Melody Clinger joins host Raina Douris

Melody Clinger led 3 of her sisters in the first rock and roll band where women played their own instruments. So why have so many of us never heard of The Clinger Sisters? On the next World Cafe, Melody talks about growing up just outside of Provo, Utah, before moving to LA with her family to pursue music and what it has been like as one of the unsung trailblazers in rock.

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Today’s Playlist
Mazzy Star “Fade Into You” So Tonight That I Might See
The Clingers “In Need of a Friend” The Clingers 1967 – 1971
The Clingers “Fly This Way to Heaven” The Clingers 1967 – 1971
Fess Parker “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” Fess Parker Star of the TV Series, “Daniel Boone” Sings About Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Abe Lincoln
The Osmond Brothers “I Can’t Stop” Flower Music 1967
The Clingers “Gonna Have a Good Time” The Clingers 1967 – 1971
The Clingers “Gonna Have a Good Time” The Clingers 1967 – 1971
The Clingers “Only You” The Clingers 1967 – 1971
Dusty Springfield “Son of a Preacher Man” Dusty in Memphis
Barbara Streisand “Hello Dolly” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Clingers “Nothing to Talk About Anymore” The Clingers 1967 – 1971
The Clingers “Mean It” The Clingers 1967 – 1971
The Clingers “Mean It” The Clingers 1967 – 1971
The Clingers “Mean It” The Clingers 1967 – 1971
Adele “Chasing Pavements” Live at the World Cafe
Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” Hounds Of Love
Blondie “Dreaming” Eat to the Beat
Fiona Apple “Better Version Of Me” Extraordinary Machine
Brandi Carlile “Throw It All Away” Brandi Carlile
Joni Mitchell “Coyote” Hejira
Allison Russell “Nightflyer” Outside Child
Joan Armatrading “Water With The Wine” Joan Armatrading

Hour Two
Patti Smith “People Have The Power” Dream Of Life
Mannequin Pussy “I Don’t Know You” I Got Heaven
Paramore “This Is Why” This Is Why
Mavis Staples “Change” We Get By
Nina Simone “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free” Silk & Soul
Amy Winehouse “Love Is A Losing Game” Back To Black
Sarah McLachlan “Good Enough” Live at the World Cafe
Lucinda Williams “Can’t Let Go” Live at the World Cafe
Bully “Days Move Slow” Lucky for You
Liz Phair “Supernova” Whip-Smart
The Breeders “Cannonball” Last Splash
Shania Twain “Man! I Feel Like A Woman” Come On Over
Jenny Lewis “Just One of the Guys” The Voyager
boygenius “Not Strong Enough” The Record
Brittany Howard “Prove It To You” What Now
The Last Dinner Party “Nothing Matters” Prelude to Ecstasy