Hour One
1. Rodriguez: This Is Not A Song, It’s An Outburst – 2012
2. Otis Redding: A Change Is Gonna Come - 1972
3. Sly And The Family Stone: Stand – 1969
4. Peter Tosh: Equal Rights – 1977
5. Faith Nolan: Brown, Black & White Blues – 1989 *
6. Tracy Chapman: Crossroads – 1989
7. Sparrow: Hard Times With The Law – 1965 *
8. The Clash: Washington Bullets – 1980
9. Bob Dylan: The Times They Are A Changing – 1964
10. Murray McLauchlan: Hurricane of Change – 1973 *
11. Bob Marley & Wailers: War No More Trouble – 1978
12. Led Zeppelin: How Many More Times – 1970
Hour Two
1. Leonard Cohen: The Partisan – 1969 *
2. Barry McGuire: Eve Of Destruction – 1966
3. The Beatles: Revolution (single) – 1968
4. Crosby Stills Nash & Young: Ohio – 1970
5. Buffalo Springfield: For What It’s Worth – 1966
6. Bruce Cockburn: Lovers In Dangerous Times – 1984 *
7. UB40: Watchdogs – 1986
8. Jodie Drake: Ain’t Gonna Live That Way No More – 1975 *
9. Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck: Times Are Changing – 1969 *
10. Bobby “Blue” Bland: Don’t Cry No More – 1961
11. Aretha Franklin: A Change Is Gonna Come – 1967
12. Jimi Hendrix: Message of Love – 1970
13. Stevedore Steve: Fellow Man – 1971 *
Bonus Track
14. Pukka Orchestra: Cherry Beach Express – 1984 *
CanCon = 35%
And Now for The Particulars:1. Rodriguez: This is Not a Song, It’s An Outburst or The Establishment Blues
(Rodriguez)
Searching For Sugarman Soundtrack: Light In The Attic Records LITA 089
Detroit MI
Rodriguez: acoustic guitar, vocals
Dennis Coffey: electric guitar
Mike Theodore: keys
Bob Babbitt: bass
Andrew Smith: drums
Bob Pengborn: percussion
Produced by Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey 1970
Recorded by Milan Bogden & Mike Thodore at Tera-Shirma Studios, Detroit Aug-Sept 1969
Originally released on LP Cold Fact: Sussex Records SXBS 7000
Soundtrack Producers: Matt Sullivan & Rob Santos - 2012
Remastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters
Sixto Diaz Rodriguez b. July 10, 1942 Detroit
The Searching For Sugarman guy himself! His father had immigrated to the United States from Mexico in the 1920s; his mother was also from Mexico. They had joined a large influx of Mexicans who came to the midwest to work in Detroit's industries.
He first got to record a single in 1967 but signed a record deal which saw two albums released around 1970. Of course he was ripped off by the company and unbeknownst to him, was selling huge amounts of records in South Africa (of all places!). Which is the subject for Searching for Sugarman.
2. Otis Redding: A Change Is Gonna Come
(Sam Cooke)
The Best of Otis Redding: Atco – 2 SA 801
Dawson, Georgia
Otis Redding: vocal
Andrew Love: tenor sax
Floyd Newman, bariton sax
Wayne Jackson & Gene Miller: trumpet
Steve Cropper, guitar
Isaac Hayes, piano
Booker T Jones, organ
Donald Dunn, bass
Al Jackson Jr, drums
Produced by Otis Redding, Jim Stewart, Steve Cropper and the Stax Staff, 1972
Recorded by Jim Stewart, Tom Dowd & Ron Capone at Stax Studios
Re-mix Engineers: Jim Stewart, Tom Dowd & Steve Cropper
Otis Ray Redding Jr b. Sept 9, 1941 Dawson Georgia / d. Dec 10, 1967 (26) Madison Wisconsin
This song initially appeared on Sam Cooke's album Ain't That Good News, released mid-February 1964. The song was inspired by various personal events in Cooke's life, most prominently an event in which he and his entourage were turned away from a whites-only motel in Louisiana.
