In the final episode of this season, Adia is joined by “Queen of Bounce” Big Freedia. From Beyoncé to Kesha, Freedia’s collaborations proudly reflect her upbringing in New Orleans, and the spirit of the church that resides in her. Adia and Freedia talk about what it means to be insistent on pursuing liberation, the relationship between good food and good music, and the power of community. Thank you for joining us in another season of leaning into the blues. For the playlist of songs curated for this week’s episode visit: https://bit.ly/cr-freedia / Music In This Week's Episode /Roy Ayers Ubiquity, “Everybody Loves The Sunshine”Beyoncé, “Get Me Bodied”The Jacksons, “Blame It On The Boogie”Big Freedia (feat. Jake Shears and Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph), “Not Today”Tank and the Bangas (feat. Big Freedia), “Big”Missy Elliott, “Bomb Intro/Pass That Dutch”Robert Johnson, “Sweet Home Chicago” / Show Notes /Big Freedia’s latest EP is “Big Diva Energy,” available now. Adia and Freedia talk about her cover of Lady Gaga’s “Judas” for the 10th anniversary of “Born This Way.”Adia mentions Freedia’s documentary on gun violence in New Orleans, “Freedia Got A Gun,” streaming now on Peacock.Freedia says “Calling My Name” by Hezekiah Walker is the song that’s giving her life and light right now. / Credits /Call & Response is a Sonos show produced by work x work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, Adia Victoria, Ann Marie Awad and Daniel Rayzel. Our engineer is Sam Bair of The Relic Room.
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Julien Baker: My Faith (Is The Fabric)
The music of the South is always drawing upon the church, either relishing in it, or rebelling from it. When Memphis-born artist Julien Baker started reckoning with her faith, “the entire paradigm of my life evaporated.” Since then, Julien has channeled this reckoning into her music, lacing her lyrics with radical honesty and self-reflection. In this episode, Julien and Adia share about how their relationship to God and religion has influenced their music. For the playlist of songs curated for this week’s episode visit: https://bit.ly/cr-julien / Music In This Week's Episode /Robyn, “Between The Lines”Björk, “Big Time Sensuality”St. Vincent, “I Prefer Your Love”Patti Smith Group, “Because The Night”Hank Williams, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”John Coltrane, “A Love Supreme, Pt. 1 - Acknowledgment”Little Bandit, “Nashville” / Show Notes /Julien Baker’s latest album is “Little Oblivions,” available now, along with an EP of five remixed tracks from the album.Julien says “One More Hour” by Flock of Dimes is the song that’s giving her life and light right now. / Credits /Call & Response is a Sonos show produced by work x work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, Adia Victoria, Ann Marie Awad and Daniel Rayzel. Our engineer is Sam Bair of The Relic Room.
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Regina N. Bradley: Pleasure (For Pleasure’s Sake)
From Bessie Smith to Megan Thee Stallion, Southern Black women have built on a long legacy of giving their bodies a voice through the blues. On this week’s Call & Response, hip-hop scholar Dr. Regina N. Bradley makes it clear that Southern Black culture is not frozen in time, but instead embracing and challenging the issues connecting younger generations. For the playlist of songs curated for this week’s episode visit: https://bit.ly/cr-regina / Music In This Week's Episode /Rapsody, “Nina”Victoria Monét, “Ass Like That”Janet Jackson, “The Pleasure Principle”Angel Olsen, “Lark Song”The Chicks, “Gaslighter”Tweet feat. Missy Elliott, “Oops (Oh My)”Megan Thee Stallion, “Body”Nina Simone, “Feeling Good” / Show Notes /Dr. Regina N. Bradley’s latest book is “Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip-Hop South,” out now from UNC Press. She also just edited a collection of essays from other music scholars, “An Outkast Reader,” available now from UGA Press.Regina says “Call Me” by Tweet is the song that’s giving life and light right now. / Credits /Call & Response is a Sonos show produced by work x work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, Adia Victoria, Ann Marie Awad and Daniel Rayzel. Our engineer is Sam Bair of The Relic Room.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom: Can’t Have The Beat (Without The Burden)
Tressie McMillan Cottom says the blues go beyond the beat and key. It’s a feeling born and inherited from the experience of Southern Black women. As Call & Response dives deeper into the blues, the sociologist and 2020 MacArthur fellow says she can hear the historical echoes of pain and urgency throughout Southern music -- and wants listeners to understand why they do too. For the playlist of songs curated for this week’s episode visit: https://bit.ly/cr-tressie. / Music In This Week's Episode /The Shirelles, “Mama Said”Junior, “Mama Used To Say”2Pac, “Dear Mama”Gladys Knight and the Pips, “I’ve Got To Use My Imagination”Dolly Parton, “Coat of Many Colors”Odetta, “Mother’s Blues (Little Children Blues)”Nina Simone, “Blues for Mama” / Show Notes /Tressie McMillan Cottom’s latest book is "Thick: And Other Essays",” out now from The New Press. Tressie is also working on two upcoming books, “Basic” and “The Vivian.”Adia and Tressie discuss “The Dolly Moment,” an essay Tressie wrote for her newsletter in February.Tressie says “Dope Queen Blues” by Adia Victoria is the song that’s giving her light right now. / Credits /Call & Response is a Sonos show produced by work x work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, Adia Victoria, Ann Marie Awad and Daniel Rayzel. Our engineer is Sam Bair of The Relic Room.
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Tré Burt: My Culture (My Identity)
What happens when one artist’s work is read through the lens of another? Tré Burt’s rambling bluesman sound means his music is constantly compared to that of Bob Dylan, but as a Black man living in 2021, his writing draws from very different perspectives. In this interview, Tré and Adia distinguish what it means to write from experience versus observation, share how working blue-collar jobs has fed their artistic careers, and remember the late, great John Prine. Hear a playlist of songs curated for this week’s episode at https://bit.ly/cr-tre. / Music In This Week's Episode /Tré Burt, “I Cannot Care”Waxahatchee, “Light Of A Clear Blue Morning”Lil Nas X, “Sun Goes Down”Adia Victoria, “Carolina Bound”Buster Benton, “Money Is The Name Of The Game”Bill Withers, “Lonely Town, Lonely Street” / Show Notes /Tré Burt’s latest album “You, Yeah, You,” is available now on Oh Boy Records.Tré says “Pay Day” by Mississippi John Hurt is the song that’s giving him life right now. / Credits /Call & Response is a Sonos show produced by work x work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, Adia Victoria, Ann Marie Awad and Daniel Rayzel. Our engineer is Sam Bair of The Relic Room.
Call & Response draws upon the blues tradition of communal music making and listening. Hosted by Nashville-based musician and poet Adia Victoria, each episode is a back and forth between Adia and her guests, between their present work, and the lineage of musical ancestors that came before them, and between Adia and you.
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