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JJ Grey plays live and Randy Newman in session

Florida's multi instrumentalist JJ Grey brings his southern swamp rock sound to the studio after 1am. Bob also has a conversation with the legendary Randy Newman and the first of his four session tracks, recorded especially for the show.

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Sun 15 May 201100:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Big Joe Turner

    Shake Rattle And Roll

    • Chioce Trax Vol 3.
    • DINO ENTERTAINMENT.
    • DINCD-48.

  • Jim Bryson And The Weakerthans

    Up All Night

    • The Falcon Lake Incident.
    • Maple Music.
    • MRCD6530.

  • Drive‐By Truckers

    Everybody Needs Love

    • Go Go Boots.
    • Play it Again Sam.
    • PIASR-810CDX.

  • Ivory Joe Hunter

    Since I Met You Baby

    • Teenage Crush Volume 2.
    • ACE.
    • CDCHD-701.

  • Kate & Anna McGarrigle

    Foolish You

    • Katie And Anna Mcgarrigle.
    • HANNIBAL.
    • HNCD-4401.

  • Lucy Wainwright Roche

    Starting Square

    • Lucy.
    • Strike Back Records.
    • CDREF-1.

  • Loudon Wainwright III

    Primrose Hill

    • Little Ship.
    • VIRGIN.
    • CDV-2844.

  • Lord Kitchener

    London Is The Place For Me

    • London Is The Place For Me.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • HJRCD-2.

  • R.L. Burnside

    Bad Luck City

    • When I Was In Heaven Sitting Down.
    • FAT POSSUM.
    • 80332-2.

  • Randy Newman

    Baltimore

    • Randy Newman Songbook Volume 2.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 7559797820.
    • 12.

  • Randy Newman

    Birmingham

  • Harry Nilsson

    So Long Dad

    • On Vine Street.
    • ACE.
    • N/A-01.

  • Fleet Foxes

    Montezuma

    • Helplessness Blues.
    • Bella Union.
    • CDREF-1.

  • None

    Deleted Record

    • not given.
    • not given.
    • not-given.

  • Thin Lizzy

    The Boys Are Back In Town

    • It's Only Rock N' Roll .....
    • VIRGIN.
    • CDFRL-1004.

  • Ron Sexsmith

    Believe It When I See It RECORDING

    • Believe It When I See It (Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • CDREF-1.

  • Oh Susanna

    Drunk as a sailor

    • Soon The Birds.
    • Outside Music.
    • 23339-9066-2.

  • J J Grey in Session with Bob Harris recorded 9th May 2011

    • JJ Grey

      Hide and Seek

    • JJ Grey

      Beautiful World

  • Otis Redding

    I've Been Loving You Too Long

    • Love Songs.
    • RHINO.
    • 8122--72955-2.

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Reggae Got Soul

    • Reggae Greats Toots & The Maytals.
    • ISLAND RECORDS.
    • CIDRG-1.

  • J J Grey in Session with Bob Harris recorded 9th May 2011

    • JJ Grey

      The Sweetest Thing

  • JJ Grey & Mofro

    King Hummingbird

    • Georgia Warhorse.
    • Alligator.
    • ALCD-4938.

  • Seasick Steve

    Back in the doghouse

    • You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks.
    • Play It Again Sam.
    • N/A.

  • Cream

    Crossroads

    • The Very Best Of....
    • Polydor.
    • 523-7522.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Travelling Riverside Blues (BBC Session)

    • BBC Sessions.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • 7567-83061-2.

  • The White Stripes

    Stop Breaking Down Song

  • Robert Johnson

    If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day

    • Robert Johnson.
    • World Music Network.
    • RGNET-1232.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Sweet Home Chicago

    • Live at the BBC.
    • Castle.
    • EDFCD297.

  • Elmore James

    Dust My Broom

    • Ultimate Blues.
    • Decca.
    • Decca-2707245.

  • The Clovers

    Down in the alley

    • The R&B Hits of 1957.
    • Carlin Music Corp.
    • 5223240.

  • Bonnie Raitt

    Walking Blues

    • The Best Of Bonnie Raitt.
    • CAPITOL.
    • 7243-5821132.

  • Susan Tedeschi

    Walking Blues

    • Hellhound On My Trail.
    • Telarc Blues.
    • CD-83521.

  • Son House

    Levee Camp Blues

    • Essential Blues Masters.
    • Flyright Music.
    • 71258583.

  • Bob Dylan

    32 20

    • Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol 8.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • N/A-01.

  • Dion

    Terraplane Blues

    • Bronx In Blue.
    • DIMENSIONAL.
    • DMR-062.

  • John Mellencamp

    Stones in my passageway

    • Trouble No More.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 5122-642.

  • Colin James

    Just Came Back

    • Sudden Stop.
    • VIRGIN.
    • CDVUS-20.

Broadcast

  • Sun 15 May 201100:00
    BBC Radio 2

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