Cooke felt compelled to write a song that spoke to his struggle and of those around him, and that pertained to the Civil Rights Movement and African Americans. Though only a modest hit for Cooke, "A Change Is Gonna Come" is widely considered his best composition and has been voted among the best songs ever released. It was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress, deeming the song is "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important."
After winning the 2008 United States presidential election, Barack Obama referred to the song, stating to his supporters, "It's been a long time coming, but tonight, change has come to America." This ‘Change’ just took another 12 years to get here!
3. Sly & The Family Stone: Stand
(Sylvester Stewart)
Greatest Hits: Epic Records AL 30325
San Francisco CA
Sly Stone: vocals, keys, guitars, harmonica, vocoder
Rose Stone: vocals, keys
Freddie Stone: vocals, guitar
Larry Graham: vocals, bass
Greg Errico: drums
Cynthia Robinson: trumpet
Jerry Martini: sax
Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton (Little Sister): bg vocals
Produced by Sly Stone, 1969
Recorded by Don Puluse, Brian Ross-Myring and Phil Macey at Pacific High Recording, San Francisco
Sylvester Stewart b. Denton TX Mar 15, 1943
4. Peter Tosh: Equal Rights
(Peter Tosh)
Equal Rights: Columbia PC 34670
Grange Hill, Jamaica
Peter Tosh: vocals, guitar, keyboards
Sly Dunbar: drums
Earl Lindo: keyboards
Donald Kinsey: guitar and background vocals
Robbie Shakespeare: bass
Mikey Chung: lead guitar
Robert Lyn: organ
Keith Sterling: keyboards
Harold Butler: clavinet
Abdul Wali: guitar
Karl Pitterson: guitar
Uziah "Sticky" Thompson: percussion
Skully: percussion
Harry Hall: tenor saxophone
Bobby Ellis: trumpet
Produced by Peter Tosh, 1977
Recorded By Karl Pitterson at Dynamic Sounds Studio Kingston, Jamaica
Winston Hubert McIntosh b. Grange Hill, Jamaica 19 Oct 1944 / killed 11 Sept 1987 Kingston JM (42)
5. Faith Nolan: Brown, Black and White Blues
(William “Big Bill” Broonzy)
Freedom To Love: Aural Tradition ATR 302
Toronto ON
Faith Nolan: vocal
Michael Creber: piano
Roy Forbes: guitars
Laurence Knight: bass
Chris Nordquist: drums
Produced by Roy Forbes, 1989
Recorded & Mixed by Rolf Hannemann at Mushroom Studios, Vancouver BC January 1989
Faith Nolan b. Halifax Nova Scotia, 1957
Lee Conley Bradley aka Big Bill Broonzy b. June 26, 1893? Lake Dick, AK – d Aug 14, 1958 (65) Chicago
Although he had been a pioneer of the Chicago blues singer using electric guitar as early as 1942, white audiences in the 1950s and 1960s wanted to hear him playing his earlier songs accompanied only by his own acoustic guitar, which they considered to be more authentic.
He portrayed the discrimination against black Americans in the 1930s with "Black, Brown and White". The song has been used globally in education about racism, but the song was adopted by the National Front, a far-right racist British political party in the 1970s as they opposed non-white immigration to UK.
6. Tracy Chapman: Crossroads
(Tracy Chapman)
Crossroads: Elektra – CD 60888
Cleveland OH
Frank Marocco: Accordion
G.E. Smith: Acoustic Guitar
Bob Marlette: Keyboards
Ms. Bobbye Hall: Percussion
Charlie Bisharat: Violin
Produced by Tracy Chapman & David Kershenbaum, 1989
Mastered By Bob Ludwig
Recorded at Powertrax Studio, Hollywood, California by Kevin W. Smith
Tracy Chapman b. March 30, 1964 Cleveland, Ohio
This was from Chapman’s second album which featured a guest appearance by none-other than Neil Young (but not on this song). The album also featured a song called Freedom Now about Nelson Mandela. In 1990 the album was nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album at the Grammy Awards.
