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July 3rd, 2009 at 10:00AM
The History Of Funk
ArtistSongAlbumLabelYear
Prince America 12" single Paisley Park 1985 
Jimi Hendrix Star Spangled Banner Live in Berkeley MCA 2003 
Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze Live in Berkeley MCA 2003 
Slave The Great American Funk Song Hardness of The World Cotillion 1978 
Funkadelic Groovallegiance One Nation Under A Groove WB 1993 
Funkadelic One Nation instrumental 12" single WB 1978 
Gil Scott Heron War Going On Live in Paris 2007 
Fela Kuti Suffering and Smiling Best Best of Fela Kuti Universal 1999 
The Impressions This is My Country  People Get Ready: The Curtis Mayfield Story Rhino 1996 
The Staple Singers When Will We Be Paid Change Is Gonna Come: The Voice of Black America Gonna Come Kent 2007 
Gil Scott Heron Winter in America Winter in America TVT 1998 
Eugene McDaniels Headless Hero Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse Water 2005 
Funkadelic Funky Dollar Bill Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow Westbound 2004 
Jermaine Jackson Bass Odyssey My Name is Jermaine Motown 1976 
Jackson 5 Call of the Wild Moving Violation Motown 1975 
Jackson 5 Time Explosion Moving Violation Motown 1975 
Michael Jackson Earth Song History part 1 Epic 1995 
Jacksons Enjoy Yourself Jacksons Epic 1995 
July 3rd, 2009 at 5:00AM
Early Morning Music (Friday)
ArtistSongAlbumLabelYear
CAETANO VELOSO   A BASE DE GUANTANAMO ZII ZIE UNIVERSAL 09 
MILTON NASCIMENTO CERTAS COISAS CROONER WEA 99 
MILTON NASCIMENTO BEAT IT CROONER WEA 99 
MICHAEL JACKSON THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US HISTORY BOOK 1 SONY  96 
LENINE JACK SOUL BRASILEIRO ACUSTICO MTV BMG 06 
LENINE O ATIRADOR ACUSTICO MTV BMG 06 
MARIA BETHÂNIA RECONVEXO MEMORIA DA PELE POLYGRAM  89 
MARIA BETHÂNIA PASSARA FRANCIS HIME MUSICAL ALBUM BISCOITO FINO 04 
SANDRA DE SA, ALCIONE,LUCIANA MELLO BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL MUSICA PRETA BRASILEIRA UNIVERSAL 03 
ALCIONE COISA FEITA JOÃO BOSCO SONG BOOK LUMIAR/EMI 03 
JOÃO BOSCO PAGODESPELL DA LICENÇA MEU SENHOR SONY 96 
CAETANO VELOSO COME AS YOU ARE A FOREIGN SOUND NONESUCH 04 
LEILA MARIA OFF KEY OFF KEY ROBDIGITAL  05 
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:00PM
The Hear & Now
ArtistSongAlbumLabelYear
James Brown Living in America The Greatest Hits of the 4th Decade Scotti Bros. 1992 
4th of Jully Beyond & Back: The X Anthology Elektra 1997 
Johnny Cash I've Been Everywhere Unchained American 1996 
Grateful Dead U.S. Blues From the Mars Hotel Rhino 1974/2004 
Merle Haggard Okie from Muskogee Collector's Series Capitol 1990 
Nina Simone Summertime The Great Vocalists Sing the Gershwin Songbook Capitol 1990 
Aimee Mann 4th of July Whatever Imago 1993 
Wilco Ashes of American Flags Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Nonesuch 2002 
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) Live 1975-85 Columbia 1986 
Yes America Close to the Edge (excerpt) Elektra/Rhino 1972/2003 
Thunderclap Newman Something in the Air Hollywood Dream MCA 1969 
Jefferson Airplane Volunteers Volunteers RCA 1967/2004 
Johnny Cash Paul Revere America Columbia Legacy 1972 
Stan Freberg Declaration of Independence / The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere / Betsy Ross and the Flag The United States of America Rhino 1961/1996 
