“Conference of the Birds” is my weekly radio program on WNUR-FM.  It airs on Tuesdays from 5-7:30 am Chicago time (UTC-6). And, of course, when technology cooperates, you can just come here for the archives.

Thanks to Bob Sweet, author of the only published history I’ve seen on the CMS, Music Universe, Music Mind. For folks who got here from his mention on the CMS Update blog, check out past playlists for music that you are more likely to associate with the CMS.

This week’s show celebrates the music of New Orleans, in advance of Mardi Gras, which is next Tuesday…  This is one of my favorite shows of the year, but next week I’ll be doing a theme show on the Creative Music Studio as part of our phoneathon fund raiser.

On the air I mentioned two great music blogs which are worth your time: Funky 16 Corners and Home of the Groove.  Check ‘em out!

complete program (146 MB, 2 hrs 39 min)

Artist: “Track” – Album (Label)

Professor Longhair: “Big Chief” – New Orleans Funk (Soul Jazz)
The Meters: “Hey Pocky Way” – Best of Louisiana Music (Mardi Gras Records)
The Hawketts: “Mardi Gras Mambo” – Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens (Shout Factory)
Fats Domino: “Jambalaya (On the Road)” – Blueberry Hill (Synergy)
Dr. John: “Iko Iko” – Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens (Shout Factory)
Soul Rebels: “504” – Vibe This! The Sounds of New Orleans (Friends of WWOZ)
Champion Jack Dupree: “When I’m Drinkin’” – A Portrait of Champion Jack Dupree (Rounder)
The Wild Magnolias: “(My Big Chief has a) Golden Crown” – They Call Us Wild (Universal Music France)
Tim McLaughlin: “King of the Mardi Gras” – Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens (Shout Factory)
Lee Dorsey: “Yes We Can” – Saturday Night Fish Fry (Soul Jazz)
Sam & Dave: “Shoorah Shoorah” – Back At ‘Cha (United Artists)
Porgy Jones: “Catch Joe Potato” – 7″ (Great Southern)
Louis Armstrong: “Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?” – Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens (Shout Factory)
Sidney Bechet: “Stompy Jones” – The Legendary Sidney Bechet (Bluebird)
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys: “Le Danse de Mardi Gras” – Mardi Gras in New Orleans (Rounder)
Sonny Jones: “Sissy Walk Part 1” – 7″ (Scram)
Wild Magnolias, Golden Eagles, and Rebirth Brass Band: “Let’s Go Get ‘Em” – Super Sunday Showdown (Rounder)
The Gaturs: “Gatur Bait” – Wasted (Funky Delicacies)
Joe Liggins and the Honey Drippers: “Goin’ Back to New Orleans” – Creole Kings of New Orleans (Specialty)
Chuck Carbo: “Hey Mardi Gras (Here I Am)” – Mardi Gras in New Orleans (Rounder)
The Meters: “(The World Is a Little Bit Under The Weather) Doodle-oop” – Funkify Your Life (The Meters Anthology) (Rhino)
Clifton Chenier: “Ay-tete Fee” – Creole Kings of New Orleans (Specialty)
Ernie K-Doe: “Mother-in-Law” – Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens (Shout Factory)
Betty Wright: “Shoorah Shoorah” – 7″ (Alston)
Art Neville: “Cha-Dooky Doo” – His Specialty Recordings: 1956-1958 (Specialty)
Dr. John, the Night Tripper: “I Walk On Guilded Splinters” – Gris-gris (Rhino)
The Wild Tchopitoulas: “Hey Mama (The Wild Tchopitoulas)” – The Wild Tchopitoulas (Mango)
The Neville Brothers: “Wild Injuns” – Yellow Moon (A&M)
Galactic with Bo Dollis: “Second & Dryades” – From the Corner to the Block (Anti)
Lee Dorsey: “Ya Ya” – 7″ (Flashback)
Professor Longhair: “Tipitina” – Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens (Shout Factory)
Beausoleil: “Zydeco Gris Gris” – Best of Louisiana Music (Mardi Gras Records)
Dave Bartholomew: “Shrimp & Gumbo” – Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens (Shout Factory)
Ernie & the Top Notes: “Dap Walk” – New Orleans Funk (Soul Jazz)
New Birth Brass Band: “Smoke That Fire” – Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens (Shout Factory)
Clifton Chenier: “Jambalaya” – Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens (Shout Factory)
Rebirth Brass Band: “Leave That Pipe Alone” – Feel Like Funkin’ It Up (Rounder)