7. The Sparrow: Hard Times With The Law
(J Edmonton / D Edmonton)
45 single: Capitol Records Canada 72257
Toronto ON
Dennis Edmonton: guitar
Jerry Edmonton: drums
Golden McJohn, keys
John Kay, guitar: vocals
Rushton Moreve: bass
Produced 1965
The pre-Steppenwolf band when they lived in Toronto and thought that they were having a hard time with the law. And perhaps they were! After breaking with singer Jack London in 1965, The Sparrow(s) recorded 4 singles and an album before packing up and heading for Los Angeles to become one of the most successful groups of the late 1960s as Steppenwolf.
8. The Clash: Washington Bullets
(Joe Strummer / Mick Jones, John Mellor)
Sandinista!: Epic – E3X 37037
London
Joe Strummer: vocal, guitar, keyboards
Mick Jones: guitar, keyboards, backing and lead vocals
Paul Simonon: bass guitar, backing vocals
Topper Headon: drums
Produced by Mikey Dread & The Clash, 1980
Recorded in London, New York & Kingston Jamaica by Bill Price, Jerry Green
Neil Young, The Band, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and…. The Clash! Some of the few artists who were allowed to release a triple vinyl record albums. The song incorporates a simplified version of imperialist history from the 1959 Cuban Revolution to the Nicaraguan Sandinistas of the 1980s, with mention of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Dalai Lama, and Víctor Jara, referencing his death at the hands of the Chilean military dictatorship in the stadium that now bears his name.
9. Bob Dylan: The Times They Are a-Changin’
(Bob Dylan)
The Times They Are a-Changin’: Columbia Records (US) CS 8905
Duluth Minnesota
Bob Dylan: guitar, harmonica, vocals
Produced by Tom Wilson, 1964
Recorded at Columbia Studios, New York City October 24, 1963
Mastered At Customatrix, NYC
Robert Allen Zimmerman b. Duluth, Minnesota May 24, 1941
Dylan wrote the song as a deliberate attempt to create an anthem of change for the times in 1964. The song has been covered by many different artists, including Nina Simone, the Byrds, the Seekers, Peter, Paul and Mary, Tracy Chapman, Simon & Garfunkel, Runrig, the Beach Boys, Joan Baez, Phil Collins, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and Burl Ives.
10. Murray McLauchlan: Hurricane of Change
(Murray McLauchlan)
Day To Day Dust: True North Records – TN 14
Toronto
Murray McLauchlan: vocal, guitar, keys, harmonica
Amos Garrett: electric guitar
Chris Parker: drums
Dennis Pendrith: bass
Bernie Finkelstein & Chris Skene: bg vocals
Produced by Murray McLauchlan and Bernie Finkelstein, 1973
Recorded by Chris Skene at Eastern Sound, Toronto
Mixed by Bill Seddon at Thunder Sound, Toronto
11. Bob Marley & The Wailers: War / No More Trouble
(Carlton Barrett / Allan Cole)
Babylon By Bus: Island Records ISLD-11
Jamaica
Bob Marley: guitar, vocals
Carlton Barrett: drums
Aston Barrett: bass
Tyrone Downie: keys
Junior Marvin: lead guitar
Alvin Patterson: percussion
Al Anderson: lead guitar
Wire Lindo: keys
I Threes: Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt & Marcia Griffiths: bg vocals
Produced by Chris Blackwell & Jack Nuber, 1978
Recorded live in Paris, Copenhagen, London & Amsterdam by Island Mobile Studio
Mixed by Jack Nuber
The lyrics are almost entirely derived from a speech made by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I before the United Nations General Assembly on 4 October 1963. Marley, along with fellow Rastafari, worship Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia as the incarnation of God, and refer to him as "Ras Tafari," "Jah" or "The Lion of Judah" which Marley does in many of his songs. The back cover of this album, Babylon by Bus, claimes that 14000 were in attendance at their Maple Leaf Gardens concert in 1978!
