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The Jewel Case: New Orleans (03.07.19)

WYSO | By Tod Weidner
Published March 8, 2019 at 11:44 AM EST

Where y'at? Join us as we head down to the the Crescent City for a slightly belated Mardi Gras celebration with a tribute to the world's most musical city, New Orleans. Put Lent on hold and cut a rug with everyone from Sydney Bechet to Irma Thomas to Mystikal. The good times will most assuredly be rolling.

  • The Stooges- TV Eye
  • The Who- Slip Kid
  • Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen- More Hipper
  • Stanton Moore- Fallin’ Off The Floor
  • Let’s Active- Every Word Means No (RIP Sara Romweber)
  • Love- Seven And Seven Is (HB Arthur Lee)
  • The Isley Brothers- That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2 (HB Ernie Isley)
  • The J. Geils Band- Looking For A Love (HB Peter Wolf)
  • Townes Van Zandt- For The Sake Of The Song (HB Townes Van Zandt)
  • Wire- 1 2 X U 
  • Wolfmother- White Unicorn 
  • Al Green- Light My Fire
  • Tappa Zukie- M.P.L.A. 

And now for the theme: New Orleans

  • The Meters- Pungee 
  • Clarence “Bon Ton” Garlow & The Maxwell Davis Orchestra- Bon Ton Roulet 
  • Professor Longhair & His Blues Scholars- Tipitina 
  • Lee Dorsey- Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley
  • Allen Toussaint- Last Train 
  • Terence Blanchard- Flow, Pt. 1 
  • Champion Jack Dupree- Yellow Pocahontas
  • The Wild Tchoupitoulas- Big Chief Got A Golden Crown
  • Sugar Boy And His Cane Cutters- Jock-a-mo
  • Aaron Neville- Hercules 
  • Cyril Neville- Gossip 
  • Lloyd Price- Where You At? 
  • Dr. John- Mama Roux 
  • Ernie K-Doe- A Certain Girl 
  • Bobby Charles- Take It Easy Greasy 
  • Earl King- You Can Fly High 
  • Ellis Marsalis- Whistle Stop 
  • Snooks Eaglin- High Society 
  • Roy Montrell- Mudd 
  • James Booker- Junco Partner 
  • Irma Thomas- Time Is On My Side 
  • Diamond Joe- Moanin’ And Screamin’ (Parts 1 & 2)
  • Fats Domino- I’m In Love Again
  • Jelly Roll Morton- Buddy Bolden’s Blues
  • King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band- Sugar Foot Stomp (Dippermouth Blues)
  • Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five- Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
  • Sidney Bechet & His Blue Note Jazz Men- Basin Street Blues
  • Preservation Hall Jazz Band- Petite Fleur 
  • Trombone Shorty- Quiet As Kept
  • Free Agents Brass Band- We Made It Through That Water
  • Mystikal- Bouncin’ Back (Bumpin’ Me  Against the Wall)
  • Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys- La Danse De Mardis Gras

Join Tod Weidner on Thursday, 8-11pm for The Jewel Case, a weekly celebration of all manner of musical goodness: deep cuts, forgotten treasures, and curiosities with a new theme each show spanning all genres, eras and locales.

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Tod Weidner
A lifelong Miami Valley resident, Tod Weidner grew up in Ludlow Falls before moving to Dayton in the early 1990s. Tod graduated from Milton-Union High School and Sinclair Community College, and also attended the Columbus College Of Art & Design until his scholarship ran out and he moved home to pursue the lucrative career of a struggling musician. Tod has been heavily involved in the Dayton Music Scene for over 20 years, as both a solo performer and a member of such bands as The Motel Beds, Shrug, The American Static, and Set The Controls, to name just a few. When he's not playing, listening to, or reading about music, Tod keeps busy by fixing up his house, where he and his wife Patrice live under the strict and watchful authority of their two cats, Mikey and Joey.
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