The Jalopy Theater and School of Music in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Ethan Leinwand tells the story of one of America's great, yet nearly forgotten, folk music traditions. From its origins, regional developments and master practitioners, Ethan will take you on a musical journey that will reshape the way you think about the history of the blues and the role of the piano.
Timeline of the show:
0:53 - Introduction and Terms
- RAGTIME (2:55)
3:30 - The Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin
7:52 - St. Louis Rag by Tom Turpin
- FOLK BLUES (12:04)
13:47 - Cooney Vaughn's Tremblin' Blues by Little Brother Montgomery
17:50 - Old Louisiana Style Blues by Little Brother Montgomery
- EARLY POPULAR BLUES (19:38)
20:57 - Memphis Blues by W.C. Handy
24:00 - St. Louis Blues by W.C. Handy
- BARRELHOUSE BLUES (25:10)
25:10 - How to understand where this music came from
27:25 - The story of the 44s
30:55 - The 44 Blues/Vicksburg Blues
35:02 - Barrelhouse Woman by Will Ezell
- BOOGIE-WOOGIE (38:20)
40:20 - Cow Cow Blues by Charles 'Cow Cow' Davenport
45:58 - Pinetop's Boogie-Woogie by Clarence 'Pinetop' Smith
48:20 - "Emergence, Importance and Disappearance"
- LOW-DOWN PIANO (Tangent)
51:49 - St. Louis Style Piano Blues ala Aaron "Pinetop" Sparks
- 1934/35 AND THE RETURN OF BARRELHOUSE RECORDINGS (55:14)
56:12 - Farish Street Jive by Little Brother Montgomery
- TEXAS BARRELHOUSE (59:03)
1:01:03 - The 'Ma' Grinder by Robert Shaw
1:04:13 - The Cows 1:06:35 - West Dallas Drag by Rob Cooper
- JIMMY YANCEY AND PROFFESSOR LONGHAIR (1:11:15)
1:12:09 - Jimmy's Stuff No. 2 by Jimmy Yancey
1:16:00 - Tipitina by Professor Longhair
- CLOSING NUMBERS (1:20:03)
1:21:29 - Joe Louis Strut by Black Bob
1:25:45 - The 31 Blues by Bob Call