12. Led Zeppelin: How Many More Times
(Page / Bonham / Plant / Jones)
Led Zeppelin: Atlantic Records SD 8216
London UK
Robert Plant: vocal
John Bonham: drums
Jimmy Page: guitar
John Paul Jones: bass
Produced by Jimmy Page, 1969
Recorded by Glyn Johns, Olympic Studios, London Sept-Oct 1968
Hour Two
1. Leonard Cohen: The Partisan
(Anna Marly / Emmanuel d’Astier de la Vigerie)
Songs From A Room: Columbia – CS 9767
LA / Montreal
Leonard Cohen: vocals, classical guitar
Ron Cornelius: acoustic and electric guitar
Bubba Fowler: banjo, bass guitar, violin, acoustic guitar
Charlie Daniels: bass guitar, violin, acoustic guitar
Bob Johnson: keys
Produced by Bob Johnston, 1969
Recorded by Neil Wilburn at Columbia Studio A, Nashville
Leonard Norman Cohen b. Montreal Sept 21 1934 / d. Nov 7, 2016 (82) Los Angeles
From Cohen’s second album. This is one of the few covers that Cohen recorded, "The Partisan", from his second album, is Cohen's cover of the French song "La Complainte du partisan" which is about the French resistance during World War II.
2. Barry McGuire: Eve Of Destruction
(PF Sloan)
45 Single: RCA Victor – D 4009
Oklahoma City
Barry McGuire: vocals
Hal Blaine: drums
Larry Knechtel: bass
PF Sloan: guitar
Tommy Tedesco: guitar
Steve Barri: percussion
Produced by Lou Adler, PF Sloan & Steve Barri, 1965
PF Sloan b. September 18, 1945 NYC d. November 15, 2015 Los Angeles
McGuire worked as songwriter at Screen Gems where he met Steve Barri – became partners. Backed musicians like Jan & Dean and grew close to Lou Adler. Wrote hits for Turtles, Herman’s Hermits, The Searchers. Became a member of The Wrecking Crew who recorded the music for dozens of bands in California.
The song references social issues of its period, including the Vietnam War, the draft, the threat of nuclear war, the Civil Rights movement, turmoil in the Middle East, and the American space program. The American media helped popularize the song by using it as an example of everything that was wrong with the youth of that time. Due to its controversial lyrics, some American radio stations, "claiming it was an aid to the enemy in Vietnam, banned the song. The song also drew flak from conservatives. It was also banned by some British radio stations.
3. The Beatles: Revolution
(Lennon / McCartney)
45 single bw Hey Jude: Capitol Records Canada 2276
Liverpool UK
John Lennon: guitar, vocal, scream, handclaps
George Harrison: lead guitar, bg vocal
Paul McCartney: bass, Hammond organ, bg vocal
Ringo Starr: drums, handclaps
Nicky Hopkins: electric piano
Produced by George Martin, 1968
Recorded at Abby Road Studios, London
Two forms of Revolution (acoustic and Number 9) appeared on The Beatles (White) album but the only one I really like is this heavier version which was originally only released as the flip-side of Hey Jude. This version is sheer Lennon. (Note: it was in stereo but I misinformed you all on the program, stating that it was mono. No pudding for me t'day!)
4. Crosby Stills Nash & Young: Ohio
(Neil Young)
So Far: Atlantic Records SD 18100
Los Angeles
David Crosby: vocals, rhythm guitar
Stephen Stills: vocals, guitars
Graham Nash: vocals, organ
Neil Young: vocals, guitars
Calvin Samuels: bass
John Barbata: drums
Produced by CSN&Y, 1974
Recorded at The Record Plant, LA May, 1970
Young wrote the lyrics to "Ohio" after seeing the photos of the incident in Life Magazine. On the evening that CSN&Y entered Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, the song was recorded live in just a few takes.
The record was mastered and rush-released by Atlantic and so that it could be heard on the radio with only a few weeks' delay. In his liner notes for the song on the Decade retrospective, Young termed the Kent State incident as 'probably the biggest lesson ever learned at an American place of learning' and reported that "David Crosby cried when we finished this take."
