S2:E2 // Oh Little Liza

Season 2, Episode 2 // Oh Little Liza Featured in this Episode: Traditional - "Lil' Liza Jane" (:28) Dock Boggs (11:22) Snooks Eaglin (25:54) Nina Simone (43:36) Billy Strings (1:04:18) Teaser: Today, this song is a standard in New Orleans brass bands as well as old-time music, but its earliest iterations started as a sea shanty. His three finger-style banjo picking was directly inspired by early African American string bands, and his early recordings helped standardize nearly a dozen old-time songs from the Cumberland mountain range. Blind at age one, he's one of the most versatile and inspirational guitarists in blues music, and one of the least known, unless you're from New Orleans. A renowned civil rights activist, arranger, singer, songwriter and pianist who covered a broad range of genres including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel and pop. At just 29 years old, this multi-instrumentalist has taken the traditional and progressive bluegrass world in the palm of his hand, and he's only getting started. Listen to my new traditional record: FOLK SONGS FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE Performances: "Little Liza Jane" - Traditional (9:25) "Wild Bill Jones" - Traditional (23:04) "Saint James Infirmary" - Traditional (39:42) "Sinnerman" - Traditional (1:02:01) "Walk on Boy" - Doc Watson (1:13:07) --- "Shine A Light" | Music Maker Relief Foundation Follow American Songcatcher | Instagram Support Independent Programming | Join the Patreon or send a one-time donation through Venmo or PayPal Source Credits: Traditional: Cultural Equity | Jazz Fandom Dock Boggs: Dock Boggs - "Life in Music" | Encyclopedia.com Snooks Eaglin': Nola.com | Blues access | All About Blues Nina Simone: Official Site | History Collection | Black past Billy Strings: Rolling Stone | Acoustic Guitar | Official

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