Monday, February 19, 2018
Happy Presidents Day!
Bob Dylan featured Presidents in one of his 'Theme Time Radio Hour' shows.
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Episode 68: Presidents
“You know what happens every Presidents’ Day, stores have big sales. They gotta clear their shelves and we’re gonna do the same thing. We’re gonna go through the Theme Time Radio supply closet and pull up some of the old stock and songs we didn’t have time for in our other shows while we celebrate all of the years presidents.”
Singers and Songs
Charlie Poole: White House Blues
Johnny Taylor: Hello Sundown
Ruth Brown: Hello Little Boy
They Might Be Giants: James K Polk
Tony Joe White: Polk Salad Annie
“Doesn’t have anything to do really with James K Polk, but it was a good excuse to play it.”
Kelly Harrell: Charles Giteau
Percy Mayfield: I Don’t Want to Be President
Wynonie Harris: I Feel That Old Age Coming On
Pete Seeger: Lincoln and Liberty
“A song about our tallest president”
JB Lenoir: Livin’ In The White House
Nina Simone: Don’t Smoke In Bed
Attila: Roosevelt In Trinidad
The Soul Stirrers: Why I Like Roosevelt
Tommy Edwards: It’s All In The Game
Joe Liggins and The Honeydrippers: Walkin’
“It’s President’s Day here at TTRH as you know, that’s when we pass the savings along to you, the listener.”
Jackie DeShannon: When You Walk In The Room
Frank Sinatra: High Hopes
Clover: Mr. Moon
“We’re emptying out our closets in honor of President’s Day.”
Country Joe and The Fish: Superbird
James Brown: Funky President
Billie Holiday: Gloomy Sunday
Phil Ochs: That Was The President
Buddy and Ella Johnson: Go Upside Your Head
Little Walter: Dead Presidents
Roy C and The Honeydrippers: Impeach The President
Hank Penny: Politics
Rod and The MSR Singers: Richard Nixon
Gene Marshall: Jimmy Carter Says Yes
Randy Newman: Have Pity On The Working Man