5. Buffalo Springfield: For What It’s Worth (Stop, Hey What’s That Sound)
(Steve Stills)
Buffalo Springfield: Atco Records Mono 33-200-A
Los Angeles CA
Neil Young: guitar, lead vocal
Steve Stills: guitar
Richie Furay: guitar,
Dewey Martin: drums
Bruce Palmer: bass
Produced by Charles Greene, Brian Stone 1966
Recorded July - September 1966 by Tom May, Doc Siegel, James Hilton, Stan Ross at Columbia Studios, Hollywood
Mixing: Buffalo Springfield, Charles Greene, Brian Stone
Stephen Stills was inspired to write the song because of the Sunset Strip curfew riots in November 1966—a series of early counterculture-era clashes that took place between police and young people on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. The young music fans, however, felt the new laws infringed upon their civil rights. 1,000 young demonstrators, including future celebrities such as Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda (who was handcuffed by police) gathered to protest against the curfew's enforcement. Although the rallies began peacefully, trouble eventually broke out.
6. Bruce Cockburn: Lovers In Dangerous Times
(Bruce Cockburn)
Stealing Fire: True North Records – TN 57
Ottawa ON
Bruce Cockburn: guitar, vocal
Jon Goldsmith: keys
Fergus Marsh: bass, stick
Miche Pouliot: drums
Chi Sharpe: percussion
Produced by Jon Goldsmith and Kerry Crawford, 1984
Recorded by John Naslen at Manta Sound, Toronto
Mastered by Mike Reese at Mastering Lab, LA
Bruce Douglas Cockburn b. May 27, 1945 Ottawa
7. UB40: Watchdogs
(UB40)
Rat In The Kitchen: DEP International VL 2389
Birmingham UK
Astro: vocal, trumpet
Jim Brown: vocal, drums
Ali Campbell: vocal, guitar
Robin Campbell: vocal, guitar
Earl Falconer: bass
Norman Hassan: trombone, synth-drums, vocals
Brian Travers: alto tenor sax
Michael Virtue: keys
Produced by UB40, 1986
Recorded at The Abattoir, Birmingham by John Shaw
Formed in December 1978 in Birmingham England,
The band's line-up was stable for nearly 29 years, from March 1979 until January 2008, when frontman Ali Campbell left the band. They released over 50 singles since then. The name "UB40" was selected in reference to a form issued to people claiming unemployment benefits from the UK government. They were one of the first multi-racial bands from Britain, focusing on the reggae/punk scene in England. They’ve sold over 70 million records.
8. Jodie Drake: Ain’t Gonna Live That Way No More
(John Capek)
CBC Broadcast Recording: CBC – LM 405
Toronto ON
Jodie Drake: vocals
Barry Keane: keys, drums
Steve Hogg: bass
Kevan Staples: guitar
Brian Russell: guitar
Cathy Young, Bev D’Angelo: bg vocals
Produced by Ann Hunter, 1975
Recorded by Keith Duncan at CBC Toronto
Jodie Drake b. Detroit MI, 1919 / d. Hawaii, January 25 2000 (80)
This was her first ever appearance on vinyl. She had been a warmup act for Billy Holiday before moving to Canada in 1974 she had a CBC TV series with Gene DiNovi featuring performances by top jazz artists of the time called "Gene and Jodie". She is the only Canadian to be inducted into the New Orleans Jazz Hall of Fame. Developed a severe case of diabetes and moved to Hawaii to live with her daughter after 1993
9. Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck: Times Are Changing
(McDougal / Law / Caldwell)
1969 Homegrown Stuff (Duck/Capitol) ST-6304
Vancouver, BC
Pat Caldwell: vocals, tambourine, harmonica
Charlie Faulkner: bass, vocals
Roger Law: lead guitar, vocals
Hugh Lockhead: drums
Don McDougall: lead vocals, guitar
Produced by Robin Spurgin, 1969
Recorded at Vancouver Recording Company studios
10. Bobby “Blue” Bland: Don’t Cry No More
(Deadric Malone)
Two Steps From The Blues: Duke Records DLP 74
Barretville TN
Bobby Bland: vocals
Joe Scott: trumpet
Melvin Jackson: trumpet
Pluma Davis: trombone
Robert Skinner: tenor saxophone
L. A. Hill: tenor saxophone
Rayfield Devers: baritone saxophone
Teddy Reynolds: piano
