Episode 509: Reggae & Rhyme in Western Music - The Sounds of the Carribbean (part one of two)

Pacific St Blues & Americana - The Reggae Edition Labor Day, 2026

1. Alice Cooper / Hello, Hooray 2. Judy Collins / Hello Hooray

3. Louis Jordan / Run Joe 4. Nat Cole / Calypso Blues 5. Chuck Berry / Havana Moon 6. The Tarriers (Harry Belafonte) / Day-O a/k/a Banana Boat Song 7. The Weavers / Wimoweh (Robert John, The Lion Sleeps Tonight) - "wimoweh" chant based on a mishearing of the Zulu "uyimbube." 8. Jimmy Cliff / I Can See Clearly Now 9. Curtis Salgado / The Harder They Come 10. Desmond Dekker / Israelites 11. Toots & the Mayatals / What's My Number 12. Van Morrison / I Shall Sing 13. 10 cc / Dreadlock Holiday 14. Eric Clapton / I Shot the Sheriff (Bob Marley) 15. Rolling Stones / Cherry Baby (Eric Donaldson) 16. Sheryl Crow (covering Led Zeppelin) / Dyer Make It