Hey Mister Jesse #055

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July's show features "St. Louis Blues" on eMusic.com, an interview with and new music from swinging vocalist John Dokes and plenty of international audience feedback. (63 minutes)

00:44 Welcome to episode #055 of Hey Mister Jesse.
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02:28 News: Gulf Aid Benefit
- "It Ain't My Fault" by Gulf Aid AllStars (featuring Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz, Trombone Shorty)
- You can purchase the single on iTunes Plus or AmazonMp3.
- For more information about Gulf Aid, visit www.gulfaid.org.
- Watch the video on Youtube.com.
06.57 Variations on a Theme: "St. Louis Blues" on eMusic.com
- "St. Louis Blues" by Jimmy Rushing & Earl Hines - Blues & Things
- "St. Louis Blues" by The Delta Rhythm Boys - The Best of 1940-1950
- "St. Louis Blues" by Ytre Suloens Jass-Ensemble & Barbara Ann Shorts - A Stone For Bessie Smith
Bonus:
- "St. Louis Blues" by Artie Shaw - King Of The Clarinet
- "St. Louis Blues" by Hank Crawford - After Dark
18:55 News: Swingin' Daddy Dick!
- Dick Hafner Presents Swingin' Daddy Dick - Riding Lightning (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!)
- Watch the video on Youtube.com.
21:27

Interview: John Dokes
- For more information about John visit www.johndokes.com
- Check out John and Spuds in a classic Grit Grinders performance at ALHC 1999 on Youtube.com

33:47 Song: "Alright, Okay, You Win" by John Dokes With The George Gee Swing Orchestra - John Dokes Sings, George Gee Swings (available iTunes Plus and eMusic)
37:53 Feedback
- DJ Keith "Big Poppa" Shapiro (Austin, TX) calls in.
- Anthony Barnett (East Sussex, England), producer of the "Stuff Smith And His Lucidin Orchestra (w/ Ella Fitzgerald)" CD writes in.
- David (AKA "TheAdventuresofTinTin" on Yehoodi) (Australia) asks a question about music download services that work in Australia.
- Luna Godfrey (Adelaide, Australia) suggests bandit.fm, a music download service that works in Australia and recommends "How How" by Leo Mathisen. Jesse recommends cdbaby.com as another option for international music downloads.
- Marc D'Olimpio (France) recommends "I'm Free" by Mildred Anderson - Person To Person (available on eMusic). Sam Carroll (Melbourne, Australia) also chimes in (2 years earlier!) with another recommendation for Mildred Anderson.
- Morgan Day (Orange County, CA) recommends "Over In Gloryland" by The Loose Marbles - Gumshoe and "Someone To Watch Over Me" by Amy Winehouse - Frank [B-Sides] (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus)
- Henrik Eriksson (Uppsala, Sweden) recommends "Do Your Duty" by Elkie Brooks & Humphrey Lyttelton - Trouble In Mind (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!), "Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm" by Ben Pollack - The Very Best Of Ben Pollack (available on iTunes Plus) and "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives Me" by Spanky And Our Gang - The Complete Mercury Recordings (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus). Be sure to check out Henrik's great blog, Swing, Jazz and Blues - Dance To The Music and become a fan of his blog on Facebook.
1:01:38 Thanks