World Cafe Playlist for 02/05/2021

John Morrison joins host Raina Douris

So much of the rock music we hear today would not exist without the innovation of black artists throughout the decades. To celebrate Black History Month, World Cafe is taking a journey through the Black Roots of Rock & Roll in a four-part series with music journalist John Morrison. In part 1, we start in the 1940s with music from Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and come around to Jimi Hendrix, Little Richard, and more.

*Living Colour “Cult of Personality” Vivid

Sister Rosetta Tharpe “Rock Me” The Gospel of the Blues

Louis Jordan “Caldonia” Jack, You’re Dead: The Essential Blue Archive

Little Richard “I Don’t Know What You Got” Little Richard Is Back

Little Richard “Rip It Up” Here’s Little Richard

Arlo Parks “Black Dog” Collapsed in Sunbeams

TV On The Radio “Golden Age” Dear Science

Bakar “1st Time” 1st Time (single)

Goat Girl “Sad Cowboy” On All Fours

Talking Heads “Hey Now” True Stories

Khruangbin & Leon Bridges “C-Side” Texas Sun EP

Hour Two
*Mondo Cozmo “Plastic Soul” Plastic Soul

Chris Stapleton “Cold” Starting Over

Norah Jones “Happy Pills” Little Broken Hearts

Typhoon “Empire Builder” Sympathetic Magic

Pearl Jam “Daughter” Vs.

PJ Harvey “Down By The Water” To Bring You My Love

Weezer “All My Favorite Songs” OK HUMAN

Dawes “All Your Favorite Bands” All Your Favorite Bands

Kacey Musgraves “High Horse” Golden Hour

Nicole Atkins “Maybe Tonight” Neptune City

Jade Bird “Headstart” Headstart (single)

Lorenzo Wolff “The Pearl (feat. Bartees Strange)” Down Where the Valleys Are Low

Crowded House “Something So Strong” Crowded House

The War and Treaty “Five More Minutes” Hearts Town

Tash Sultana “Sweet and Dandy” Terra Firma

*Optional Song