This week we’ll conclude our two part feature celebrating Black History Month. Last week we heard some classic music from the early days of sound recording plus a set of tunes from the Civil Rights Movement. This week our program takes a sharp turn as we listen to more music from The Civil Rights Movement, some Classic Soul, Black Banjo Players and some Blues.

LISTEN:

Artist / “Title” / CD / Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs Of Hope And Struggle /
        Smithsonian-Folkways

Booker T & the MG’s / “Green Onions” / Green Onions / Atlantic
The Impressions / “People Get Ready” / Ultimate Collection / Hip-O
Gil Scott-Heron / “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” / Pieces of
        a Man / RCA
Fannie Lou Hamer / “Woke Up this Morning” / Songs My Mother Taught
        Me / Smithsonian Folkways
Mavis Staples / “Turn Me Around” / We’ll Never turn Back / Anti
Irma Thomas / “I Count the Tears” / After the Rain / Rounder
Otis Redding / “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” / Otis Blue / Atco
Ray Charles / “Hallelujah I Love Her So” / The Very Best of Ray
        Charles / Rhino
Aretha Franklin / “Don’t Play That Song” / Spirit in the Dark /
        Atlantic-Rhino
Booker T & the MG’s / “Mo’ Onions” / Green Onions / Atlantic
Dom Flemons / “It’s a Good Thing” / Prospect Hill / Music Maker
        Foundation
Etta Baker & Cora Phillips / “Jaybird March” / African-American
        Banjo Songsters / Smithsonian Folkways
Cannon’s Jug Stompers / “Bring It With You When You Come” / Wild
        About My Lovin’ / RCA-BMG
Taj Mahal / “Tom & Sally Drake” / The Real Thing / Columbia
Buddy Guy / “Born to Play Guitar” / Born to Play Guitar / RCA
Freddie King / “You’ve Got to Love Her with Feeling” / I’ll Go Crazy
        -The Federal Records Story / One Day
Chuck Berry / “You Can’t Catch Me” / Hoochie Coochie Man-The Chess
        Story / One Day
Pete Seeger / “If I Had a Hammer (excerpt)” / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
        Smithsonian Folkways