Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.
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Theme: The Original Sloth Band at 60.
The Original Sloth Band – teenaged brothers Chris Whiteley and Ken Whiteley and their friend Tom Evans – played their first gig in 1965. Their band name for that gig was Tubby Fats Original Allstar Downtown Syncopated Big Rock Jug Band but they soon evolved into the Original Sloth Band. Sadly, Tom Evans passed away from cancer in 2009, but, in June, Chris and Ken with some guest musicians played a concert at Hugh’s Room in Toronto to mark the milestone anniversary.
Original Sloth Band- The New Heartbreak Blues
Whoopee After Midnight (Sloth)
Samoa Wilson with The Jim Kweskin Band- (I Just Want to Be) Horizontal
I Just Want to Be Horizontal (Kingswood)
Tony Rice- Temperance Reel
Tony Rice (Rounder)
Jeff Healey- Sheik of Araby
The Best of the Stony Plain Years: Vintage Jazz, Swing and Blues (Stony Plain)
Amos Milburn- Johnson Rag
Rockin’ and Drinkin’: Greatest Hits and More 1946-1959 (Jasmine)
Original Sloth Band- Heaven
Whoopee After Midnight (Sloth)
The Dumptrucks- Stealin’
Selections (Laughing Cactus)
Original Sloth Band- I’m a Vulture (for Horticulture)
Whoopee After Midnight (Sloth)
Leon Redbone- Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
Champagne Charlie (Warner Bros.)
Jenny Whiteley- Things are Coming My Way
The Original Jenny Whiteley (Black Hen Music)
Jay McShann- Sunny Side of the Street
Still Jumpin’ the Blues (Stony Plain)
Mose Scarlett- How Long Blues
The Fundamental Things (Pyramid)
Original Sloth Band- Get a Job
Whoopee After Midnight (Sloth)
Maria Muldaur- Organ Grinder Blues
One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey (NOLA Blues)
Duke Ellington & Ivie Anderson- Get Yourself a New Broom (and Sweep the Blues Away)
Ellington in Order, Volume 5 (1932-33) (Legacy)
Duke Ellington & The Mills Brothers- Diga Diga Do
Ellington in Order, Volume 5 (1932-33) (Legacy)
Jimmy Bracken's Toe Ticklers- It’s Tight Like That
Jack Teagarden: The Definitive Collection (Master Tape)
Original Sloth Band- Shout Baby Shout
Hustlin’ & Bustlin’ (Woodshed)
The Boswell Sisters- Cheek to Cheek
Cheek to Cheek (Classic)
The Central Park Sheiks- Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose (Flying Fish)
Bessie Smith- Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer)
Bessie Smith: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection (Big3)
Carolina Chocolate Drops- Memphis Shakedown
Carolina Chocolate Drops & Joe Thompson (Music Makers Recordings)
Original Sloth Band- Hustlin’ and Bustlin’ for Baby
Hustlin’ & Bustlin’ (Woodshed)
Ken Whiteley- Fast Freight Train
Unseen Hands: 12 Songs 12 Strings (Ken Whiteley)
Chris Whiteley- I’ve Got to Split
It’s the Natural Thing to Do (Electro-Fi)
Next week: Songs for August and Highway 61 Revisited – Revisited.
--Mike Regenstreif