Clarence Holloman: guitar
Wayne Bennett: guitar
Hamp Simmons: bass
John "Jabo" Starks: drums
Produced by Don Robey, 1961
Album tracks were Recorded 1956–1960 at Universal Studio, Chicago, Illinois
Robert Calvin Bland b. Barretville, Tennessee Jan 27, 1930 / d. June 23, 2013 Germanville TN
Taken from Bland’s first album which was actually a collection of recordings made between 1956 and 1960. He was sometimes referred to as the "Lion of the Blues" and as the "Sinatra of the Blues". His music was also influenced by Nat King Cole. Bland was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1981, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame described him as "second in stature only to B.B. King as a product of the Memphis's Beale Street blues scene"
11. Aretha Franklin: Change Is Gonna Come
(Sam Cooke)
I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You: Atlantic Records SD 8139
Memphis TN
Aretha Franklin: piano, vocals
Spooner Oldham: keyboards, piano
Jimmy Johnson, Chips Moman: guitar
Tommy Cogbill: bass guitar
Gene Chrisman, Roger Hawkins: drums
Melvin Lastie: trumpet
Charles Chalmers, King Curtis: tenor saxophone
Willie Bridges: baritone saxophone
Carolyn Franklin: background vocals
Erma Franklin - background vocals
Cissy Houston: background vocals
Produced by Jerry Wexler and Rick Hall, 1967
Recorded at FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama by Tom Dowd
Aretha Louise Franklin b. Memphis TN March 25, 1942 / d. August 16, 2018 Detroit
12. Jimi Hendrix: Message of Love
(Jimi Hendrix)
Band Of Gypsies: Reprise Records RS 5195
Seattle WA
Jimi Hendrix: guitar, vocal
Buddy Miles: drums
Billy Cox: bass
Produced by Heaven Research, 1970
Recorded by Wally Heider at Fillmore East, NYC New Years Eve 1969-70
Mixed by Eddie Kramer
Recorded on New Years Eve, 1969, the album wasn’t very much liked and sold poorly for a Hendrix album. He was just transitioning from The Experience with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell into a fusion rock, jazz and blues experiment. Buddy Miles and Billy Cox just couldn’t provide the needed sound to make it all congeal. No wonder Jimi went back and got Mitchell back on drums the last year of his life.
13. Stevedore Steve: Fellow Man
(Stephen J Foote)
I've Lived: Boot Records BOS 7111
Saint John, NB
Stephen Foote: guitar, vocals
Others no listed
Produced by Fred McKenna, 1971
Recorded by Jim Morgan and George Semkiw at Captain Audio, RCA
http://www.backtothesugarcamp.com/steveindex.htm
b. Saint John, NB January 9, 1936 / d. October 2016, Saint John NB
By and large you don’t hear many Country songs that speak of change in a good way. Country artists like to appeal to their base and that is mostly white, conservative Amerika. So here’s a country hippie, Stevedore Steve, sick and tired of the racial bloodshed that has infected the world like a plague. This was during the apartheid of Amerika, something that is seemingly still with us (unfortunately).
Bonus Track
Pukka Orchestra: Cherry Beach Express
(G Williamson / T Duggan-Smith)
Cherry Beach Express: Solid Gold Records
Toronto
Graeme Williamson: vocals
Neil Chapman: guitar
Tony Duggan-Smith: guitar
Steve Webster: bass
David McMorrow: keys
Gordon Phillips: percussion
Ann Lederman: violin
David Norris: drums
Denis Akiyama: trumpet
Produced by The Pukka Orchestra & Eugene Martynec, 1984
Recorded at Eastern Sound, Toronto
Mixed by Peter Mann & Gene Martynec at Eastern Sound
Cherry Beach Express is a song about the notorious 52 Division of the Toronto Police force. They have long been believed to routinely take prisoners and suspects to a deserted, industrial waste land called Cherry Beach and beat the crap out of them. There was at least one major law suit where a Cherry Beach Express victim was awarded a six figure settlement against the Toronto goons who took him on the Cherry Beach Express. (Paid for by us taxpayers.)