Code Blue Episode June 3, 2023
The Blues on Arhoolie Records
2:59pm - 4:59pm
This show is about the journey of Chris Strachowitz, who started Arhoolie Records in 1960, and ran it from that year on, right up until he sold it to Folkways Records in 2016. He passed away at age 91 on May 5th, 2023.
Track Listing:
Code Blue
J-W Jones Band · My Kind of Evil
Mercury Blues
KC Douglas · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
San Fransisco Bay Blues
Jesse Fuller · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Shake Shake Mama
Mance Lipscomb · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Barbershop Rhythm
RC Smith / Wade Walton · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Whistlin' Alex Moore's Blues
Alex Moore · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
I Am The Black Ace
Black Ace · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Brother James
Big Joe Williams · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Lady Luck
Mercy Dee Walton · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Don't Drive Me Away
Rbt Curtis Smith · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Bernedette Cherie
Albert Chevalier · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Bald Headed Woman
Lightnin' Hopkins · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Write Me a Few More Lines
Mississippi Fred McDowell · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Charlie James
Mance Lipscomb · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Louisiana Blues
Clifton Chenier · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Goin' Back to the Country
Juke Boy Bonner · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Two Bugs and a Roach
Earl Hooker · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Let Me Explain
Al Foreman · Live at Rhino's
Church House Blues
Chrystal Shawanda · Church House Blues
Please Help
Michael Jerome Brown · Gettin' Together
Ten Miles From Your Door
Suzie Vinnick · Cross-Canada Kitchen Party
John Littlejohn
Dream · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
Bongo Joe
I Wish I Could Sing · The Journey of Chris Strachwitz