If you were listening to Swingin' Doors on Thursday, February 1st, you might've noticed a trend happening on the playlist: every artist played was black, in honor of the first day of Black History Month. DJ Don Slack says, "I wanted to shine a spotlight on the important contributions that African-American musicians have made to country music." That spotlight shines brightly through the entire three-hour episode, which you can now stream below.
| Swingin' Doors, February 1, 2018 |
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| 1 Steel Guitar Rag by Earl Hooker |
| 2 I'm Moving On by Ray Charles |
| 3 Down On The Farm by Big Al Downing/The Poe-Kats |
| 4 Bloodshots Eyes by Wynonie Harris |
| 5 Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me by Bull Moose Jackson |
| 6 Don't Drop It by Wilbert Harrison |
| 7 You Win Again by Fats Domino |
| 8 Your Cheatin' Heart by The Pearls |
| 9 (I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again by Charley Pride |
| 10 Hank And Lefty Raised My Country Soul by Stoney Edwards |
| 11 Show Me Where by Ruby Falls |
| 12 The Man Who Made A Woman Out Of Me by Lamelle Prince |
| 13 Happy Hour by Ted Hawkins |
| 14 Hell Yes I Cheated by Johnny Adams |
| 15 She Thinks I Still Care by Lou Johnson |
| 16 He Called Me Baby by Ella Washington |
| 17 There's a Heartbreak Somewhere by Roscoe Shelton |
| 18 It Makes No Difference Now by The Supremes |
| 19 She's All I Got by Freddie North |
| 20 Just Because You Can't Be Mine by Bettye Swann |
| 21 The Chokin' Kind by Joe Simon |
| 22 That's How I Got To Memphis by Otis Williams and the Midnight Cowboys |
| 23 Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man? by Carolina Chocolate Drops |
| 24 Ice Water Blues by DeFord Bailey |
| 25 Fishing Blues by Henry Thomas |
| 26 Rock Island Line by Lead Belly |
| 27 Georgia Crawl by Henry Williams and Eddie Anthony |
| 28 He's in the Jailhouse Now by Memphis Jug Band |
| 29 Sitting on Top of the World by Mississippi Sheiks |
| 30 K.C. Railroad Blues by Andrew & Jim Baxter |
| 31 True Love Travels on a Gravel Road by Percy Sledge |
| 32 Set Me Free by Joe Tex |
| 33 Everybody Loves A Winner by William Bell |
| 34 Misty Blue by Dorothy Moore |
| 35 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry by Al Green |
| 36 Daddy Was A Preacher But Mama Was A Go-Go Girl by Joanna Neel |
| 37 What Condition My Condition Was In by Bettye LaVette |
| 38 Amos Moses by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown |
| 39 The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp by O.C. Smith |
| 40 Color Him Father by Linda Martell |
| 41 Dirty Laundry by Curtis Mayfield |
| 42 Call Me Lonesome by Arthur Alexander |
| 43 He'll Have To Go by Solomon Burke |
| 44 Almost Persuaded by Etta James |
| 45 City Lights by Ivory Joe Hunter |
| 46 Release Me by Esther Phillips |
| 47 Funny (How Time Slips Away) by Joe Hinton |
| 48 My Whole World Is Falling Down by O.B. McClinton |
| 49 Fairytale by The Pointer Sisters |
| 50 Faded Rose by Virginia Kirby |
| 51 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You by Tina Turner |
| 52 Touch Your Woman by Margie Joseph |
| 53 Don't Let It Trouble Your Mind by Rhiannon Giddens |
D'Vonne Lewis of Industrial Revelation shares his thoughts on Black History Month in the classroom, and remembers his grandfather, the late-great local legend, Dave Lewis.
Seattle artist Damn She Jamaican explains why she doesn't celebrate the day, the importance of identifying your true self, and she shares some of the artists who influenced her music.
In honor of Black History Month, local musician Delvon Lamarr of the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio shares the way John Coltrane changed his life for the better.
Seattle electronic/pop songwriter PSA shares her own reflections on digging deeper into black history, creating generational wealth, and her inspiration from both Janet and Michael Jackson.
