowly 

Joseph & Cleoma Falcon - Ouvrez Grand ma Fenetre 

Falcon Trio - Raise Your Window

Count Basie - Going to Chicago Blues 

The Carter Family - Bonnie Blue Eyes

Joseph and Cleoma Falcon - Bonnie Blue Eyes

Cleoma Falcon - Pin Solitaire

Cleoma Falcon - L’amour Indifferent

Cleoma Breaux Falcon - C’est Mauvais De Dire Un Mensonge

Cleoma Breaux & Joe Falcon - Ils ont Volé mon Traîneau

References:

Allured, J., Gentry, J. F., Farmer-Kaiser, M., & Frystak, S. L. (Eds.). (2009). Louisiana Women: Their Lives and Times. University of Georgia Press.

Brasseaux, R. A. (2009). Cajun breakdown: The emergence of an American-made music. Oxford University Press on Demand.

The Encyclopedia of Country Music : The Ultimate Guide to the Music, (2012) Oxford University Press

Russell, T., & Pinson, B. (2004). Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942. Oxford University Press.

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Jack learns about the reluctantly influential Elsie McWilliams, who wrote 39 songs for the father of country music, Jimmie Rodgers, just to help out her brother-in-law.

Songs Featured:

Jimmie Rodgers - You and my old guitar

Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas)

Jimmie Rodgers - Sailor's Plea

Jimmie Rodgers - My Little Lady

Jimmie Rodgers - Lullaby Yodel

Jimmie Rodgers - I'm Lonely and Blue

Jimmie Rodgers - Daddy and Home

Jimmie Rodgers - My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans

Jimmie Rodgers - Everybody Does it in Hawaii

King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band - Everybody Does it in Hawaii

Jimmie Rodgers - Tuck Away my Lonesome Blues

Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family - The Wonderful City

Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family - Jimmie Rodgers Meets the Carter Family

Ernest Tubb - Walkin' the Floor over You

Ernest Tubb - The Passing of Jimmie Rodgers

Ernest Tubb - The Last Thoughts of Jimmie Rodgers

Ernest Tubb - Since the Black Cat Crossed my Path

Carrie Rodgers - When the Evening Shadows Fall

References:

Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown.

Green, Douglas M. (1974) Interview with Elsie McWilliams. Courtesy of the Country Music Foundation.

Mazor, B. (2009). Meeting Jimmie Rodgers : How America's original roots music hero changed the pop sounds of a century. Oxford University Press.

Porterfield, N. (2007). Jimmie Rodgers: the life and times of America's blue yodeler. Univ. Press of Mississippi.

Rodgers, C. (1995). My Husband, Jimmie Rodgers: Vol. 2nd ed. Vanderbilt University Press.

Wynne, B. (2014). In Tune: Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers, and the Roots of American Music. LSU Press.

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In which Jack learns about Mother Maybelle Carter's contributions to American music history and compares her to David Bowie. Also, Durham trio Julia Reeves, Dan Clouse, and Matt Stutzman cover the Carter Family's "Wildwood Flower" for us all to enjoy.

Watch a video of their recording session here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah35LdBQOjo

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References

Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown.

Carter, Maybelle (April 24, 1963). Interview

Gleason, H. (Ed.). (2017). Woman Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives. University of Texas Press.

Kahn, E. & Seeger, M. (1963). Interview with Sara and Maybelle Carter.

Mazor, B. (2014). Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music. Chicago Review Press.

Pecknold, D. (Ed.). (2013). Hidden in the mix: the African American presence in country music. Duke University Press.

Wolfe, C. K., & Olson, T. (Eds.). (2005). The Bristol sessions: writings about the big bang of country music (Vol. 12). McFarland.

Zwonitzer, M., & Hirshberg, C. (2014). Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?: The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Music. Simon and Schuster.

Songs:

Lesley Riddle - The Cannon Ball

Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers - If the Light has Gone out in Your Soul

The Carter Family - Storms are on the Ocean

The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower

The Carter Family - Keep on the Sunny Side

The Carter Family - John Hardy

The Carter Family - River of Jordan

The Carter Family - Sweet Fern

The Carter Family - Worried Blues

The Carter Family - Hello Stranger

The Carter Family - Coal Miner's Blues

The Carter Sisters - Columbus Stockade Blues

The Carter Family - Lonesome Homesick Blues

Julia Reeves, Dan Clause, & Matt Stutzman - Wildwood Flower

Welcome back to the Area Code neighborhood: Feel For the Game.

Nick and Noah return with a series of (mainly basketball) conversations about nostalgic moments in NBA history, current issues plaguing the league, how coping and mental health play a role in sports, and more.

