Brigitte Calls Me Baby joins host Raina Douris

When Wes Leavins was a teenager, he started writing letters to Brigitte Bardot. The French actress not only wrote back, but she and Leavins became pen pals. That story inspired the name for the band Leavins now fronts called Brigitte Calls Me Baby. Wes joins us on the World Cafe to talk about forming the rock and roll band and how Elvis helped him refine his performance style.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

Bruce Hornsby “Long Tall Cool One” Harbor Lights

Brigitte Calls Me Baby “Impressively Average” Live at the World Cafe

Brigitte Calls Me Baby “Eddie My Love” Live at the World Cafe

Brigitte Calls Me Baby “I Wanna Die In The Suburbs” Live at the World Cafe

Susan Tedeschi “Tired Of My Tears” Hope & Desire

Dawes “Time Spent In Los Angeles” Nothing Is Wrong

Norah Jones “Running” Visions

Iron and Wine “All in Good Time (feat. Fiona Apple)” Light Verse

Little Feat “All That You Dream” The Last Record Album

Echo And The Bunnymen “Lips Like Sugar” Echo And The Bunnymen

Hour Two
ot Chili Peppers “Breaking The Girl” Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Beyonce “Blackbiird” Cowboy Carter

Denitia “My Weakness” Highways

Lo Moon “Water” I Wish You Way More Than Luck

Phoebe Bridgers “Motion Sickness” Stranger In The Alps

Rhiannon Giddens “Another Wasted Life” World Cafe Session

The Black Crowes “Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Blondshell “Docket (feat. Bully)” single

Yard Act “Dream Job” Where’s My Utopia?

Gary Clark Jr. “What About The Children (feat. Stevie Wonder)” JPEG RAW

Black Pumas “Sauvignon” Chronicles Of A Diamond

MGMT “Time To Pretend” Oracular Spectacular

Deeper “Build A Bridge” Careful!

Tears for Fears “Pale Shelter” The Hurting