New Orleans venerates its R&B royalty from the early days of rock 'n' roll, and many of them stayed active until they died, including Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Eddie Bo, Snooks Eaglin and Earl King. Huey "Piano" Smith was not one of them; he lived the last third of his life until his death earlier this year out of the limelight.
Since Smith also recorded one of my favorite Christmas albums, 1962's Twas the Night Before Christmas, I invited journalist John Wirt on the show to talk about Smith--his heyday, his heartbreaks, his later years, and his Christmas album, which comes with a story that I learned reading John's 2014 book, Huey "Piano" Smith and the Rockin' Pneumonia Blues.
The Smithereens and ChristmasUnderground.com
Joss Stone
Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips - An Encore Presentation
Children’s Music at Christmas with Laurie Berkner
Low and ”Just Like Christmas”- an Encore Presentation
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Bruce Cockburn
Peter Zaremba of The Fleshtones
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”Last Christmas” with Annie Zalenski
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Looking Back at the First 100, Pt. 4
Looking Back at the First 100, Pt. 3
Looking Back at the First 100, Pt. 2
Looking Back at the First 100, Pt. 1
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