Tune-in as they unprofessionally, but sincerely explore why sports are bigger than just the score of the game. Subscribe now, and follow along to find out how many times Noah makes an unwarranted Kansas Jayhawks basketball reference.

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Jack learns about the life of Sara Carter of the Carter Family through the year 1941. Also, Momma Molasses covers Single Girl, Married Girl!

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References

Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown.

The Encyclopedia of Country Music : The Ultimate Guide to the Music, Oxford University Press

John Cohen (Producer), & Cohen, J. (Director). (1981). Sara and Maybelle: of the Original Carter Family. [Video/DVD] Berkeley Media.

Kahn, E. & Seeger, M. (1963). Interview with Sara and Maybelle Carter.

Mazor, B. (2014). Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music. Chicago Review Press.

Wolfe, C. K., & Olson, T. (Eds.). (2005). The Bristol sessions: writings about the big bang of country music (Vol. 12). McFarland.

Young, H. (1973). Interview with Sara Carter.

Zwonitzer, M., & Hirshberg, C. (2014). Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?: The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Music. Simon and Schuster.

Songs:

The Carter Family - Engine 143

The Carter Family - Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow

The Carter Family - Single Girl, Married Girl

The Carter Family - Cannonball Blues

The Carter Family - The Storms are on the Ocean

The Carter Family - God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign

The Carter Family - Hold Fast to the Right

The Carter Family - The Sun of the Soul

The Carter Family - Dying Soldier

The Carter Family - Lonesome Pine Special

The Carter Family - Gold Watch and Chain

The Carter Family - Are you Tired of Me My Darling?

The Carter Family - I'm Working on a Building

The Carter Family - No Hiding Place Down Here

The Carter Family - Can the Circle Be Unbroken?

The Carter Family - No Depression in Heaven

The Carter Family - I'm Thinking Tonight of my Blue Eyes

Jack learns about Atlanta guitarist and singer Moonshine Kate.

Songs:

Rosa Lee Carson - Little Mary Phagan

Rosa Lee Carson and Fiddlin' John Carson - Moonshine Kate

Moonshine Kate - My Man's a Jolly Railroad Man

Moonshine Kate - A Poor Girl's Story

Roba Stanley - Devilish Mary

Moonshine Kate - Raggedy Riley

Loretta Lynn - Country Girl (Just Home From Town)

Moonshine Kate - Texas Blues

References:

Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown.

Daniel, W. W. (2001). Pickin' on Peachtree: A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia. University of Illinois Press.

Huber, P. (2008). Linthead stomp: The creation of country music in the Piedmont South. Univ of North Carolina Press.

Huber, P. "Moonshine Kate (1909-1992)." New Georgia Encyclopedia. 09 October 2014. Web. 14 June 2021.

Kuhn, Clifford (1979) Oral interview with Rosa Lee Carson. https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/LAohr/id/117

Peterson, R. A. (2013). Creating country music: Fabricating authenticity. University of Chicago Press.

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Deadlines for submitting cover songs:

Sara Carter - June 30

Maybelle Carter - July 7

Elsie McWilliams - July 14

Cleoma Breaux - July 21

Jack shares what he's learned about Roba Stanley, the Atlanta music scene in the mid-1920s, and what Henry Ford has to do with country music.

Songs:

Usher (feat. Lil' John & Ludacris) - Yeah!

Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers - Turkey in the Straw

Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band - Indian Tom Tom

Roba Stanley - Old Maid Blues

Fiddlin' John Carson - Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane

Stanley Trio - Whoa Mule

Roba Stanley, Bill Patterson - Little Frankie

Texas Ruby and Curly Fox - Frankie and Johnny

Roba Stanley, Bill Patterson, Bob Stanley - Railroad Bill

Roba Stanley, Bill Patterson - All Night Long

Roba Stanley - Single Life

Roba Stanley, Bill Patterson - Devilish Mary

References:

Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown.

Carlin, B. (2004). String Bands in the North Carolina Piedmont. McFarland.

Daniel, W. W. (2001). Pickin'on Peachtree: A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia. University of Illinois Press.

Oermann, R. K. (1984). Mother, Sister, Sweetheart, Pal:" Women in Old-Time Country Music". Southern Quarterly, 22(3), 125.

Peterson, R. A. (2013). Creating country music: Fabricating authenticity. University of Chicago Press.

Wolfe, C. K., & Akenson, J. E. (Eds.). (2003). The women of country music: a reader. University Press of Kentucky.

Wolfe, C.K., Bulger, P., & Wiggins, G. (1977). “Roba Stanley: The First Country Sweetheart.” Old Time Music, 26. 13-18.

