World Cafe Playlist for 02/24/2021

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