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: A Tribute to Jackie Washington (1919-2009).
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| Jackie Washington & Mike Regenstreif (2008) |
Jackie Washington was a legendary Canadian blues, jazz and folk artist who died in 2009 at age 89. Jackie was born in 1919 in Hamilton, Ontario to a musical family and began his professional career in the 1930s as one of The four Washington Brothers. In the mid-1960s, Jackie began performing on the Canadian folk scene as a solo artist and was a great influence on many artists, and a great friend to many of us on the Canadian folk scene. It was a thrill for me to bring Jackie to Montreal to perform at the Golem, the folk club that I ran in the 1970s and ‘80s. From the 1990s until his death in 2009, he frequently collaborated with Mose Scarlett and Ken Whiteley and the last time I got a chance to visit with Jackie was in 2008 when Jackie, Mose & Ken were in Ottawa for a concert at Library & Archives Canada.
By the way, Jackie Washington should not be confused with the American folksinger and actor Jack Landron, who recorded several albums in the 1960s under the name Jackie Washington.
Jackie sang and played guitar and piano and during this show we hear some of his recordings and many other songs from his huge repertoire performed by other artists.
Jackie Washington- When that Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam’
Midnight Choo Choo (Borealis)
Chick Webb & His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald- I Want to Be Happy
The Best of Chick Webb and His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald (MCA)
The Andrews Sisters- Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
Ultimate Edition (Nostalgic Melody Music Production)
Sneezy Waters- Solitude
Sneezy Waters (Sneezy Waters)
Leon Redbone- Lulu’s Back in Town
On the Track (Warner Bros.)
Jackie Washington- All of Me
The World of Jackie Washington (Borealis)
Katy Moffatt- Miss Otis Regrets
Chrysalis (Sunset Blvd.)
Jackie Washington- Columbus Stockade Blues
The World of Jackie Washington (Borealis)
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer- Triskaidekaphobia
Wahoo! (Community Music)
Danny Barker- Save the Bones
Save the Bones (Orleans)
Martha Davis & Spouse- Blue Turning Grey Over You
Slightly More Than Wonderful (Jasmine)
The Hot Sardines- Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now
Welcome Home, Bon Voyage (Eleven)
Mose Scarlett, Jackie Washington & Ken Whiteley- A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet
Where Old Friends Meet (Pyramid)
Pearl Bailey- I Ain’t Got Nobody (and Nobody Cares For Me)
Pearl Bailey (Coral)
Howard Armstrong- Dinah
Louie Bluie (Blue Suit)
Hoagy Carmichael- Lazy River
Stardust Melody (Bluebird)
Emmalisa Hollander- Street of Dreams
Out of Reach (Prophone/Naxos Sweden)
Jackie Washington- Sleepy Town Train
Keeping Out of Mischief (Pyramid)
Jay McShann- Goin’ to Chicago
Still Jumpin’ the Blues (Stony Plain)
Colin Linden- Ain’t That Gravy Good
The World of Jackie Washington (Borealis)
Nicki Parrott- Them There Eyes
Fly Me to the Moon (Venus)
Bebop Cowboys- Sugarfoot Rag
Some Kind of Fantasy (Bebop Cowboys)
Jackie Washington- Take the ‘A’ Train
Keeping Out of Mischief (Pyramid)
Jackie Washington- Gotta Go
The World of Jackie Washington (Borealis)
Next week: Songs of – or inspired by – the Civil Rights Movement.
--Mike Regenstreif