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Deadlines for submitting cover songs:

Moonshine Kate - June 23

Sara Carter - June 30

Maybelle Carter - July 7

Elsie McWilliams - July 14

Jack shares what he has learned about the life and music of Lottie Kimbrough and how her music exemplifies the genrefying of music along the lines of race in the 1920s.

Songs Featured:

Daddy Lessons (live at the 2016 CMAs) - Beyoncé and the Dixie Chicks

Honey Blues - Lottie Beaman and the Pruitt Twins

Moonshine Blues - Ma Rainey

Nobody Knows You when You’re Down and Out - Bessie Smith

My Sporting Man - Mamie Smith

Wheel in a Wheel - Wheat Street Female Quartet

Mule Skinner Blues - Dolly Parton

Blue Yodel #8 - Jimmie Rodgers

Labor Blues - Tom Dickson

Regular Man Blues - Lottie Beaman

Sugar Daddy Blues - Lottie Beaman

Cabbage Head Blues - Sylvester and Lena Kimbrough

City of the Dead - Lena Kimbrough

The Soul’s Physician - Rev. B.L Wightman

Lost Lover Blues - Lottie Kimbrough and Winston Holmes

If I Could Only Learn to Yodel - Patsy Montana

Arizona Yodeler - The DeZurik Sisters

Nola Yodel - Carolina Cotton

Mama Can’t Lose - Lottie Beaman

Wayward Girl Blues - Lottie Kimbrough and Winston Holmes

Don’t Speak to Me - Lottie Kimbrough and Winston Holmes

Rolling Log Blues - Lottie Beaman

References:

Carlin, B. (2004). String Bands in the North Carolina Piedmont. McFarland.

Driggs, F., & Haddix, C. (2005). Kansas City Jazz: From Ragtime to Bebop--A History. Oxford University Press.

Harrison, D. D. (1990). Black pearls: Blues queens of the 1920s. Rutgers University Press.

Mazor, B. (2014). Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music. Chicago Review Press.

Peterson, R. A. (2013). Creating country music: Fabricating authenticity. University of Chicago Press.

Malone, B. C. (2003). Singing cowboys and musical mountaineers: Southern culture and the roots of country music (Vol. 34). University of Georgia Press.

Nunn, E. (2015). Sounding the Color Line: Music and Race in the Southern Imagination. University of Georgia Press.

Pecknold, D. (Ed.). (2020). Hidden in the mix: the African American presence in country music. Duke University Press.

Rumble, J., Kingsbury, P., & Gill, V. (2012). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press, USA.

Lottie Kimbrough Discography: https://www.wirz.de/music/beaman.htm

Swinton, P. (2016). Winston Holmes and his Meritt record label. IAJRC Journal, 49(3), 74-84.

Tinsley, O. N. (2018). Beyoncé in formation: Remixing Black feminism. University of Texas Press.

Ward, B., & Huber, P. (2018). A&R Pioneers: Architects of American Roots Music on Record. Vanderbilt University Press.

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Deadlines for submitting cover songs:

Roba Stanley - June 16

Moonshine Kate - June 23

Sara Carter - June 30

Maybelle Carter - July 7

Jack explores the myth-making of musicologists and shares what he's learned about the first women to record country music: Samantha Bumgarner and Eva Davis.

Songs featured:

Fly Around my Pretty Little Miss - Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Fly Around my Pretty Little Miss - Samantha Bumgarner

The Worried Blues - Samantha Bumgarner

Cindy in the Meadow - Samantha Bumgarner and Eva Davis

Big-Eyed Rabbit - Samantha Bumgarner

References:

A Great American Tapestry: The Many Strands of Mountain Music (film). 2017

A Program of the Demonstration of American Music. http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/psf/box38/a343y01.html

Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (2003). Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music, 1800-2000. Country Music Foundation.

Gillespie, M., & McMillen, S. G. (Eds.). (2014). North Carolina Women: Their Lives and Times--Volume 1. University of Georgia Press.

Hotaling, Lynn. (2019). Samantha Bumgarner was a Musical Pioneer. The Sylva Herald.

Miller, K. H. (2010). Segregating sound. Duke University Press.

Peterson, R. A. (2013). Creating country music: Fabricating authenticity. University of Chicago Press.

Scoggins, M. C. (2013). The Scotch-Irish Influence on Country Music in the Carolinas: Border Ballads, Fiddle Tunes and Sacred Songs. Arcadia Publishing.

Sullivan, J. J. (2019). Rhiannon Giddens and What Folk Music Means. The New Yorker.

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Deadlines for submitting cover songs:

Lottie Kimbrough - June 9

Roba Stanley - June 16

Moonshine Kate - June 23

Sara Carter - June 30

Maybelle Carter - July 7