John Morrison joins host Raina Douris

Throughout February, music journalist John Morrison is helping World Cafe celebrate the music of black artists with a series called The Black Roots of Rock and Roll. He’ll dig into how black artists have influenced – and in some cases invented – rock, decade by decade. In the final installment of this four-part series, we’ll move out of the ‘90s and into the 2000’s with music from TV On the Radio, Philly duo Camp Candle, and more.

*The Black Keys “Your Touch” Magic Potion
Los Lobos “Come On Let’s Go” La Bamba (soundtrack)
TV on the Radio “Staring at the Sun” Young Liars
Big Joanie “Way Out” Sistahs
Camp Candle “Black Friday” Black Friday
Hiss Golden Messenger “Sanctuary” Sanctuary (single)
My Morning Jacket “Compound Fracture” The Waterfall
Hurray for the Riff Raff “Living in the City” The Navigator
Illiterate Light & Devon “Freedom” Freedom (single)
David Gray “Heart & Soul” Skellig
Joan Shelley “Coming Down for You” Like the River Loves the Sea
Neko Case “People Got a Lotta Nerve” Middle Cyclone
Dawes “Who Do You Think You’re Talking To?” Good Luck with Whatever
Warpaint “New Song” Heads Up

Hour Two
*Stevie Ray Vaughan “The House is Rockin’” In Step
The English Beat “Tears of a Clown” I Just Can’t Stop It
Jon Batiste “I Need You” We Are
Little Richard “Tutti Frutti” The Essential Little Rich
The Ramones “Rock and Roll High School” Rock & Roll High School
Morgan Wade “Wilder Days” Reckless
Ryan Bingham “Southside of Heaven” Mescalito
Tash Sultana “Sweet and Dandy” Terra Firma
Stevie Wonder “If You Really Love Me” Where I’m Coming From
Valerie June “Call Me a Fool” The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions
The Suffers “Stay” The Suffers
Nina Simone “O-o-child” Nina Simone Remixed & Reimagined
The Staves “Good Woman” Good Woman
Annie Lennox “Why” Diva
Jackson Browne “Late for the Sky” Late for the Sky

*Optional Song