Frank Sinatra The House I Live In (1945) The Best of the Columbia Years: 1943-1952 Columbia Legacy 1995 
Joe Henry Our Song Civilians Anti- 2007 
Darrell Scott American Tune Modern Hymns Appleseed 2008 
Phil Ochs Power & the Glory All the News That's Fit to Sing Hannibal 1964/1994 
Arlo Guthrie & the All Severence Hall Cast 'til We Outnumber 'em ... (This Land Is Your Land) 'til We Outnumber 'em ... Righteous Babe 2000 
Jimi Hendrix Star Spangled Banner (excerpt) Live at Woodstock Experience Hendrix/MCA 1999 
Albert Brooks Rewriting the National Anthem The American Comedy Box Rhino 1995 
Ray Charles America the Beautiful RC Genius & Soul (box set) Rhino 1997 
National Lampoon Deteriorata The Classic National Lampoon Uproar 2005 
July 1st, 2009 at 10:00PM
Sing Out
ArtistSongAlbumLabelYear
Ursula Oppens 1st 2 parts of "The People United...." Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated Vanguard Classics 1993 
Quilapayun "El Pueblo Unido Jamas Sera Vencido" Antologia 1968-1992 Warner Chile 1998 
Mose Allison "Ever Since the World Ended" Live in London Vol.1 Blue Note 2001 
Bob Dorough "Too Much Coffee Man" Too Much Coffee Man Blue Note 2000 
Mose Allison "Ever Since I Stole the Blues" My Backyard Blue Note 1990 
Bob Dorough "Coffee Song" Too Much Coffee Man Blue Note 2000 
Bernstein/NY Philharmonic excerpt: Beethoven's 5th Symphony Beethoven: 5th Symphony Columbia Masterworks 1961 
Bernstein/NY Philharmonic Symphonic Suite from"On the Waterfront" Symphonic Suites and Dances Columbia Masterworks 1964 
Jesse Fuller "San Francisco Bay Blues" Arhoolie Records 40th Anniv. Collection Arhoolie 2000 
Czokolom "Medved Na Lancu" Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection Arhoolie 2000 
K.C. Douglas "Mercury Blues" Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection Arhoolie 2000` 
Flaco Jimenez "Gritenme Piedrasdel Campo" Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection Arhoolie 2000 
Clifton Chenier "Allons a Grand Coteau" Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection Arhoolie 2000 
John McCord "Ain't That So" (Ballad of Chris Strachwitz) Down Home As You Can Get (unreleased) 2006 
Rebirth Brass Band "Here to Stay" Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection Arhoolie 2000 
Big Mama Thornton "Little Red Rooster" Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection Arhoolie 2000 
Valerio Longoria "El Canoero" Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection Arhoolie 2000 
Jerry Hahn "In the Breeze" Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection Arhoolie 2000 
Rose Maddox "Falling for You" Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection Arhoolie 2000 
June 30th, 2009 at 5:00AM
Early Morning Music (Tuesday)
ArtistSongAlbumLabelYear
8 LEGGED MONSTER Sonny's Theme Live in North Beach Pursuance Records 2009 
Horace Silver Where ya At? HORACE-SCOPE Blue Note 1960 
Bob Marley  Buffalo Soldier Legend Deluxe  Island/Def Jam 2002 
Stan Getz The Girl From Ipanema Bachelor Paradise Rhino 1996 
Emanuel Ruffler Pretty Night Flight Pursuance Records 2009 
UPSURGE! ABBEY'S HOUSE Chromatology Abolition 2003 
Max Roach Freedom Day WE INSIST! Freedom Now Suite Candid 1989 
KPFA Election Tutorial KPFA N/A 2009 
Billie Holiday You Better Go Now Jazz After Hours Allegro-Music 2001 

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