Monday, February 22, 2010

TOTR 75: Can We Kick It?

The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Afrika Bambaataa - Renegades Of Funk
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - World War III
Public Enemy - Louder Than A Bomb
Public Enemy - Fight The Power
Boogie Down Productions - Stop The Violence
KRS-One - You Must Learn
Method Man w/ Mary J. Blige - I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By
Cecil Otter - Sufficiently Breathless
A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It
Mos Def - Fear Not Of Man
2Pac - Dear Mama
Saul Williams - Tao For Now
Saul Williams - Bloodletting
The Last Poets - Related to What Chant
Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron - Lady Day and John Coltrane
Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here
Gil Scott-Heron - Your Soul And Mine
Gil Scott-Heron - New York Is Killing Me

Monday, February 15, 2010

TOTR 74: Walk Together

Robert Randolph - Jesus Is Just Alright
Israel Houghton - The Power Of One (Change The World)
Ben Harper - Take My Hand
Ben Harper - Mother Pray
The Fisk Jubilee Singers - Walk Together Children
The Fisk Jubilee Singers - There is a Balm in Gilead
James Cleveland - Ole Time Religion
Rev. Milton Brunson & The Thompson Community Singers - I'm Free
The Winans Family - The Question Is
The Clark Sisters - Keep On Looking Up
Kirk Franklin - Riverside
Fred Hammond - I Will Bless His Holy Name
The O'Neal Twins And The Interfaith Choir - Jesus Dropped The Charges
Mighty Clouds Of Joy - Power Of The Holy Ghost
The Soul Stirrers - Jesus Gave Me Water
Violinaires - Children Are You Ready
Violinaires - What He's Done For Me
The Dixie Hummingbirds - Ezekiel Saw The Wheel
The Dixie Hummingbirds - Two Little Fishes (And Five Loaves Of Bread)
Mavis Staples - I'll Fly Away
Mavis Staples - Down By The Riverside
Mahalia Jackson - Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Tracy Chapman - Save Us All
Sweet Honey In The Rock - Ella's Song
Sweet Honey In The Rock - Rivers Of Babylon
Sweet Honey In The Rock - Breaths

Monday, February 8, 2010

TOTR 73: Dark Night, Cold Ground, Blues Sound



Percy Mayfield –Please Send Me Someone To Love
BB King –The Thrill Is Gone
Bobby Rush – How Long
Little Walter – You Better Watch Yourself
Son House – Grinnin' In Your Face
Robert Johnson – Dead Shrimp Blues
Howlin' Wolf – I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)
Muddy Waters – Forty Days and Forty Nights
Lightnin' Hopkins – Once Was A Gambler
Mississippi John Hurt – Make Me a Pallet On the Floor
Sonny Boy Williamson – Southern Dream
Memphis Slim – Funky And Nice
Nina Simone – Be My Husband
Big Mama Thornton – Sweet Little Angel
Ida Cox – Wild Women Don't Have The Blues
Koko Taylor – Wang Dang Doodle
Fenton Robinson – Somebody Loan Me A Dime
Taj Mahal – Statesboro Blues
Albert Collins – There's Gotta Be A Change
Eddy Clearwater – I Wouldn't Lay My Guitar Down
The Robert Cray Band – Chicken In The Kitchen
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Boogie
Buddy Guy – Ain't No Sunshine (featuring Tracy Chapman)
Corey Harris – Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit
RL Burnside – It's Bad You Know
Junior Parker –Tomorrow Never Knows

Monday, February 1, 2010

TOTR 72: Soul Fire


The Freedom Sounds - Soul Sound System

Marlena Shaw - California Soul

Sam And Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar

Ray Charles - The Snow Is Falling

Lou Rawls - Groovy People

Wilson Pickett - Ninety-Nine And One-Half (Won't Do)

Otis Redding - A Woman, A Lover, A Friend

James Brown - Any Day Now

Sly & The Family Stone - Love City

Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On

Ohio Players - Skin Tight

Heatwave - The Groove Line

Rose Royce - I Wanna Get Next To You

Kool & The Gang - Tonight

Earth, Wind & Fire - Yearnin & Learnin

The O'Jays - Give The People What They Want

Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child)

Stevie Wonder - Pastime Paradise

Al Green - The Message Is Love

Prince - Adore

Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova

Anthony Hamilton - Soul's On Fire

Commodores - Still

Les McCann - Lift Every Voice and Sing_God Bless America