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HERB JEFFRIES
The music and life of 88-year-old Herb Jeffries, lead singer and last surviving member of Duke Ellington’s legendary “Blanton-Webster” band of the early 1940s. Jeffries—called “the Bronze Buckaroo—was also the first Black star of a cowboy movie; his theme song, “I’m a Happy Cowboy” comes from the 1938 Western “Harlem on the Prairie.”
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: I'm a Happy Cowboy Herb Jeffries
The Bronze Buckaroo Rides Again, Warner Bros - Jump for Joy Duke Ellington with Herb Jeffries
Ellington Centennial, BMG - Cow Cow Boogie Ella Fitzgerald with Ink Spots
The Very Best of Ella, MCA - Boogie Woogie Country Girl Big Joe Turner
Big, Bad & Blue, Rhino - Boogie Woogie Country Girl Sleepy LeBeef
The Human Jukebox, Sun - Life Is Bad Shelby Lynne
I Am Shelby Lynne, Island - Blank Trip Super Chikan
What You See, Fat Possum - Instrumental: Flippin' the Lid Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant
Stratosphere Boogie, Razor & Tie - INTERVIEW: Herb Jeffries
Listen - Just to be in Caroline Earl Hines & His Orchestra
- I'm a Happy Cowboy Herb Jeffries
- Flamingo Duke Ellington
A Brief History of Herb Jeffries, Warner Bros - Instrumental: I'm an Old Cowhand Jimmy Smith
Ultimate, Verve - Creole Love Call Ellis Marsalis
Duke In Blue, Sony - I'm Just a Lucky So & So Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
The Complete Sessions, Roulette - Happy Go Lucky Local Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Live in Swing City, Sony
HOUR two
- Open Bed: 7 Moby
Play, V2 - Run On for a Long Time Bill Landford & the Landforaires
There Will be No Sweeter Sound, Sony - Do the Funky Chicken Rufus Thomas
The Best of Rufus Thomas, Rhino - Down on the Farm Big Al Downing
From Where I Stand, Warner Bros. - Zydeco Heehaw Boozoo Chavis
Boozoo Chavis, Elektra - Instrumental: Ride Em Cowboy Clifton Chenier
Bogalusa Boogie, Arhoolie - SEGMENT: Elton Laday
- Texas Cowboy Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson
I Want To Groove With You, Bullseye - Buffalo Soldiers The Persuasions
Man, Oh Man, EMI - Buffalo Soldier Bob Marley
Legend, Island - Instrumental: Greedy G Brentford All Stars
100% Dynamite, Soul Jazz - Nobody Knows (The Trouble I've Seen) Snooks Eaglin
The Complete Imperial Recordings, Capitol - Trouble In Mind Janis Joplin
18 Essential Songs, Sony - Almost Persuaded Etta James
From Where I Stand, Warner Bros. - River Man Brad Mehldau
Deregulating Jazz, Warner Bros - The Man I Love Herbie Hancock with Joni Mitchell
Gershwin's World, Polygram - End Bed: The Man I Love Coleman Hawkins
Picasso, Giants of Jazz
