Scroll
Civilly Disobedient Tunes
Happy birthday to the phenomenal Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. To celebrate his continuing influence, the mix includes Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Nina Simone, Sly & The Family Stone, Nikki Giovanni, The Temptations, John Coltrane, Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke, Odetta, Chuck Berry, Harry Belafonte and KUSF Currents: Cat Power, Wild Nothing, Swearin', and Charles Bradley.
*** Also, a very happy birthday to my lovely niece, Lydia, who turns 8 today.
Much peace and equality to all <3
- 10:30am Happy Birthday by Stevie Wonder (Motown)
- 10:39am Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud - Pt. 1 & 2 by James Brown on Soulful Christmas (Universal Records)
- 10:44am I Wish I knew How It Would Feel to Be Free by Nina Simone on Silk & Soul (RCA/Legacy)
- 10:47am Everyday People by Sly & The Family Stone on The Essential Sly & The Family Stone (Epic/Legacy)
- 10:49am Ego Tripping by Nikki Giovanni on The Truth Is On The Way (I AM Records)
- 10:51am Ball of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) by The Temptations on 20th Centruy Masters (Uni/Motown)
- 11:00am Alabama by John Coltrane on Live At Birdland (VERVE REISSUES)
- 11:05am How I Got Over by Mahalia Jackson on Sings the Best-Loved Hymns of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Columbia/Legacy)
- 11:11am A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke on Ain't That Good News (ABKCO)
- 11:14am Spiritual Trilogy: Oh Freedom / Come No Go with Me / I'm Not My Way by Odetta (Essential Media Group)
- 11:20am Promised land by Chuck Berry on St. Louis to Liverpool (Chess)
- 11:31am Banana Boat (Day-O) by Harry Belafonte on Calypso (RCA Records Label)
- 11:34am Mississippi Goddam - Live In New York/1964 by Nina Simone on In Concert (RCA/Legacy)
- 11:40am Woman by Cat Power on Wanderer (Domino)
- 11:54am Partners in Motion by Wild Nothing on Indigo (Captured Tracks)
- 12:01pm Big Change by Swearin' on Fall Into The Sun (Merge)
- 12:04pm I Feel A Change by Charles Bradley on Black Velvet (Dunham)
